Melvin B. Yoken Franco-American culture collection
Collection
Identifier: MC-140
Scope and Contents
The collection consists mainly of items documenting the French
Canadian Community of New England, such as newspapers, flyers, programs, calendars, and
notes on the history of French Canadian immigration, all collected by retired UMD professor of
Foreign Languages (French) Melvin B. Yoken. Also included in the collection is a series of
recordings made at events organized by the Friends of the Fall River Public Library. Prof.
Yoken was involved in this organization. See MC 106 for a student oral history project overseen
by Prof. Yoken.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1938 - 2006
Language of Materials
Materials in French and English
Conditions Governing Access
None
Extent
6 Linear Feet (7 manuscript boxes and 3 oversized boxes)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Melvin B. Yoken Accessions # 05-05, 05-06, 06-29, 06-36
Legal Status
Reproduction and/or public viewing of the audiovisual materials for
profit is prohibited without permission of the Fall River Public Library or other copyright holder
- Title
- Melvin B. Yoken Franco-American collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrew DeVido
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Claire T. Carney Library Archives and Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Repository