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  • Author: Farfan, Matthew

Date: 2009

Language: en

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"Images of America" series pictorial history of the people and places surrounding the border that separates the province of Québec and the state of Vermont, slightly above the 45th parallel. How the international communities in this area have…

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  • Author: Bonier, Marie-Louise

Date: 1920

Language: Français

Find in a Library: 6206154

Un portrait riche et approfondie de la naissance d'un des plus grandes communautés franco-américaines du Rhode Island. Présenté en trois parties: "Histoire de l'ancien Woonsocket et de ses environs," "L'émigration des Canadiens…

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  • Author: Sanderson, Mary Hildegarde

Date: 1967

Thesis Type: Ph. D., Anthropology

Institution: Boston University

Language: en

Find in a Library: 15027702

Dissertation presenting anthropological research on French Canadian loggers at work in northern New Hampshire in the middle twentieth century. The impact of work situations on the families of loggers, and the influence of family life on structures…

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  • Author: Shannon, William F.

Date: 2010-12

Institution: Athabasca University

Language: en

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Critical reading of three Franco American oral history interviews from the Federal Writers' Project of the late 1930s. An exploration of how the participants in each interview constructed identities of self and community through the stories they…

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  • Author: Larson, Anders

Date: 1993 spring

Publication: Maine Historical Society Quarterly

Volume: 33

Language: en

Find in a Library: 2263768, 607696548

The case of a 1910 paper industry labor strike - its success among the millworkers of Livermore Falls, Maine, and its relative failure among those of nearby Rumford Falls. Certain observations of attitudes espoused by Franco Americans toward labor…

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  • Author: Maillet, Marguerite A.

Date: 1976

Thesis Type: M. Ed.

Institution: University of Maine Portland-Gorham

Language: en

Find in a Library: Unknown (available at Franco American Centre, University of Maine)

Historical origins of Franco American community in the city of Lewiston, Maine. Cultural heritage as related to the establishment of textile mills and shoe shops, the influence of church parishes and schools, and the concerns of local Roman Catholic…

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  • Author: Quintal, Claire

Date: 1994

Language: Français and English

Find in a Library: 31382224

Un recueil d'essais sur la femme franco-américaine tant qu'individuelle ainsi qu'un partie d'une collectivité sociale - de la France vers le Canada, du Québec vers les États-Unis. Certains expériences de femmes franco-américaines,…

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  • Author: Polenberg, Richard

Date: 1980

Language: en

Find in a Library: 5448039

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A history of the United States between 1938 and 1978 that explores the categories and convergences of class, race, and ethnicity. Measures how these three categories factored into World War II, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War. Begins with the…

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  • Author: Busch, Niven

Date: 1970

Book Title: Twenty-One Americans : Being Profiles of Some People Famous in Our Time

Language: English

Find in a Library: 74922

A profile of Boston and New York social activist, Urbain Ledoux. Ledoux, known as "Mr. Zero," was an early advocate for the homeless and jobless of the United States. His parents emigrated from Quebec to work in Connecticut and Maine in the 19th…

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  • Author: McClymer, John

Date: 1992

Book Title: Immigration and Ethnicity : American Society--"Melting Pot" or "Salad Bowl"?

Language: English

Find in a Library: 23016079

Brief essay that examines the focus terms "ethnicity" and "assimilation" through a case study of the Franco American population of Worcester, Massachusetts, before 1914. McClymer tells how the French Canadian immigrant ethnic group negotiated the…

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  • Author: Keyssar, Alexander

Date: 1986

Language: en

Find in a Library: 12555862

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A history of unemployment and the unemployed in Massachusetts during the hundred years previous to the stock market collapse of 1929. A study of the jobless - their backgrounds, conditions, and the social and political climate of their day - in…

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  • Author: Greenman, John

Date: 1981

Language: English and français

Find in a Library: Unknown (viewable at the Franco-American Centre, University of Maine)

Second episode in a public broadcasting documentary series on Franco Americans in Maine at the beginning of the 1980s. Composed of two major segments. In the first segment, a video essay entitled "Bells and Whistles," Eugene Paradis guides viewers…

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  • Author: Dilling, Audrey

Date: 2009 Fall

Language: English

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Documentary radio piece on the cooks and servers - the "lunch ladies" - in the kitchen at Biddeford High School in Biddeford, Maine. How their work often transcends food service and their relationships with students become compassionate and somewhat…

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  • Author: Dilling, Audrey
  • Author: Lovell, Catherine (photography)

Date: 2010 February

Language: English

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Audio recording of kitchen and cafeteria workers of Biddeford High School in Biddeford, Maine, accompanied by a video photo montage. Brief interviews during the workday and short profiles of the kitchen staff.

