Mari Trine papers
Content Description
The collection contains an oral history project conducted by Mari Trine in 2003 and 2006, in which she interviewed sixteen women living and working in rural Minnesota. The title of the project is "Oral Histories of Rural Minnesota: Women's Stories of Living on the Land." Included in this collection are oral history tapes, release forms, notes, research, and project descriptions, as well as transcripts for some of the interviews.
The collection also includes: correspondence related to Trine's grievance process after being denied tenure at the College of St. Scholastica; notes for a presentation by Trine to the St. Louis County Health and Human Services Conference about the lynchings of Isaac McGhie, Elmer Jackson and Elias Clayton; materials from Saint Mary's Duluth Clinic Behavioral Health Cultural Competence Training series, including a presentation by Trine for SMDC/Essentia Behavioral Health staff; and Duluth ephemera.
Dates
- 1999-2019
Creator
- Trine, Mari (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
Mari Trine (PhD, MSW), was born on March 22, 1964. Her professional career in Duluth has included working as an Instructor in the Department of History at the University of Minnesota Duluth, an Assistant Professor of History at the College of St. Scholastica, a social worker at PAVSA, and a LICSW (licensed independent clinical social worker). Her undergraduate college history courses had a focus on using primary sources and oral history methods in research. The courses included History of Civil Rights Movements: Recent America; Women in United States History I and II; African American History II.
Trine publicly came out as a lesbian at a Duluth City Council Hearing in August 2001, while she was employed at St. Scholastica. She was denied tenure in 2006, for reasons she alleged to be discriminatory.
Extent
1.04 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains an oral history project conducted by Mari Trine in 2003 and 2006, in which she interviewed sixteen women living and working in rural Minnesota. Also included is correspondence related to Trine's grievance process after being denied tenure at the College of St. Scholastica, presentations by Trine, and Duluth ephemera.
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.
- Agriculture Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Agriculture -- Minnesota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- College of St. Scholastica (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Country life Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dairy farms Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Family farms Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Farmers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lesbians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lynchings--Minnesota--Duluth--1920 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oral history Subject Source: Local sources
- Author
- S. Aue
- 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
