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Mulford, Oliver J., 1925-. Oral History Interview and Collection, undated - 2003.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1715
Abstract
This collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Oliver J. Mulford and Kellian Clink in October 2003. Mulford served in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II. He served in the Pacific in Radar Countermeasures. He was part of the 680th Bomb Squadron-504 Bomb Group (VH). Mulford discusses his training, life on Tinian, as well as the B-29, B-29 super-fortress and flight operations. The collection also includes...
Dates:
2003-10-30
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Mundale, Charles I., 1929-2019. Correspondence, 1939-1972
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSU Archives Collection 303
Abstract
The Charles I. Mundale correspondence spans a range of years but is focused on the
1960s. Corresponding primarily with Robert C. Wright and John Hodowonic; Mundale
and his friends wrote of their daily lives and the people, events, and ideas around them.
All three primary correspondents worked in college or university settings and at one point
all worked at Mankato State College. The correspondence came about as they each left
MSC. Some topics include the Vietnam War, life in Mexico (Mundale...
Dates:
1939 - 1972
Murphy, Laurence W., 1889 - 1989. Oral History Interview, 1974
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1279
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...
Dates:
1974
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Music Department. Collection, 1964-Ongoing
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSU Archives Collection 116
Abstract
The Music Department collection includes correspondence, newsletters, photographs information about department faculty and other materials created by the department. The collection also includes audio recording of recitals and group performances.
Dates:
1964-Ongoing
Myers, Aaron. Papers, undated
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1343
Abstract
This collection consists of items pertaining to Aaron Myers and his role in the 1862 Dakota Uprising. A typescript of Myers’ experiences in the fighting near Lake Shetek, Minnesota, is included in the collection. This undated typescript was dictated to his son Arthur, and is titled “An Account of the Lake Shetek Massacre”. Newspaper clippings from the Mankato Free Press that describe the Lake Shetek affair are also included in the collection. They are from 1962 commemorative editions of the...
Dates:
Undated
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
National Council for Geographic Education. Collection, 1915-Ongoing
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSU Archives Collection 301
Abstract
Since its establishment in 1915, the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE)
has been an important resource for geography educators. Founded in the Midwest, the
NCGE is an active group with nationwide concerns and interests. The organization has
long been a leader in developing standards and publications for geography educators at all
levels. The NCGE Collection is ongoing with additions made annually. The majority of
the information in the collection covers the 1970s forward. The...
Dates:
1915-Ongoing
Needham, Jennifer, 1967-. Oral History Interview, 2002.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1701
Abstract
The Jennifer Needham collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Needham and Kellian Clink in 2002. Needham served in the Army and the Army Reserve. She talks about training camp and her travels around the world while in the service. Needham worked in supplies and achieved the rank of E-4.This oral history interview was conducted as part of the South Central Minnesota Veterans History Project conducted by the Southern...
Dates:
2002-06
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Nelson, Ferne E., 1913-. Oral History Interview, 2007
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1747
Abstract
The Ferne E. Nelson collection consists of one audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and a biographical form and interview outline of an oral history interview conducted between Nelson and Daardi Sizemore in July 2007. In this interview, Nelson talks about her family, her time as a Mankato State College student, and her experience teaching.This oral history interview was conducted as part of the Tell Your MSU Story Oral History Project conducted by the Southern...
Dates:
2007
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Nelson, Howard M., 1915 - 1980. Oral History Interview, 1979.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0198
Abstract
The Howard M. Nelson collection contains an oral history interview and transcript of an interview conducted between Chuck Erickson and Nelson in the summer of 1979. In the interview, Nelson recalled his roles and responsibilities along with the economic and social expectations of teaching social studies at St. Peter High School during World War II. Besides educating high school students, Nelson taught the United States Navy's V-12 program at Gustavus Adolphus College. The V-12 course aimed...
Dates:
1979
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Nelson, Maurice J., 1891 - 1976. Papers, 1922 - 1973
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0135
Abstract
The Maurice J. Nelson collection contains photocopies of newspaper clippings and articles written by Nelson. The news clippings provide information on Nelson’s childhood in Hutchinson, Minnesota and the naming of Nelson Hall at Mankato State College in May 1968. Furthermore, the collection includes his documentation of witnessing the fire at Old Main on 5 February 1922, his efforts to establish a youth center named the Alpine Attic in Mankato, and a biographical sketch of Nelson presented at...
Dates:
1922-1973
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