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  • Author: Litwack, Leon

Date: 1962

Language: en

Find in a Library: 414029

Find Online: OL5852980M

A first-person history of the American labor movement - the growth of labor unions and the development of collective worker consciousness from the middle of the nineteenth century until the middle of the twentieth. A century of labor in primary…

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  • Author: Weber, Tom

Date: 1997 July 19-20

Publication: Bangor Daily News

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8818350

Article on geographer and anthropologist Barry Rodrigue's exploration and excavation of the Old Canada Road, or the stretch of land between central Maine and the Canadian border that traverses the northwestern part of the state. This route is known…

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  • Author: Unknown

Date: 1994 November 17

Publication: Portland Press Herald

Language: English

Find in a Library: 9341113

Article on new research undertakings at the UMaine Franco-American Centre, including Professor C. Stewart Doty's historical timeline of events significant in the history of Franco American people.

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  • Author: Salmond, John

Date: 2002

Language: en

Find in a Library: 56424876

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An account of 1934's nationwide textile strike in the United States. The trend of unionization that preceded the strike, and the strike's lasting impact on labor and industry in the United States. A specific focus on the impact of this strike in the…

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  • Author: Pohl, William
  • Author: Sewall, Abbie (photographs)

Date: 1983

Language: en

Find in a Library: 9574985

A collection of oral history portraits from around the state of Maine. Introduction written by Marshall Dodge, and foreword from Robert Coles. From the text: " 'The Voice of Maine' offers an extraordinary glimpse into the heart and soul of the people…

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  • Author: Dronet, Curney J.

Date: 2000

Language: en

Find in a Library: 45015911

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History of the community of Erath, Louisiana, in the twentieth century. Introduced by a brief account of the Acadian exile in 1755. Contains snapshots of the town's economic and political development; the social life, religion, and education of its…

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  • Author: Goff, Lisa

Date: 2010-05-00

Thesis Type: Ph. D., History

Institution: University of Virginia

Language: en

Find in a Library: 703598810

From the author: "This dissertation adds a missing piece to the history of the American working class by documenting an overlooked category of low-income housing and the ways in which these self-reliant communities were assigned cultural meanings at…

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  • Author: Perreault, Denise Arel
  • Author: Samson, Gary

Date: 1977

Language: English and français

Find in a Library: 77159416

Theatrical portrayal of a girl seeing her ancestors in their belongings, their letters, and the mills in which they worked. Reenactment of life in the Amoskeag mill complex in Manchester, New Hampshire. Many video clips and photos of that same…

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  • Author: Hyde School
  • Author: Brunswick High School
  • Author: Searles, James (project director)
  • Author: Tibbetts, Michelle (student project director)
  • Author: Best, Calvin (student project director)

Date: 1980

Language: English and français

Find in a Library: 63898970

Dramatic student portrayal of French Canadian immigration to Maine at the beginning of the twentieth century. Contains scenes of family life in Quebec, dramatic reenactment of work in the mills of Maine, prayer and party in the United States, and…

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  • Author: Brault, Gerard J.

Date: 1986

Language: en

Find in a Library: 12665191

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Comprehensive history of French Canadians and Franco Americans in New England, with an emphasis on the early 20th century. Introduced with a summary of early North American exploration and colonization. Spans in specific an historical period that…

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  • Author: Courville, Serge

Date: 2008

Language: en

Find in a Library: 213525701

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From UBC Press: "In this richly documented work, Serge Courville tells the geographical history of Quebec, from the appearance of the first human groups through to the present day. This detailed and erudite book maps the major stages of…

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  • Author: Perreault, Robert B.

Date: 2005

Language: en

Find in a Library: 62285075

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A pictorial history of Manchester, New Hampshire created from images featured on aged postcards. Compiled by the author of several other texts on Manchester and Franco Americans in New England, Robert B. Perreault. From Arcadia Publishing: "Here, for…

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  • Author: Green, Nancy L. (editor)
  • Author: Weil, François (editor)

Date: 2007

Language: en (translation)

Find in a Library: 69734523

English translation of "Citoyenneté et émigration: Les politiques du départ" (Éditions de l'École des hautes études en Sciences sociales, 2006). Collection of essays on migration, expatriation, and the perpetuation of…

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  • Author: Doty, C. Stewart

Date: 1985

Language: en

Find in a Library: 12219281

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Selective reprinting of Franco American oral interviews from the late 1930s' Federal Writers' Project. Brief historical introductions to Manchester NH, Old Town ME, Woonsocket RI, and Barre VT, followed by the interviews with workers that took place…

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  • Author: Guignard, Michael J.

Date: 1982

Language: en

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Edited and updated book version of a dissertation published five years earlier ("Ethnic survival in a New England Mill Town," Syracuse University, 1977), with a foreword by author and Biddeford resident, Norman Beaupré. A Franco American history…

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  • Author: Richard, Mark Paul

Date: 2008

Language: en

Find in a Library: 225088950

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The birth of the French Canadian community in Lewiston, Maine, and the developments of a Franco American identity there. Argues for the reexamination of the social history of French Canadians and their descendants in Lewiston, Maine - that Franco…

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