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58701. Interview with Roy M. Nordine (1904-1989), Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Nordine, Roy M., 1904-1989
Description:
Roy M. Nordine (1904-1989) discusses his career working at the Jewell Nursery Company in Lake City, Minnesota, the Davey Tree Expert Company in the eastern United States, and at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. He discusses his collaboration with the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum on cold-hardy plants, and the impact of tree pests such as Dutch elm disease.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58702. Interview with Rudy Bagge, Askov, Minnesota

Creator:
Bagge, Rudy
Description:
In this oral history conducted on 1979 - 07-06 Rudy Bagge describes life on the farm in Askov, Minnesota in 1920 - 1940. His father started the Danish colony. He recounts how rutabagas became a cash crop in the area. He recalls the road monkey,the sawmill, moonshine during Prohibition, and selling blueberries.
Contributing Institution:
Pine County Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58703. Interview with Ruth Munn, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Munn, Ruth
Description:
Mrs. Ruth Munn describes nursing in the 1920s and early 1930s. Her discussion covers training at St. John's Hospital in Fargo, costs, living and working conditions, and early salaries.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58704. Interview with Ruth Stovring, Askov, Minnesota

Creator:
Stovring, Ruth
Description:
In this oral history conducted in 1979, Ruth Stovring recounts her father coming to the United States to avoid becoming a German soldier. He came to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Ruth came to Askov, Minnesota after marrying her husband, Sigrid, because land was cheap and there was a Danish settlement. She recalls Peterson's store, Johnson's store, Bethlehem Lutheran church, Rev. Deyval, Hjalmar Peterser, and when the name was changed from Partridge to Askov. Her husband wrote for the Danish newspaper 'Danoverka'.
Contributing Institution:
Pine County Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58705. Interview with Sally Hilleboe Adelson, Regional Oral History Project, Scottsdale, Arizona

Creator:
Adelson, Sally Hilleboe
Description:
Sally Hilleboe Adelson, the first woman in the Fargo-Moorhead area to have her own television show, discusses her involvement with television talk shows. Most of her shows were community based shows. She also did talk shows geared to women in the home and consumer problems.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58706. Interview with Sara Nordlie Mccormick, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Mccormick, Sara Nordlie
Description:
Sara Nordlie McCormick was born in Minneapolis, MN on November 2, 1918. A member of the Moorhead Altrusa organization since 1962, McCormick describes the activities of Altrusa, including social service, fund raising and special projects. She was employed as a social worker by Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota, Cass County Children�s Center of Fargo, Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota and Independent School District #152 of Moorhead. She retired in 1981.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58707. Interview with Stan Cowan, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Cowan, Stan
Description:
Stan Cowan was involved in the communications field in Moorhead and Fargo from 1921 until 1967. He started the business section of the Forum in 1949, which he continued for 17 years. He held an interest in aviation and saw Hector Airport instituted. He was the first president of local PTA, active in Trinity Church and other civic organizations.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58708. Interview with Ted Larson, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead Minnesota

Creator:
Larson, Ted
Description:
Ted Larson, Assistant Professor of Speech/Director of Critical Film Studies, has been teaching at MSU since 1968. He is also the managing director for the Straw Hat Players. Mr. Larson discusses his family background and how this background influences his career. He also evaluates some major films.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58709. Interview with Thornley Wells, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Wells, Thornley
Description:
Thornley F. Wells was born in Cando, North Dakota on July 20, 1901. He came to Moorhead in 1932 to set up a business of his own. Wells reflects upon his many years in Moorhead government, including service as an alderman and as mayor. He also discusses his terms of office as a member of Clay Country Board of Commissioners.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58710. Interview with Valborg Sandahl, Askov, Minnesota

Creator:
Sandahl, Valborg
Description:
In this oral history conducted in 1981 Valborg Sandahl, 92, describes emmigrating to the U.S from Denmark at age 17. She recounts her life growing up in Waterloo, Iowa, where she met her husband.
Contributing Institution:
Pine County Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58711. Interview with V. Duane Thysell, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Thysell, V. Duane
Description:
Dr. Duane Thysell was born in Hawley, Minnesota in 1908. Dr. Thysell reminiscences about his 48 year career in medicine in Hawley and Moorhead between 1934 and 1981. He focuses on the activities of a rural medical practice, and how these changed over time.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58712. Interview with Vilgard Sorgen, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Sorgen, Vilgard
Description:
Vilgard (Daehlin) Sorgen spent her early years in China as the daughter of missionaries. She came to Moorhead in 1927 to enroll at Concordia College and graduated in 1931. Mrs. Sorgen discusses her early life in China and the role she and her husband played in the establishment of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Moorhead in 1952.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58713. Interview with Warren Gutaw, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Gutaw, Warren
Description:
Mr. Warren Gutaw discusses his career in the restaurant business in Moorhead, as proprietor of the Key City Lunchroom, and later Warren's Cafe.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58714. Interview with Warren R. Peterson (1909-1991), Lake City, Minnesota

