Robert Crabtree- Oral History Interview

Robert Crabtree at the Camden Area History Center: Resolution: 200 dpi
Robert Crabtree at the Camden Area History Center

Resolution: 200 dpi

Name/Title

Robert Crabtree- Oral History Interview

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2013.1.12

Scope and Content

Interview September 1, 2006 with Robert Crabtree in Camden, Maine. Interview conducted by Barbara Dyer and Paul Putnam (volunteers) and for the Camden Area History Center. Born in Lynn, MA on 29 March 1915 to Raymond Crabtree and Elsie Watson, they moved to the family farm in south Hope, Maine. Bob worked at F.J. Wiley Grain Company at 4 Union Street in Camden. Also sold insurance. Talks about fire department, board of selectmen, Snow Bowl, Businessmen's Club, the family blueberry business and the Great Depression.

Collection

Oral History, Oral History Collection

Cataloged By

Heather Bilodeau

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2013.1

Source or Donor

Walsh History Center

Acquisition Method

Produced by Staff

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Disk, Magnetic

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Data Processing Media

Nomenclature Class

Data Processing T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Blueberries, Fairs, Fire stations, Grain industry, Town meetings

Search Terms

Camden, F.J. Wiley & Co, Great Depression, Hope, Maine, Union Fair, Town officers

Oral History Details

Interviewee

Robert Crabtree

Interviewer

Paul Putnam, Barbara Dyer and Paul Putnam

Interview Date

Oct 31, 2006

Interview Place

Location

4 Union Street, Camden

Length of Interview

68 minutes

Recording Media

Magneto-Optical Disc

Date Transcribed

May 14, 2007

Transcriber

Production Transcripts, Inc.

Oral History Notes

Date(s): 10/31/2006 Copies: 1 WAV and 1 MP3 audio file on server Transcript on server Creator: Dyer, Barbara Location of Originals: 1 Sony minidisc in vertical file Printed transcript in vertical file DVD with audio and transcript in vertical file Date Reviewed by Interviewee: 2007-05-30 Location of Transcript: WHC Director Vertical File

Parts

Count: 1 minidisc

Location

Location

Drawer

3

Cabinet

WHC Director Vert. File

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Jan 24, 2013

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Notes

Word doc migrated to latest version.

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 24, 2013

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Crabtree, Robert

Related Entries

Notes

CAHC 2006.5.9, WHC 2013.12

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2013-01-24

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

January 24, 2013

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

October 27, 2025