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Itasca State Park Oral History Project

Titles: Itasca State Park Oral History Project (Supplied title)

Description: In 1993, oral history intern Amy K. Rieger, working for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, did 27 interviews with people who had associations with Itasca State Park. She spoke with architects, directors, long and short time employees, including Civilian Conservation Corps workers, visitors, and people who lived near the park. Also included are sound recordings of two Itasca Park programs presented by Ben Thoma, "Walk Through Time" and "People of Itasca". In 1994, Ben Thoma, retired Itasca State Park Naturalist, interviewed an architect and people restoring buildings at the park. In 2000, he did a series of interviews with 17 other people associated with the park.

Dates

  • 06/23/1993 - 08/31/2000 (Creation)

Interviews

Creation

Identifiers

  • Library Call Number: OH 102
  • Accession Number: AV2003.40
  • Accession Number: AV2003.42

Holding Type: Oral History - Project

Quantity: 1 project 82.5 hours sound cassette 928 pages transcript

Format

  • Content Category: sound recordings
  • Content Category: text

Measurements

  • 3180 minutes length

Subjects

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