Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Harry Sperling

Titles: Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Harry Sperling (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Harry Sperling was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) S-57, 2703 and was a heavy equipment operator. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: The general topic was his service in the CCC. Personal background; joining the CCC; the trip to camp; the physical; pre-CCC visits; initial impressions; food; the first day; clothes; CCC projects; leisure activities; religion; description of the camp; laundry; educational opportunities; worked according to the weather; accidents and illnesses; fire; going to town; drinking; making extra money; leaders and officers; camp characters; raw language; visitors; FDR "King"; homosexuals; exploring the park; the headwaters; older men; different camps; general reflections.

Dates

• 07/28/1993 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Sperling, Harry
• interviewer: Rieger, Amy K.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 102
• Accession Number: AV2003.42.22

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 36 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 120 minutes length

Subjects

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