MF011 R. B. Hall and the Community Bands of Maine / Gordon W. Bowie

Authors

Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

Files

Description

Interviews and photographs compiled by Gordon Bowie relating to band music in Maine, and leading to Bowie’s UM dissertation entitled R. B. Hall and the Community Bands of Maine (May, 1993). Collection includes interviews with nine individuals. Topics covered include local performances at dance halls, theaters, and radio stations, musicians, Musicians Union Local 768, and other matters relating to community bands.

NOTE: A very large collection of materials relating to R. B. Hall and community bands of Maine and New England is located in Fogler Library Special Collections. This collection includes approximately 800 reels of tape containing performances and interviews recorded (ca. 1950-1985) by Thomas Bardwell, Sr. and Thomas Bardwell Jr. of Vineyard Haven, Mass.

Publication Date

2020

Keywords

Community life, Band music, Dance music, World War 1939-1945

Disciplines

Folklore | Oral History

Size of Collection

8 items

Dates of Collection

1968-1993

Manuscript Number

MF011

Recommended Citation

Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine, "MF011 R. B. Hall and the Community Bands of Maine / Gordon W. Bowie" (2020). Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Finding Aids. Number 10.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ne_findingaids/10