Maine Women During the Depression and World War II Collection Now Online

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

March 25, 2020 Special Collections Highlights

The Maine Women During the Depression and World War II Collection is now available online.

This collection, part of the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History (NAFOH), began with the research of Rita Breton as part of her graduate work in history at the University of Maine. Breton conducted approximately twenty interviews with Maine women about their lives and work during the Great Depression and WWII. In addition, in the fall of 1982, students in Edward D. Ives’ class, AY 125, were asked to locate and interview people on the same topic. The semester project yielded another forty-five interviews. Some of the interviews relate to Winkelman’s M. A. Thesis “Work is What Keeps You Going: The Life and Times of Bertha Moore Lord: An Experiment in Biography,” University of Maine, 1986.

Management of NAFOH materials was transferred to Fogler Library in 2017. Maine Women During the Depression and World War II is now one of 22 collections available online providing access to more than 4,000 digital files. Nearly all interviews are accompanied by a typed transcript or an outline of topics covered in each recording. Many also include photographs.

For more information, see our guide on the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History or contact Special Collections at 207.581.1686 or um.library.spc@maine.edu.