Titles: Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era (Supplied title)
Description: This project chronicles the lives of men and women who lived in the suburb of Richfield, Minnesota, following World War II. The interviews primarily deal with city and community leaders including former mayors, members of the Rotary Club, members of the Chamber of Commerce, city managers, members of the Richfield League of Women Voters, members of the state House of Representatives, and local business owners. Some of the subjects discussed include demographic and cultural changes in Richfield; Richfield's stages of commercial, residential, and industrial expansion; the city water system; the impact of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport; the public school system; tax increment projects; the idea of Richfield as a "bedroom community"; the sense of community; developing local parks and park spots; the postwar real estate market; impact of highway construction; lack of affordable housing; importance of religion; the New Ford Town housing project; and civic pride.
Dates
- 02/2007 - 10/2007 (Creation)
Interviews
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Shirley C. Boeser' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Sherman P. Booen' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Ralph Bruins' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Linda C. Burggraaff and Wayne S. Burggraaff' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Betty J. Carr' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Bill Davis' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Emily Day' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Bob Elsen' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Donald Elsen' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Eugene Elsen' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Richard Franzmeier' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Edwina Garcia' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with John Hamilton' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Marvin Iverson' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Loren L. Law' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Jeanette Lofstrom' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Vernon L. Luettinger' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Marian Maxson' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Lawrence Molsather' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Mary Reiter' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Wesley Scott' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Florence Simon' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with William Snyder' <OH 114>
- Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with Gertrude Ulrich' <OH 114>
Creation
- interviewee: Boeser, Shirley
- interviewee: Booen, Sherman
- interviewee: Bruins, Ralph
- interviewee: Burggraaff, Wayne
- interviewee: Burggraaff, Linda
- interviewee: Carr, Betty
- interviewee: Davis, Bill
- interviewee: Day, Emily
- interviewee: Elsen, Bob
- interviewee: Elsen, Donald
- interviewee: Elsen, Eugene
- interviewee: Franzmeier, Richard
- interviewee: Garcia, Edwina
- interviewee: Hamilton, John
- interviewee: Iverson, Marvin
- interviewee: Law, Loren L.
- interviewee: Lofstrom, Jeanette
- interviewee: Luettinger, Vernon
- interviewee: Maxson, Marian
- interviewee: Molsather, Lawrence
- interviewee: Reiter, Mary
- interviewee: Scott, Wesley
- interviewee: Simon, Florence
- interviewee: Ulrich, Gertrude
- interviewer: Saylor, Thomas
Identifiers
- Library Call Number: OH 114
- Accession Number: AV2008.27
Holding Type: Oral History - Project
Quantity:
1 project
45 hours sound cassette
760 pages transcript
Format
Subjects
- Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
- Boeser, Shirley
- Booen, Sherman
- Bruins, Ralph
- Burggraaff, Wayne
- Burggraaff, Linda
- Carr, Betty
- Davis, Bill
- Day, Emily
- Elsen, Bob
- Elsen, Donald
- Elsen, Eugene
- Franzmeier, Richard
- Garcia, Edwina
- Hamilton, John
- Iverson, Marvin
- Law, Loren L.
- Lofstrom, Jeanette
- Luettinger, Vernon
- Maxson, Marian
- Molsather, Lawrence
- Reiter, Mary
- Scott, Wesley
- Simon, Florence
- Ulrich, Gertrude
- Saylor, Thomas