Topic: Politics and Government / Rights Status: In Copyright - Minnesota Digital Library Search Results

1. Interview with Dean Aarvig, World War II Veterans Collection, St. Cloud State University, Willmar, Minnesota

Creator:: Aarvig, Dean, 1920-1998
Date Created:: 1989-07-19
Description:: This was an interview conducted on July 19, 1989 by David Overy. Dean H. Aarvig was born on October 15, 1920 in Wilmar, Minnesota. He graduated from high school in 1937 and was drafted into the Army in 1942. After completing basic training, Aarvig went to Officer Candidate School (OCS) and joined the 9th Armored Division in France as a platoon leader that conducted intelligence & reconnaissance missions. During his service, Aarvig participated in the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of Remagen. After the wars end, Aarvig returned to Minnesota, where he and his wife ran a newspaper in Grand Meadow, as well as farmed. In November of 1950, Aarvig was recalled into the service and served with the 25th Infantry Division as a Company Commander in Korea. He talked about his thoughts on those in Vietnam burning their draft cards and going to Canada. Aarvig was married and had two children. He passed away on July 2, 1998.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

2. Interview with Edward V. Anderson, World War II Veteran Collection, St. Cloud State University, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:: Andersen, Edward V.
Date Created:: 1991-10-07
Description:: In an oral history conducted by John Carter on October 7, 1991, Edward V. Anderson discussed his experiences both in training and combat as a B-24 pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Born and raised in Illinois, Anderson enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1942. In this interview, Anderson described his training experiences to become a B-24 pilot and flying several missions to bomb German oil storage tanks. Lastly, Anderson details what the final days of the war were like and briefly describes his life post-war, which included his wife, Lucy and their five children: David, Howard, Carol, Joyce and Timothy. Anderson was born on April 14, 1923, and passed away on March 13, 2011.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

3. Interview with Donald E. Anderson, World War II Veterans Collection, St. Cloud State University, Milaca, Minnesota

Creator:: Anderson, Donald E., 1922-1999
Date Created:: 1990-02-11
Description:: This was an interview conducted on February 11, 1990 by Richard Olsen. Donald E. Anderson was born on April 5, 1922 in Milaca, Minnesota. He joined the National Guard in 1939 at the age of 16. Anderson entered World War II assigned to the 34th Division Field Artillery and spent most of his service in North Africa and Italy. Anderson discussed his frustration with ninety-day wonders. Anderson also experienced taking German prisoners, as well as interacted with civilians in Italy. He was also present when the body of Mussolini was hanging from a building. After being discharged from service in 1945, Anderson opened a restaurant as well as worked as a postal worker. Anderson passed away on August 29, 1999 at the age of 77.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

4. Prince Charles and Princess Diana collections display at the Northtown Library, Blaine, Minnesota

Creator:: Anoka County Library
Date Created:: 1984-1997
Description:: The Northtown Library displays books and collectables of Charles and Diana Windsor, Prince and Princess of Wales.
Contributing Institution:: Anoka County Library
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Color photographs

5. Letter from C. M. Babcock, Commissioner of Highways to August H. Andresen, March 4, 1929

Creator:: Babcock, C. M.
Date Created:: 1929-03-04
Description:: Letter dated March 4, 1929 from C. M. Babcock, Commissioner of Highways to Hon. August H. Andresen, House of Representatives thanking him for his aid in securing the passage of Public Law No. 740.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

6. Letter from Minnesota Commissioner of Highways C. M. Babcock to Mayor R. J. Coffeen, September 29, 1929

Creator:: Babcock, C. M.
Date Created:: 1924-09-29
Description:: Letter dated September 29, 1924 from Minnesota Commissioner of Highways C. M. Babcock to Mayor Coffeen requesting formal resolution from Stillwater City Council regarding maintenance of bridge.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

7. Letter from Minnesota Commissioner of Highways C. M. Babcock to Stillwater Mayor R. J. Coffeen, July 23, 1924

Creator:: Babcock, C. M.
Date Created:: 1924-07-23
Description:: Letter dated July 23, 1924 from Minnesota Commissioner of Highways C. M. Babcock to Mayor R. J. Coffeen declaring that no action taken on permanent designation of route to include interstate bridge.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

8. Letter from Josef Barbarini to Henry Peterson in Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:: Barbarini, Josef
Date Created:: 1947-02-16
Description:: Letter in German from a former World War II German Prisoner of War to Henry (Hank) Peterson. Peterson's farm utilized POW labor during World War II.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

9. Invitation to 60th Annual Reunion of 1st Minnesota Civil War Vets

Creator:: Bassett, L. B.
Date Created:: 1926-07-06
Description:: Invitation to Peter Hall for the 60th Annual Reunion of 1st Minnesota Civil War Veterans at the home of L.B. Bassett
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

10. Interview with Vernon Bigalke, World War II Veteran Collection, St. Cloud State University, Little Falls, Minnesota

Creator:: Bigalke, Vernon
Date Created:: 1990-12-08
Description:: Vernon A. Bigalke was born in Little Falls, Minnesota, on February 18, 1917. Before the war, he served in the Minnesota National Guard and then was drafted into the Army in 1941. For the first years of the war, Bigalke was part of an anti-aircraft artillery unit that guarded American shores. He was reassigned to the 259th Infantry in Mississippi and sent to Le Harve, France in December 1944 as part of the 65th Infantry Division. While at the Seigfried Line he was captured by the Germans in January 1945 and held as a prisoner until the end of the war. He described his treatment by the Germans, his survival mechanisms, and his experiences as a POW until liberation, which included a brief stop at Dachau concentration camp. After the war, Mr. Bigalke became a farmer and raised a family. He died in Little Falls, Minnesota, on November 22, 2007.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

