MF 129 John Myers Immigration Collection

Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History: MF 129 John Myers Immigration Collection

Number of accessions: 5
Dates when interviews were conducted: 1978
Principal interviewers: John Myers
Finding aides: full transcripts
Access restrictions: none
Description: Interviews about immigration from the Maritime Provinces to Maine.

NA1186 Alice F. Stewart, interviewed by John Myers, spring 1978, Orono, Maine. 9 pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. Stewart talks about the Stewart family and its emigration from New Brunswick to Maine. Text: brief catalog. Recording: T 1245 1 hour.

NA1187 Edgar and Ruth McKay, interviewed by John Myers, spring 1978, Orono, Maine. 9 pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. The McKays talk about the McKay family; emigration from Nova Scotia to Boston and its social implications. Text: brief catalog. Recording: T 1246 1 hour.

NA1188 Jonathan Myers, interviewed by John Myers, spring 1978, Orono, Maine. 9 pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. Myers talks about the Myers family and its emigration from the Maritimes to Orono, Maine. Text: brief catalog. Recording: T 1247 1 hour.

NA1196 James Campbell, interviewed by John Myers, spring 1978, Brewer, Maine. 9 pp. Tape: 1 1/2 hrs. w/ brief cat. Campbell talks about his emigration from Prince Edward Island to Brewer; Maine and his life there and here; also sings four songs. Text: brief catalog. Recording: T 1255 – T 1256, CD 0963 – CD 0965 1 1/2 hours.

NA1203 James Campbell, interviewed by John Myers and Art Ruston, summer 1978, Brewer, Maine. 10 pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. Campbell talks about emigration from Prince Edward Island; woods work; railroad work; sings several ballads. Text: brief catalog. Recording: T 1261 1 hour.