Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: The Home Front in Western Minnesota: Interview with Ruth Storlie Rosten

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

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Ruth Storlie Rosten was born in Spring Grove, Minnesota in 1894. Her parents were native-born Americans who farmed in this small southern Minnesota community. Her husband died of cancer in 1939 leaving her with three sons. The two eldest sons entered service in 1939. Her youngest son was left to farm the family's 117 acres until he was able to purchase the farm. Ruth was retired at the time of the interview. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Farming during the Great Depression and war; repurchasing her farm; death of her husband; rural credit and how it works; farming with her 14-year old son; burden of being a service man's mother; problems with rationing; attending auxiliary meetings; farm organizations; scrap drive and bond sales.

Dates

• 08/15/1980 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Rosten, Ruth Storlie
• interviewer: Ripley, David

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 111
• Accession Number: AV2007.25.7

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: 1 hour sound cassettes 18 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 60 minutes length

Subjects

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