Minnesota Environmental Issues Oral History Project: Interview with Matthew Woida

Titles: Minnesota Environmental Issues Oral History Project: Interview with Matthew Woida (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Woida is a farmer in the Sauk Centre area. He and his former wife, Gloria, were involved in the Minnesota powerline dispute of the 1970s. He continued to farm and actively opposed the establishment of other powerlines as well as hazardous waste sites in rural areas. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Changes in farming since powerline was installed; powerline related problems; involvement in other powerline disputes; success of powerline controversy in preventing the installation of other powerlines; people's involvement in protesting; hazardous waste issue; farm crisis; law enforcement and powerline dispute; being a farmer today; dump sites; state vs. private operation of hazardous waste sites; and worthiness of powerline fight. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: Woida was also interviewed for the Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project.

Dates

• 04/05/1988 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewer: Robertson, Margaret A.
• interviewee: Woida, Matthew

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 58
• Accession Number: AV1988.99.32

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

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

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 17 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 60 minutes length

Subjects

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