Abstract The Stanley (Stan) Burkle collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Burkle and Kathryn Pflibsen during October 1986. In the interview, Burkle, a secondary mathematics instructor at Nashua Community High School in Nashua, Iowa, discussed his observations concerning the role of a classroom teacher during his twenty-four year career at Nashua.This oral history interview was conducted as a requirement for a course entitled...

Abstract The Raymond (Ray) M. Krause collection contains an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and a transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Betty Cords and Krause in the spring of 1975. In the interview, Krause discussed his career as a musician in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa. He explained how he learned to play musical instruments around eight or nine years old and his jobs working in the pit orchestra at the Grand Theater in Mankato, and managing a...

Abstract The Paul Olson collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Olson and Mike Rollefson during the autumn of 1984. In the interview, Olson, an educator with thirty years experience as both a teacher and a principal in Forest City, Iowa, discussed the uses of discipline within high school during his career. Furthermore, he noted changes that occurred within the family lives of students, society, and his philosophy concerning student...

Abstract The Dean Pilgrim collection consists of three audiocassettes and the transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Pilgrim and Jan Loft during the autumn of 1986. In the interview, Pilgrim, a junior/senior high school science and media teacher and librarian at Buffalo Center, Iowa between 1953 and 1986, discussed his career, relationship with the school’s administrators, students, and support staff. He concluded the interview with comments concerning trends in the media along...

Abstract The Patricia (Marie) Ann Shea collection contains two audiocassettes, CD duplicates of the audiocassettes and one transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Shea and John J. Hand during the fall of 1990. In the interview, Shea discussed her experiences as a secondary school teacher from 1948 through 1990. She recalled three major issues: the conflicts between sports and academics, the willingness of students to respond to teachers who set clear expectations, and the causes...