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Newton, Judith (Judy) D. Oral History Interview, 24 October 1983.
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1488
Abstract
The Judith Newton collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Newton and Elden Eklund during the autumn of 1983. In the interview, Newton, an English teacher at Faribault, Minnesota, discussed the purpose and results of the 1975 Faribault Teachers’ Strike. Newton noted the strike’s effect on teachers, administrators, and students. She believed that the strike hardened positions on both the employer and employee sides of the...
Dates:
1983-10-24
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Newton, Judith S. Oral History Interview, 7 December 1985.
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1487
Abstract
The Judith Newton collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Newton and Jess Harris during the autumn of 1985. In the interview, Newton, a teacher in Staples, Minnesota from 1975 through 1985, discussed her role as a teacher and as a community member. Newton concluded the interview by noting changes she wanted to occur between the school and the community.This oral history interview was conducted as a requirement for a...
Dates:
1985-12-07
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
North Star Cat Club, Inc., Mankato, Minnesota. Papers, 1961 - 1978
Collection — Container: Box 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1297
Abstract
This collection consists of items from the North Star Cat Club, of Mankato, Minnesota. By-laws, legal papers, programs from cat shows promoted by the group, and the club's record book make up the collection. The record book contains meeting minutes and the by-laws of the club.
Dates:
1961-1978
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Northern Pacific Railway Company. Pamphlet Collection, 1867 - 1967
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0104
Abstract
The Northern Pacific Railway Company collection contains 348 pamphlets. These items
contain information concerning the Northern Pacific's annual reports, the reports of
branch lines, and immigrant guides to raihoad land in the western states. These
pamphlets are duplicates from the complete collection of Northern Pacific papers owned
by the Minnesota Historical Society. Due to the varied nature of the items that relate not
only to the Northern Pacific Railway Company but also to smaller...
Dates:
1867-1967
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Nu Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma, Mankato, Minnesota. Papers, 1953 - 1986.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1384
Abstract
This collection consists of the records of the Nu Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma, of Mankato, Minnesota. This was a national women’s teachers association, and had chapters in cities throughout the United States. Included in the collection are biographies of Nu Chapter members, information on their teaching careers, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, and obituaries of members who passed away. The audiocassette included in the collection contains the essays “As I Recall the Founding of the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1953 - 2008
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Nydahl, Theodore L. 1902 - 1985. "The Nydahl - Rygh Saga", Booklet, 1982
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1303
Abstract
This collection consists of a family history written by Theodore Nydahl, a professor of history at Mankato State University. The booklet presents the family history of the Nydahls, and the Ryghs, which were the family of Theodore Nydahl’s mother. The two families’ moves from Norway to America, and subsequently Minnesota, are described in this volume. The families settled in Goodhue County, Minnesota, and later in Blue Earth County, near Mankato, Minnesota.
Dates:
1982
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Old Main Cornerstone. Collection, 1869-1969.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSU Archives Collection 022
Abstract
The Old Main Cornerstone Box collection consists of items taken from the cornerstone box in Old Main on the lower campus of Mankato State Normal School during its construction in 1869. The time capsule includes newspapers, business cards from local businesses, photographs, and university course offering catalogs. Additional items were added to the cornerstone box in 1923 and 1969.
Dates:
1869-1969
Olsen-Svedjan, John and Family. Papers, 1908 - 1926
Collection — Half Hollinger box: 01
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1234
Abstract
This collection consists of items pertaining to John Olsen-Svedjan and his family, of Osakis, Minnesota. Letters written between family members make up the bulk of the collection. There are eleven letters written in Norwegian, along with the translations, in this collection. Two copies of the marriage certificate of John Olson and Mary Rodvold are included in the collection. A series of postcards to and from Mary Rodvold are also included in the collection. These postcards feature views of...
Dates:
1908 - 1926
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Olson, Carl G., 1904 - 1965. Papers, 1955 - 1957
Collection — Folder: 01
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1212
Abstract
This collection consists of the typescript of a speech titled “Leaders and Leadership” (undated) made by Carl G. Olson, and a photograph of him (also undated). The speech was given to a gathering of the Future Farmers of America organization. In it, Olson presents both good and bad examples of leadership, and also informs the club members of what is expected of them as community leaders.Olson was a member of the Minnesota State Legislature from 1955 – 1957, and a lifelong farmer...
Dates:
1955-1957
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Olson, Gladys Burnette, 1916-2016. Oral History Interview, 9 and 18 November 1989.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1401
Abstract
The Gladys Burnette Olson collection consists of an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Olson and Uchenna Okafor during the fall of 1989. Olson spent her career working as a high school teacher, journalist, and college professor at Mankato State College in Mankato, Minnesota. In the interview, Olson discussed the areas of change and continuity that she witnessed during her career. She focused on role of...
Dates:
1989-11-09; 1989-11-18
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
