Cofell, William Lawrence, 1919-2017. Oral History Interview
Abstract
The William Lawrence Cofell collection consists of an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Cofell and Gregory A. Page during the fall of 1989. Cofell had spent his career educating students, 1950-1989. He spent three years in the Melrose, Minnesota school system and the remainder of his career at St. Johns University in Collegeville, Minnesota. In the interview, Cofell briefly discussed his experiences as a high school teacher but focused on his experiences teaching at the university level.
This oral history interview was conducted as a requirement for the graduate level Educational Foundations course entitled History of Education in American Culture at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota.
Dates
- 1989-10-21 - 1989-11-17
Creator
- Cofell, William L., 1919-2017 (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Use
There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property and libel laws as they apply.
Extent
.25 Cubic Feet
1 Cassettes
2 CD/DVD
1 folders
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
William Cofell donated this collection in October 1989.
Creator
- Cofell, William L., 1919-2017 (Interviewee, Person)
- Page, Gregory A. (Person)
- Title
- Cofell, William Lawrence, 1919-2017. Oral History Interview, 21 October and 17 November 1989.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jeff A. Jenson developed the finding aid
- Date
- 2002-11
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2017-06: Mee Xiong made additions to the collection
Repository Details
Part of the Southern Minnesota Historical Center Repository
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Memorial Library
PO Box 8419
Mankato MN 56002-8419 US
507-389-1029
archives@mnsu.edu