11. Interview with Stanley Biniek, World War II Veterans Collection, St. Cloud State University, Foley, Minnesota

Creator:: Biniek, Stanley, 1912-2008
Date Created:: 1992-01-019
Description:: This was an interview conducted on January 19, 1992 by Karen Wenz. Stanley Biniek was born in Raczyce, Poland on November 3, 1912. Biniek and his family were separated in 1939 into concentration camps by the German Army. Biniek recalled witnessing prisoners being sent to killing chambers and the side effects of those on the camps water supply. Biniek spent over three years in Buchenwald before escaping with two other prisoners. After 72 days of travel, Biniek made it safely to Luxembourg, where he married his wife Victoria Adaszak in 1948. Biniek and his wife moved to Minnesota in 1952, and he worked for Woodcraft Industries and St. Regis Paper Mill. He had two daughters and one son. Biniek passed away on June 7, 2008 in Foley, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

12. Interview with Herbert Blad, World War II Veterans Collection, St. Cloud State University, Hector, Minnesota

Creator:: Blad, Herbert, 1920-1997
Date Created:: 1990-04-07
Description:: This was an interview conducted on April 7, 1990 by David Overy. Herbert Blad was born on January 12, 1920. He joined the Army on March 22, 1942 and served as a 60mm mortarman in the 32nd Infantry, 7th Division. Blad primarily spent World War II in the Pacific theater, where he participated in the Aleutians, Kwajalein, Leyte, and Okinawa campaigns. One of the most shocking things Blad witnessed was the treatment of native civilians by the Japanese military which included mass slaughter and use of civilians for bayonet practice. Blad described an incident when a kamikaze pilot struck the ship he was on, sending one man overboard. World War II concluded with Blad stationed on Okinawa, but he was sent to Pusan, Korea to police the area until the Japanese troops left. He was discharged on November 15, 1945. Blad concluded the interview with his thoughts on those draft-dodging Vietnam, and how he felt they did not appreciate America by their actions. Blad passed away on December 27, 1997.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

13. City of Stillwater Resolution, December 17, 1929

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1929-12-17
Description:: Resolution dated December 17, 1929 authorizing the City of Stillwater to make and deliver a release of certain property for highway purpose to St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Bills (legislative records)

14. Letter from City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Honorable George Sullivan, January 9, 1925

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1925-01-09
Description:: Letter dated January 9, 1925 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Hon. George Sullivan regarding correspondence to and from Wisconsin Highway Commission regarding interstate bridge.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

15. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington, January 9, 1925

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1925-01-09
Description:: Letter dated January 9, 1925 from Sillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission regarding errors mad by the Maintenance engineer about the length of the bridge and the percent of bridge located within Minnesota boundary.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

16. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington Thomas Mohn, City Attorney of Red Wing, July 17, 1925

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1925-07-17
Description:: Letter dated July 17, 1925 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington Thomas Mohn, City Attorney of Red Wing enclosing and clarifying bridge resolution.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

17. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Charles Lammers, Stillwater City Clerk, February 5, 1930

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1930-02-05
Description:: Letter dated February 5, 1930 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Charles Lammers, Stillwater City Clerk enclosing original forms of Conveyance of Lands for Highway Purposes from the City of Stillwater.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

18. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Charles Lammers,Stillwater City Clerk, May 8, 1925

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1925-05-08
Description:: Letter dated May 8, 1925 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Charles Lammers,Stillwater City Clerk instructing him to enter and record Order 4476.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

19. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to H. J. Hoffman, Minnesota State Highway Department, August 14, 1929

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1929-08-14
Description:: Letter dated August 14, 1929 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to H. J. Hoffman, Minnesota State Highway Department regarding change in the location of the bridge.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

20. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Hon. August Andresen, House of Representatives, February 9, 1929

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1929-02-09
Description:: Letter dated February 9, 1929 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Hon. August Andresen, House of Representatives thanking the Congressman for his support in putting the bill through.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

21. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Hon. August Andresen, House of Representatives, January 26, 1929

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1929-01-26
Description:: Letter dated January 21, 1929 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Hon. August Andresen, House of Representatives expressing his happiness that the H. R. 13502 is anticipated to pass the Senate.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

22. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Hon. August Andresen, January 21, 1929

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1929-01-21
Description:: Letter dated January 21, 1929 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Hon. August Andresen, House of Representatives requesting a copy of the bill recently passed authorizing a new bridge across Lake St. Croix at Stillwater.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

23. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Hon. George Sullivan, January 21, 1925

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1925-01-21
Description:: Letter dated January 21, 1925 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Hon. George Sullivan enclosing correspondence from Wisconsin Highway Commission.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

24. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Hon. George Sullivan, March 13, 1925

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1925-03-13
Description:: Letter dated March 13, 1925 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Hon. George Sullivan regarding correspondence from the Wisconsin Highway Commission and the continued of legislation in Minnesota and Wisconsin regarding the interstate bridge.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

25. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Mrs. Grace Maunsell, Stillwater City Treasurer, February 8, 1930

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1930-02-08
Description:: Letter dated February 8, 1930 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Mrs. Grace Maunsell, Stillwater City Treasurer, enclosing payment of $1.00 from St. Croix County for the release of deed which the City of Stillwater gave to St. Croix County.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

26. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to N. C. Varnum, Hudson, Wisconsin, February 8, 1930

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1930-02-08
Description:: Letter dated February 8, 1930 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to N. C. Varnum, Hudson, Wisconsinen enclosing an order for $1.00 payable to the City of Stillwater for consideration for release deed given to St. Croix County for the land to be used for the approach to the new bridge across Lake St. Croix.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

27. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to N. O. Varnum, City Attorney of Hudson,Wisconsin , February 5, 1930

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1930-02-05
Description:: Letter dated February 5, 1930 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to N. O. Varnum, City Attorney of Hudson,Wisconsin enclosing original forms of Conveyance of Lands for Highway Purposes from the City of Stillwater.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

28. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to N. O. Varnum, of Hudson, Wisconsin, March 27, 1928

