Minnesota Environmental Issues Oral History Project: Interview with William Bryson

Titles: Minnesota Environmental Issues Oral History Project: Interview with William Bryson (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Bryson is a native of the Alden area and graduated from Alden High School in 1944. He has earned credits in natural history form Sacramento State College in California. He is a full-time farmer and an active conservationist, having served on various state and local soil and water conservation boards and having testified before the U.S. Senate on water issues. He also had been involved in 4-H projects and state conservation education committees. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Farming background. Wetland's lawsuit. Involvement with Sierra Club. Relationship between agricultural and environmental interests - water quality; effectiveness of soil and water conservation boards. Farming - soil erosion; groundwater quality. Protection of wetlands. Education and funding for environmental and agricultural issues - Reinvest in Minnesota; 4-H; Minnesota Council of Parks; The Nature Conservancy; Audubon. Major environmental concerns facing Minnesota.

Dates

• 02/29/1988 - 04/30/1988 (Audio interview conducted 2/29/1988 and video interview 4/30/1988.) (Creation)

Creation

• interviewer: Robertson, Margaret A.
• interviewee: Bryson, William

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 58
• Accession Number: AV1988.99.4
• Accession Number: AV1989.221.3

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

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

Quantity: 2 hours sound cassette 1 hour videocassette 24 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: moving images
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 70 minutes length (Audio interview)

Subjects

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