Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project: Interview with James Gelbman

Titles: Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project: Interview with James Gelbman (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Gelbman was the MPIRG coordinator at the University of Minnesota-Morris campus. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Background information on MPRIG. How MPRIG chooses issues to be involved in. When and why MPRIG became involved in powerline project controversy. Science court. Health and safety issues. Opposition groups - atmosphere at meetings; protest activities of opponents. Court proceedings. Role of law enforcement. MPRIG's position as to the cause of issue. MPRIG's other projects.

Dates

• 12/08/1977 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Gelbman, James
• interviewer: Nelson, Edward P.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 25
• Accession Number: AV1988.180.12

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project' <OH 25>

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 9 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 30 minutes length

Subjects

Locations

• Name: Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota, United States

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