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Interview with Sam and Carol Shapiro by Andrea L’Hommedieu

Date: 2009-09-11

Creator: Carol Shapiro

Samuel 'Sam' Shapiro

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Biographial Note

Samuel Shapiro was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, on August 26, 1927. His parents were Maurice and Anna (Silver) Shapiro. His father was born in the Ukraine and his mother in Lithuania. He spent two years in the Navy, then attended the University of Pittsburg on the G.I. Bill, graduating in 1952. He married and moved to Waterville, Maine, in 1953 and served as Maine Democratic Party treasurer for thirteen years. He also ran several furniture stores with his father-in-law. He served as Maine state treasurer for 16 years (1980-1996) during the Brennan, McKernan, and King administrations. He worked with George Mitchell on the Democratic State Committee in the early 1960s; he was especially close to George Mitchell’s brother, Robbie, and they often played tennis. Carol Shapiro was born and raised in Waterville, Maine, and attended Colby College. She and George Mitchell were high school classmates.

Summary

Interview includes discussion of: family background; 1974 Maine gubernatorial campaign; Jim Longley story; military service; anti-Semitism; description of George Mitchell’s character and personality; state treasurers story; dating story; George Mitchell’s mother, Mary (Saad) Mitchell; Mitchell-Muskie comparison; Ken Curtis; and Bill Clinton story.


Statement gathered at Indian Island, Maine, November 14, 2014

Date: 2014-11-14

Creator: Connie Smith

Esther Attean

Martha Proulx

Penthea Burns

Sharon Tomah

Luke Joseph

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Statement by Anonymous collected by Marcie Lister on August 6, 2014

Date: 2014-08-06

Creator: Anonymous

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Statement by Anonymous collected by Margot Millikan on February 10, 2014

Date: 2014-02-10

Creator: Anonymous

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Statement by Anonymous collected by Marilyn Bronzi on August 27, 2014

Date: 2014-08-27

Creator: Anonymous

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Statement by Anonymous collected by Marcie Lister on October 14, 2014

Date: 2014-10-14

Creator: Anonymous

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Spirit of the New Landscape

Date: 1978-01-01

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Catalog of an exhibition held Jan. 20-Mar. 12, 1978 at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.


Bowdoin Photographers: Liberal Arts Lens

Date: 1995-01-01

Creator: Lucy L. Bowditch

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"Accompanies an exhibition ... at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art from September 22 through November 26, 1995"--P. [2]


Bowdoin Alumnus Volume 37 (1962-1963)

Date: 1963-01-01

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Bowdoin Alumnus Volume 33 (1958-1959)

Date: 1959-01-01

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