Buck, Margaret C., 1922 - 2010. Oral History Interview, 1979.
Abstract
The Margaret C. Buck collection contains an oral history recording and transcript of an interview conducted by Gary Wheeler with Buck in the summer of 1979. In the interview, Buck recalled her work as a physical education teacher in the Minnesota towns of Plainview, Canby, and Chisholm during the 1940s. During her conversation, she explained the economic conditions, athletic conditions, and the role of teachers during World II.
Dates
- 1979
Creator
- Buck, Margaret C., 1922-2010 (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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.
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.
Biographical / Historical
Margaret C. Buck was bom in Minneapolis, Minnesota in May 1922. She attended Minneapolis North High School and then graduated from St. Paul's Macalester College in 1944. Following graduation, she began teaching in Plainview, Minnesota. After leaving Plainview, she continued to teach in Canby and Chisholm, Minnesota. In 1950, Buck earned her Master's Degree from the University of Iowa and taught for four years at Wooster College in Wooster, Ohio. She became a faculty member in the Physical Education Department at Mankato State Teachers College in 1953. In 1967, she completed her Ph. D. at the University of Iowa.
Buck retired from Mankato State University in 1990. She died February 18, 2010 in Mankato, Minnesota.
Some of this information was gathered from the University Emeriti and Honored Staff
page at https://www.mnsu.edu/emeriti/buck.html.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (1 Folder 2 Cassettes 1 CD)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Dr. Margaret C. Buck donated this collection in June 1979.
Source
- Wheeler, Gary (Interviewer, Person)
Creator
- Buck, Margaret C., 1922-2010 (Interviewee, Person)
- Title
- SMHC Collection 0200. Buck, Margaret C., 1922 - 2010. Oral History Interview, 1979.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rick Smith processed this collection
- Date
- 1990-04
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2002-02: Jeff A. Jenson developed the finding aid.
- 2017-02: Kieu Cao updated the finding aid.
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