Creator:
Peterson, Warren R., 1909-1991
Description:
Warren R. Peterson [1909-1991] discusses his family's businesses in Lake City, Minnesota including Peterson Grocery, Peterson-Sheehan Funeral Home, and the Lake City Opera House. He also discusses entertainment in Lake City, Prohibition, Zero King Coat Factory, B. W. Harris, and Munsingwear.
Contributing Institution:
Lake City Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58715. Interview with Wayne Curtis, Crow Wing County Historical Society Oral History Collection, Crow Wing County, Minnesota

Creator:
Curtis, Wayne
Description:
In an oral history, Wayne Curtis tells about the livlihoods of his family and himself, and a story about the peculiar owner of a hotel where his family was forced to live for a period of time.
Contributing Institution:
Crow Wing County Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58716. Interview with Wayne Ingersoll, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, MN

Creator:
Ingersoll, Wayne
Description:
Wayne Ingersoll was born in 1945 in Texas. Mr. Ingersoll was elected mayor of Moorhead in 1978. He discusses his political background, duties as mayor, and issues with which he was confronted. Mr. Ingersoll has taught 7th, 8th, and 9th grade levels for eighteen years.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58717. Interview with Werner Brand, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Brand, Werner
Description:
Dr. Werner Brand, a long time professor and administrator at Moorhead State University, discusses the Kiwanis service organization, and the history, development and leadership of the original Moorhead Kiwanis Club. He describes some of the purposes and projects of the club, its role in forming Golden Key and Circle K clubs at Moorhead High School and MSU.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58718. Interview with Wilbur D. Mortenson, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Mortenson, Wilbur D.
Description:
Wilbur Mortenson is a Moorhead native and a veteran of WW II. He has worked in the Moorhead Post Office and has been a member of the American Legion since 1946 and served in a variety of offices including Commander and Adjutant. Mr. Mortenson tells of the very beginnings of the Legion formed in 1919. He describes how the Legion clubs are organized into local posts, state departments, and on a national level. The goals and purposes of the Legion are also discussed.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58719. Interview with Wilfred Olesen, Askov, Minnesota

Creator:
Olesen, Wilfred
Description:
In this oral history Wilfew Olesen tells the history of the Askov Fire Department, which includes building the first Viking pump. He recalls some of the earliest fires. Volunteers received $1.00 per fire. Clarence Morgensen donated the truck chassis for the first fire truck.
Contributing Institution:
Pine County Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58720. Interview with William "Bill" Weaver, Regional Oral History Project, Fargo, North Dakota

Creator:
Weaver, William "Bill"
Description:
Bill Weaver discusses his career as a local radio and television personality with WDAY in Fargo from 1953 to 1964. He describes the early days of television, and his activities as a sportscaster and talk show host. Mr. Weaver also discusses his political and business careers and his military service in the US Air Force during World War II.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58721. Interview with William Dosland, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Dosland, William
Description:
William Dosland discusses his years as a lawyer, including his involvement with the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association and his work for them during the acquisition of the American Crystal Sugar Company. His involvement as a Minnesota state senator, with the city of Moorhead and on the Board of Regents for the University of Moorhead. Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1927, William Dosland moved to Moorhead after World War II.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58722. Interview with William Kenney, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Kenney, William
Description:
William Kenney was born in Park River, North Dakota in 1911. He went into business in Moorhead in 1938. He went into the Navy in 1942 until 1945. Mr. Kenney tells of his experience in business and of his ownership of a cage and hotel in Moorhead from 1945 to 1974.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58723. Interview with William M. Jones, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Jones, William M.
Description:
William Jones' career was as an educator. He first taught in Thief River Falls. He conducted the band there. He had various jobs in other towns until they came to Moorhead in 1972. He is presently the Academic Vice-President of Moorhead State University and his wife is director of External Studies also at MSU. They both are planning to retire at the end of the 1984-1985 school year.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58724. Interview with William Smaby, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Smaby, William
Description:
William A. Smaby was born at Peterson, Fillmore County, Minnesota, in 1904. He reflects on his experiences as the Concordia College business office manager since 1952. Mr. Smaby discusses the importance of rural students attending college, interest of parents and teachers, and salary negotiations. He also describes the problems and successes of the greatest �growth period� in the history of the College.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

58725. Interview with Willis Kingsbury, Regional Oral History Project, Moorhead, Minnesota

Creator:
Kingsbury, Willis
Description:
Willis Kingsbury, 47 years old, was born and reared in Minneapolis. He graduated from North Dakota State University with a degree in architecture. Mr. Kingsbury has served as community development director of the city of Moorhead and director of the Red River Valley Interpretive Center. He describes his experiences as a city employee and outlines the changes in Moorhead resulting from urban renewal and economic development programs.
Contributing Institution:
Heritage Education Commission
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories
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