The records of the Western Massachusetts locals and district councils of the UBCJA documents the rise of unionization among carpenters in the Connecticut River Valley since the 1880s. This collection represents a merger of separate accessions for the District Councils in Springfield (MS 110), the Pioneer Valley (MS 231), and Holyoke (MS 108), along with post-merger records for Local 108. In general, each has been maintained as a distinct series.
Oral history with the Gagnon family, part of the Franco-American community in Springfield since 1953. Topics include their participation in Franco-American activities at St. Joseph’s Church, their interest in Franco-American studies, and what nationality means to them, as people with roots in America, Canada, and France.
Collection includes statutes and by-laws, minutes, administrative records, correspondence, financial records and receipts, scholarship records, publications, records of programs and events, and artifacts and ephemera.
A photograph of Trail's End Cottage, a summer cabin built by Frederick Strumpf (husband of Franco-American Yvonne Buhrle Strumpf) and his friends. Frederick Strumpf (1915-1975) emigrated to New York City from Belichingen, Germany. He lived in a New York City tenement, was a mail carrier, and US Navy veteran, serving on the USS Boxer.
Doily cross-stitched, embroidered, and crocheted by Yvonne Strumpf. It is meant to be used on wooden furnture to block moisture and dust. Probably made in either Queens or Lake Peekskill, NY.
