Oral Interview of Lenora Johnson

Name of Person Interviewed

Lenora Isaacson Johnson

Files

Description

In this interview, Lenora Johnson begins by talking about her childhood on her parent's farm near Stephen, Minnesota and her educational background. She tells why she decided to attend Moorhead Normal School and gives her impressions of the institution in 1919. She also talks about her classes, daily chapel assembly, extra curricular activities, and student social life. Mrs. Johnson discusses some of her instructors including Anna Swenson, Flora Frick, and Maude Hayes. Finally, she talks about the master's thesis she wrote on the history of Norman County.

Date of Interview

1983

Length (Time)

42:11

Current Format

Mp3

ID Number

S2735

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

Johnson, Lenora Isaacson, "Oral Interview of Lenora Johnson" (1983). Oral Interviews. 150.
https://red.mnstate.edu/oral_interviews/150