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SMHC 1445 Audio Pietan
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Subject
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--Art--College teachers--Education--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education, --Art--College teachers--Education--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education----
44.146458
-94.000564
--Google Maps
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Description
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The Norman Pietan collection consists of an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Pietan and Lee Chinghwa during the fall of 1987. Pietan worked as an art education professor at Mankato State College and University between 1965 and 1983. He had previous experiences working as an art teacher in a Maryland high school and as a faculty member at St. Cloud State and at Mills College in Oakland, California. In the interview, Pietan discussed his experiences as a professor of art education and the changes he witnessed during his career. Furthermore, he discussed his perceptions of Mankato and its inhabitants along with his understanding of the interactions between teachers, students, and community organizations.
This oral history interview was conducted as a requirement for the graduate level Educational Foundations course entitled History of Education in American Culture at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota.
More information about this collection is available on the collection guide, http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/fa/smhc/smhc1445.html.
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Date
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1987-10-09
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MDL Identifier
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msu00139
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Identifier
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MSUrepository:144641, mdl: msu00139, local: msu00139_SMHC_1445_DVD
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Title
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SMHC 1431 Audio Petersen
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Subject
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--College teachers--Education--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education, --College teachers--Education--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education----
44.146458
-94.000564
--Google Maps
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Description
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The Dwain F. Petersen collection contains an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Petersen and Francisca Beverly Epale during the fall of 1990. In the interview, Petersen discussed the changes that he observed while teaching in several rural communities and while serving as a professor and chairman of the Educational Foundations program at Mankato State University. The interview covers the period between 1955 and 1990.
This oral history interview was conducted as a requirement for the graduate level Educational Foundations course entitled History of Education in American Culture at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota.
More information about this collection is available on the collection guide, http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/fa/smhc/smhc1431.html.
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Date
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1990-10-17
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MDL Identifier
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msu00135
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Identifier
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MSUrepository:144620, mdl: msu00135, local: msu00135_SMHC_1431_DVD
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Title
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SMHC 1441 Audio Longwell-Wera
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Subject
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--College teachers--Education--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education, --College teachers--Education--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education----
44.146458
-94.000564
--Google Maps
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Description
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The Patricia A. Longwell-Wera collection consists of a transcript, an audiocassette tape, and a CD duplicate of the audiocassette of an interview conducted between Longwell-Wera and Traci Rae Parent during the spring of 1990. In the interview, Longwell-Wera discussed her twenty-five year career as a professor of foreign language at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota. Specifically, she focused upon the changing relationships between faculty and administration caused in part from the Vietnam War, the economy, and the public’s changing political proclivities.
This oral history interview was conducted as a requirement for the graduate level Educational Foundations course entitled History of Education in American Culture at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota.
More information about this collection is available on the collection guide, http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/fa/smhc/smhc1441.html.
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Date
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1990-04-26
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MDL Identifier
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msu00138
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Identifier
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MSUrepository:144638, mdl: msu00138, local: msu00138_SMHC_1441_DVD
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Title
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SMHC 260 Audio Schwartzkopf
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Subject
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--College teachers--Mankato State University--Minnesota State University, Mankato--Oral history--Education, --College teachers--Mankato State University--Minnesota State University, Mankato--Oral history--Education----
44.146231
-94.000398
--Google Maps
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Description
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Louis A. Schwartzkopf was born April 19, 1946 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in physics and the University of California, Berkley in 1974 with a doctoral degree in physics. He taught at Eastern Oregon State College before becoming a faculty member at Mankato State University in 1982. Schwartzkopf is married to Rebecca (Becky) Schwartzkopf and they have one daughter, Dorothy. He retired from Minnesota State University Mankato in 2010.
More information about this collection is available on the collection guide, http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/fa/smhc/smhc260.html.
