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Oral history interview with A.A. Heckman

Titles: Oral history interview with A.A. Heckman (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Heckman came to St. Paul in 1931 as general secretary of the United Charities in St. Paul. During the 1930s he reorganized the Ramsey County Welfare Board, directed the federal Works Progress Administration and started a Family Economics Program. In 1952 Heckman became executive director of the Hill Family Foundation, which later became the Northwest Area Foundation. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Heckman discusses private and public welfare organizations in St. Paul in the 1930s; his association with Louis Hill and other Hill family members involved in the family foundation; Francis Butler, lawyer for Louis Hill; various projects supported by the foundation and the foundation's history. Also includes interviews with Irving Clark, Northwest Area Foundation board member.

Dates

  • 01/20/1982 - 05/10/1982 (Interviews conducted 1/20, 1/29, 2/5, 2/9, 2/12, 2/17, 3/5, 3/19, 3/24 and 5/10/1982.) (Creation)

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Identifiers

  • Library Call Number: OH 20
  • Accession Number: AV1996.2

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Quantity: 180 pages transcript

Format

  • Content Category: text

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