LLOYD C. HACKL:

Lloyd C. Hackl was an author, F. Scott Fitzgerald scholar, and English instructor. Hackl was born in Duluth, Minnesota in 1936. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Minnesota. He served as an English instructor at Lakewood Community College (now Century College) in White Bear Lake, Minnesota from 1970 to 1997.

During his time at the college, Hackl instituted a literature course requirement, and helped develop and implement computer technology for the English Department. He also established the college's Writing Center, and started a writer-in-residence program, which featured prominent Minnesota authors and poets, including Bill Holm and Robert Bly.

Lloyd Hackl also frequently taught, wrote, and presented on author F. Scott Fitzgerald. This included leading tours on F. Scott Fitzgerald's life and times in St. Paul, and the publication of his book Still home to me: F. Scott Fitzgerald and Saint Paul (1996). Hackl's other publications included: The wooden-shoe people : an illustrated history of the first Swedish settlement in Minnesota (1986) and A history of Chisago County: 1851-2001 (2001).

Lloyd C. Hackl died at his winter home on November 21, 2009 in Peoria, Arizona.

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Use Restrictions:

Until 2031, quotation or publication of the collection beyond the fair use provisions of the copyright law requires the written permission of Cynthia Carlson-Paetznick.

Access Restrictions:

Due to copyright considerations, the audio files in this collection are not available online, but can be accessed upon request for use in the Gale Family Library reading room. Please consult reference staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Lloyd C. Hackl Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Location of Master Files:

Digital masters of audiocassettes and digital files are maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage servers and are managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 17,817; 17,830

Processing Information:

Processed by: Leif Kopietz, February 2023.

Digitization and encoding by April Rodriguez, October 24, 2022.

Digital audio transferred from the master audiocassettes by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes (October 2022).

Digitization was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.

Catalog ID number: 9989832940004294

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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:

Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.

Authors, American -- Minnesota -- Interviews.

Dramatists -- Interviews.

Persons:

Belville, Lance S., author.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940, author.

Fitzgerald, Zelda, 1900-1948.

Holm, Bill, 1943-2009, author.

Haupers, Clement, 1900-1982, author.

Milford, Nancy, author.

Jackson, Betty, author.

Jackson, Norris, author.

Organizations:

Adventure Publications (Firm : Cambridge, Minn.), publisher.

Document Types:

Audio recordings.

Color slides.

Digital photographs.

Interviews.

Manuscripts for publication.

Photographs.

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