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Oral Interview of Ethel Evenson
Ethel Evenson
Ethel Evenson worked at Evenson's Grocery from 1912 to 1959. She discusses the store's history, her early experiences, and compares the grocery of 1915 to that of today. Marth Evenson also comments.
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Oral Interview of James Faye
James Faye
Mr. Faye entered the real estate business in 1953 at Amerland company. Now president of that company, he describes the history of real estate locally.
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Oral Interview of Robert Feder
Robert Feder
Lawyer Robert Feder discusses his hildhood and his Jewish religion.
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Oral Interview of Eva Felde
Eva Felde
Eva Felde begins by discussing her family and their Norwegian heritage. She lived off campus while attending Moorhead State and speaks of riding the street car to classes and the "cold lunch" room, which was a gathering place for commuting students. She mentions Euterpe, student teaching, and instructors she knew such as Maude Wenck, Agnes Kise, Flora Frick, and Jessie McKellar. She describes several of her classes including swimming, art, and tap dancing. Her later experiences as a teacher are also discussed.
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Oral Interview of Catherine Fossay
Catherine Edlund Fossay
Mrs. Fossay describes her years as a student at Moorhead State, particularly her experiences as a student teacher at the Model School on campus, and as a teacher in the affiliated rural school at Oak Mound. Included in her reminiscences are student activities and productions such as the pageant on the early history of Moorhead, living arrangements, transportation, contacts with students at Concordia and NDSU, recreational opportunities, and other students of the time.
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Oral Interview of Mark Foss
Mark Foss
Mr. Foss, administrator of Foss Associates and Architectural Engineering of Fargo-Moorhead, discusses the history of the company. He also highlights some new structural designs in buildings.
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Oral Interview of Ken Frolund
Ken J. Frolund
Mr. Frolund tells of his involvement in set building and administration for the Fargo-Moorhead Theatre and the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony.
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Oral Interview of Carolyn Gadberry
Carolyn Gadberry
Mrs. Gadberry describes her life experiences such as working and going to school full time, farming, truck driving and homemaking.
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Oral Interview of James Garrity
James Garrity
Garrity, a Clay County judge, discusses his law practice from the late 1940s to his election in the 170s and his experiences on the County Court.
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Oral Interview of Eddie Gasper
Eddie Gasper
Mr. Gasper, artistic director of the Red River Dance company of Fargo-Moorhead, discusses his youth, his involvement with dance, and his career in New York City.
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Oral Interview of Kathy Gasper
Kathy Gasper
Mrs. Gasper, executive director of the Red River Dance Company of Fargo-Moorhead, discusses her childhood, her dance career, and the Red River Dance Company.
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Oral Interview of Harriet Geib
Harriet Hagen Geib
This interview includes Mrs. Geib's detailed recollections of her grandfather, Moorhead State President Frank Weld, and the Weld home. She speaks of her kindergarten teacher at the Model School, Miss Durboraw, as well as other Model School teachers including Miss Ulrich and Miss Loudon. She discusses the classes and curriculum of the Model School, practice teachers, junior high programs, and pageants. Mrs. Gibb also mentions college faculty members that she knew through parents, the social events her family conducted for faculty, and close friends her mother maintained among the faculty including Maude Hayes, Blanche Loudon, and Flora Frick.
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Oral Interview of Mathias Geiger
Mathias Geiger
Pastor of the United Church of Christ in Moorhead, Reverend Mathias discusses his call to the ministry, along with his ministry work at his church.
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Oral Interview of Raymond Gesell
Raymond Gesell
The interview deals with Mr. Gesell’s life as a Minnesota State Legislator (1945-1949). He discusses many aspects of his political life including information relative to Old Age Assistance and appropriations for state colleges.
Mr. Gesell, a grandson of Randolph Probstfield, was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin on March 19, 1896, and came to the Red River Valley in 1916. He inherited the Probstfield Farm. He died on February 15, 1981.
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Oral Interview of Marion Gillespie
Marion Gillespie
Mrs. Gillespie joined the Altrusa Club as a chapter member. She discusses the club's background and fund raising activities.
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Oral Interview of Alden Gjerve
Alden R. Gjerve
Mr. Gjevre's interview concerns his practice of law in Moorhead since 1959, including some comments on his most memorable cases.
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Oral Interview of Barbara Glasrud
Barbara Glasrud
Mrs. Glasrud, history professor and director of the Art Department at Concordia College, discusses her role in education and art.
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Oral Interview of Clarence "Soc" Glasrud
Clarence "Soc" Glasrud
In these interviews Dr. Glasrud discusses his experience both as a student and as a faculty member at Moorhead State. He talks about student housing, social activities, and extra-curricular activities such as the debate team, The Mistic, athletics, dramatics, the Praecepter, and the mock League of Nations. He reminisces about some of his instructors including Joseph Kise, Sliv Nemzek, Flora Frick, and Dan Preston. He discusses candidly the presidential policies of Dr. Snarr and Dr. Knoblaunch, and their effect on the development of the college. Other subjects on which Dr. Glasrud discourses are the fire which destroyed Old Main, the development of the college from a normal school to a teache's college, and the four-year program of the early 1930s.
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Oral Interview of Clarence "Soc" Glasrud
Clarence "Soc" Glasrud
Glasrud, a professor of English at Moorhead State University for 30 years, gives his assessment of a number of regional and local literary figures, including Hamlin Garland, Sinclair Lewis, Willa Cather, Tom McGrath, and Garrison Keillor.
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Oral Interview of Clarence "Soc" Glasrud
Clarence "Soc" Glasrud
Dr. Glasrud discusses his involvement with the Moorhead Rotary Club over the past several decaded. He provides background into the history and functions of the Moorhead Rotary Club.
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Oral Interview of Max Goldberg
Max Goldberg
Mr. Goldberg describes his career as the president of the First National Bank of Moorhead, with emphasis on the period of the 1930s depression.
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.
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