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Duluth Bicentennial Living History Project oral history recordings

 Collection
Identifier: S2358a

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of audiocassette recordings of four individuals discussing their lives and businesses in Duluth, Minnesota. The discussions were recorded in 1975.

Included are:

John Andresen, president of Arco Coffee Company, also known as Andresen-Ryan Coffee Company, a Duluth-based wholesale coffee company located at 14 E. Michigan Street. Mr. Andresen discusses the coffee industry in Duluth.

Larry Gaida, service station operator, Larry Gaida Service Station, Inc. located at 1007 London Road, Duluth. Mr. Gaida, who orginally came from Poland, discusses his start in the service station businesss and running his own business.

Margaret Gaylord, wife of Edward Gaylord, was the daughter of District Judge Henry James Grannis and the daughter-in-law of Duluth photographer Paul Gaylord. Mrs. Gaylord discusses her life, and events during her residence in Duluth. She was interviewed by Sister Noemi and Ethel Hedman.

Peter Olson was 91 years of age at the time of this interview by June Kimball. Mr. Olson worked as an architect and discusses his life as an architect and builder in Duluth.

Dates

  • 1975

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use:

Permission for public use of any of these recordings must be obtained from interviewees.

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Historical Note:

The Duluth Bicentennial Living History Project worked in conjuntion with the Duluth Bicentennial to promot U.S. Bicentennial activities for the city of Duluth, Minnesota.

Extent

5.00 Item

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The collection consists of audiocassette recordings of four individuals discussing their lives and businesses in Duluth, Minnesota. The discussions were recorded in 1975.

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

Related Materials:

NEMHC Archival Collections S2358 Duluth Bicentennial Commission records

General

This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library.

Title
Guide to the Duluth Bicentennial Living History Project oral history recordings
Author
Finding Aid Authors: Staff.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Collecting Area Details

Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area

Contact:
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526