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McLaughlin, Tom, 1947-. Oral History Interview and Collection, 1968 - 2003.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1700
Abstract
The Tom McLaughlin collection consists of two audiocassettes and a transcript of an oral history interview conducted between McLaughlin and Grace Mlady in 2003. McLaughlin served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. McLaughlin talks about the time he was wounded, a few daily memories of Vietnam and several descriptions of his patrols. He was discharged from the Marines with a rank of E-4.This oral history interview was conducted as part of the South Central...
Dates:
2003-03
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
McPherson Union Cemetery Association. Ledgers, 1861 - 1955.
Collection — Container: Box 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1378
Abstract
This collection consists of items pertaining to the McPherson Union Cemetery Association. The association oversaw the McPherson Union Cemetery, which is located in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, just north of St. Clair. The collection consists of two ledgers. The first volume is entitled “Actuary Book for McPherson Union Cemetery Association”, and includes a list of those interred in the cemetery. This volume lists the date of death, age at time of death, county of origin, and cause of...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1861 - 1955
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
McVay, Genevieve A. (Mrs. Leo McVay), 1908-1999. Oral History Interview, 16 November and 8 December 1985.
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1490
Abstract
The Genevieve (Mrs. Leo) McVay collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an interview conducted between McVay and Michael McVay during the autumn of 1985. In the interview, Genevieve McVay, a school teacher at Waterville, Minnesota from 1928 through 1941, discussed her experiences as an educator and her remembrances of living in Waterville during the Great Depression. This oral history interview was conducted as a requirement for a course entitled History of...
Dates:
1985-11-16; 1985-12-08
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Meek-Thue, Barbara J., 1966-. Oral History Interview, 2002.
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1713
Abstract
This collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Barbara Meek-Thue and Kellian Clink in June 2002. Meek-Thue served in the United States Air Force before and during Operation Desert Storm. She discusses her training and experiences as a medical technician during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Meek-Thue was stationed at Wright-Patterson AFB and left the Air Force in 1991 as an E-4. This oral history interview was...
Dates:
2002-06-04
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Meisel, Patsy A., 1933-. Oral History Interview, 15 May 1990.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1427
Abstract
The Patsy A. Meisel collection consists of an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript for an oral history interview conducted between Meisel and Michelle L. Zeig during the spring of 1990. In the interview, Meisel, a professor of speech communication at Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota, discussed the changes that have occurred during her teaching career between 1965 and 1990. Meisel noted that the roles of administrators, faculty, and students...
Dates:
1990-05-15
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Meskan, Larry. Oral History Interview, 11 and 17 November 1987
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1446
Abstract
The Larry Meskan collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Meskan and Raymond Arsenault during the fall of 1987. At the time of the interview, Meskan was working as a secondary English teacher at Waterville-Elysian High School in Waterville, Minnesota. He had been at the school since 1954. In the interview, Meskan focused on the areas of change and continuity during his teaching career. For instance, he mentioned textbooks,...
Dates:
1987-11-11; 1987-11-17
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
"Mettler's Fastpitch Softball Team". Pamphlet, 1977
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1316
Abstract
This collection consists of a pamphlet about the Mettler’s bar and restaurant fastpitch softball team. The team was based in Mankato, Minnesota. This pamphlet was produced in 1977. The pamphlet provides a biographical sketch of each member of the team, and a brief history of fastpitch softball in Mankato.
Dates:
1977
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Meyer, Arnold. "Sketch History of F.W. and Caroline Uhlhorn." Booklet, 1979
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1359
Abstract
This collection consists of a booklet written by Arnold Meyer of Mankato, Minnesota. The booklet contains genealogical information about the Uhlhorn family, including many photographs, a portion of F.W. Uhlhorn’s military record, and copies of official documents such as birth and wedding certificates.
Dates:
1979
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Meyer, F. Arnold, 1910 - 1999. A Brief History of J. D. Meyer, F.W. Meyer, and F.A.D.K. Meyer, 1848 - 1964, Booklet, 1980
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1300
Abstract
This collection consists of a booklet written by F. Arnold Meyer, outlining his family’s history. The booklet tells the story of his family’s move from Germany, and their life in Mankato and Southern Minnesota. The lives of the patriarchs of the family, who are named in the title, is the main focus of the work, but information about later generations is also included. Meyer speaks about his family’s first years in America, the time during World War I and the Great Depression, and his...
Dates:
1980
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Meyer, Roy W., 1925 - 2007. "The Red Wing Indian Village." Typescript, 1975
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1216
Abstract
This collection consists of a manuscript entitled “The Red Wing Indian Village”, written by Roy W. Meyer. The village discussed was located on the Mississippi River in Goodhue County, Minnesota. The manuscript was prepared at the request of the Goodhue County Historical Society. It discusses the village’s history from French and British exploration until the period of the Dakota Uprising in 1862.
Dates:
1975
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
