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Description
In these interviews, Delsie Holmquist gives her impressions of Moorhead State in the 1930's and 1940's. She talks about the predominantly Scandinavian background of faculty members and students in the 1930's and her views on how this influenced the character of Moorhead State. She also discusses the Old Main fire, the economic depression, and how people coped with these potentially disastrous events. Moorhead State during World War II and the impact of the Air Force training detachment are also described. Instructors and administrators such as Byron Murray. Virginia Grantham, Georgina Lommen, Joseph Kise. Flora Frick, and Presidents Snarr and MacLean are mentioned. Other topics include the change to the liberal arts curriculum and problems encountered over the years by women faculty members.
Date of Interview
1983
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Length (Time)
01:19:04
Current Format
Mp3
ID Number
S2711
Notes
Interview conducted as part of the Heritage Education Committee's Oral History Project.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce these oral interviews must be obtained in writing from the Heritage Education Commission.
Disciplines
Oral History
Recommended Citation
Holmquist, Delsie, "Oral Interview of Delsie Holmquist" (1983). Oral Interviews. 140.
https://red.mnstate.edu/oral_interviews/140