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1928-03-27
Description:: Letter dated March 27, 1928 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to N. ). Varnum, of Hudson, Wisconsin, chairman of the Highway Committee of the County Board of St. Croix County, regarding the address to citizens ofSt. Joseph Township regarding the interstate bridge.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

29. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Senator Henrik Shipstead, March 27, 1928

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1928-03-27
Description:: Letter dated March 27, 1928 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Senator Henrik Shipstead, asking for federal aid in building the interstate bridge at Stillwater.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

30. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Senator Henrik Shipstead, May 7, 1928

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1928-05-07
Description:: Letter dated May 7, 1928 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Senator Henrik Shipstead, asking for his help in passing an amendment with regards to making federal funds available to municipalities with population over 2500 persons.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

31. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Stillwater Mayor R. J. Coffeen, April 2, 1924

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1924-04-02
Description:: Letter dated April 2, 1924 from City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Stillwater Mayor R. J. Coffeen regarding the proposed financing of the free interstate bridge.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

32. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission, August 4, 1925

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1925-08-04
Description:: Letter dated August 4, 1925 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission for update on copy of bridge legislation as well as questions about Wisconsin ownership of the portion of the bridge in Wisconsin.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

33. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission, December 27, 1924

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1924-12-27
Description:: Letter dated December 27, 1924 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission asking describing the interstate bridge at Stillwater and wondering whether the state of Wisconsin is authorized to take over the portion of the bridge lying within the State of Wisconsin.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

34. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission, February 16, 1925

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1925-02-16
Description:: Letter dated February 16, 1925 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission regarding joint ownership of interstate bridge.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

35. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission, February 18, 1925

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1925-02-18
Description:: Letter dated February 18, 1925 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission regarding progress of legislation in Minnesota regarding interstate bridge.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

36. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission, January 21, 1925

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1925-01-21
Description:: Letter dated January 21, 1925 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commissionen regarding joint resolution passed in Minnesota and proposed bill authorizing the Wisconsin State Highway Commission to construct, re-construct, repair, maintain and operate inter-state bridges.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

37. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission, January 26, 1925

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1925-01-26
Description:: Letter dated January 26, 1925 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission regarding drafted bill and desire to build a bridge as soon as possible.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

38. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission, January 10, 1928

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1928-01-10
Description:: Letter dated January 1, 1928 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission for update on progress of proposed interstate bridge at Stillwater.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

39. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission, July 13, 1925

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1925-07-13
Description:: Letter dated July 13, 1925 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission requesting copy of bridge legislation that passed in Wisconsin.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

40. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission, March 13, 1925

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1925-03-13
Description:: Letter dated March 13, 1925 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission regarding the continuing progress of legislation in Minnesota and Wisconsin regarding the interstate bridge.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

41. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission, May 16, 1925

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1925-05-16
Description:: Letter dated May 16, 1925 from Stillwater City AttorneyEdwin D. Buffington to Wisconsin Highway Commission regarding the progress of legislation in Wisconsin pertaining to the interstate bridge.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

42. Letter from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to W. J. Madden, Stillwater Association of Public and Business Affairs, March 27, 1928

Creator:: Buffington, Edwin D.
Date Created:: 1928-03-27
Description:: Letter dated March 27, 1928 from Stillwater City Attorney Edwin D. Buffington to W. J. Madden, Stillwater Association of Public and Business Affairs regarding Hudson Mayor N. C. Varnum's address to citizens of St. Joseph Township regarding the interstate bridge.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

43. Interview with Dick Carroll, World War II Veteran Collection, St. Cloud State University, Burnsville, Minnesota

Creator:: Carroll, Dick
Date Created:: 1990-04-18
Description:: In an oral history conducted by David Lewis on April 18, 1991, Richard L. Carroll discussed his experiences in training, combat and as a prisoner of war as a heavy bomber pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Born and raised in Rosemount, Minnesota, Carroll enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1942 and was called to active duty in 1943. In this interview, Carroll described his training to become a bomber pilot and his combat missions, including his fifteenth when he had to bail-out of his airplane only to be shot and captured by Hungarian civilians. Carroll described his experiences as a prisoner of war with a bullet lodged in the muscle of his heart, including his medical complications and multiple prisoner transfers. Lastly, Carroll describes his liberation and being used in prisoner negotiations between the Soviet Union and the United States as well as a brief mention of getting married, being placed on disability, and retiring from military service, all while the bullet remained lodged in his heart. Carroll was born on October 19, 1920, in Rosemount, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

44. Governor Eberhart at political rally in Northfield, Minnesota

Creator:: Chamberlin, Louis C.
Date Created:: 1910-09-24
Description:: Minnesota Governor Eberhart visits Northfield on September 24, 1910.
Contributing Institution:: Northfield Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

45. Interview with William Cheeseman, World War II Veteran Collection, St. Cloud State University, Little Falls, Minnesota

Creator:: Cheeseman, William
Date Created:: 1990-12-08
Description:: William Cheeseman was born in Little Falls, Minnesota, on April 22, 1918. He enlisted in the Minnesota National Guard in 1938 and was called to active duty in 1941. Mr. Cheeseman was part of a transportation company that was attached to the 34th Infantry Division when it was deployed to Ireland for training. Sent to North Africa in 1943, he participated in the North African campaign including the retreat at Kasserine Pass. Cheeseman was given a field promotion and was the supply officer with the headquarters battalion when it moved to Italy in mid-1943. There he experienced frequent artillery bombardments and served on the court martial board. Cheeseman made several comments about the various nationalities he came into contact with including international allies, German and Italian opposition, and civilian population in Ireland, Italy, and Africa. He also made observations about the quality and efforts of the Nisei Regiment and the African American 92nd division. As a junior member of the court martial board, Mr. Cheeseman speculated about the motivations of the many offenders that were tried, the severity and effectiveness of their punishment, and shared some notable cases. He observed the action at Monte Cassino before being shipped home in 1944. He remained with the National Guard and eventually rose to the rank of general. Mr. Cheeseman married and raised a family in St. Paul before retiring to Little Falls. He died in Little Falls, Minnesota, on February 4, 2014.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

