Minnesota Environmental Issues Oral History Project: Interview with Charles S. Kelly

Titles: Minnesota Environmental Issues Oral History Project: Interview with Charles S. Kelly (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Kelly was born in Hudson, Wisconsin, and was educated in Hudson schools. After attending River Falls Normal School, he completed his education at the University of Minnesota Law School in 1925. He first worked for the law firm of Fred Ingersoll in Saint Paul, which represented James J. Hill. He then joined Frank Hubachek & Son in Minneapolis, which later established the firm Hubachek, Kelly, Rausch & Kirby in Chicago. He retired from the firm in 1973. A long time activist in conservation issues, he was chairman of the Quetico Superior Committee and the International Quetico Superior Committee. Kelly died on June 13, 1987 in Evanston, Illinois. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: His background; involvement with Quetico Superior; Ernest Oberholtzer; fight against Edward Backus; Sigurd Olson; lobbying effort in Canada; Ontario Premier Leslie Frost; involvement of the Izaak Walton League; methods of obtaining monies for acquisitions; wilderness bill; and media response to Quetico Superior. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: Mr. Kelly was in ill health at the time of the interview.

Dates

• 09/24/1986 (Interviews conducted 9/24/1986 and 9/25/1986.) (Creation)

Creation

• interviewer: Robertson, Margaret A.
• interviewee: Kelly, Charles Scott

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 58
• Accession Number: AV1988.99.15

Notes

• Includes letter from Charles S. Kelly regarding interview answers after interview was completed.

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota Environmental Issues Oral History Project' <OH 58>

Quantity: 3 hours sound cassette 23 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 180 minutes length

Subjects

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