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Date
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2017-06-06
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MDL Identifier
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msu00147
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Identifier
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MSUrepository:145528, mdl: msu00147, local: msu00147_SMHC_260_01_02
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Title
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SMHC 262 Audio Bernhagen
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Subject
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--College administrators--College teachers--Mankato State University--Minnesota State University, Mankato--Oral history--Education, --College administrators--College teachers--Mankato State University--Minnesota State University, Mankato--Oral history--Education----
44.147841
-94.000183
--Google Maps
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Description
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William R. Bernhagen was born September 11, 1940 in Appleton, Wisconsin. After graduating from high school he worked for a few years in the textile mills and joined the U.S. military for two years. He was the first in his family to go on to higher education and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor’s degree in geography in 1968, the University of Iowa with a master’s degree in planning in 1970, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1974 with a doctoral degree in environmental planning and resource management. Bernhagen came to Mankato State University as a development officer in 1987. He also taught courses in the Urban and Regional Studies Institute for a few years before he retired in 2005. Bernhagen is married to Christine (Solberg) Bernhagen in 1967 and they have two children, Grant and Nissa. In this interview, Bernhagen talks about his family, his education, and his career at Minnesota State University Mankato in University Advancement and as a faculty member in the Urban and Regional Studies Institute.
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Date
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2007-04-27
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MDL Identifier
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msu00155
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Identifier
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MSUrepository:145883, mdl: msu00155, local: msu00155_SMHC_262_01_02
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Title
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SMHC 1741 Audio Ready
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Subject
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--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Minnesota State University, Mankato--Oral history--College teachers--Education, --Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Minnesota State University, Mankato--Oral history--College teachers--Education----
44.146458
-94.000564
--Google Maps
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Description
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Sandra J. Ready was born November 23, 1945 in Miami Beach, Florida. She graduated from Saint Louis Park High School in Saint Louis Park, MN in 1963 and began her higher education studies at the University of Minnesota. She transferred to Mankato State College and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education and went on to teach high school English, speech, and journalism. She later completed a master’s degree in library media education, a specialist degree in curriculum and instruction, and a second bachelor’s degree from Mankato State University. Ready was a Mankato State University librarian and retired in 2002. Ready married Kirk Ready in July 1967 and they have two children, both Mankato State University alums.
More information about this collection is available on the collection guide, http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/fa/smhc/smhc1741.html.
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Date
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2006-11-07
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MDL Identifier
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msu00148
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Identifier
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MSUrepository:145539, mdl: msu00148, local: msu00148_SMHC_1741_01_DVD
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Title
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SMHC 1651 Audio Brown
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Subject
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--College teachers--Education--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education, --College teachers--Education--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education----
44.146412
-93.000479
--Google Maps
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Description
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The Arline Brown collection consists of one audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, a transcript, and a biographical form and interview outline of an oral history interview conducted between Brown and Phyllis M. Wisen on 1 November 1980. Brown was a faculty member at Mankato State University and taught Economics from 1957 to 1977. This interview deals with Brown’s perceptions of Mankato State University during the years she taught there including, but not limited to, issues concerning female faculty members and the growth of the Economics Department.
More information about this collection is available on the collection guide.http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/fa/smhc/smhc1651.html
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Date
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1980-11-01
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MDL Identifier
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msu00145
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Identifier
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MSUrepository:144689, mdl: msu00145, local: msu00145_SMHC_1651_DVD
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Title
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Audio – SMHC 261 Audio Wortman
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Subject
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--Choir (Musical group)--College teachers--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Music--Oral history--Education, --Choir (Musical group)--College teachers--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Music--Oral history--Education----
44.147841
-94.000183
--Google Maps
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Description
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The Allen L. Wortman collection consists of an oral history interview conducted between Wortman and Anne Stenzel in June 2017. In this interview, Wortman talks about his career, friends, and experiences at Mankato State University as a Music Department faculty member from 1966 through 1995. Also included in this collection is a biographical form, a photograph of Wortman, and a listing of his theatre performances.