46. Interview with William Chirhart, World War II Veteran Collection, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Chirhart, William
Date Created:: 1990-12-17
Description:: In an oral history conducted by David Overy on December 17, 1990, William "Bill" Chirhart discussed his experiences as an infantryman in Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II. In 1939, Chirhart joined the Minnesota National Guard and called into active duty by the United States Army in 1941. In this interview, Chirhart discussed his training in anti-aircraft defense, searchlight, and automatic tracking. Once deployed to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, he spent time on and near the islands of the Philippines, New Guinea, Bougainville, and Cebu. Chirhart's division often spent time on ships, doing patrols while on sea duty. He detailed difficulties of living in a tropical climate, the water restrictions, food shortages, body rashes, and interactions with scorpions and beetles. In 1949, he married his wife, Alice Pierkskalla, the couple had four children. Shortly after returning from World War II, Chirhart was deployed as a reconnaissance platoon sergeant during the Korean Conflict. Chirhart concluded that his military experience as a positive one, it gave him discipline that made him the man he needed to be, and allowed him an easy transition into police work in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Chirhart died on September 11, 2008 at the age of 85.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

47. Existing Public Facilities

Creator:: City of Minneapolis Planning Commission
Date Created:: 1960
Description:: Map of Minneapolis showing parks, schools, libraries, fire stations and police precinct stations.
Contributing Institution:: Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:: Cartographic
Format:: Maps

48. Appendix E, Boundaries of the Thirteen Wards in the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:: City Planning Commission, Minneapolis MN
Date Created:: 1951
Description:: Map of the city of Minneapolis showing ward boundaries and fire limits and fire proof zone.
Contributing Institution:: Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:: Cartographic
Format:: Maps

49. Letter from Ernst Clasen to Henry Peterson in Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:: Clasen, Ernst
Date Created:: 1948-03-08
Description:: Letter in German from a former World War II German Prisoner of War to Henry (Hank) Peterson. Peterson's farm utilized POW labor during World War II.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

50. Letter from Stillwater Mayor R. J. Coffeen to C. M. Babcock, Commissioner of Highways, April 3, 1924

Creator:: Coffeen, R. J.
Date Created:: 1924-04-03
Description:: Letter dated April 3, 1924 from Stillwater Mayor R. J. Coffeen to C. M. Babcock, Commissioner of Highways regarding ownership of the bridge, Chapter 323 of laws of 1921 and the role of the state highway commission.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

51. Letter from Stillwater Mayor R. J. Coffeen to C. M. Babcock, Commissioner of Highways, July 10, 1924

Creator:: Coffeen, R. J.
Date Created:: 1924-07-10
Description:: Letter dated July 10, 1924 from Stillwater Mayor R. J. Coffeen to C. M. Babcock, Commissioner of Highways regarding maintenance, repair and ownership of proposed bridge, including Chap. 530 Laws 1919. Article 16 Constitution of Minnesota regarding Route No. 45.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

52. Letter from Stillwater Mayor R. J. Coffeen to C. M. Babcock, Minnesota Commissioner of Highways, October 2, 1924

Creator:: Coffeen, R. J
Date Created:: 1924-10-02
Description:: Letter dated October 2, 1924 from Stillwater Mayor R. J. Coffeen to C. M. Babcock, Commissioner of Highways regarding a special meeting and resolution passed regarding maintenance and ownership of the Stillwater portion of the bridge.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

53. Letter from Stillwater Mayor R. J. Coffeen to Minnesota Highway Department, March 28, 1925

Creator:: Coffeen, R. J.
Date Created:: 1925-03-28
Description:: Letter dated March 28, 1925 from Stillwater Mayor R. J. Coffeen to Minnesota Highway Department asking for clarification of Order 4476.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

54. Interview with Gary L. Crippen, Minnesota Court of Appeals Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:: Crippen, Gary L., 1936-
Date Created:: 2017-08-01
Description:: Interview with former Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge Gary L. Crippen on his life and his legal and judicial career. He was appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals in 1984, served until 2002, then served as a senior judge until 2015. The interview includes his family background, education and his experience of being one of the first judges on the Court of Appeals.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Law Library
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Oral histories

55. Interview with Donald O. Davis, World War II Veterans Collection, St. Cloud State University, Bloomington, Minnesota

Creator:: Davis, Donald O.
Date Created:: 1990-05-07
Description:: This was an interview conducted on May 7, 1990 by John Carter. Donald Davis enlisted in 1942 to serve as a cadet with the Army Air Corps as a pilot. Davis participated in the College Training Detachment (CTD) in Utah. The majority of his time was spent stateside, flying trainers and fighter aircraft. This program exposed Davis to flight testing, and went to Tulare, California for pilot training in a Boeing Stearman bi-wing airplane. While in training, Davis earned the rank of flight officer and wore a blue bar. Three days prior to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Davis arrived in Spain to assist in pilot training to fight against Japanese forces. Davis was discharged in October 1945 after two and a half years of service. Davis attended the University of Minnesota and graduated with a journalism degree. He worked various jobs within the water conditioning business until retirement. He married later in life. He concluded the interview by stating his favorite plane to fly was the AT-6.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

56. Interview with Donald Dean, World War II Veterans Collection, St. Cloud State University, Willmar, Minnesota

Creator:: Dean, Donald
Date Created:: 1989-07-07
Description:: This interview was conducted on July 7, 1989 by David Overy. Donald Dean enlisted into service on July 5, 1942 and joined the 133rd Ordinance Maintenance Battalion as a vehicle repairman. He was present at the Battle of the Bulge as well as the liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp, and described the scene of the former prisoners and their actions towards their former German captors. Dean had gotten married prior to being shipped overseas and had two sons. Dean concludes the interview by sharing a personal story about his son refusing to fight in Vietnam if drafted.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

