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The Margaret C. Buck collection contains an oral history recording and transcript of an interview conducted by Gary Wheeler with Buck in the summer of 1979. In the interview, Buck recalled her work as a physical education teacher in the Minnesota towns of Plainview, Canby, and Chisholm during the 1940s. During her conversation, she explained the economic conditions, athletic conditions, and the role of teachers during World II.

Abstract The Viola Rose Holbrook collection contains 2 audiocassette tapes, CD duplicates of the audiocassettes, and a transcript of an interview conducted between Josephine Carpenter and Holbrook in 1979. In the interview, Holbrook discussed her recollections of growing up in Rapidan, Minnesota and the educational conditions of students and teachers in the years after World War II and her experience teaching at Mankato State University. When discussing education, Holbrook recalled being a student...

Abstract The Edward A. Keefe collection contains 2 audiocassettes, a CD duplicate of the audiocassettes, and a transcript of an interview conducted by Ronald M. Ginter with Keefe in the spring of 1979. In the interview, Keefe recalled his family's move from a farm into Owatonna and his teaching experiences in Magnolia, Little Falls, and Owatonna, Minnesota. Keefe discussed his teaching of industrial arts, social studies, and physical education along with athletics, discipline, economic conditions,...

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The Minnesota State University, Mankato Homecoming Oral History Interviews collection consists of digital oral histories and biographical forms of interviews conducted between University Archives staff and Minnesota State University students, staff, alumni and Mavericks fans.

This oral history interview project was conducted as part of the Tell Your MSU Story Oral History Project by the Southern Minnesota Historical Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Abstract The Howard M. Nelson collection contains an oral history interview and transcript of an interview conducted between Chuck Erickson and Nelson in the summer of 1979. In the interview, Nelson recalled his roles and responsibilities along with the economic and social expectations of teaching social studies at St. Peter High School during World War II. Besides educating high school students, Nelson taught the United States Navy's V-12 program at Gustavus Adolphus College. The V-12 course aimed...

Abstract The Registrar’s Office collection consists of a variety of information produced by Minnesota State University and its predecessor institutions since 1870. Included are documents concerning students who graduated from the institution, campus class schedules, application forms, office correspondence, student grades, and policies of the Registrar’s Office. The majority of this collection dates from 1870 through the early 1960s. Most documents post 1960 are primarily class schedules of weekend,...

Abstract The University Advancement collection consists of materials produced by several offices in the university and its predecessor institutions since 1939. University Advancement was created to promote public relations between the university and the public. Included are documents concerning fund raising, financial reports, biographical information about some of the faculty and staff, and communications to alumni. There are seven series in this collection: Alumni Relations, Marketing and...

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The Selma I. Yaeger collection contains an audiocassette recording, CD duplicates of the audiocassettes, and a transcript of an interview conducted at Yaeger's home in 1980. The interview deals with Yaeger's recollections of her roles and responsibilities while working as a rural schoolteacher during the 1920s. Patrice L. Johnson conducted the interview.