Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with William Snyder

Titles: Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era: Interview with William Snyder (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: William Snyder was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Van Wert, Ohio and participated in World War II and as a reserve in the Korean War. After his service he married, raised a family, and moved to Richfield, Minnesota. Snyder served as president of the Richfield Historical Society, on the Chamber of Commerce, and as a member of the Optimists and Visions organizations. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Moving to Richfield; a description of his first house; the sense of a neighborhood community; the diversity of Richfield; shopping locally and commercial centers; the entertainment and restaurant scene; involvement with the Optimists, Chamber of Commerce, and Visions; working for Central Mutual; the development of Richfield; working with the Traffic Commission; Richfield water quality; the advantages of living in Richfield; the current state of Richfield.

Dates

• 03/09/2007 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Snyder, William
• interviewer: Saylor, Thomas

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 114
• Accession Number: AV2008.27.24

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Richfield in the Postwar Era' <OH 114>

Quantity: 2 hours sound cassette 53 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 81 minutes length

Subjects

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