Jon Cranney, Artistic Director at the Children's Theatre in Minneapolis, talks about their wide range of innovative productions with the theatre's Press Relations Manager Chris Hewitt.
Elizabeth Craig, professional speaker and author of Don't Slurp Your Soup, a basic guide to business etiquette, is interviewed by public relations consultant Pat Lindquist.
Sam Cooke, outdoors writer for the Duluth News Tribune and author of Up North, Quiet Magic and CampSights, is interviewed by Dave Carlson of Hennepin County Library.
This black and white, silent film documents the statue's unveiling on October 30, 1921. The bronze statue was a gift to our campus by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rubbert of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The statue was modeled after a Luther monument in Worms, Germany, and designed by German sculptor Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel. It was cast by the Flour City Ornamental Iron Company of Minneapolis. The statue is over 12 feet high, stands on a pedestal of St. Louis granite, and weighs over 40 tons. On the day of the unveiling, there were more than 3,000 people present. Myrtle Rubbert Buenger, daughter of the donors and daughter-in-law of Concordia's President Theodore Buenger, pulled the cord to unveil the statue. Since the unveiling in the original location at Luther Hall, the statue has moved twice and now resides near the entrance to campus at the Lutheran Memorial Center. The Martin Luther Statue is a significant campus landmark for Concordia University, Saint Paul. The statue has resided in v
This black and white, silent film shows various views of the Minnehaha Falls city park in the spring of 1928. Interspersed are placards quoting Longfellow's poem "The Song of Hiawatha." This film has beautiful shots of the falls during the spring thaw and of the park during the early years of its existence. Minnehaha Falls has been a destination spot on tours of the Twin Cities for new students at Concordia.
"A Day at Our Saint Paul Concordia" is a black and white, silent film that documents the lifestyle of a student at Concordia College, Saint Paul in the 1920s and 1930s. The film includes shots of the campus, dormitories, classroom instruction, a gymnasium class, a baseball game, and clips from a graduation ceremony. The film highlights many of Concordia's early professors: Martin A. H. Graebner (President), Herman Wollaeger, William Moenkemoeller, Ernest Lussky, Oswald Overn, Fred Wahlers, William Dobberfuhl, E. G. Richard Siebert, Paul Stor, and Oliver Harstad.
Author of "Icy Pleasnres," a historic expedition of pictures and stories depicting Minnesotans celebrating the infamous winter season, published by Afton Historical Society Press; interviewed outdoors in Como, Powderhorn & Rice Parks by Jennifer Eyrich of the St. Paul Festival & Heritage Foundation (Winter Carnival sponsors). Also: Excerpts of a presentation by Paul Larson about his book Minnesota Architect: The Life and Work of Clarence H. Johnston.
Edward Cleary, Attorney and author of "Beyond the Burning Cross: The First Amendment and the Landmark R.A.V. Case," a book about the St. Paul cross-burning incident, is interviewed by Attorney Tom Nelson.
Mille Lacs Ojibwe elder Naawigiizis (Jim Clark) is speaking Ojibwe, his first language, in an interview for a television documentary on the history and culture of Lake Superior Anishinaabe. He worked for Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis from 1953, in purchasing and into a warehouse firm distributing to hospitals. Mr. Clark states about the Spirit: I wonder if he will listen to us when we are speaking a different language, when we use the white man's language.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth Kathryn A. Martin Library, University Archives
Albert Churchill, ceremonial drum keeper, spiritual leader and Midewiwin member, Mille Lacs Ojibwe elder is speaking Ojibwe, his first language, in an interview for a television documentary on the history and culture of Lake Superior Anishinaabe. He states: I like our language; I like to sit and talk, and I like to sit and listen.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth Kathryn A. Martin Library, University Archives
Ray Christensen, Minnesota Gophers sportscaster, former WCCO Radio announcer, and author of Golden Memories, with baseball historian and author Stew Thornley, are interviewed by Dave Gade.
Thaly Chhour was displaced from her home village during the fighting that preceded the Khmer Rouge regime. She moved with her family to Phnom Penh City where they lived until 1975. She was 14 when the Khmer Rouge came to power. Her father and brothers died in 1976. Her sisters and mother survived, despite starvation and repeated illnesses, but were not better off in the refugee camps near the Thai-Cambodian border. After they arrived at Khao I Dang refugee camp, they were sponsored to come to the United States. Chhour describes her experience adapting to life in Minnesota.
No Limits For Women Artists... a project to support and encourage women in the arts; Betsy Damon hosts a discussion with artists Audrey Cenedella, Beth Grossman and Jane Loechler.
Founder and CEO of LeaderSource, an international leadership and coaching firm in Minneapolis, and author of Leadership From the Inside Out, a practical guide for personal and leadership transformation; interviewed by Dave Elmstrom, staff writer with Twin Cities Business Monthly. Also: Sarah Bell Haberman of Haberman and Associates talks about her role in the marketing and promotion of the book.
Senior Editor of the Ely Echo newspaper and author of "Born to Pull" (Pfeifer-Hamilton), a thorough and beautifully illustrated (by Gail de Marcken) book about the sport and the dogs that are used for sled dog racing and touring, with interesting insights and anecdotes from mushers, a 1999 Minnesota Book Award nomillee; interviewed by Stuart Osthoff, publ0isher of Boundary Waters Journal magazine and avid musher. Bob is also the author of Root Beer Lady and Tales from Jackpine Bob; he is shown mushing with some of Stu & Michelle Osthoff's sled dogs.
Susan Carlson, Minnesota's First Lady and Executive Editor of Minnesota Times and Tastes Cookbook, present and past recipes from the Governor's Mansion, is interviewed by Pat Lindquist with a cooking demonstration by Chef Kenneth Grogg.
Newsreel film dated 1931 includes scenes of downtown Glenwood businesses, business people, churches, and resorts, and the national tour of the 20 Millionth Ford automobile. The newsreel was commissioned by Henry Longaker of the Glenwood Theater to promote tourism to Lake Minnewaska. The film crew spent at least a week in Glenwood. This 13-minute reel is footage of particular interest to a local audience. It is a copy reel on 35 millimeter nitrate film without visible splicing.
