Oral Interview of Byron and Irene (Iverson) Ogren

Name of Person Interviewed

Byron Ogren
Irene Iverson Ogren

Interviewer

Timothy Madigan

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Description

This interview deals with the Ogrens' life on their farm in the 1930s and 1940s in the Red River Valley.

Date of Interview

3-9-1973

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Length (Time)

42:32

Original Format

Cassette tape

Current Format

mp3

Named Persons

Byron Ogren, Irene (Iverson) Ogren, Ole Lundin, P.J. Landins, William Langer, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Floyd B. Olson, Elmer Benson, Father Coughlin

Professions

Farmer, School Bus Driver

Organizations

Works Progress Administration, Civilian Conservation Corps, Moorhead State Teachers College, School District 79, Farmers Union, American Farm Bureau Federation, Democratic Farmer Labor Party

Places

Minnesota, Moorhead (Minn.), Sabin (Minn.), Sweden, Froid, (Mont.), Norway, Hillsboro (N. Dak.), Clay County (Minn.), Sisseton (S. Dak.), Canada

Keywords

Great Depression, Farming, Rural Electrification Act, Radios, World War II, Cattle

ID Number

S231 228

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce these oral interviews must be obtained in writing from Minnesota State University Moorhead Archives.

Disciplines

Agricultural and Resource Economics | Agriculture | Oral History | Political Science

Oral Interview of Byron and Irene (Iverson) Ogren

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