Barbara Dyer - Oral History Interview

Oral History

Walsh History Center - Camden Public Library

Barbara Dyer

Name/Title

Barbara Dyer - Oral History Interview

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2013.1.17

Scope and Content

Series of interviews with local historian Barbara Dyer conducted between March 2001 and March 2007. The first two interviews with Ellen Dyer, former library archivist, took place on March 29 and April10, 2001 and talked about Dyer's life in Camden. In June 2005 Barbara Dyer gave a 1 hour lecture at the Camden Public Library which was videotaped. She discussed Camden in the 1950s and 1960s. A final interview on March 1, 2007 was conducted by Paige Parker and Philip Conkling to gather material for the book "Where the Mountains Meet the Sea: A History of the Camden Area 1900-2000." Dyer discussed her childhood memories, WWII, and working as a bookkeeper at the Camden shipyard for 44 years.

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

Historians, History

Search Terms

Camden, Maine, Camden Harbor, Camden Shipbuilding Co., Camden Shipbuilding and Marine Railway Yard, World War II

Oral History Details

Interviewee

Barbara Dyer

Interviewer

2001-Ellen Dyer; 2007-Paige Parker and Philip Conkling

Interview Date

2001 - 2007

Interview Place

Location

varied

Length of Interview

varied

Recording Media

Magneto-Optical Disc

Oral History Notes

Date(s) Created: 3/29/2001, 4/10/2001, June 2005, and 3/1/2007 Copies: Transcript on server Creator: Dyer, Barbara Location of Originals: Printed transcripts in vertical file 3 minidiscs in vertical file 1 DVD of video lecture June 2005 Location of Transcript: WHC Director Vertical File

Parts

Count: 3 minidiscs

Location

Drawer

Cabinet

WHC Director Vert. File

Building

Walsh History Center

Date

October 21, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Jan 30, 2013

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Notes

Word doc migrated to latest version. No audio files - need to convert minidiscs

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dyer, Barbara F.

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2013-01-30

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

January 30, 2013

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

October 26, 2025