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| Titles |
Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Sid Rommel |
|---|---|
| Description |
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Sid Rommel served as a forester at Itasca Park. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: The general topic was his experiences as a forester at Itasca. Personal background; interest in forestry as a scout; his first acquaintance with the park in 1931; student at forestry station; southwest cabin; the Division of Forestry "encampment"; Earl Lange; Frank Pugh; deer; November storms and others; transfer out of Itasca; determining how to perpetuate pines in Itasca; forestry schools; John Dobie; exploring the park; Wegmann and other locals; Butlers; park visitors; Itasca vs. other areas of duty; park politics; duties at Itasca; maintaining the telephones; cleaning up after storms; the Division of Forestry and the Division of Parks; staffing the tower; general reflections. |
| Quantity |
1 hour sound cassette 14 pages transcript |
| Format |
Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements |
60 minutes length |
| Creation |
Interviewee: Rommel, Sidney Interviewer: Rieger, Amy K. Made in: Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States |
| Subjects |
Itasca State Park |
| Dates |
Creation: 08/31/1993 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| Identifiers |
OH 102 (Library Call Number) AV2003.42.17 (Accession Number) |
| More Info |
MNHS Library Catalog |
| Related Collections |
Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Itasca State Park Oral History Project' |
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