Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Harley Heegard

Titles: Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Harley Heegard (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Harley Heegard was born in North Dakota. He moved to Minnesota as a young child. He was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) S-57, Company 2703. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: The general topic was his experience as a member of the CCC. Personal background; boy scout in Itasca pageant; Wegmann's store; entry into the CCC in 1935; his first days at Itasca; Superintendent George Wilson; CCC projects; the "Negro Camp"; being a "leader"; practical joking; physical description of the camp; leisure activities; "educational opportunities"; fighting, fun and travel; deer in the park; park development; medical "experiments"; food - the "hungry eight"; CCC adventures; going home to visit; a typical day; colorful characters; reflecting on the CCC; communism; "best time of my life"; final thoughts.

Dates

• 07/12/1993 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Heegard, Harley
• interviewer: Rieger, Amy K.
• about: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.), Company 2703, Camp Lovelis Lake, State Forest Camp S-57

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 102
• Accession Number: AV2003.42.7

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Itasca State Park Oral History Project' <OH 102>

Quantity: 2 hours sound cassette 28 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 90 minutes length

Subjects

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