Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project: Interview with The Rev. Elmer Torborg

Titles: Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project: Interview with The Rev. Elmer Torborg (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Torborg was a Catholic priest and the director of the Office of Rural Life in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Office of Rural Life. Getting involved in powerline issue. Science court. Role in parish. Tesla - work of; relationship of powerline and Tesla's ideas. Alfred M. Hubbard and his work. Aalternative energy sources. Lack of government involvement in alternative energy sources. Working with state officials. Rural America meeting in D.C. Effects of controversy on people in the Sauk Centre area. Attitudes toward government. How controversy could have been avoided. Attitudes after the line is built. Day of prayer on capitol steps. Health and safety issues. Future energy needs and resources.

Dates

• 01/04/1978 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Torborg, Reverend Elmer
• interviewer: Nelson, Edward P.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 25
• Accession Number: AV1988.180.40

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

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

Quantity: 2 hours sound cassette 21 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 90 minutes length

Subjects

Locations

• Name: Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States

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