Women in Business and the Professions oral history interviews
Scope and Contents
In 1979 historian Barbara Sommer interviewed nine Duluth, Minnesota area women who worked in business or the professions. The women discussed their reasons for entering the various professions they represent, including doctor, lawyer, arts administrator, library director, banker, small business owner and business employees. They also described their reasons for entering their field, their reactions to it, the reactions of colleagues and commented generally on the impact their careers have had on their families.
The collection consists of audiorecordings of the interviews and typed indexes to the topics covered in the recordings. The recordings have been digitized. Please see individual entries for each interview; titles include participants' names and the name of the project.
Participants and Interview Dates:
Vicki Lynn Larsen Andersen, May 1, 1979
Donna Creps, May 15, 1979
June Ellefson, April 16, 1979
Rita Hutchens, April 26, 1979
Nancy Joseph, April 23, 1979
Mary E. Mitchell, May 9, 1979
Pamela M. Rowe, May 30, 1979
Janet Schroeder, July 10, 1979
Shirley Swain, May 25, 1979
Dates
- 1979
Creator
- Women in Business and the Professions Oral History Project (Duluth, Minn.) (Organization)
- Anderson, , Vicki Lynn Larsen, , 1949- (Person)
- Creps, Donna, 1929 April-2011 August 25 (Person)
- Ellefson, June, 1913 June 08-1995 May 11 (Person)
- Hutchens, Rita, 1941- (Person)
- Joseph, Nancy, 1950- (Person)
- Mitchell, Mary, 1935- (Person)
- Rowe, Pamela M., 1946- (Person)
- Schroeder, Janet, 1934- (Person)
- Sommer, Barbara (Person)
- Swain, Shirley, 1937- (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
In 1979 the Northeast Minnesota Historical Center developed a project to do a series of oral history interviews with business and professional women from the Duluth, Minnesota area. The interviews were conducted by Barbara Sommer
Extent
18.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
In 1979 historian Barbara Sommer interviewed nine Duluth, Minnesota area women who worked in business or the professions. The women discussed their reasons for entering the various professions they represent, including doctor, lawyer, arts administrator, library director, banker, small business owner and business employees. They also described their reasons for entering their field, their reactions to it, the reactions of colleagues and commented generally on the impact their careers have had on their families. The collection consists of audiorecordings of the interviews and typed indexes to the topics covered in the recordings.
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.
Physical Description
18 audiocassettes
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.
- Audio Recordings Subject Source: Local sources
- Audiocassettes Subject Source: Local sources
- Audiotapes Subject Source: Local sources
- Business Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oral history interviews Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women in business Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women in medicine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women in the professions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Work Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Women in Business and the Professions oral history interviews
- 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
