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1. Interview with Iver Anderson
- Creator:
- Anderson, Iver
- Date Created:
- 1999-08-19
- Description:
- Beginning in 1998, the City of Duluth (Minn.) Sister Cities Commission collaborated with the Iron Range Research Center to record a series of oral history interviews. Independent scholar Dr. JoAnn Hanson-Stone acted as the lead interviewer. The voluntary, self-selecting participants were second-generation Swedish Americans whose parents settled in northeast Minnesota in the early 1900s. The interviews were initiated to create supplementary material for a planned exhibit, "A Long Way Home: Swedish Immigrant Life in Duluth and Northeast Minnesota, 1890-1940."
- Contributing Institution:
- Iron Range Research Center
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
2. Interview with Amos Deinard
- Creator:
- Deinard, Amos; United States
- Date Created:
- 1978-12-10
- Description:
- Amos Deinard was raised near Lake Minnetonka and later resided in Minneapolis. He was a prominent Jewish figure in Minnesota. In 1933 he married his sister's close friend. Together they raised their son and daughter. Among the many positions he served he continued to improve the community by serving as member and chairman on the Fair Employment Practices Commission from 1947 to 1964. He considered himself a liberal in ""the true sense of the word."" SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Temple of Isr
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
3. Interview with Luis Fitch
- Creator:
- Fitch, Luis - Uno Hispanic Branding
- Date Created:
- 2010-10-11
- Description:
- Luis Fitch was born in Tijuana, Mexico. He grew up in California and Mexico, and moved to San Diego to attend New School of Architecture and San Diego City College where he found his calling in art. He would work as a freelancer and gained admission to the prestigious Art Center College of Design. Fitch continued his art career focusing on Latino arts and was truly inspired by his heritage. His talents allowed him to work in both the corporate and local communities. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family - childhood - attending Catholic schools - interest in art - mother's influence in his life - financial struggles - questioning the United States Mexico border or the tortilla wall" - bilingual (Spanish and English) - Latino culture - commercial and local art - Minnesota art - CreArte - internet's impact on Mexico - working for Fitch
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
4. Interview with George Galvin
- Creator:
- Galvin, George
- Date Created:
- 1975-07-16
- Description:
- George Galvin was born May 25, 1910, in El Paso, Texas. He spent his early years living in various places, and in March of 1920 he came to Minnesota. As a young man, Galvin pursued a boxing career. In his adult years he held a variety of jobs and was active in organizing unions and the Minnesota branch of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family history - boxing career - unions he helped to organize - LULAC - his store and bar - employment record - future hopes and advice for younger people.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
5. Interview with Lloyd Johnson
- Creator:
- Johnson, Lloyd
- Date Created:
- 1999-09-04
- Description:
- Beginning in 1998, the City of Duluth (Minn.) Sister Cities Commission collaborated with the Iron Range Research Center to record a series of oral history interviews. Independent scholar Dr. JoAnn Hanson-Stone acted as the lead interviewer. The voluntary, self-selecting participants were second-generation Swedish Americans whose parents settled in northeast Minnesota in the early 1900s. The interviews were initiated to create supplementary material for a planned exhibit, "A Long Way Home: Swedish Immigrant Life in Duluth and Northeast Minnesota, 1890-1940."
- Contributing Institution:
- Iron Range Research Center
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
6. Minnesota Year Book for 1851
- Creator:
- Le Duc, W.G.
- Date Created:
- 1851
- Description:
- Travel guide and miscellanea useful to recent immigrants to Minnesota.
- Contributing Institution:
- College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Books
7. Minnesota Year Book for 1852
- Creator:
- Le Duc, W.G.
- Date Created:
- 1852
- Description:
- Travel guide and miscellanea useful to recent immigrants to Minnesota.
