Sibley County (Minn.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Geschwind, Peter, 1852 - 1938. Papers, 1868 - 1922
Collection — Half hollinger box 01
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0132
Abstract
The Peter Geschwind collection consists of items pertaining to his work in the Sleepy Eye, Minnesota as well as some personal items. The collection contains The Charter of the City of Sleepy Eye with appended ordinances through 1907, manuscripts written by Geschwind about his views concerning the Ku Klux Klan and more specifically the Klan in southern Texas, and an undated photograph of Geschwind. Additionally, the collection contains numerous documents ranging from land deeds, to the will...
Dates:
1868-1922
Kroehler, Franklin P., 1897 - 1974. Papers, 1954-1975
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 0156
Abstract
This collection contains primarily the correspondence of Franklin P. Kroehler, a Minnesota State Senator from Sibley County. Also, the collection includes newspaper articles written by and about Kroehler, campaign material, photographs, and other miscellaneous papers. Some of the main topics covered are the 1959 debate over daylight savings time, tax issues, and the educational concerns of his constituents. The correspondence includes letters from important Minnesota politicians, including...
Dates:
1954-1975
Webster, Douglas L. 1935-2003. Oral History Interview, 23 January and 3 February 1991.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SMHC Collection 1439
Abstract
The Douglas L. Webster collection contains an audiocassette tape and transcription of an oral history interview conducted between Jeffrey L. Zust and Webster in early 1991. The primary purpose of the interview was to determine changes and continuity in the role of a School Board member from 1968 through 1991. At the time of the interview, Webster belonged to the Lafayette and Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (GFW) school boards.This oral history interview was conducted as a requirement...
Dates:
1991-01-23 and 1991-02-03