Manuel and Umbelina Figueira Oral History Interview

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Title

Manuel and Umbelina Figueira Oral History Interview

Date

1987-11-19

Description

Oral history interview with Manuel and Umbelina Figueira on November 19, 1987.

Biographical Note:
Manuel and Umbelina Figueira were both born on the Madeiran islands, where they first met. Manuel came to the United States in 1917 and Umbelina came in 1920.

Scope and Contents:
Interview conduceted by Barbara Fertig of the American Folklife Center. Mr. and Mrs. Figueira discuss their garden, the fight for the Lowell Connector, growing up in Madeira, working in the mills.

Creator

Source

The audio recording for this interview can be found on the Library of Congress website at this link.

Publisher

UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History

Contributor

Figueira, Manuel
Figueira, Umbelina

Rights

The Library of Congress believes that some of the materials in this collection are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions and are therefore free to use or reuse. For example, the fieldwork in this collection is in the public domain in the United States. However, the Library has obtained permission for the use of other materials and presents additional materials for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law. For example, some of the recordings contain copyrighted music, and not all of the performers and other individuals who were recorded signed releases for public use of their work.

Format

PDF

Language

Type

Text

Citation

Fertig, Barbara, “Manuel and Umbelina Figueira Oral History Interview,” Portuguese American Digital Archive, accessed March 28, 2024, https://umlportuguesearchives.omeka.net/items/show/507.

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