Patrick Coleman, Minnesota Historical Society, interviews the former Governor and winner of the annual Kay Sexton literary award about his collecting, special collections and generous donations of books, as well as his love and support for Minnesota literature and reading.
Director of Regional Studies at Southwest State University in Marshall and author fifteen books on history and culture. Joe's 1997 publication is "Golf Beats Us All (And So We Love It)," a philosophical reflection on the pleasures and wisdom of the game that "cause so much pain, wastes so much time, and whose outcome is of utter insignificance" but remains intriguingly beloved to many; interviewed at Braemar Golf Course in Edina by Bill Brady, Executive Director of the Minnesota Library Association and weekend duffer.
In an oral history given on February 13, 1975, Ruth M. Alexander relates her family history, her experiences as a teacher, and dealing with rationing during World War II.
Sally Hilleboe Adelson, the first woman in the Fargo-Moorhead area to have her own television show, discusses her involvement with television talk shows. Most of her shows were community based shows. She also did talk shows geared to women in the home and consumer problems.
Mystery writer and author of the long-running "Carl Wilcox" mystery series, including The Ditched Blonde and Hatchet Job; interviewed by Bruce Southworth.
Part 1 of 2: Elderly residents of Pioneer Apartments in 1977. They discuss school memories from early 1900s including teachers, activities, and sports. They also discuss after school activities including their chores, outdoor games, winter sports, dances, picnics, and family life. Other topics include: boarding houses and boarders, the Pengilly Mine, and the Ojibwe families on Burntside Lake and Basswood Lake. Also discussed are the 1910 forest fire and the Vail Hotel fire. Part 2 of 2: Interview with former teacher Mrs. Evancho...? Teacher and principal at the 26-Zenith-Savoy location school which had two classrooms and two teachers. She taught grades 3-6. Mr. Burns, superintendent.
Highlights of a recent tribute to Minneapolis poet John Engman (1949-1996), sponsored by The Loft and Hungry Mind Bookstore, featuring readings of his work by Michael Dennis Browne, Barton Sutter, Phil Gallo, Jennifer Crosby, Jim Heynen, John Minczeski and other poets;plus excerpts from a video produced by Augsburg College professor John Mitchell. A book of Engman's poems, Temporary Help (Holy Cow! Press) is a 1999 Minnesota Book Award nominee.
