Erling Jonassen oral history interview
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of digital recordings of interviews of Erling Jonassen by Stephanie Hemphill conducted in November 2008, focusing on his World War II experiences. In addition to these recordings the collection includes a printed transcript of the interviews (9 pages), a digital copy and printed transcript (3 pages) of a Minnesota Public Radio program by Stephanie Hemphill featuring Erling Jonassen, and digital copies of photographs provided by Mr. Jonassen. Scanned copies of the print transcripts can be found on disc 5.
Dates
- 2008 November
Creator
- Jonassen, Erling Harold, 1919 May 5- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Biographical / Historical
Erling Harold Jonassen (b. May 5, 1919) was a soldier during World War II, serving in the Philippines from 1941-1944. After the Japanese invasion of the Philippines and the evacuation of the islands by General Douglas MacArthur, Jonassen, along with a handful of other American soldiers and civilians hid in the jungles of the Phillipines spying on the Japanese and fighting them as part of a little know insurgency.
Extent
5.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of digital recordings of interviews of Erling Jonassen by Stephanie Hemphill conducted in November 2008, focusing on his World War II experiences. In addition to these recordings the collection includes a printed transcript of the interviews (9 pages), a digital copy and printed transcript (3 pages) of a Minnesota Public Radio program by Stephanie Hemphill featuring Erling Jonassen, and digital copies of photographs provided by Mr. Jonassen.
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.
- Audio Recordings Subject Source: Local sources
- CDs (Compact discs) Subject Source: Local sources
- Families Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oral history Subject Source: Local sources
- Oral history interviews Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
- War stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War II Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Erling Jonassen oral history interview
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: M. David.
- 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
