Previously known as Oral History, Depression Years in the Eastern Townships and Oral History, The Eastern Townships During World War II.
Tom Martin, who taught at Champlain Regional College, Lennoxville for 20 years, was born in Athens, Ohio on 18 May 1938. He received a B.A. in English Literature from Georgetown University in 1960, an M.A. in Russian Area Studies from Yale University in 1964, an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Chicago in 1965, and a Ph. D. in History from the University of Toronto in 1972. From 1972 to 1992, Martin taught history and political science at Champlain. One course he offered on a few occasions was on regional history. In 1977 and 1979 students in this course were required to carry out oral-history projects. The students interviewed and taped senior citizens' recollections of life in the Eastern Townships during the Great Depression of the thirties and during World War II.
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Title based on contents of fonds.
The fonds contains source material on the daily life of the English-speaking community in the Eastern Townships during the Depression and World War II. It consists of a brief description of both projects, the tape recordings, the transcripts, the consent forms, summaries of the majority of the interviews, and the students' term papers. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Oral History Project "Depression Years 1929-1939" (1977-1978) and an Oral History Project "The Eastern Townships During World War II" (1979-1982).
Weeding, Classification system, arrangement, staples and paper clips removed.
Some recordings are inaudible.
The fonds was donated in 1979 by Tom Martin.
No more accruals are expected.
The Townships Sun published the transcripts of the interviews on the Depression in June 1978.
In the fall of 2009 , the Public History class (H450) completed an Oral History project under the supervision of Jean Manore and Chloe Southam. The project consisted in digitalizing a portion of the interviews from tape to Wave file. Interviews from tapes P059/001.02/001 to P059/002.02/039 are now available on DVD format., DVD 1 to 5.
Some interviews cannot be consulted without the authorization of the interviewed person.
The following finding aid is available: List of persons interviewed (classification system).
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Item consists of a consent form and transcript of an interview of R.L. Allan by Kenny Allan in Megantic County in 1979.
Interview also available in digital format.
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Item consists of a consent form and transcript of an interview of K.M. Baldwin by Mark Babin in 1979.
Interview also available in digital format.
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Item consists of a consent form and transcript of an interview of William H. Davis by Mark Babin in 1979.
Interview also available in digital format.
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Item consists of a consent form and transcript of the interview of Gertrude Day by Mark Babin in 1979.
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The item is an interview of Gertrude Day on the subject of life in the Townships during World War II (WWII) from 1979.
Low sound.
Interview also available in digital format.
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Item consists of a consent form and transcript of an interview of Eddy Echenberg by Tim Joyce in Sherbrooke in 1979.
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The item is part one of an interview with Eddy Echenberg on the subject of life in the Townships during World War II (WWII) from 1979.
Interview also available in digital format.
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The item is part two of an interview with Eddy Echenberg on the subject of life in the Townships during World War II (WWII) from 1979.
Interview also available in digital format.
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Item is a consent form and transcript of an interview of Alton W. Ewing by Neil Burns in Island Brook in 1979.
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Item is a consent form and transcript of an interview of Esther Farnsworth by Neil Burns in 1979.
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Item is a consent form and transcript of an interview of Ruth H.E. Graham by Kenny Allan in Inverness in 1979.
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Item is a consent form and transcript of an interview of Walter Hodgman by Margaret Bailes and Dolores Sheltus in Birchton in 1979.
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Item is a consent form and transcript of an interview of Dorothy Howard by Dolores Sheltus and Margaret Bailes in 1979.
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Item is a consent form and transcript of an interview of Helen McElrea by Kevin Frost in 1979.
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Item consists of a permission form and transcript of an interview of S. McKenzie Paige by Margaret Bailes and Dolores Sheltus from 1979.
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Item consists of a consent form and transcript of an interview of S.J. Sayers, guard at Camp Newington in WWI, by Kevin Frost from 1979.
Interview also available in digital format.
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The item is a portion of the audio interview of Sydney James Sayer by Kevin Frost pertaining to Mr. Sayer's background and his time as a guard at the Newington POW camp in Sherbrooke during World War II.
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