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Roberts, Donovan L. Oral History Interview, 29 October and 19 November 1985.
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1481
Abstract
The Donovan Roberts collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Roberts and Paul Drexler during the autumn of 1985. In the interview, Roberts, a math teacher at Simley High School in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, discussed the areas of continuity and change during his career from 1954 through 1985. Roberts talked about discipline, extra duties, a decline in parental involvement, and the goals of both teachers and administrators to...
Dates:
1985-10-29; 1985-11-19
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Rogers, Mary Martin and Family. Papers, 1851 - 1954
Collection — Container: Box 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1332
Abstract
This collection consists mainly of copies of letters written to Lavina Wood from members of her family. Most of the letters came from Lavina Wood’s brothers and sisters, and date from 1851 to the early 1900s. The letters from 1901 to 1905, which were written by Mary Martin Rogers, Lavina’s sister, are original. The letters discuss everyday pioneer life, and contain information about other family members, problems with farming, and financial advice. They provide a good look at the lives of...
Dates:
1851-1954
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Ruh, Ashley R., 1989-. Oral History Interview and Collection, 2011
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1788
Abstract
The Ashley Ruh collection consists of an audio recording, biographical form, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Ruh and Zeara Alvarez in April 2011. Ruh attended Minnesota State University, Mankato from 2007-2011. In this interview, Ruh talks about coming to Minnesota State University, Mankato for the first time, her involvement in different activities, and her memories from campus.This oral history interview was conducted as part of the Tell Your MSU...
Dates:
2011
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Russ, Lynn, 1935-. Oral History Interview, 2008
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1805
Abstract
The Lynn Russ collection consists of an audio recording, biographical form, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Russ and Mark Sheehy in April 2008. Russ taught at Wilson Campus School from the 1960s through 1977. In this interview, Russ talks about sports at Wilson Campus School, the newly formed women's sports, what her daily life was like at Wilson and what she did after the school closed.This oral history interview was conducted as part of the Wilson...
Dates:
2008
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Saiki, George, 1919 - 2001. Papers, 1947 - 1974
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1208
Abstract
This collection consists of the transcript of an oral history interview of George Saiki, conducted in two sessions in September 1974 and February 1975, and related items. The interview was done as part of a Blue Earth County Historical Society oral history project involving wholesale and retail businesses in Mankato since 1900. In the interview, Saiki discusses his family life in California, his family’s life in Mankato during and after World War II, and his business, the International Chick...
Dates:
1947-1974
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Saiki, Sue, 1919 -. Oral History Interview, 1975.
Collection — Folder: 01
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1205
Abstract
This collection is the transcript of an oral history interview conducted with Sue Saiki in 1975. In this interview, Mrs. Saiki discusses her family’s origins, and her experiences in Mankato as a Japanese American during World War II. She speaks about the environment of hostility present during World War II, raising her children in her family’s culture, and life in Mankato after the war.
Dates:
1975
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Salem Congregational Church, Cambria, Minnesota. Records, 1855-1956
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1206
Abstract
This collection contains the records of the Salem (Welsh) Congregational Church, also known as the Butternut Valley Congregational Church. These records cover the history of the church, from its founding in 1855 until the dedication of the Cambria Federated Church in 1956, which the Salem Church had become a part of in 1942.The collection is made up of membership lists, financial records, subscription lists, meeting minutes, and a scrapbook made up of photographs, historical...
Dates:
1855-1956
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Salet's Department Store, Mankato, Minnesota. Collection, 1896-1973
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0118
Abstract
The Salet collection contains photographs and newspaper clippings of Salet family members and the Salet's Department Store in Mankato, Minnesota. Besides photos and clippings, items included are advertisements, three drawings of the original store, and awards received by Salet family members from the Jewish Home for the Aged of the Northwest and the Mankato Exchange Club. This collection pertains exclusively to the Mankato branch of Salet stores.
Dates:
1896-1973
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Salet's Department Store. Records and Photographs, 1930s - 1962
Collection — Hollinger box: 01
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0226
Abstract
The Salet collection is primarily composed of the financial records of Salet’s Department Store in Winona, Minnesota. This particular branch included three separate stores that collectively specialized in clothing, furnishings, dry goods, and floor coverings. Besides financial records, the collection contains inventories and merchandise purchasing plans for Salet’s in Winona, and photographs from Salet’s Department Store in Mankato. Though the collection spans from the 1930s to the 1960s,...
Dates:
1930-1962
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
Schaffler, T. R. Typescript, "Community Integration of the Lebanese in Mankato, Minnesota," 1958
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1275
Abstract
This collection consists of a typescript written by Dr. T. R. Schaffler, of Mankato, Minnesota. In the text, Schaffler discusses the integration of Lebanese Americans into the Mankato community. He traces the history of Lebanese Americans in that area from 1890 until about 1955. Schaffler discusses the problems that the Lebanese faced upon reaching Mankato and changes that took occurred from generation to generation in the United States.
Dates:
Publication: 1958
Found in:
Southern Minnesota Historical Center
