MF081 Lynn Franklin Collection

Authors

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

Files

Description

A collection 73 separate accessions containing interviews with Mainers on a wide range of topics relating to life and work in the state of Maine, conducted 1972-1983 by Lynn Franklin, a journalist who specialized in cultural stories, occupational lore, life histories, and human interest stories. Of special interest are Franklin's interviews relating to lobstering, woods work, guides and canoe building, boats and boat building, and rural education. Franklin published Profiles of Maine in 1976 based on some of his interviews deposited in the Northeast Archives.

Publication Date

2020

Keywords

Lobstering, Fishing industry, Boatbuilding, Culture and tourism

Disciplines

Folklore | Oral History

Size of Collection

73 items

Dates of Collection

1971-1983

Manuscript Number

MF081

Recommended Citation

Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine, "MF081 Lynn Franklin Collection" (2020). Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Finding Aids. Number 25.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ne_findingaids/25