Sundet, Armin O. 1904 - 1980. Papers, 1947 - 1977

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: SMHC Collection 1281

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection is made up of items related to Armin O. Sundet of Faribault, Minnesota. Included in the collection are his speeches, correspondence, state Senate roll calls, a report from the Highway Interim Commission, and proposed resolutions from state and county Republican conventions.

Also included in the collection is an oral history interview conduced with Sundet in 1977. The audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and a transcript of the interview are available. The audiocassette tape and CD duplicate are housed separate from the rest of the collection. In this interview, he discusses many issues that were important during his time in state government, the people he worked with over the years, and his family background. The audiocassette tape of the interview, its CD duplicate, and the typed transcript are part of this collection.

Dates

1947-1977

Biographical / Historical

Armin O. Sundet was bom in Fillmore County on March 15, 1904. He attended school in Chatfield, Miimesota near where his family's farm was. During the 1930s he ran a feed mill and sold insurance. Sundet established a farm of his own near Nerstrand, Minnesota, where he farmed for twelve years (1938 - 1950). In 1950, he moved to Faribault, where he owned Sundet Mobile Home Sales. Sundet was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1952, 1954, 1956, and to the state Senate in 1958, 1962, and 1966. He was defeated in his 1970 reelection bid. Armin Sundet died in May of 1980.

Extent

4.00 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection consists of items pertaining to Armin O. Sundet of Faribault, Minnesota. Sundet was a successful Faribault businessman and a member of the Minnesota Senate and House of Representatives. The collection consists of speeches, correspondence, commission reports, and newspaper clippings. All of these items are from Sundet's time in the Minnesota state government. Also included in the collection is an oral history interview conducted with Sundet in 1977. In this interview, Sundet discussed conservation issues, Minnesota politics and personalities, Minnesota state parks and recreation areas, issues pertaining to Faribault, among other topics.