- Contributing Institution:
- College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Books
8. Interview with Jesus J. Mercado
- Creator:
- Mercado, Jesus John
- Date Created:
- 1976-08-05
- Description:
- Jesus John Mercado was born in Spearville, Kansas, on Dec. 19, 1921. His family moved to St. Paul in 1935, and in 1941 he graduated from Mechanic Arts High School in St. Paul and won the middleweight championship of the city's Golden Gloves amateur boxing organization. He enlisted in the Marines in 1942 and served in the South Pacific. He won the Guadalcanal light-heavyweight Golden Gloves title, was wounded on the island of Guam and again at Iwo Jima, and was discharged in April of 1945. A month later he married Mary Salas and returned to St. Paul. He joined the St. Paul Police Department in 1948. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family history - schooling in Kansas and Minnesota - his service in the Marine Corps - and his career in the St. Paul Police Department. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: Supplementary papers on family history are in the Mexican-American Project file in the oral history office.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
9. Interview with Albert G. Minda
- Creator:
- Minda, Albert Greenberg
- Date Created:
- 1967-07 - 1967-11
- Description:
- Albert G. Minda was born July 30, 1895, in Holton, Kansas. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1918, did postgraduate work at the Universities of Chicago, Columbia and Minnesota, and was ordained rabbi at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati in 1919. He served as rabbi at Temple Beth El in South Bend, Indiana, from 1919 to 1922, when he became rabbi at Temple Israel in Minneapolis. He was granted an honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1947 by the Hebrew Union College. In 1963 he was appointed Rabbi Emeritus at Temple Israel. He died in 1977. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Personal history, including his education, early rabbinical duties in Indiana, marriage and writing - history and development of Temple Israel - the Jewish community in Minneapolis, Talmud Torah, Jewish charity and community services - anti-Semitism and the status of Jews in Minneapolis - duties of a rabbi - and his travels, lectures and participation in Jewish and inter-faith organizations. COMENTS ON INTERVIEW: MHS received the interview material in 1972 from Mrs. Nathan Berman of the Minneapolis Federation for Jewish Service.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
10. Norse-American Centennial souvenir booklet
- Creator:
- Norse-American Centennial Executive Committee
- Date Created:
- 1925
- Description:
- Commemoration of the first arrival in New York of Norwegian immigrants in 1825 and program of the Norse-American Centennial held on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in June 1925.
- Contributing Institution:
- Norwegian-American Historical Association
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Booklets
11. Interview with Edward P. Schwartz
- Creator:
- Schwartz, Edward P.
- Date Created:
- 1976-02-25
- Description:
- Edward P. Schwartz was born in Minneapolis in 1903. He was a newspaper reporter, weekly newspaper publisher and publicist, particularly for show business. He inherited and expanded his father's business (Schwartz Printing and Ad Art Advertising). Schwartz played a leadership role in the Variety Club of the Northwest and the Variety Club Heart Hospital. He was also involved with the fund drive for building Mount Sinai Hospital, with Temple Israel and with Democratic Farmer Labor politics. He was also a founder of the Henry Miller Society. Schwartz and his wife, Mae, were married in 1928, and they have one daughter. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family background - his working career - intermarriage - anti-Semitism in local business and city affairs - the 1930s Depression - Temple Israel - the Variety Club of the Northwest and the founding of the Variety Club Hospital - Mount Sinai Hospital - the 620 Club and other Minneapolis restaurants - DFL politics, Hubert Humphrey's early career - and the Henry Miller Society. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: Schwartz bar mitzvahed with Ernie Fliegel, who was also interviewed for this oral history project.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
12. Interview with Vishant Shah
- Creator:
- Shah, Vishant
- Date Created:
- 1997-04-03
- Description:
- Shah's parents came from India to the United States where he attended high school and college in Minnesota. He works as an institutional investment consultant. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family life - importance of education to family - cooperation within the Indian community in the Twin Cities - learning Indian languages - growing up in Minnesota - frequent trips to India - an appreciation for one's roots - memories of elementary school - value of hard work and intolerance of violence - family relationships - Jainism - involvement in the School of India for Languages and Culture - high school memories - outdoor activities - traveling abroad - high school and college experiences - tracing Gandhi's footsteps - race relations on campus and in the United States in general - realities in dealing with both American and Indian culture in the second generation.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
13. Interview with Naomi Silfversten and Ruth Silfversten Coppins
- Creator:
- Silfversten, Naomi; Coppins Silfversten Ruth
- Date Created:
- 1998-01-29
- Description:
- Beginning in 1998, the City of Duluth (Minn.) Sister Cities Commission collaborated with the Iron Range Research Center to record a series of oral history interviews. Independent scholar Dr. JoAnn Hanson-Stone acted as the lead interviewer. The voluntary, self-selecting participants were second-generation Swedish Americans whose parents settled in northeast Minnesota in the early 1900s. The interviews were initiated to create supplementary material for a planned exhibit, "A Long Way Home: Swedish Immigrant Life in Duluth and Northeast Minnesota, 1890-1940."
- Contributing Institution:
- Iron Range Research Center
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
14. Minnesota Year Book for 1853
- Date Created:
- 1853
- Description:
- Travel guide and miscellanea useful to recent immigrants to Minnesota.
- Contributing Institution:
- College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Books
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