57. Letter to Mrs. Sam Bloomer from Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), Stillwater, Minnesota

Creator:: Dennis, May A.
Date Created:: 1926-07-18
Description:: Letter of best wishes to Mrs. Sam Bloomer from May. A. Dennis, past president of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) on the occasion of the 1926 Last Man's Club Banquet.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

58. Map of Duluth: 1990 Census Neighborhood Areas

Creator:: Department of Planning and Development City of Duluth
Date Created:: 1990?
Description:: Duluth city limits; twenty-nine named neighborhoods with codes 001 (Fond du Lac at the west) to 029 (North Shore at the east)
Contributing Institution:: University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:: Cartographic
Format:: Maps

59. Minnesota county officials meeting in St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:: Donaldson, Adolph
Date Created:: 1900 - 1910
Description:: A group photograph of male county officials, including J. Oscar Serline at a meeting held in St. Paul Minnesota on January 11th 1906.
Contributing Institution:: Kanabec County Historical Society
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

60. Letter from Horst Einenkel to Henry Peterson in Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:: Einenkel, Horst
Date Created:: 1948-07-01
Description:: Letter from a former World War II German Prisoner of War to Henry (Hank) Peterson. Peterson's farm utilized POW labor during World War II.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

61. Interview with Carl Erickson, World War II Veteran Collection, St. Cloud State University, Brainerd, Minnesota

Creator:: Erickson, Carl
Date Created:: 1990-11-17
Description:: In an oral history conducted by David Overy on November 17, 1990, Carl E. Erickson discussed his experiences as a lawyer before being called to duty as a training officer and Civil Affairs officer in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Born and raised in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Erickson had joined the National Guard ROTC while studying law at the University of Minnesota. In this interview, Erickson described his experiences that led him to being assigned as part of General Douglass MacArthur's staff, and how he contributed to the rebuilding of the Pacific communities destroyed by the war. Lastly, Erickson detailed being reassigned from going into service in Korea to continue being a lawyer in Tokyo while the Army engineers rebuilt the area. Erickson was born on June 22, 1911 and is believed to have passed away on January 13, 1992.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

62. Interview with Bohn E. Fawkes, World War II Veterans Collection, St. Cloud State University

Creator:: Fawkes, Bohn E., 1919-2007
Date Created:: 1988 - 1993
Description:: This was an interview conducted in the late 1980s to early 1990s by John Carter. Bohn E. Fawkes was born on September 2, 1919 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was part of the ROTC program when World War II began, and was called to active duty initially in antiaircraft battery, but he took up the opportunity to attend flight school and be a pilot. Fawkes was a B-17 pilot with the 8th Air Force and participated in bombing raids on a manufacturing facility at Schweinfurt, Stuttgart, and Hamburg in Germany. He flew 25 missions before returning to the United States. Fawkes was stationed at Rapid City Airbase in South Dakota as a B-17 flight instructor, and eventually transferred to a B-29 training instructor in Fairmount, Nebraska. Fawkes left the military in 1962 to become a stock broker. He passed away on February 17, 2007 and is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

63. Interview with Marvin Fellman, World War II Veteran Collection, St. Cloud State University, Anoka, Minnesota

Creator:: Fellman, Marvin
Date Created:: 1990-11-21
Description:: In an oral history conducted by David Overy on November 21, 1990, Marvin R. Fellman described his experiences as an infantryman in the United States Army during World War II. Fellman was born in Red Lake, Minnesota, on November 15, 1919, and raised in Pipestone County, Minnesota. After graduating from Pipestone High School in 1937, Fellman went to Macalester College for a year and a half when he was drafted in the United States Army. He was assigned into the 82nd Airborne in the European Theater. Fellman described his combat experience in Normandy, the invasion of Holland, and the Battle of the Bulge. He discussed his participation in liberation of the Wobbelin concentration camp and his perceptions of the German people. After the war, he and his infantrymen marched in the New York City victory parade in 1946. In 1949, Fellman joined the Minnesota Army National Guard, where he would serve as a battery commander of the 47th Division during the Korean Conflict. Lastly, Fellman discussed his thoughts and feelings toward the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He received many awards and decorations for his military service including the Purple Heart, Army Occupation Medal (German), European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, and the Minnesota Medal of Merit. Fellman married his wife, Marjorie, and had five daughters. Fellman died in September 2012.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

64. Letter from the Secretary of War, in Response to Senate Resolution of April 12, 1892, relative to the proceedings of the board of officers convened to consider the construction of a bridge in Duluth.

Creator:: Fifty-second Congress First Session Executive Document Number 80 United States Senate
Date Created:: 1892-04-18
Description:: Thirty-one page government document, beginning with a letter form the Secretary of War, in response to Senate resolution of April 12, 1892, relative to the proceedings of the board of officers convened to consider the construction of a bridge in Duluth. This document is discussing placing a bridge over the Duluth ship canal where a bridge has never existed. The document uses the language "Aerial Lift Bridge" which must have been a design under consideration. In fact, the Aerial Ferry Bridge, or Aerial Transporter Bridge was the initial bridge constructed in 1904-1905. It wasn't until 1929 that the first bridge was remodeled with a lift span.
Contributing Institution:: University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:: Text
Format:: Pamphlets

65. Resolution suggesting Mulberry Street location for the proposed new interstate bridge

Creator:: G. A. Sheils
Date Created:: 1929-01-08
Description:: City of Stillwater resolution dated January 8, 1929 suggesting Mulberry Street location for the proposed new interstate bridge across Lake St. Croix.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Resolutions (administrative records)

66. Minnesota Bill 1136 relating to interstate bridges

Creator:: George H. Sullivan
Date Created:: 1925-03-26
Description:: State of Minnesota Bill No. 1136 dated March 26, 1925 introduced by Senator Sullivan for an act relating to bridges across boundary waters between Minnesota and adjoining states.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Bills (legislative records)

