Franco-American Collection Board

May 2004

The Advisory Board for the Franco-American Collection at USM's Lewiston Auburn College met recently to approve recent acquisitions for the Collection and to discuss the possibility of accepting significant new acquisitions and the resulting need to expand the facility. Program plans for the next academic year were also reviewed, including outreach and collaborative efforts with other community organizations. Seated left to right are board members Maureen Perry, Madeleine Roy, Georgette Berube, chairperson, Anne Caldwell, and Roger Philippon. Standing left to right are Donat Boisvert, Collection Coordinator, Mary Rice-DeFosse, Cindy Larock, Tracey Mousseau, Dr. Barry Rodrigue, assistant professor and scholar attached to the Collection, Larry Mathieu, and Robert Gilbert. Missing are Lisa Clark and Marcel Gagne. The Franco-American Collection, formerly known as the Centre d'Heritage Franco Americain, is the largest archival collection of Franco-American history and culture in Maine. It contains material on politics, religion, language, education, business, politics and the arts. It is open to the public Mondays and Wednesdays, 8:30 - 5:00, and Thursdays, 8:30 - 12:30. Anyone in possession of material relating to the history and culture of Franco-Americans (photos, scrapbooks, journals, news clippings. Etc.) that they might wish to donate to the Collection is encouraged to visit or call 753-6545.

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