Letendre, Benoit N. and Jacqueline B., August 28, 1998
Scope and Contents note
In this interview the Letendre’s discuss: their Franco-American backgrounds and experiences growing up in Lewiston; their decision to attend Bates; their student experiences including, off-campus living, freshman activities; curriculum requirements, chapel; the town girls room in Hathorn; changes in the relationship between Bates and the Lewiston-Auburn community; and memorable professors including John Willis, Anders Myhrman and James Miller.
Dates
- August 28, 1998
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Biographical note
Jacqueline (Boucher) Letendre was born October 21, 1923 in Lewiston, Maine. She graduated from Lewiston High School in 1941 and worked for 11 years before entering Bates College. After graduating in 1956 with a degree in sociology, she attended Bryn Mawr graduate school and then transferred to Simmons, where she earned her master’s degree in social work in 1958. After her father died, she moved back to Maine and worked for both St. Mary’s Hospital and the State of Maine.
Benoit Letendre was born in Lewiston, Maine on November 20, 1931. He graduated from Lewiston High School in 1950 and from Bates College in 1954 with a degree in French. After graduation he served in the Army and worked in the insurance industry before becoming a social worker in the adult protective services for the Maine Department of Human Services. Benoit and Jacquelyn were married in 1974 and retired in 1991.
Extent
1 audiocassette(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Bates College (Lewiston, Me.) (Organization)
Repository Details
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