Abstract The Ilene Blume collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Blume and Carol Zeman during November 1985. In the interview, Blume, a home economics (life science) teacher at Janesville High School in Janesville, Minnesota from the early 1970s through 1985, discussed the school’s student body, administrators, teacher duties, problems with course curricula and staffing, job stress, and the behavior and morale of students and teachers...

Abstract The Wayne Eckart collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Eckart and Jeffery Gallup during the fall of 1987. Eckart began his career as a science teacher at Welcome, Minnesota (1967-1970). Following his experience at Welcome, Eckart completed a master's degree and was hired to teach at the Waldorf-Pemberton public school in 1972. In the interview, Eckart discussed the changes that occurred during his career. He mentioned changes in...