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In 1993, oral history intern Amy K. Rieger, working for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, did 27 interviews with people who had associations with Itasca State Park. She spoke with architects, directors, long and short time employees, including Civilian Conservation Corps workers, visitors, and people who lived near the park. Also included are sound recordings of two Itasca Park programs presented by Ben Thoma, "Walk Through Time" and "People of Itasca". In 1994, Ben Thoma, retired Itasca State Park Naturalist, interviewed an architect and people restoring buildings at the park. In 2000, he did a series of interviews with 17 other people associated with the park. |
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Interviewer: Rieger, Amy K. Interviewer: Lynne, Gladwin Interviewer: Miles, Ron Interviewer and interviewee: Thoma, Ben Interviewee: Barber, E. W. Interviewee: Bishop, Rollis Interviewee: Butler, Keith Interviewee: Cary, Alma Interviewee: Cary, Elon Interviewee: Colligan, Lyle Interviewee: Cressel, George Interviewee: Cunningham, Bev Interviewee: Cunningham, Joe Interviewee: Dick, Dorothy Interviewee: Drewes, Delbert Interviewee: Engel, Buena Interviewee: Engel, Ervin Interviewee: Erb, Tim Interviewee: Evenwoll, Dave Interviewee: Evenwoll, Pat Pfeifer Interviewee: Feil, David Interviewee: Felt, Ken Interviewee: Forbes, Viola Veit Interviewee: Gaehring, Leslie Interviewee: Harvey, Esther Interviewee: Heegard, Harley Interviewee: Hella, Udert W. (Udert W.) Interviewee: Higgins, Fred Interviewee: Hunt, Myrtie Interviewee: Imholte, Elaine Interviewee: Imholte, Jim Interviewee: Johnson, Carl Interviewee: Johnson, Dorothy Interviewee: Juntunen, John Interviewee: Katzenmeyer, Alvin Interviewee: Katzenmeyer, Dorothy Interviewee: Kontola, Waino Interviewee: Kurmis, Vilis Interviewee: Lamont, Jim Interviewee: Law, Reuben Interviewee: Lindgren, Carol Interviewee: Luschen, Lorraine Interviewee: Lynne, Gladwin Interviewee: Moberg, Dale Interviewee: Nelson, Charles W. (Charles Winfred) Interviewee: Nystuen, David W. Interviewee: Pfeifer, Bert Interviewee: Powers, Morgan Interviewee: Qualley, Lorraine Interviewee: Rapisarda, Steve Interviewee: Renner, Cal Interviewee: Rommel, Sidney Interviewee: Rutherford, Harold Interviewee: Sauer, Richard T. Interviewee: Schaefer, Erna Interviewee: Schaefer, Leo Interviewee: Schloss, Christian Interviewee: Schubert, Edward Interviewee: Smith, Elizabeth L. Interviewee: Smith, Floyd Interviewee: Smith, Reverend George Alvin Interviewee: Sperling, Harry Interviewee: Stillwell, Cleve Interviewee: Stillwell, Joyce Interviewee: Stillwell, Milo Interviewee: Thompson, Ardis Interviewee: Thompson, Marvel Interviewee: Veit, Hugh Interviewee: Veit, John Interviewee: Wallin, Roy Interviewee: Wethern, Frank Interviewee: Wethern, Veronica Interviewee: Wilson, Don |