Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Edward Schubert

Titles: Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Edward Schubert (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Edward Schubert was born in Minnesota. He served in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) at Itasca State Park. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: General topic was his service with the CCC, (S-70, Company 1723). Personal background; initial contact with Itasca in 1919; headwaters development; Wegmann's; elk, buffalo and deer; effects of the Depression; joining the Civil Works Administration (CWA); joining the CCC; first day of camp; initial activities upon arrival; first day of work; practical joking; camp characters and names; exploring the park; contact between camps; "educational opportunities"; automobiles and going to town; description of the camp; other people in camp; food; general rules in camp; contact with local residents; camp pets; camp slang; development of Itasca; religious services; reveille and inspections; leaving the CCC; reflections on experiences.

Dates

• 07/21/1993 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Schubert, Edward
• interviewer: Rieger, Amy K.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 102
• Accession Number: AV2003.42.20

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 32 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 90 minutes length

Subjects

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