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Oral history

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 251 Collections and/or Records:

Maiden, Cassandra L., 1952-. Oral History Interview and Collection, 1971-2003.

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1716
Abstract This collection consists of an audiocassette tape, CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Cassandra L. Maiden and Daardi Sizemore in October 2003. Maiden enlisted as a Unites States Army WAC during the end of the Vietnam War. She received training as a LPN and served in the medical division. Maiden discusses her training and experiences as a woman in the Army. She also discusses what life was like for a nurse at Fort Riley, Kansas...
Dates: 2004-10-07

Maschke, Betty Lieske, 1914-1995. Oral History Interview, 26 October and 23 November 1984.

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1489
Abstract The Betty Maschke collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Maschke and Ethel Beuch during the autumn of 1984. In the interview, Maschke, a former teacher, discussed her experiences learning about becoming a teacher during the 1930s. She noted the formal, semi-formal, and informal settings at Mankato State Teachers College in Mankato, Minnesota. Furthermore, Maschke talked about her social life and living standards while...
Dates: 1984-10-26; 1984-11-23

Mason, James, 1945-. Oral History Interview, 2003.

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1717
Abstract The Mason collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Mason and Grace Mlady in 2003. In this interview, Mason talks about his service in the 1st Marine Scout Dog Platoon in the United State Marine Corps. He talks about his service during the Vietnam War in the Danang region. Topics include being wounded, family members in the service, protests at home, service in the scout dog platoon, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), returning...
Dates: 2003-11-13

McCarthy, Jean J., 1929-2012. Oral History Interview, 28 October 1983.

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1491
Abstract The Jean McCarthy collection consists of an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between McCarthy and Norma McCarthy during the autumn of 1983. In the interview, Jean McCarthy, an Associate Professor of Physical Education at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota from 1962 through 1983, discussed the reorganization of Mankato State College in the early 1960s. He explained how and why the school shifted from...
Dates: 1983-10-28

McGowan, Rosalie E., 1918-2005. Oral History Interview, 19 and 22 November 1988.

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1400
Abstract The Rosalie E. McGowan collection consists of an audiocassette, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between McGowan and Wendy L. Pearson during the fall of 1988. McGowan worked as a teacher from 1957 to 1980. In the interview, McGowan discussed her experiences as a special education teacher at Union School and Lincoln Junior High School in Mankato, Minnesota. She focused on her life and career, students, administrators, parents,...
Dates: 1988-11-19; 1988-11-22

McLaughlin, Tom, 1947-. Oral History Interview and Collection, 1968 - 2003.

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1700
Abstract The Tom McLaughlin collection consists of two audiocassettes and a transcript of an oral history interview conducted between McLaughlin and Grace Mlady in 2003. McLaughlin served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. McLaughlin talks about the time he was wounded, a few daily memories of Vietnam and several descriptions of his patrols. He was discharged from the Marines with a rank of E-4.This oral history interview was conducted as part of the South Central...
Dates: 2003-03

McVay, Genevieve A. (Mrs. Leo McVay), 1908-1999. Oral History Interview, 16 November and 8 December 1985.

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1490
Abstract The Genevieve (Mrs. Leo) McVay collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an interview conducted between McVay and Michael McVay during the autumn of 1985. In the interview, Genevieve McVay, a school teacher at Waterville, Minnesota from 1928 through 1941, discussed her experiences as an educator and her remembrances of living in Waterville during the Great Depression. This oral history interview was conducted as a requirement for a course entitled History of...
Dates: 1985-11-16; 1985-12-08

Meisel, Patsy A., 1933-. Oral History Interview, 15 May 1990.

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1427
Abstract The Patsy A. Meisel collection consists of an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript for an oral history interview conducted between Meisel and Michelle L. Zeig during the spring of 1990. In the interview, Meisel, a professor of speech communication at Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota, discussed the changes that have occurred during her teaching career between 1965 and 1990. Meisel noted that the roles of administrators, faculty, and students...
Dates: 1990-05-15

Meskan, Larry. Oral History Interview, 11 and 17 November 1987

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1446
Abstract The Larry Meskan collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Meskan and Raymond Arsenault during the fall of 1987. At the time of the interview, Meskan was working as a secondary English teacher at Waterville-Elysian High School in Waterville, Minnesota. He had been at the school since 1954. In the interview, Meskan focused on the areas of change and continuity during his teaching career. For instance, he mentioned textbooks,...
Dates: 1987-11-11; 1987-11-17

Miller, Lloyd W., 1925-2000. Oral History Interview, 31 October and 21 November 1990.

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1428
Abstract The Lloyd W. Miller collection consists of an audiocassette, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Miller and James R. Hedberg during the fall of 1990. Miller taught social studies in the Minnetonka School District between 1956 and 1985. In the interview, he discussed the changes that have occurred in public education among administrators, counselors, students, and the community. Miller focused his attention on the 1950s, 1960s,...
Dates: 1990-10-31; 1990-11-21