67. Interview with Milon George, World War II Veterans Collection, St. Cloud State University, Sauk Rapids, Minnesota

Creator:: George, Milon, 1918-2012
Date Created:: 1989-07-25
Description:: This was an interview conducted on July 25, 1989 by David Overy. Milon George was born on March 17, 1918 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He graduated from St. Cloud Technical High School and was drafted into the Army Air Corps in 1942. George trained at Randolph Field, Texas, before moving onto Fresno, California. After training, George and his crew spent a little time in North Africa before ending up in Spinazzola, Italy. George was a pilot of a B-24 bomber and was part of 51 combat missions. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross after a mission over Austria in 1944. After the war, Milon worked as a parts manager for Otto Brothers Dodge dealership as well as a rural mail carrier out of Sauk Rapids. George married Margaret Sova, and they had two children, Milon and Janet. George concluded the interview with a summary of his post-combat life as well as his thoughts on Vietnam. George passed away on April 2, 2012.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

68. Letter from Lieutenant Georgiwold to Henry Peterson in Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:: Georgiwold, Lieutenant
Date Created:: 1948-05-22
Description:: Letter from a former World War II German Prisoner of War to Henry (Hank) Peterson. Peterson's farm utilized POW labor during World War II.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

69. Interview with Walter Gerzin, World War II Veteran Collection, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Gerzin, Walter
Date Created:: 1991-07-01
Description:: In an oral history conducted by David Overy on July 1, 1991, Walter J. Gerzin discussed his experiences as a bomber pilot and flight instructor during World War II. Gerzin was born on September 4, 1916, and raised Chisholm, Minnesota. In 1939, he graduated from St. Cloud State Teacher's College and enlisted into the flying cadet program of the United States Air Force. After his training, Gerzin flew anti-submarine patrols off the East Coast, until he was assigned to Project X. He described the bombing missions in North Africa, the Middle East, and India. Gerzin was a member of the 513th Bomb Squadron, which was detailed by Captain Rowan T. Thomas in "Born in Battle: Round the World Adventures of the 513th Bombardment Squadron." In 1943, Gerzin became a squadron commander and trained squadrons in Walla Walla, Washington and Avon Park, Florida. Gerzin flew twenty-five bombing missions, earning himself an Air Medal and a Silver Star along the way. Lastly, he discussed the positive outcomes of his military service. It allowed him to travel and live all around the world and gain self-discipline and respect for others. He served in the United States Air Force for twenty-one years before leaving to become a teacher. On September 30, 2013, Gerzin died at the age of 97.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

70. Interview with James Gilbert, Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:: Gilbert, James Howard, 1947-
Date Created:: 2016-07-26
Description:: Interview with former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice James H. Gilbert on his legal and judicial career. He was on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1998 to 2004. Subjects covered: his early life, college years, his involvement in politics, his time on the Supreme Court, and his life after leaving the Court. Interviewed by attorney Tom Boyd and retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Paul H. Anderson.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Law Library
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Oral histories

71. Motion of John S. Goff regarding the disposition of the bottle of wine treasured by the Last Mans Club, Stillwater, Minnesota

Creator:: Goff, John S.
Date Created:: 1927
Description:: Motion made by John S. Goff pertaining the disposition of the bottle of wine and the preservation of the records of the Last Man's Club.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Notes

72. Interview with James Graham, World War II Veteran Collection, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Graham, James
Date Created:: 1990-06-06; 1990-06-18
Description:: In an oral history conducted by David Overy on June 6, 1991, James C. Graham, Sr., discussed his experiences as a bombardier in the United States Air Force during World War II. When World War II broke out, he was drafted into the United States Army in 1942, then transferred into the Army Air Corps and became a bombardier. He described his responsibilities as a bombardier - identifying ground targets, studying maps, briefings, and dealing with weather issues. On Graham's 16th mission, his plane was shot down and was taken as a prisoner of war to Stalag Luft 1 Camp in Germany, where he would spend the rest of the war. He discussed the harsh realities of being a prisoner of war, the starvation, sickness, cold weather, all while never giving up hope. Towards the end of the war, the Germans fled the prison camp because the Russian Army was advancing. As a result, the prisoners were left to fend for themselves until help arrived. After returning home, Graham maintained that his military experience was a positive one. The military provided him with discipline, physical training, and allowed him to be surrounded by like-minded people. This interview concludes with Graham's thoughts and feelings toward the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. Graham married his wife, Jeanne Sauer, in 1947. The couple had four children, Michael, James Jr., Mary, and Elizabeth. Graham was employed as a brakeman and conductor for Burlington Northern Railroad for forty-three years, he retired in 1983. James C. Graham, Sr., died on May 7, 1994, at the age of 73.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

73. Interview with Joseph S. Grams, World War II Veterans Collection, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Grams, Joseph S., 1924-2009
Date Created:: 1990-10-03
Description:: This was an interview conducted on October 3, 1990 by David Overy and Karen Wenz. Joseph S. Grams was born on March 15, 1924 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. After graduating from St. Cloud Technical High School in 1942, Grams was drafted into the Army. After being drafted, Grams trained with the Glider Infantry and flew 52 glider missions. Grams trained in North Carolina at Camp McCall. He was part of the 82nd Airborne Division and was wounded at the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. Grams went back into action as the Allied forces moved in and captured Berlin at the end of the war. Grams remained in Berlin to aid in the restoration and occupation before returning to the United States. After the service, he worked for the Great Northern Railroad and as a police officer for the City of St. Cloud. Grams retired in 1985 as a captain. Grams married his wife Alma Thielman on November 3, 1948 and had five children together: Timothy, Stephen, Susan, Vivian, and Paul. Grams concluded the interview with a discussion on Vietnam War comparisons to World War II and a discussion of post-war life. Grams passed away on December 12, 2009.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

74. Letter from Kurt Groshwaack to Henry Peterson in Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:: Groshwaack, Kurt
Date Created:: 1947-04-06
Description:: Letter from a former World War II German Prisoner of War to Henry (Hank) Peterson. Peterson's farm utilized POW labor during World War II.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

