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Identifiant de l’institution contributrice
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MOH 338
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Description
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L'entrevue comprend des discussions sur : l'histoire de la famille Pontbriand; la religion à Lewiston-Auburn ; la langue française à Lewiston-Auburn ; Les médias français de Lewiston dans les années 1940 ; Louis-Philippe Gagné; la famille Couture; Attitudes franco-américaines à l'égard du mariage avec d'autres groupes ; Université du Maine, 1946-1950 ; quitter l'entreprise familiale; se lancer dans le secteur du ski ; Histoire du domaine skiable de Lost Valley ; la politique ayant grandi à New Auburn ; Louis Jalbert ; composition politique d'Auburn; transport en tramway à Lewiston-Auburn ; et quincaillerie Pontbriand.
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Déclaration de droit d’auteur et conditions d’utilisation
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Copyright Bates College. This transcript is provided for individual Research Purposes Only; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240-6018.
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Biography, Administrative History and Provenance
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Fern Pontbriand was born August 2, 1928 in Auburn, Maine. He attended the University of Maine at Orono, graduating in 1950 with a degree in business. He returned to Auburn to work in the family hardware store and gas station, then spent two years in the service from 1951 to 1953 as an office personnel clerk for the Corps of Engineers. He again returned to Auburn to the family business. He ran for the State Legislature in 1960 and won. In 1967, he began working at Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn and became a partner in 1975 and then the owner in 1988. Pontbriand was also involved in various civic activities around the Lewiston and Auburn areas, such as the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club. He passed away in 2003.
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Degré
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22 pages, summary sheet and transcript
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Citation recommandée
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L'Hommedieu, Andrea, "Pontbriand, Fern oral history interview" (2002). Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection. 329. https://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/329