Duluth Bicentennial Living History Project oral history recordings
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
- Duluth Bicentennial Living History Project (Duluth, Minn.) (Organization)
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.
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.
- Audiocassettes Subject Source: Local sources
- Bicentennial Celebration, U.S., 1976 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Business Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Businesses Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth (Minn.)--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth (Minn.)--Social life and customs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oral history Subject Source: Local sources
- Oral history interviews Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- 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
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
