Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection
Document Type
Oral History
Publication Date
7-23-2001
Interview Number
MOH 311
Abstract
Vincent Lee McKusick was born October 21, 1921 in Parkman, Maine on the family dairy farm. His parents were Carroll L. and Ethel (Buzzell) McKusick. His father graduated from Bates College in 1904, as did his sister, Grace, in 1930. His father served with Ed Muskie in the Maine legislature in the early 1940s. Vincent’s twin brother, Victor, is a renowned geneticist. Vincent’s education included attending a one-room school house, Guilford High School, Bates College (class of 1944), MIT (engineering 1947) and Harvard Law School (1950), where he was president of the Harvard Law Review. He joined the U.S. Army in 1943, and was part of a research group for the Manhattan Project. He has been a member of the Pierce-Atwood law firm since 1952, and was Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from 1977 to 1992.
Use Restrictions
Copyright Bates College. This transcript is provided for individual Research Purposes Only; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240-6018.
Recommended Citation
L'Hommedieu, Andrea, "McKusick, Vincent L. oral history interview" (2001). Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection. 251.
https://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/251
Scope and Content Note
Interview includes discussions of: Bates College in the 1940s; Great Depression; Manhattan Project; Guilford, Maine; Pierce Atwood law firm history; Willis A. Trafton; large companies he represented; Hal Gosselin; Bates Manufacturing Company; Brooks Quimby; Bates College debating; Frank Coffin; Edmund S. Muskie; and Maine legal services for the poor.