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Louk, Ione, 1912 - 1984. Papers, 1977

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1253

Abstract

This collection consists of items relating to lone Louk, of Mankato, Minnesota. Included in this collection are an outline done by Mrs. Louk, which discusses the 1933 Hormel Company strike. The other component of the collection is an oral history interview conducted with lone in 1977. In it, she discusses her background and what led her to Mankato State University, where she became the first student to graduate with a minor in Women's Studies.

Dates

  • 1977

Biographical / Historical

lone Louk was bom in September 1912, in Greenfield, Iowa. She married Harry E. Louk in 1935. They had six children together. When Harry Louk retired from the Hormel Company in Austin, Minnesota, they moved to Mankato. lone Louk was the first student to graduate with a minor in Women's Studies at Mankato State University, in 1976. lone Louk died in April 1984.

Extent

1.00 folders

Language of Materials

English

Title
Louk, Ione, 1912 - 1984. Papers, 1977
Status
Completed
Author
Karin Thiem
Date
1978-01
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Southern Minnesota Historical Center Repository

Contact:
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Memorial Library
PO Box 8419
Mankato MN 56002-8419 US
507-389-1029