Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Alvin and Dorothy Katzenmeyer

Titles: Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Alvin and Dorothy Katzenmeyer (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Dorothy and Alvin Katzenmeyer were farmers in the area of Itasca State Park. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: The general topic was their experiences living and working in the area of the park. Personal background; logging in the park; roads and other changes; first contact with Itasca; forestry vs. parks; moving to the area; the early years; school; politics; Brower Inn; working in the park; park managers; post office duties; the University station; general reflections.

Dates

• 08/19/1993 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Katzenmeyer, Alvin
• interviewee: Katzenmeyer, Dorothy
• interviewer: Rieger, Amy K.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 102
• Accession Number: AV2003.42.11

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

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

Quantity: 3 hours sound cassette 84 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 180 minutes length

Subjects

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