Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection: Fern Pontbriand

Institution contributrice

Bates College

Dépôt

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

Voir à l’institution contributrice

https://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/329/

État de la numérisation

Digitized / Numérisé(e)

Identifiant de l’institution contributrice

MOH 338

Membre de

Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection, 1985-2059

Titre

en Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection: Fern Pontbriand

Description

fr 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.

Auteur/Créateur

Pontbriand, Fern

L'Hommedieu, Andrea (interviewer)

Date(s)

2002-04-12

Genre

fr enregistrements sonores

fr interviews

fr histoires orales (œuvres littéraires)

Sujet & Thème

American Experience/Américanité

Government/Gouvernement

Politics/Politique

Géographie

Maine

Auburn ME

Lewiston ME

Orono ME

Nom de famille

Pontbriand

Cormier

Cote

Couture

Drouin

Dube

Gagne

Giguere

Gounod

Jalbert

Legendre

Lepage

L'Hommedieu

Simard

Langue originelle

English

Déclaration de droit d’auteur et conditions d’utilisation

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.

Existence et emplacement des originaux

Part of the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Repository, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240 United States of America

Biography, Administrative History and Provenance

en 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.

Degré

22 pages, summary sheet and transcript

Détails spécifiques des matériaux

Listening copies on CD are available for in-building use only at the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College.Digital preservation master WAV files are available for staff use only at the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College.Transcripts and some audio files are also available online. http://digilib.bates.edu/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?site=localhost&a=p&p=about&c=muskieor&l=en&w=utf-8

Citation recommandée

L'Hommedieu, Andrea, "Pontbriand, Fern oral history interview" (2002). Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection. 329. https://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/329

État/Province

Maine

Pays

United States