Abstract The Lynn Russ collection consists of an audio recording, biographical form, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Russ and Mark Sheehy in April 2008. Russ taught at Wilson Campus School from the 1960s through 1977. In this interview, Russ talks about sports at Wilson Campus School, the newly formed women's sports, what her daily life was like at Wilson and what she did after the school closed.This oral history interview was conducted as part of the Wilson...

Abstract This collection consists of materials related to Glenn Schultz’s Alternate Plan Paper, “Favorite Learning Recipes: Filed or Fulfilled? A Study of the Wilson Campus School concept of “open” school at Mankato, Minnesota.”  As part of the APP, Schultz created a slideshow presentation with background music on a reel-to-reel player. This APP was in partial fulfillment of the degree requirements for a Master of Science: Media degree from Mankato State College, which Schultz obtained in 1972. In...

Abstract The Wilson Campus School collection documents the history of the Mankato State College (now Minnesota State University, Mankato) laboratory school. Wilson was a K12 public school sponsored by the college in conjunction with Mankato District #77. In 1968 it changed from a traditional to a non-traditional format. This collection primarily documents the non-traditional experience at Wilson Campus School. There is also information about the school, alumni, and faculty following the close of the...