GORDON C. KRANTZ:
An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Krantz, Gordon C., creator. | |
| Title: | Gordon Christian Krantz papers. | |
| Dates: | 1943-2004. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | World War II-era letters, professional papers, and an unpublished autobiography of a psychologist and vocational rehabilitation specialist. | |
| Quantity: | 1.0 cubic feet (1 box). | |
| Location: | 123.E.5.9B: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Gordon Christian Krantz, son of Claus and Christine (Mickelson) Krantz, was born May 13, 1924, in Red Wing, Minnesota, and grew up there. In July 1943, he entered military service and became a Light Pontoon Engineer with the 537th Engineers Company. He served in France, Luxembourg, and Germany, and was demobilized in January 1946. He attended Bethel College and the University of Minnesota, graduating with degrees in psychology.
He worked as a psychologist and vocational rehabilitation specialist for the Minnesota Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (1950-1957), Opportunity Workshop, Inc. (1958-1962), Minneapolis Public Schools Rehabilitation Center (1962-1966), Cooperative School Rehabilitation Center (Glen Lake and Eden Prairie) (1966-1974), the University of Minnesota (1974-1980), and the Minnesota Department of Public Welfare (1980-1985). During his retirement he was associated with Lifease, Inc., a program that designed adaptive products for the elderly.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Gordon Christian Krantz Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 16,531
Processing Information:
Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Catalog ID number: 990073906880104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 123.E.5.9B | World War II letters, undated and February 1943-February 1946; March 27, 1995. 4 folders. | ||||||||||
| Correspondence from Krantz to his family detailing his experiences after induction into the army, including his training at Camp Howze (Texas), and Camp Gruber (Oklahoma); his arrival in France two months after D-Day; his work with as a light pontoon engineer with the 537th Engineers Company in France, Luxembourg and Germany; and includes correspondence to Krantz from family and friends. | |||||||||||
| World War II letters: Photocopies, 1943-1945. | |||||||||||
| Photocopies of most, but not all, of the above original letters, some with annotations by Krantz. | |||||||||||
| Professional papers: | |||||||||||
| Includes correspondence, presentations, speeches, and writings as a psychologist, vocational rehabilitation specialist, consultant, and researcher into mental retardation and rehabilitation issues. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous writings, undated and 1961-1984. | |||||||||||
| Legislation regarding proposed Council for Handicapped, 1970-1971. | |||||||||||
| General Aptitude Test Battery documents, 1953-1958. | |||||||||||
| Opportunity Workshop, Inc. (Minneapolis), 1959-1962. | |||||||||||
| Minneapolis Public Schools Rehabilitation Center, 1962-1966. 1 folder and 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Includes extensive report on an analysis of ninth grade special needs students in the Minneapolis Publis Schools (1963). | |||||||||||
| Cooperative School Rehabilitation Center (Glen Lake and Eden Prairie), 1966-1969. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Includes Study of Special Needs Programs of Joint Independenr School District 287 by the Special Needs Task Force (August 1974). | |||||||||||
| Cooperative School Rehabilitation Center (Glen Lake and Eden Prairie), 1970-1974. 4 folders and 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Includes report (August 1974) of the Special Needs Task Force Study of Special Needs Programs of Joint Independent School District 287. | |||||||||||
| University of Minnesota, 1975-1980. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Department of Public Welfare, 1980-1982. | |||||||||||
| Private consulting, 1975-1986. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Includes correspondence and reports of Krantz' local, national, and international consulting projects on vocational rehabilitation programs, and reports on the Pima County (Arizona) Special Services Cooperative and Eastern Montana College. | |||||||||||
| What Did You Do for a Living, Daddy?, 1999, 2004. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Earlier version of Krantz' 2009 published work of the same title. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Psychologists -- Minnesota.
- Soldiers.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Document Types:
- Autobiographies.
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