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58626. Interview with Daniel Preston, Regional Oral History Project, Fargo, North Dakota

Creator:
Preston, Daniel
Description:
Daniel Preston was born in Bangor, Wisconsin and spent his childhood there. Preston gives some brief information on the early activities of the American Legion in the Fargo-Moorhead area.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58627. Interview with David Beauchamp, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Beauchamp, David
Description:
David Beauchamp served in the Minnesota State Legislature from 1974 to 1978. In his interview, he discusses his political experiences in local and state office, and the issues in Minnesota government during his career. Mr. Beauchamp also discusses his Peace Corps years in Thailand.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58628. Interview with Delmar J. Hansen, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Hansen, Delmar J
Description:
Dr. Delmar Hansen is director of the theatre program at Moorhead State University for 30 years, gives his assessment of a number of regional and local literary figures. He also describes some of the changes since he came to Moorhead State University in 1958 such as there was no real theatre program. He is the Chairman and a professor in the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58629. Interview with Donald Karow (1905-1990), Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Karow, Donald, 1905-1990
Description:
Former school superintendent Donald Karow (1905-1990) discusses the history of schools in Lake City and Wabasha County, including the effort to consolidate the rural schools into the Lake City school district. He talks about school buildings, class sizes, school curriculum, extracurricular activities, and community support for the schools.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58630. Interview with Donna Dosland, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Dosland, Donna
Description:
Donna Mathisen Dosland was raised in northeastern Minnesota. She moved to Moorhead when she married Mr. Dosland. She has been associated with the Clay County Public Health Nursing Service since its formation in March 1969 and tells of the purposes and functions of the Foundation. Donna Dosland describes the history, organization, and the obstacles that needed to be overcome.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58631. Interview with Doris Eastman, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Eastman, Doris
Description:
Doris Eastman discusses her experience writing for the Forum of Fargo-Moorhead from 1934-1979. She became women's editor at the newspaper in 1959. She also tells about her days working for the Moorhead Daily News. Now retired, she is working at the Episcopal Church and Clay County Historical Society.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58632. Interview with Dorothy Kippels, Regional Oral History Project, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

Creator:
Kippels, Dorothy
Description:
Dorothy Kippels gave a background of her childhood days as well about the Kippels family. The Kippels family, Bruno Kippels, Joe's father, were early Moorhead settlers. Mrs. Kippels, describes the Waterman's Store which she and her husband owned from 1944 to 1967. She told the merchandise they sold and talked about credit, competition in Moorhead, and fringe benefits.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58633. Interview with Edward A. Gudmundson, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Gudmundson, Edward A.
Description:
Edward Gudmundson was born June 29, 1917 in Mountain, ND. He graduated from North Dakota State Universtiy (NDSU) in 1949. He joined the US Navy in 1942 and was discharged in 1945. Edward Gudmundson has worked as a pharmacist from 1945 to 1984. He describes his schooling, experiences, and compares drug stores of the 1940s with those of the 1980s.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58634. Interview with Ellen Jackson (1900-1989), Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Jackson, Ellen (Carlson), 1900-1989
Description:
Ellen (Carlson) Jackson (1900-1989) discusses living in a neighborhood of descendants of Swedish immigrants, and the early businesses downtown. She also discusses the first car in Lake City and her education, social life, and recreational activities.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58635. Interview with Elsie Lee, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Lee, Elsie
Description:
Elsie Lee was born on a farm near Big Lake, MN on September 2, 1916. Mrs. Lee tells of her many years of experience as a homemaker and describes her life and activities in Moorhead. Elsie tells of her experience as one of the first homemakers to work fulltime while raising a family of 3 children.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58636. Interview with Eric Martinson, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Martinson, Eric
Description:
Eric Martinson is 97 years old and was born in Moorhead. His Norwegian parents immigrated here between 1870 and 1871. Martinson discusses the coal and fuel oil business in the Fargo-Moorhead area from 1926 to his retirement in 1968.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58637. Interview with Florence Jenkins, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Jenkins, Florence
Description:
Florence Jenkins (Mrs. John) was born in Juanita, ND in 1914. Mrs. Jenkins began volunteer work and fund raising for the Red Cross during World War II. After the war she became an office secretary of Clay County Red Cross. She describes her work as a Red Cross volunteer and how it has affected her life. She discusses the goals and work of the Clay County Red Cross Chapter.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58638. Interview with Frederick G. Walsh, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Walsh, Frederick G.
Description:
Dr. Frederick Walsh discusses his years as a theatre teacher at North Dakota State University, Fargo. Dr. Walsh discusses his interests in outdoor drama, production at Medora, old and new theaters at NDSU, and his philosophy on the role of the theater in the lives of students.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58639. Interview with George and Hazelle Nassif, Regional Oral History Project, Fargo, North Dakota

