Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Rollis Bishop

Titles: Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Rollis Bishop (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Rollis Bishop was owner and manager of Bishop's Department Store in Park Rapids. He grew up in Itasca Park area and was active on several park related activities. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Memories of the park in the 1920s and 1930s; early advisory board meetings; winter trail zoning controversy; improvements in park over the years; changes in the advisory board and DNR relationship over the time; relationship between the board (later Friends of Itasca) and politicians; changes in wildlife; relationship of the park to area businesses; comments on Bert's cabins; CCC camp buildings; forest rehabilitation; role of state park trail council; comments on current manager.

Dates

• 08/02/2000 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Bishop, Rollis
• interviewer: Thoma, Ben

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 102
• Accession Number: AV2003.40.1

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

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

Quantity: 1.5 hours sound cassette 6 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 15 minutes length

Subjects

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