Interviewer
Michael Persellin
Description
This interview deals with Thomas McGrath’s involvement in the Communist Party.
Biography
Thomas McGrath was born in 1916 near Sheldon N.D. He grew up on a farm and earned his B.A. from the University of North Dakota and his M.A. from Louisiana State University. He taught at Colby College, Las Angeles State College, North Dakota State University and Minnesota State University. He was a renowned poet and screenwriter for documentaries. He died in 1990 in Minneapolis, M.N.
Date of Interview
8-8-1973
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Length (Time)
1:01:14
Original Format
Cassette tape
Current Format
mp3
Named Persons
William Langer, John Steinbeck, Cesar Chavez, W.H. Auden, Stephen Spender, William Z. Foster, Earl Browder, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Father Coughlin, Teddy Gleason, Pete Panto, Francisco Franco,
Professions
Professor, Rhodes Scholar, Farmer
Organizations
University of North Dakota, Communist Party, Industrial Workers of the World, North Dakota State University, Minnesota State College, Christian Front, Louisiana State University,
Places
Sheldon ( N.D.), Grand Forks (N.D.), North Dakota, Fargo (N.D.), Bismarck (N.D), New York (N.Y.), Los Angeles (Calif.), Spain, Aleutian Islands (Alaska), Amchitka (Alaska), Oxford (U.K.)
Keywords
Great Depression, Peace movements, Farming, Students, Spanish Civil War, World War II
ID Number
S233 230
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce these oral interviews must be obtained in writing from Minnesota State University Moorhead Archives.
Disciplines
English Language and Literature | Oral History
Recommended Citation
McGrath, Thomas, "Oral Interview of Thomas McGrath" (1973). Oral Interviews. 10.
https://red.mnstate.edu/oral_interviews/10