This oral history interview was conducted as part of the Tell Your MSU Story Oral History Project conducted by the Southern Minnesota Historical Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Allen L. Wortman was born January 7, 1935 in Le Claire, Iowa. He attended Central College in Iowa for his bachelor’s degree where he majored in music and minored in German. He then attended the University of Northern Colorado for his masters and doctoral degrees in Music. In 1966, Wortman joined the faculty at Mankato State College and in 1969 he directed the Ellis Street Singers. From 1972 through 1976, Wortman served as the chair of the Music Department. Wortman directed many of the choral performances on campus before 1981, but this was when he became the director of the Concert Choir at Mankato State University. During his time at Mankato State University, Wortman was involved with 60 musicals, directed the Waseca Chorale, the Minnesota Valley Chorale, directed the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers, and held 40 music contests. In addition to being the director, he also acted in plays and operas on campus. In 1991, Wortman retired from directing the Concert Choir, but continued to direct the Ellis Street Singers until 1995, when he retired from Minnesota State Mankato. Since retirement, Wortman has continued to be active with the Music Department at Minnesota State Mankato. He directs two choirs in Tucson, Arizona, where he spends winters. Wortman also works with the music for the community theater.
This information was compiled by an interview with Wortman and by his folder in the University Advancement collection, MSU ARC 200. More information about this collection is available on the collection guide, http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/fa/smhc/smhc261.html.
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Date
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2017-06-06
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MDL Identifier
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msu00126
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Identifier
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MSUrepository:144536, mdl: msu00126, local: msu00126 _SMHC_261_01_02
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Title
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Wortman, Allen L., 1935-present. Oral History Interview and Collection, 2017.
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Subject
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--Choir (Musical group)--College teachers--Music--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education, --Choir (Musical group)--College teachers--Music--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education----
44.147841
-94.000183
--Google Maps
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Description
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The Allen L. Wortman collection consists of an oral history interview conducted between Wortman and Anne Stenzel in June 2017. In this interview, Wortman talks about his career, friends, and experiences at Mankato State University as a Music Department faculty member from 1966 through 1995. Also included in this collection is a biographical form, a photograph of Wortman, and a listing of his theatre performances.
This oral history interview was conducted as part of the Tell Your MSU Story Oral History Project conducted by the Southern Minnesota Historical Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Allen L. Wortman was born January 7, 1935 in Le Claire, Iowa. He attended Central College in Iowa for his bachelor’s degree where he majored in music and minored in German. He then attended the University of Northern Colorado for his masters and doctoral degrees in Music. In 1966, Wortman joined the faculty at Mankato State College and in 1969 he directed the Ellis Street Singers. From 1972 through 1976, Wortman served as the chair of the Music Department. Wortman directed many of the choral performances on campus before 1981, but this was when he became the director of the Concert Choir at Mankato State University. During his time at Mankato State University, Wortman was involved with 60 musicals, directed the Waseca Chorale, the Minnesota Valley Chorale, directed the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers, and held 40 music contests. In addition to being the director, he also acted in plays and operas on campus. In 1991, Wortman retired from directing the Concert Choir, but continued to direct the Ellis Street Singers until 1995, when he retired from Minnesota State Mankato. Since retirement, Wortman has continued to be active with the Music Department at Minnesota State Mankato. He directs two choirs in Tucson, Arizona, where he spends winters. Wortman also works with the music for the community theater.
This information was compiled by an interview with Wortman and by his folder in the University Advancement collection, MSU ARC 200.
More information about this collection is available on the collection guide, http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/fa/smhc/smhc261.html.
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Date
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2017-06-06
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MDL Identifier
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msu00126
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Identifier
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MSUrepository:144542, mdl: msu00126, local: msu00126_SMHC_261_01_03
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Title
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SMHC 265 Audio Preska
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Subject
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--College administrators--College presidents--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education, --College administrators--College presidents--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education----
44.146714
-94.000036
--Google Maps
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Description
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Margaret Robinson Preska served as president of Mankato State University from 1979 to 1992. She also served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Equal Opportunity Officer from 1975 to 1979.
Her tenure at Mankato State University included an increase in enrollment to 16,500 students, and the campus also saw considerable new construction, including the Ostrander-Student Bell Tower, Andreas Observatory, Wissink Center and the Memorial Library addition. She led efforts to fund three construction projects using private dollars raised by the University Foundation. The Wiecking Annex was the first privately funded building for state use (1983), followed by Pennington Hall (1986) and the Alumni and Foundation Building (1988-89). Preska also led the expansion of new programs and the establishment of a major development program among friends of the University.
