Murphy, Laurence W., 1889 - 1989. Oral History Interview, 1974
Abstract
This collection consists of an audiocassette, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and a transcript of an interview conducted with Laurence W. Murphy of Austin, Minnesota. He worked for the Hormel Company in Austin from 1923 until 1964, and this interview focuses on his employment there. Murphy was a division superintendent with Hormel, and he discusses his work at Hormel, and the strike of 1933 from a management point of view. The interview was conducted by Mrs. lone Louk, as part of a project focusing on the 1933 Hormel employees' strike.
Dates
- 1974
Biographical / Historical
Laurence W. Murphy was bom on November 23, 1899 in Canton, Illinois. He went to work for the Hormel Company in Austin in 1923. He became a foreman in 1933, a division superintendent in 1943, and from 1956 until 1964 he worked in development. Murphy died in April 1989.
Extent
1.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Murphy, Laurence W., 1889 - 1989. Oral History Interview, 1974
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karin Thiem processed this collection
- Date
- 1979-05
- 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
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Memorial Library
PO Box 8419
Mankato MN 56002-8419 US
507-389-1029
archives@mnsu.edu
