Abstract The Veda Bernadine Halvorson collection contains an audiocassette tape, CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Halvorson and Neelu Kapur during the fall of 1990. Halvorson’s career as an educator spanned over forty years and took her from teaching in a rural school to working as a professor of art at Mankato State University. In the interview, Halvorson discussed the changes she has witnessed in education. She mentioned changing...

Abstract The David N. Hess collection consists of an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Hess and Michelle Zeig during the spring of 1990. Hess worked as a professor of Educational Foundations at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota. In the interview, Hess discussed the changes that he believed had occurred in education and at the school between 1951 and 1990. He mentioned the student protests of the early...

Abstract The Jean McCarthy collection consists of an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between McCarthy and Norma McCarthy during the autumn of 1983. In the interview, Jean McCarthy, an Associate Professor of Physical Education at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota from 1962 through 1983, discussed the reorganization of Mankato State College in the early 1960s. He explained how and why the school shifted from...

Abstract The Patsy A. Meisel collection consists of an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript for an oral history interview conducted between Meisel and Michelle L. Zeig during the spring of 1990. In the interview, Meisel, a professor of speech communication at Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota, discussed the changes that have occurred during her teaching career between 1965 and 1990. Meisel noted that the roles of administrators, faculty, and students...