Prior to joining then Mankato State University, Preska was academic dean, instructor and assistant at LaVerne College in LaVerne, California. She began her career as a kindergarten and high school history teacher in California. She later taught history and did research in Russia while serving as Scholar in Residence at Winona State University from 1993 to 1998. Preska was the founding campus chief executive officer of Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 1998 to 2000. She served as National President of Camp Fire Boys and Girls from 1985 to 1987 and was a member of the Board of Directors of Xcel Energy from 1980 until May 2010. Currently, she is a member of Women Directors and Officers in Public Utilities and on the boards of directors of SUNY Brockport Foundation and Milkweed Editions, a literary and educational publisher. She is affiliated with several organizations, including the Retired President’s Association of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the St. Paul/Minneapolis Committee on Foreign Relations, Rotary, Minnesota Women's Economic Roundtable, the American Historical Association, Blue Earth County Historical Society, Society of Distinguished Alumni of Pennsylvania State University and Horizon 100. Dr. Preska was appointed by the State University Board to be a Distinguished Service Professor in 1992 and was honored in 2009 with a Doctor of Humane Letters from the State University of New York Board of Regents.
Preska earned a bachelor’s degree at SUNY Brockport, where she graduated summa cum laude at the age of 19. She earned a master’s degree at The Pennsylvania State University, a doctoral degree at Claremont Graduate University and further studied at Manchester College of Oxford University.
Information pulled from https://www.mnsu.edu/reslife/housing/halls/about_margaret_Preska.html
More information about this collection is available on the collection guide, http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/fa/smhc/smhc265.html.
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Date
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2012-01-04
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MDL Identifier
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msu00127
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Identifier
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MSUrepository:144546, mdl: msu00127, local: msu00127_SMHC_265_01_02
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Title
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Audio - SMHC 1418 Audio Halvorson
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Subject
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--College teachers--Education--Mankato State Teachers College--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education, --College teachers--Education--Mankato State Teachers College--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education----
44.146412
-93.000479
--Google Maps
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Description
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The Veda Bernadine Halvorson collection contains an audiocassette tape, CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Halvorson and Neelu Kapur during the fall of 1990. Halvorson’s career as an educator spanned over forty years and took her from teaching in a rural school to working as a professor of art at Mankato State University. In the interview, Halvorson discussed the changes she has witnessed in education. She mentioned changing social mores and changes in the ways parents, students, and teachers interact.
This oral history interview was conducted as a requirement for the graduate level Educational Foundations course entitled History of Education in American Culture at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota.
More information about this collection is available on the collection guide, http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/fa/smhc/smhc1418.html.
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Date
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1990-11-02
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MDL Identifier
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msu00132
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Identifier
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MSUrepository:144588, mdl: msu00132, local: msu00132_SMHC_1418_DVD
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Title
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SMHC 1423 Audio Hess
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Subject
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--Administration--Education--College teachers--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education, --Administration--Education--College teachers--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education----
44.146458
-94.000564
--Google Maps
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Description
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The David N. Hess collection consists of an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Hess and Michelle Zeig during the spring of 1990. Hess worked as a professor of Educational Foundations at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota. In the interview, Hess discussed the changes that he believed had occurred in education and at the school between 1951 and 1990. He mentioned the student protests of the early 1970s, the faculty union, the institution’s change from being a state college to being a state university, and his opinions about the university’s administrators through the years.
This oral history interview was conducted as a requirement for the graduate level Educational Foundations course entitled History of Education in American Culture at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota.
More information about this collection is available on the collection guide, http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/fa/smhc/smhc1423.html.
