Abstract The Stuart F. MacDonald collection contains 2 audiocassette tapes, CD duplicates of the audiocassettes, and a transcript of an interview conducted between Steve Johnson and MacDonald in June 1981. MacDonald taught in physical education in the Marshall High School from 1946 until retiring in 1981. In the interview, he recalled his family's history, his joumey into teaching, the growth of Marshall, Minnesota after 1946, the decline in school discipline, the tragic death of Merrill Olson, the...

Abstract The Wilson Campus School collection documents the history of the Mankato State College (now Minnesota State University, Mankato) laboratory school. Wilson was a K12 public school sponsored by the college in conjunction with Mankato District #77. In 1968 it changed from a traditional to a non-traditional format. This collection primarily documents the non-traditional experience at Wilson Campus School. There is also information about the school, alumni, and faculty following the close of the...