Abstract The Catherine Josephine Boothroyd collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Boothroyd and Lauren Willoughby during November 1985. In the interview, Boothroyd, a retired teacher, principal, and superintendent, discussed her experiences between 1926 and 1946. Boothroyd responded to the interviewer’s questions by correlating her experiences with education during the 1980s. Boothroyd believed that the job of teaching remained...

Abstract The John Arthur Chrest collection consists of an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Chrest and Jeffrey L. Zust during the winter of 1991. Chrest worked as an elementary school principal in the grade schools of Winthrop, Gibbon, and Brownton, Minnesota. In the interview, Chrest discussed the areas of change and continuity that occurred during his teaching career from 1955 to 1989. This oral...

Abstract The Curt Connaughty collection contains an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Connaughty and Wayne Eklund during the fall of 1988. Connaughty worked originally as an industrial arts teacher and then as a principal at Eden Prairie High School in Eden Prairie, Minnesota between 1955 and 1986 when he retired from public education to become a real estate agent. In the interview, Connaughty discussed the growth...

Abstract The Dwight W. Davis collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Davis and Michael Martin during the winter of 1987. Davis had worked as a coach, teacher, and administrator in the years preceding his employment as principal at Fairfax, Minnesota. In the interview, Davis mentioned his career experiences in the Minnesota towns of Long Prairie, Rush City, and Fairfax. Furthermore, he discussed various topics that affect schools and his...

Abstract The Earl T. Gramling collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript for an oral history interview conducted between Gramling and Ralph Brose during November 1985. Gramling, the Principal at Le Center, Minnesota and former teacher/principal in Alden, Minnesota, discussed his experiences in education between 1956 and 1985. In the interview, Gramling noted how his role changed because of evolving social mores. Furthermore, he spoke about the impact of organized labor, state...