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Date
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1990-05-14
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MDL Identifier
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msu00133
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Identifier
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MSUrepository:144591, mdl: msu00133, local: msu00133_SMHC_1423_DVD
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Title
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SMHC 1492 Audio Kline
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Subject
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--Education--College teachers--Mankato State Teachers College--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education, --Education--College teachers--Mankato State Teachers College--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education----
44.146412
-93.000479
--Google Maps
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Description
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The Geraldine Kline collection consists of an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Kline and Julie Wolner during the autumn of 1985. In the interview, Kline, a professor in the Department of Business Education at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota, discussed the changes that occurred within the instruction of business education between 1953 and 1985. Furthermore, Kline noted changes and continuities in the areas of instruction, personal goals, duties, rewards, frustrations, professional organizations, and community expectations. The interview concluded with Kline providing advice for beginning business education teachers.
This oral history interview was conducted as a requirement for a course entitled History of Education in American Culture at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota.
More information about this collection is available on the collection guide, http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/fa/smhc/smhc1492.html.
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Date
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1985-10-21
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MDL Identifier
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msu00143
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Identifier
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MSUrepository:144683, mdl: msu00143, local: msu00143_SMHC_1492_DVD
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Title
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SMHC 1448 Audio Janc
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Subject
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--College teachers--Education--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education, --College teachers--Education--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education----
44.146458
-94.000564
--Google Maps
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Description
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The Dr. John J. Janc collection consists of an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript for an oral history interview conducted between Janc and Tim Haen during the fall of 1987. Janc began his teaching career at Durand, Wisconsin in 1966. Following his experiences in the Durand school system, Janc traveled to France and eventually earned doctorate degrees in both France and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Janc became an assistant professor at Mankato State University in 1979 and by the time of the interview had been promoted to the position of associate professor. In the interview, Janc discussed his educational background, pedagogical changes in the teaching of foreign languages, and his experiences as a French teacher. While he mentioned his teaching duties at the secondary level, he focused mainly on his experiences at the university level.
This oral history interview was conducted as a requirement for the graduate level Educational Foundations course entitled History of Education in American Culture at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota.
More information about this collection is available on the collection guide, http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/fa/smhc/smhc1448.html.
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Date
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1987-11-13
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MDL Identifier
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msu00140
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Identifier
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MSUrepository:144654, mdl: msu00140, local: msu00140 _SMHC_DVD
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Title
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SMHC 1450 Audio Flinner
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Subject
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--Education--College teachers--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education, --Education--College teachers--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education----
44.146458
-94.000564
--Google Maps
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Description
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The Jack L. Flinner collection contains an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Flinner and Lance Lund during the fall of 1987. Flinner began his career as a physics professor at Wittenberg University (1957-1969). In 1969, he moved to Mankato, Minnesota and become a professor of physics at Mankato State College. According to Lund, Flinner noted “that the goals, objectives, duties, rewards, and frustrations have changed little during . . .” his career. However, Flinner believed that changes in the abilities of students and advances in technology altered the teaching methods available to professors. Furthermore, he touched upon Mankato State’s administration, organizations, professors and staff, along with the community of Mankato.
This oral history interview was conducted as a requirement for the graduate level Educational Foundations course entitled History of Education in American Culture at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota.
More information about this collection is available on the collection guide, http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/fa/smhc/smhc1450.html.
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Date
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1987-10-23
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MDL Identifier
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msu00141
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Identifier
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MSUrepository:144672, mdl: msu00141, local: msu00141_SMHC_1450_DVD
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Title
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SMHC 1495 Audio Kalakian
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Subject
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--College teachers--Education--Physical education--Oral history--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Education, --College teachers--Education--Physical education--Oral history--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Education----
44.146412
-93.000479
--Google Maps
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Description
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The Leonard Kalakian collection consists of an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Kalakian and Scott Fischer during the winter of 1985. Kalakian came to Mankato State College in 1965 to work as a professor of physical education. He began the interview by discussing his biographical information. Additionally, he talked about salaries, hiring procedures, unions and faculty unity, morale, grading, the availability of physical education jobs, women’s athletics, communication skills, and teacher prestige.
This oral history interview was conducted as a requirement for a course entitled Introduction to College Teaching at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota.
More information about this collection is available on the collection guide, http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/fa/smhc/smhc1495.html.