Creator:
Nassif, Hazelle; Nassif, George
Description:
Hazelle and George Nassif were prime movers in Fargo-Moorhead Community Theater. George discusses his early interest in acting, his support of the F-M Community Theater and how some of the financial difficulties were overcome. The construction of the new theater building in Island Park, with labor donated by the Labor Union, is discussed by Hazelle.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58640. Interview with George Edlund, Regional Oral History Project, Yuma, Arizona

Creator:
Edlund, George
Description:
George Edlund briefly discusses his tailoring business in Moorhead and makes observations about the business community in Fargo and Moorhead.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58641. Interview with Gertrude Saxman, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Saxman, Gertrude
Description:
Gertrude Saxman lived on a farm near Georgetown, Minnesota. Dr. Saxman discusses her experiences in medicine and her medical practice in Ulen, MN from 1960-1983.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58642. Interview with Gladys Westrum, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Westrum, Gladys
Description:
Gladys Westrum was born March 27, 1907 in Moorhead. Mrs. Westrum describes a typical homemaker' day in the age before modern conveniences and how the homemaker's tasks have changed as a result of technology. She discusses the Depression and WWII rationing. She also describes the changes in the attitudes of people toward women working outside of the home.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58643. Interview with G. L. Schoberg, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Schoberg, G. L.
Description:
Gustav L. Schoberg, on the Concordia College faculty from 1930 to 1970, was a professor of German and French and also head of the department. He was also an assistant to President J.N. Brown in public relations, publicity, fund raising, and student recruiting through the Depression of the thirties and World War II.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58644. Interview with Gus Frey, Crow Wing County Historical Society Oral History Collection

Creator:
Frey, Gus
Description:
In this oral history interview, Gus Frey discusses his childhood and the businesses he remembers from his childhood. Note: parts of this interview are not clearly audible.
Contributing Institution:
Crow Wing County Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58645. Interview with Hanny L. Wright, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Wright, Hanny L.
Description:
Hanny Wright was born on the island Tjoeme on the west side of the Oslo Fjord on October 27, 1899. She came to the United States as an infant. Mrs. Wright describes her association with St. Ansgar Hospital Auxilliary, of which she was a president for many years. She has also helped organize the Moorhead Camp Fire Girls.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58646. Interview with Harold Fisher, Askov, Minnesota

Creator:
Fisher, Harold
Description:
In this interview conducted on 1979-06-15, Harold Fisher describes his early years in Askov, Minnesota and his school years at Carlson schoolhouse. He recalls the depression and picking rutabagas. Harold was mayor of Askov when water was brought in. He drove school bus for 44 years.
Contributing Institution:
Pine County Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58647. Interview with Hattie Brown (1900-2003), Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Brown, Hattie (Gross) 1900-2003
Description:
Hattie (Gross) Brown (1900-2003) discusses clamming on Lake Pepin and in Lake City, Minnesota during the 1920s and 1930s. She also discusses immigrating from Austria, her early life, the Depression, and her family's homes. She also discusses competition among clammers, types of clams, the cultured pearl industry, pearl button factories, and selling pearls.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58648. Interview with H. B. Teichmann, Regional Oral History Project, Fargo, North Dakota

Creator:
Teichmann, H. B.
Description:
H.B. Teichmann was 89 years old at the time of this interview. He describes his love of theatre and his training at the Academy of Theatre Arts in New York. He is famous for his character bits and has been in 20-30 Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre productions, working under a number of our resident directors.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58649. Interview with Helene E. Kaeding, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Kaeding, Helene E.
Description:
Helene Kaeding was born in St. Peter, MN. Mrs. Kaeding describes her ethnic background, her father's business, and attending school at Gustavas Adolphus. She began teaching in 1931 and married in 1940. She describes the difference in attitudes toward education in the various communities in which she taught, and how discipline and respect for teachers has changed.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58650. Interview with Helen Peterson, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Peterson, Helen
Description:
Helen Peterson was born in Kenmare, ND on April 24, 1904. Mrs. Peterson and her husband Wayne owned the Moorhead Daily News from 1930 to 1944. She discusses various features of the paper and how the business has changed over the years.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories
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