University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center

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The Human Performance collection consists of a variety of information produced by the Minnesota State University Human Performance Department and its predecessor departments. Included are documents concerning the men’s and women’s physical education programs, such as departmental correspondence and meeting minutes. The majority of this collection dates from the late 1970s and early 1980s. Items have been arranged by alphabetical order.

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The Macias collection consists of 2 audiocassette tapes and CD duplicates of the audiocassettes of an oral history interview conducted between Macias and Mark Fleming on February 9, 1979. In this interview, Macias recollects the roles and responsibilities of the teacher during the era 1945 to 1957, Mankato Teachers College during the 1950s, and the Mankato area after World War II.

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This collection consists of audio and transcripts of oral history interviews conducted in 2017 by Tom Zinselmeier as part of an internship with the University Archives.  He interviewed two (2) coaches and five (5) players who were a part of the Minnesota State University, Mankato football team.

Abstract The Richard B. Rezanka collection contains an audiocassette, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Rezanka and Susan M. Wrobleski during the fall of 1989. Rezanka worked as a teacher and coach in Pine River, Minnesota from 1951 until his retirement in 1981. In the interview, he recalled the areas of change and continuity for public school teachers. He focused on discipline, relations with the school board, coaching, the trials...

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...

Abstract The Mark Schuck collection consists of an audio recording, biographical form, and interview outline of an oral history interview conducted between Schuck and Mark Sheehy in June 2008. Schuck taught at Wilson Campus School from 1968-1977. In this interview, Schuck talks about being a student teacher at Wilson Campus School, the students he worked with and what he did after Wilson.This oral history interview was conducted as part of the Wilson Campus School Oral History Project...

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The University Athletics collection consists of materials produced by the Minnesota State University athletics programs and the university's predecessor institutions since 1925. Included are documents concerning the men's and women's athletics programs, and discussion over combining the two programs. The collection includes sports schedules, office correspondence, and official athletic organizational policies. The majority of this collection dates from the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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The University Photograph Collection consists of photographs taken on behalf of Minnesota State University, Mankato and its predecessor institutions. These photographs are pictures of students, faculty, buildings, sculptures on campus and the occasional regional location. Many of these photographs have been digitized, and can be found in ARCH: University Archives Digital Collections, https://arch.lib.mnsu.edu.