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Date
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1985-02-22
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MDL Identifier
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msu00144
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Identifier
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MSUrepository:144686, mdl: msu00144, local: msu00144_SMHC_1495_DVD
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Title
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SMHC 252 Audio Macias
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Subject
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--Mankato State Teachers College--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Athletics--Coaches (Athletics)--Oral history--Wrestling--Minnesota Vikings (Football team)--Sports and Recreation, --Mankato State Teachers College--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Athletics--Coaches (Athletics)--Oral history--Wrestling--Minnesota Vikings (Football team)--Sports and Recreation----
44.146458
-94.000564
--Google Maps
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Description
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The Macias collection consists of an audio DVD, a video DVD, and a biographical form for an oral history interview conducted between Macias, Paul Allen, and Daardi Sizemore in 2015. In this interview, Macias talks about his career at Minnesota State University as Wrestling Coach.
The oral history audio and video DVDs cover the same interview. The video DVD cuts off at the 35:00 minute mark and the audio DVD contains the entire interview.
This oral history interview was conducted as part of the Tell Your MSU Story Oral History Project conducted by the Southern Minnesota Historical Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
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Date
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2015
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MDL Identifier
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msu00160
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Identifier
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MSUrepository:153251, mdl: msu00160, local: msu00160_SMHC_252_01_02
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Title
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Alcorn, Wallace Arthur, 1930-. Oral History Interview, 1989. SMHC Manuscript Collection 1386.
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Subject
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Education--Mankato State University--Education--Oral history
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Description
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The Wallace Arthur Alcorn collection contains an audiocassette tape, CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Alcorn and James Davlantes during the fall of 1989. During Alcorn’s career, he worked as a teacher, pastor, author, private counselor, and active U.S. Army Chaplain. In the interview, Alcorn discussed his experiences as an educator. He noted the change in the attitudes of students concerning teachers’ knowledge, authority, and roles in various communities. Furthermore, he touched on the increased expectations of teachers and the increased social responsibilities of schools.
This oral history interview was conducted as a requirement for the graduate level Educational Foundations course entitled History of Education in American Culture at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota.
More information about this collection is available on the Collection Guide.
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Identifier
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MSUrepository:106088
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Title
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Bernhagen, William R., 1940-. Oral History Interview and Collection, 2007. SMHC Manuscript Collection 262.
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Subject
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College administrators--College teachers--Mankato State University--Minnesota State University, Mankato--Oral history--Education
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William R. Bernhagen was born September 11, 1940 in Appleton, Wisconsin. After graduating from high school he worked for a few years in the textile mills and joined the U.S. military for two years. He was the first in his family to go on to higher education and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor’s degree in geography in 1968, the University of Iowa with a master’s degree in planning in 1970, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1974 with a doctoral degree in environmental planning and resource management. Bernhagen came to Mankato State University as a development officer in 1987. He also taught courses in the Urban and Regional Studies Institute for a few years before he retired in 2005. Bernhagen is married to Christine (Solberg) Bernhagen in 1967 and they have two children, Grant and Nissa. In this interview, Bernhagen talks about his family, his education, and his career at Minnesota State University Mankato in University Advancement and as a faculty member in the Urban and Regional Studies Institute.
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MSUrepository:145880
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Flinner, Jack L., 1931-2012. Oral History Interview, 23 October and 23 November 1987. SMHC Manuscript Collection 1450.
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College teachers--Education--Mankato State College--Mankato State University--Oral history--Education
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The Jack L. Flinner collection contains an audiocassette tape, a CD duplicate of the audiocassette, and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Flinner and Lance Lund during the fall of 1987. Flinner began his career as a physics professor at Wittenberg University (1957-1969). In 1969, he moved to Mankato, Minnesota and become a professor of physics at Mankato State College. According to Lund, Flinner noted “that the goals, objectives, duties, rewards, and frustrations have changed little during . . .” his career. However, Flinner believed that changes in the abilities of students and advances in technology altered the teaching methods available to professors. Furthermore, he touched upon Mankato State’s administration, organizations, professors and staff, along with the community of Mankato.
This oral history interview was conducted as a requirement for the graduate level Educational Foundations course entitled History of Education in American Culture at Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota.
More information about this collection is available on the Collection Guide.
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MSUrepository:144668
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