75. Interview with Stewart Gross, World War II Veterans Collection, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Gross, Stewart, 1921-2013
Date Created:: 1989-12-07
Description:: This was an interview conducted on December 7, 1989 by Nancy Baker. Stewart Gross was born in New England, North Dakota, on November 9, 1921. He moved to Minnesota when he was less than one-year old. He graduated from St. Cloud Technical High School in 1939 and enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corp, trained as a radio operator, in aerial gunnery, and basic navigation. Gross served in both the Pacific and European Theatres as a navigator/bombardier, first with the 20th Fighter Pursuit Group and 14th Fighter Group (China) in 1942-1943. While in China, Gross was shot down twice, once by anti-aircraft and the second time by Japanese fighters. Gross left China in November 1943, having flown 85-90 missions. Later in 1944 he served with the 321st Bomber Group (Italy, Corsica) and the 10th Bomb Division. Near the end of the war, he was transferred to the 15th Air Force. After the war, Gross re-enlisted and was stationed first in Garden City, Kansas, then later in Alaska with the 7th Weather Group. Gross left the military in May 1948. Gross passed away on December 25, 2013.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

76. Interview with Clara Schrom Gruber, World War II Veterans Collection, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Gruber, Clara Schrom, 1921-2002
Date Created:: 1989-12-07
Description:: This interview was conducted on December 7, 1989 by Nancy Baker. Clara Schrom Gruber was born in Albany, Minnesota, on July 3, 1921. After graduating high school in 1939, she enrolled in St. Cloud Hospital nurses training at Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley, Kansas, finishing in 1942. In June 1943, Gruber entered the United States Army Nurse Corps as a first lieutenant. Gruber helped establish two general hospitals, one outside of London, the other near Glasgow, Scotland, where wounded soldiers were evacuated directly from the war zone. In addition to her nursing responsibilities Gruber described the German and Italian prisoners of war who were housed next to the hospital in Glasgow. Upon discharge from the Army in December 1945, Gruber returned to St. Cloud and worked as a private nurse at the St. Cloud Hospital. In 1946, she married Roland Gruber, a paratrooper during World War II, and they raised five children. She worked as a registered nurse at the St. Cloud VA Hospital from 1967 until she retired in 1981. In this interview Gruber also discussed her nurses training at the St. Cloud Hospital and being encouraged to enlist by one of the doctors, the benefits of having served, and life after returning to St. Cloud. Gruber passed away on July 5, 2002.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

77. Interview with James A. Grunerud, World War II Veterans Collection, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Grunerud, James A., 1917-2010
Date Created:: 1990-05-09 - 1990-06-06
Description:: This was an interview conducted on May 9 and June 6, 1990 by David Overy. James Grunerud was born on December 11, 1917 in Waseca, Minnesota. Shortly after his birth, his parents moved back to Saskatchewan, Canada, where he grew up on a farm. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Dragoons (First Armored Regiment) in 1940, shortly after the Battle of Dunkirk. Grunerud arrived in England during the height of the Battle of Britain and he described the aftermath of the Germans bombing an elementary school and a movie theatre filled with children. Gross was involved in military action in Sicily, Italy, France (D-Day), Germany, Belgium, and Holland. From September 1943 to May 1944, he saw action in Italy, including at Monte Cassino. He was wounded in action three times. Grunerud told of a visit to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp shortly after it was liberated. After the war was over and while waiting to be evacuated, Grunerud had the opportunity to travel in Europe.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

78. Interview with Edward T. Haats, World War II Veterans Collection, St. Cloud State University, Willmar, Minnesota

Creator:: Haats, Edward T., 1914-1999
Date Created:: 1990-01-20
Description:: This interview was conducted on January 20, 1990 by David Overy. Edward T. Haats was born on February 21, 1914, in Raymond, Minnesota. He entered the military as part of the Army's 105th Infantry Division in 1942. He served in the Medical Corp Detachment. Haats saw action in Saipan and was wounded in battle on July 8, 1944. Haats told of several events he observed where Japanese military and civilians committing suicide rather than surrender. Haats was wounded on July 8, 1944, the day he said that Saipan was secured. Haats was discharged from the military on April 5, 1945, and returned to Minnesota. Haats and his wife, Muriel P. Sell, owned and operated several businesses in Echo and Winthrop, Minnesota. Haats died on January 14, 1999.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

79. Dwight D. Eisenhower visit, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Hall, Myron, 1911-1996
Date Created:: 1952-10
Description:: Thousands gathered outside the courthouse square to hear Dwight D. Eisenhower in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:: Stearns History Museum
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

80. General Dwight Eisenhower's visit, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Hall, Myron, 1911-1996
Date Created:: 1952-10
Description:: Dwight Eisenhower campaigns for president in St. Cloud. Parade on St. Germain Street.
Contributing Institution:: Stearns History Museum
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

81. General Dwight Eisenhower's visit, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Hall, Myron, 1911-1996
Date Created:: 1952-10
Description:: Reporters worked from temporary stands and the crowd stretched down Seventh Avenue.
Contributing Institution:: Stearns History Museum
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

82. General Dwight Eisenhower's visit, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Hall, Myron, 1911-1996
Date Created:: 1952-10
Description:: Inside the courthouse, Dwight Eisenhower met with a smaller group. Eisenhower's visit was the first presidential candidate campaign visit to St. Cloud.
Contributing Institution:: Stearns History Museum
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

83. General Dwight Eisenhower's visit, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Hall, Myron, 1911-1996
Date Created:: 1952-10
Description:: Dwight Eisenhower visits St. Cloud during his presidential campaign.
Contributing Institution:: Stearns History Museum
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

84. General Dwight Eisenhower's visit, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Hall, Myron, 1911-1996
Date Created:: 1952-10
Description:: The crowd at St. Cloud airport for the Dwight Eisenhower campaign visit.
Contributing Institution:: Stearns History Museum
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

