University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center

Abstract The Theodore (Ted) Olson collection consists of two audiocassettes and a transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Olson and Mike Shay during the winter of 1987. During his thirty-seven year career in public education, Olson worked almost entirely in the New Ulm, Minnesota school system either a teacher, an assistant principal, a principal, or as a superintendent. In the interview, Olson discussed changes that occurred during his career, his observations about the New Ulm...

Abstract The Esther B. Stone collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript for an oral history interview conducted between Esther Stone and Colette Stone during the autumn of 1984. Esther Stone worked as an elementary teacher at a Catholic school in New Ulm, Minnesota between 1955 and 1968. In the interview, Stone discussed her role as an educator with large class enrollments. While she believed too many students made her job more difficult, Stone believed she fulfilled the needs of her...