Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: The Home Front in Western Minnesota: Interview with Dina Bremness

Titles: Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: The Home Front in Western Minnesota: Interview with Dina Bremness (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Dina Bremness was born on a Bangor Township farm in Pope County in 1905. Her father's occupation included farming and operation of a livery stable and a music store. Dina was involved in a multitude of local, state, and national civic and medical organizations. She also participated in a national commission to advise hospitals on drug abuse. Her principal activity was serving as the Administrator and Director of Nursing for the Glenwood Hospital from 1932 to 1967. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Her work as the Administrator and Director of Nursing for the Glenwood Hospital during the war years and post-war years; the state of health care during war times; increase in interest in politics during war; community opinions, morals, and the black market; development of licensed practical nurses as a result of the nursing shortage; medical services, like technology during and after the war.

Dates

• 08/25/1980 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Bremness, Dina
• interviewer: Ripley, David

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 111
• Accession Number: AV2007.25.2

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: The Home Front in Western Minnesota' <OH 111>

Quantity: 2 hours sound cassettes 28 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 120 minutes length

Subjects

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