Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project: Interview with Carolyn Koudela

Titles: Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project: Interview with Carolyn Koudela (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Koudela was a farmer from Alexandria, Douglas County. She was president of SOC. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Initial involvement with powerline controversy. Background in community involvement. Learning about the powerline. SOC - history of; how it differs from other organizations; finding resources for information on line; communicating with cooperatives and CPA-UPA; membership; role as president. CURE. Working with the media. GASP - reason for; structure; organizing. Role of Governor Perpich. Impact of legal system on movement. Status of the line and opposition. General Accounting Office investigation. Impressions of working with state government. Tripp campaign. Women as visible spokespersons in controversy.

Dates

• 02/21/1979 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Koudela, Carolyn
• interviewer: Nelson, Edward P.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 25
• Accession Number: AV1988.180.22

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

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

Quantity: 2 hours sound cassette 23 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 90 minutes length

Subjects

Locations

• Name: Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States

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