Rural schools
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Albright, Marjorie, 1920-2006. Oral History Interview, 15 May and 2 June 1990.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1408
Abstract
The Marjorie Albright collection consists of an audiocassette, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and a transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Albright and Sandi Glenn during the spring of 1990. Albright worked as an elementary school teacher from 1941 through 1983. In the interview, she discussed the areas of change and continuity that occurred during her teaching career. Her reminiscences pertain to her teaching experiences in four different rural communities....
Dates:
1990-05-15; 1990-06-02
Anderson, Leilah A. Oral History Interview, 11 and 18 November 1985.
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1511
Abstract
The Leilah Anderson collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Anderson and Carol Lindenfelser during November 1985. In the interview, Anderson, who began her career as a rural school teacher in 1946, discussed the changes that occurred between 1946 and 1985. Furthermore, Anderson talked about school consolidation, the evolution of curricula, and the areas of continuity during her years as an educator. This oral history...
Dates:
1985-11-11; 1985-11-18
Berg, Mary Marcella, 1931-. Oral History Interview, 23 and 24 November 1984.
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1509
Abstract
The Mary Berg collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Berg and Tom Kramer, her son-in-law, in November 1984. In the interview, Berg, who taught at a rural school that was located between Claremont and Owatonna, Minnesota, discussed her experiences as a teacher during 1950-51. Berg talked about her typical day teaching, school curriculum, discipline and behavior, administrators, and the social life of a rural school teacher. ...
Dates:
1984-11-23; 1984-11-24
Burns, Bert Earl, 1915 - 1997. Oral History Interview, 1979.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0199
Abstract
The Bert Earl Bums collection contains an oral history interview and transcript of an interview conducted by Boyd Boyum with Bums in Febmary 1979. In the interview, Bums recalled his experiences of becoming an educator and teaching public school in rural Kenosha County, Wisconsin during the 1930s.
Dates:
1979-02
Compart, Mabel E., 1911-1991. Oral History Interview, 4 November 1985.
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1503
Abstract
The Mabel Compart collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview between Compart and Cynthia Torkelson during November 1985. In the interview, Compart discussed her experiences as a rural school teacher that began around 1930. From the mid-1940s through the early-1980s, Compart worked as an elementary teacher and later as a middle school teacher in St. James, Minnesota. After retiring from her duties as a regular classroom teacher, Compart began...
Dates:
1985-11-04
Halvorson, Veda Bernadine, 1917-. Oral History Interview, 2 and 20 November 1990.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1418
Abstract
The Veda Bernadine Halvorson collection contains an audiocassette tape, CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Halvorson and Neelu Kapur during the fall of 1990. Halvorson’s career as an educator spanned over forty years and took her from teaching in a rural school to working as a professor of art at Mankato State University. In the interview, Halvorson discussed the changes she has witnessed in education. She mentioned changing...
Dates:
1990-11-02; 1990-11-20
Jacobson, Roy E., 1913-1998. Oral History Interview, 20 October 1984.
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1497
Abstract
The Roy Jacobson collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Jacobson and Anthony Boyer during October 1984. In the interview, Jacobson, a former school board member, discussed the expectation of community members towards teachers in one room schools in southwestern Minnesota during the 1940s and 1950s. He talked about hiring policies, the predominance of female teachers, and the various duties assigned to teachers.This...
Dates:
1984-10-20
Olson, Madge L., 1900-1996. Oral History Interview, 20 October and 1 December 1990.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1429
Abstract
The Madge L. Olson collection contains an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, a transcript, and an interpretive essay by Melody Kukk concerning her interview with Olson during October and December 1990. In the interview, Olson discussed her career as an elementary school teacher at rural and city schools and in public and private institutions between 1919 and 1988. Olson focused on the changes that have occurred during her years of experience. She discussed the...
Dates:
1990-10-20; 1990-12-01
Otto, Arvilla E., 1915-1999. Oral History Interview, 23 April and 3 May 1990.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1430
Abstract
The Arvilla E. Otto collection contains an audiocassette, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette and transcript of an interview conducted between Otto and Sandi Glenn during the spring of 1990. In the interview, Otto discussed her career as an elementary school teacher in both rural and public schools between 1935 and 1981. Otto focused on the changes that occurred during her years of teaching.This oral history interview was conducted as a requirement for the graduate level...
Dates:
1990-04-23; 1990-05-03
Schoen, John A., 1927-. Oral History Interview, 4 and 5 March 1987
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1460
Abstract
The Dr. John A. Schoen collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Schoen and Kelly Smith during March 1987. Schoen's career as a teacher, coach, and administrator began in 1955 at Ellsworth Public School in Ellsworth, Minnesota. Following his experiences as a teacher, coach, and athletic director at Ellsworth, Schoen began his administrative career. His first job as a school administer was in Echo, Minnesota. He then spent the...
Dates:
1987-03-04; 1987-04-05
