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Minnesota Historical Society Oral History Project: Interview with Thomas Ellig

Titles: Minnesota Historical Society Oral History Project: Interview with Thomas Ellig (Supplied title)

Description: SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Education, first positions with the Minnesota Historical Society, distinctions between the work of site and district managers, evolution of the Society’s historic sites programs throughout the state, work with the Society’s Indian Advisory Committee as it developed, issues involved in managing sites tied to American Indian history, relations between historic sites and other MHS programs, role of site managers in local communities throughout Minnesota, important MHS colleagues and community and state agency contacts throughout the state.BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Tom Ellig was born in northern Minnesota, grew up near Pine City, and came to work for the Minnesota Historical Society in 1968. He served in a variety of management positions, including as manager of the Split Rock and Lower Sioux Agency historic sites and as manager of the entire Southern Minnesota district that included numerous sites. He concluded his career as manager of community outreach and partnership for the MHS Historic Sites Division.

Dates

  • Exactly 11/19/2013 (Creation)
  • Exactly 11/19/2013 (Content)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Library Call Number: OH 82.19
  • Accession Number: AV 2015.14

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

Quantity: 1 compact disc 1 transcript 1 digital file

Format

  • Content Category: sound recordings
  • Content Category: text

Measurements

  • 01:18:38 running time

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Audio:

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