85. General Dwight Eisenhower's visit, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Hall, Myron, 1911-1996
Date Created:: 1952-10
Description:: Dwight Eisenhower waves from his car in the parade down St. Germain Street.
Contributing Institution:: Stearns History Museum
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

86. General Dwight Eisenhower's visit, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Hall, Myron, 1911-1996
Date Created:: 1952-10
Description:: Dwight Eisenhower motorcade leaves the airport.
Contributing Institution:: Stearns History Museum
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

87. General Dwight Eisenhower's visit, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Hall, Myron, 1911-1996
Date Created:: 1952-10
Description:: Dwight Eisenhower walks through the crowd to a waiting car at St. Cloud airport.
Contributing Institution:: Stearns History Museum
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

88. Japanese submarine on parade, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Hall, Myron, 1911-1996
Date Created:: 1943-09-09
Description:: View of a captured Japanese submarine on parade in downtown St. Cloud.
Contributing Institution:: Stearns History Museum
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

89. Memorial Day at North Star Cemetery, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Creator:: Hall, Myron, 1911-1996
Date Created:: 1952-05-30
Description:: View of Memorial Day at the North Star Cemetery, VFW Post 428.
Contributing Institution:: Stearns History Museum
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

90. Interview with Sam Hanson, Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:: Hanson, Samuel Lee, 1939-
Date Created:: 2016-09-06
Description:: Interview with former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Sam Hanson on his life and legal and judicial career. He was on the Supreme Court from 2002 until 2008. Subjects covered: his early life and college years, his legal career, his years on the Supreme Court, and his life after leaving the Court. Interviewed by attorney Tom Boyd and retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Paul H. Anderson.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Law Library
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Oral histories

91. Letter from Josef Hasselbach to Henry Peterson in Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:: Hasselbach, Josef
Date Created:: 1947-08-22
Description:: Letter from a former World War II German Prisoner of War to Henry (Hank) Peterson. Peterson's farm utilized POW labor during World War II.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

92. Letter from Josef Hasselbach to Henry Peterson in Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:: Hasselbach, Josef
Date Created:: 1947-04-14
Description:: Letter from a former World War II German Prisoner of War to Henry (Hank) Peterson. Peterson's farm utilized POW labor during World War II.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

93. Letter from Hans Heinze to Henry Peterson in Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:: Heinze, Hans
Date Created:: 1948-09-26
Description:: Letter from a former World War II German Prisoner of War to Henry (Hank) Peterson. Peterson's farm utilized POW labor during World War II.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

94. Letter from Hans Heinze to Henry Peterson in Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:: Heinze, Hans
Date Created:: 1947-09-21
Description:: Letter in German from a former World War II German Prisoner of War to Henry (Hank) Peterson. Peterson's farm utilized POW labor during World War II.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

95. Letter to Reverend Gilbert L. Wilson, Washington County War Commission, Washington County, Minnesota

Creator:: Holbrook, Franklin F.; Minnesota War Records Commission
Date Created:: 1919-02-04
Description:: Appointment of Reverend Wilson as Chairman of the Washington County War Commission with instructions as to how to form a county war records committee.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

96. Letter to Peter Hall disclosing Emil Graff's death, Stillwater, Minnesota

Creator:: Hollenbaugh, Mrs. E. W.
Date Created:: 1926-03-12
Description:: Letter to Peter Hall disclosing that Emil Graf would not be attending the reunion because he died on March 5, 1926.
Contributing Institution:: Stillwater Public Library
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

97. Interview with Joseph Hoppe, World War II Veteran Collection, St. Cloud State University, Avon, Minnesota

Creator:: Hoppe, Joseph
Date Created:: 1990-06-20
Description:: In an oral history conducted by David Overy on June 20, 1990, Joseph B. Hoppe discussed his experiences as a mechanic for the United States Air Force in World War II. He was born on February 2, 1920, and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hoppe graduated from the Dunwoody Institute in April 1941 and taught machine work there until he was drafted into World War II in December 1941. Hoppe was assigned into the 57th Air Service Squadron, part of the 332nd Air Service Group. Hoppe described how he provided repair and maintenance for fighter aircraft in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and France. He recounted the repair on various types of airplanes, from welding to machine work. Hoppe described the impact his military experience had on his life. It provided not only an education, but an experience that cannot be bought. After the war, Hoppe owned and operated the Avon Machine Shop for four years, was employed as a tool and die maker for DeZurik Corporation and then Rimco Manufacturing of Rice. He married Veronica Blenker in 1950; she passed away in 1970. In 1973, Joseph married Colette Wedl; she passed away in 1989. In 1991, he married Mathilda �Babe� Maile; she passed away in 2009. Hoppe died on December 22, 2012.
Contributing Institution:: St. Cloud State University
Type:: Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:: Oral histories

98. Interview with Doris Ohlsen Huspeni, Minnesota Court of Appeals Oral History Project, Lindstrom, Minnesota

Creator:: Huspeni, Doris Ohlsen, 1929-2020
Date Created:: 2017-08-04
Description:: Interview with former Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge Doris Ohlsen Huspeni on her life and legal and judicial career. She was appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals in 1984, retired in 1998, then served as a senior judge from 2000 until 2015. The interview includes her experiences as being one of only a few women in law school, being a referee in family court, and as one of the first judges on the Court of Appeals.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota State Law Library
Type:: Moving Image
Format:: Oral histories

99. Letter from Hans Johannsen to Henry Peterson in Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:: Johannsen, Hans
Date Created:: 1946-05-10
Description:: Letter from a former World War II German Prisoner of War to Henry (Hank) Peterson. Peterson's farm utilized POW labor during World War II.
Contributing Institution:: Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

100. City of Minneapolis Ward Boundaries, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:: Johnson, Leonard A.
Date Created:: 1961
Description:: Map of the city of Minneapolis showing ward boundaries. Includes a small chart showing wards and population.
Contributing Institution:: Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:: Cartographic
Format:: Maps

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