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Description
Mrs. Stenerson's experiences as a student included playing center on the girl's basketball team; she also speaks of chapel programs and the general campus appearance at this time. She describes her later connections with Moorhead State as owner and operator of the "College Club" and of the early 1940's when she was in charge of a rooming house for male student athletes and later for women students. Mrs. Stenerson discusses in some detail her task in establishing and operating the first college bookstore. She tells of the complexities involved with running the store in one small room with only student help. Later it was moved to the present location and she was given full time help. At the time she was learning the business procedures, she also had to contend with government GI accounts since many returning veterans were enrolled. Mrs. Stenerson describes the evolution of the bookstore from the early function, which was mainly selling texts, to its expansion into a larger and more varied operation.
Date of Interview
1984
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Length (Time)
27:02
Current Format
Mp3
ID Number
S2748
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
Stenerson, Ruby M. Johnson Solien, "Oral Interview of Ruby Stenerson" (1984). Oral Interviews. 232.
https://red.mnstate.edu/oral_interviews/232