Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Lorraine Qualley and Esther Harvey

Titles: Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Lorraine Qualley and Esther Harvey (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Lorraine Qualley and Esther Harvey both worked at Douglas Lodge in Itasca State Park. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Personal background; the early years living at Lake George; growing up in the area; contact with the park; pageants in 1932; father worked for Martin Dunn; Wegmann's; visiting the park; animals; first days working at the park (Esther is first); moving in 1955 from Forest Inn to Douglas Lodge; a "typical day" at Forest Inn; Ralph Welte and Mel Luschen; bakery duties; pay; Lorraine's first days at work; "typical" shifts; activities; the menu; kitchen facilities; the heat!; baked goods; remodeling; uniforms; Christmas in July; the arrival of the union; the bus to the lodge; utilizing the park; raccoons and other animals; general reflections.

Dates

• 09/14/1993 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Qualley, Lorraine
• interviewee: Harvey, Esther
• interviewer: Rieger, Amy K.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 102
• Accession Number: AV2003.42.16

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

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

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings

Measurements

• 60 minutes length

Subjects

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