-
Oral Interview of Vilgard Sorgen
Vilgard Sorgen
Mrs. Sorgen discusses her early life in China and the role she and her husband played in the establishment of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Moorhead in 1952.
-
Oral Interview of Ruby Stenerson
Ruby M. Johnson Solien Stenerson
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.
-
Oral Interview of Olin Storvick
Olin J. Storvick
Storvick discusses his experiences as a classical languages professor and departmental chairman at Concordia College since 1955.
-
Oral Interview of Hartvick Strand
Hartvick Strand
Mr. Stand began coaching 1947 at Elbow Lake and coached for 19 years at Moorhead High School. He discusses his coaching experiences.
-
Oral Interview of Ruth Swanson
Ruth Swanson
Ruth Swanson has worked at the harbor School for the Handicapped since its origin in 1956. She discusses its history and achievements.
-
Oral Interview of Justin Swenson
Justin Swenson
Mr. Swenson describes his career as a superintendent of public schools. He discusses attitudes toward education, special education, and changes in public schools over the years.
-
Oral Interview of P. Richard Szeitz
P. Richard Szeitz
Mr. Szeitz, born in Hungary, is professor and chair of the Art Department at Moorhead State University. He discusses his life in Hungary, his move to the United States, the Art Department at MSU, and art involvement locally.
-
Oral Interview of Margaret Tabbut
Margaret Fobes Tabbut
Mrs. Tabbut, born in 1918, describes her early life on a farm. She also discusses the changes in homemaking that are the result of technological development, working outside the home, and social and economic changes.
-
Oral Interview of H.B. Teichmann
H. B. Teichmann
Mr. Teichmann studied acting at the Academy of Theatre Arts in New York in the early 1900s. He discusses his long involvement in the theatre, including the Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre.
-
Oral Interview of Aubrey Thomas
Aubrey Thomas
Mr. Thomas describes his boyhood on the family farm, his grade school education in a one-room schoolhouse, and also discusses how machinery and economic conditions have changed over the past thirty years.
-
Oral Interview of Helen Thompson
Helen J. Thompson
Mrs. Thompson, born in 1919, discusses her experiences as homemaker and teacher.
-
Oral Interview of Roy Thoreson
Roy Thoreson
Mr. Thoreson describes the Lions Club since its organization in 1946. He was an early members and was active as a leader from 1960 to 1980.
-
Oral Interview of Harold Thornby
Harold Thornby
Dr. Thornby discusses the medical career of his father, H. V. Thornby, a physician in Barnesville, and later Moorhead during the early decades of the 20th century.
-
Oral Interview of Phyllis Thysell
Phyllis Thysell
Mrs. Thysell was instrumental in the development of the Red River Arts Center, which later became the Plains Art Museum. She discusses her involvement in various community arts groups.
-
Oral Interview of V. Duane Thysell
V. Duane Thysell
Dr. Thysell reminiscences about his 48 year career in medicine in Hawley and Moorhead between 1934 and 1981. He focuses on the activities of a rural medical practice, and how these changed over time.
-
Oral Interview of Shirley Tilton
Shirley Tilton
Mrs. Tilton was involved in the Fargo-Moorhead community Theatre from 1955 to 1960. She discusses the background, growth of, and support for the theatre.
This collection consists of oral interviews of prominent people from northwest Minnesota. Some of these interviews are a part of the Heritage Education Commission's Regional Oral History Project.
Printing is not supported at the primary Gallery Thumbnail page. Please first navigate to a specific Image before printing.
