Halvor Reiten oral history interview
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of an audio recording and a transcript of an interview with Halvor Reiten. The interview was conducted by Geoffrey Pope and Bob Bruce and took place in 1976. The recording has been digitized.
In the interview Halvor Reiten, a commercial fisherman on Lake Superior, described the sinking of his tug on January 4, 1924, off Port Wing, Wisconsin, and his own fight for life as he rowed across the lake to safety at Two Harbors, Minnesota. He also discussed the aftermath of this incident, including paying his creditors for the sunken boat.
Dates
- 1976
Creator
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
Halvor Reiten was a commercial fisherman on Lake Superior, he also built boats and later ran a boatyard in Bayfield, Wisconsin.
Extent
2.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Consists of an audio recording and a transcript of an interview with Halvor Reiten, a commercial fisherman on Lake Superior. The interview was conducted by Geoffrey Pope and Bob Bruce and took place in 1976.
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.
General
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
- Audiocassettes Subject Source: Local sources
- Audiotapes Subject Source: Local sources
- Commercial fishing industry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lake Superior Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oral history Subject Source: Local sources
- Oral history interviews Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Port Wing (Wis.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Shipwrecks Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tugboats Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Two Harbors (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Halvor Reiten oral history interview
- 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
