MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. MINNESOTA'S GREATEST GENERATION PROJECT: SHARE YOUR STORY:
An Inventory of Its Project Files at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota's Greatest Generation Project: Share Your Story. | |
| Title: | Project Files. | |
| Dates: | 2005-2011. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Handwritten and typed stories or reminiscences submitted by, or on behalf of Greatest Generation members, by their family members, from the MNHS collections, and the MGG project team. Many folders include acknowledgment statements, submission and release forms, photographs, newspaper clippings, and project team correspondence. Arranged in alphabetical order by last name of subject, or the person who submitted the story. | |
| Quantity: | 1.5 cubic feet (2 boxes), 7 master audio files: WAV (1.75 GB), 4 user audio files: MP3 (0.07 GB), 5 master video files: MP4 (11.1 GB), 5 user video files: MP4 (10.5 GB), and 1 PDF (0.04 GB). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota's Greatest Generation Project: Share Your Story. Project Files. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: MHS2025-23
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 9989888640204294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Internet | MGG Story. 1 PDF. | ||||||||||
| Digital content submitted by, or on behalf of Greatest Generation members, by their family members, from the MNHS collections, and the MGG project team. | |||||||||||
| MGG Story List. | |||||||||||
| 100.A.7.4F | Project files, 2005-2011: | ||||||||||
| Include digital content, and handwritten and typed stories or reminiscences submitted by, or on behalf of Greatest Generation members, by their family members, from the MNHS collections, and the MGG project team. Many folders include acknowledgment statements, submission and release forms, photographs, newspaper clippings, and project team correspondence. Arranged in alphabetical order by last name of subject, or the person who submitted the story. | |||||||||||
| Allen, Alden. | |||||||||||
| Allen, Karina. | |||||||||||
| Anderson, Theresa. | |||||||||||
| Baird, John. | |||||||||||
| Baldy, George A. | |||||||||||
| Bardon, Howard. | |||||||||||
| Becker, James M. | |||||||||||
| Berndt, Gertrudee. | |||||||||||
| Bilodeau, Winn. | |||||||||||
| Blanco, Monica. | |||||||||||
| Brazil, Vernal and family. | |||||||||||
| Breton, Mary Joy Dean. | |||||||||||
| Bruchman, Royal and Doris. | |||||||||||
| Bunker, Phyllis. | |||||||||||
| Carlson, Col. Donald Delton. | |||||||||||
| Carr, Robert T. | |||||||||||
| Christensen, Ray. | |||||||||||
| Claypool, Mary Catherine Everett (Katie). | |||||||||||
| Costanzi, Marianne. | |||||||||||
| Cousins, Daniel T.. | |||||||||||
| Crackel, Warren R. | |||||||||||
| Dahl, Otto. | |||||||||||
| Deering, Peggy. | |||||||||||
| Dennis, Portia Cassidy. | |||||||||||
| Dorff, Jr., Henry. | |||||||||||
| Dunn, Ed. | |||||||||||
| Eckholm, Dick. | |||||||||||
| Emory, Don (American Legion Post No. 8). | |||||||||||
| The DVD of his oral history was digitized by MNHS digitization staff. | |||||||||||
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| Erickson, Eric A. | |||||||||||
| Erickson, Maxine J. | |||||||||||
| Erler, Arthur. | |||||||||||
| Estness, Borghild. | |||||||||||
| Falkum, Violet. | |||||||||||
| Ferguson, Robert B. | |||||||||||
| Flogstad, Elaine. | |||||||||||
| Forest, Nola. | |||||||||||
| Fredine, Faye. | |||||||||||
| Fritz, Kenneth L. | |||||||||||
| Gerling, Joyce W. (Mr.). | |||||||||||
| Gersey, Elizabeth (B.J.). | |||||||||||
| Gilmore, David. | |||||||||||
| Goligowski family. | |||||||||||
| Grawert, Roger. | |||||||||||
| Greenman, John. | |||||||||||
| Greenstein, Joe (“Pumpkin Joe”). | |||||||||||
| Hale, Ruth Feser. | |||||||||||
| Hallbrooks, Beverly Joan (Erickson). | |||||||||||
| Hansen, Robert G. | |||||||||||
| Harm, Gary. | |||||||||||
| Harris, Maxine Ruth Stussy. | |||||||||||
| Haugen, Gwendolyn Prestemon. | |||||||||||
| Hazzard, Archie White. | |||||||||||
| Heikkinen, Ramona and Wallace. | |||||||||||
| Henningfield, Vivian. | |||||||||||
| Herder, Jr., Harry. | |||||||||||
| Includes paper copies of oral histories conducted by Mr. Herder. The DVD of his oral histories was digitized by MNHS digitization staff. | |||||||||||
| March 9, 2007. | |||||||||||
Digital audio
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| March 15, 2007. | |||||||||||
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| Hermes, Leo (American Legion Post No. 8). | |||||||||||
| The DVD of his oral history was digitized by MNHS digitization staff. | |||||||||||
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Digital video
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| Hinrichs, Jr., August H. | |||||||||||
| Hirte-Grams, Helen. | |||||||||||
| Hollerbach, Joseph. | |||||||||||
| Humphrey, James R. | |||||||||||
| Japs, Cliff and Mary. | |||||||||||
| Jasmer, Joann Malfeo. | |||||||||||
| Javorina, Amelia. | |||||||||||
| Jeffrey, Helen. | |||||||||||
| Johnson, Arthur, Burton, Charles, G. Robert, J. Arnold, and James (brothers). | |||||||||||
| Johnson, Dwight. | |||||||||||
| Johnson, Emil A. | |||||||||||
| Johnson, Marion. | |||||||||||
| Johnson, Miles. | |||||||||||
| Johnson, Orion. | |||||||||||
| Jones, Charles L. | |||||||||||
| Jostad, Glen. | |||||||||||
| Kallstrom, Russell. | |||||||||||
| Klick, Dorothy. | |||||||||||
| Klobe, Arthur. | |||||||||||
| Knudson, Clint (tank gunner, Omaha Beach). | |||||||||||
| March 30, 2011. The DVD of his oral history was digitized by MNHS digitization staff. | |||||||||||
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| Kohns, Donald P. | |||||||||||
| Kramer, Violet Trumble. | |||||||||||
| Larson, Roland Sigward. | |||||||||||
| Laudon, Robert Tallant. | |||||||||||
| Lehmann, Robert F. | |||||||||||
| Linell, Paul E. | |||||||||||
| Lundquist, John W. | |||||||||||
| Lynch, Dorothy Munson McNally. | |||||||||||
| Madison, Elmer. | |||||||||||
| Maher, Bill. | |||||||||||
| Mainquist, Linda. | |||||||||||
| Malecha, Leo. | |||||||||||
| Mann, Betty Soutar. | |||||||||||
| McCrady, Norb. | |||||||||||
| McDonald, Frank J. | |||||||||||
| Pearlie, McKeogh. | |||||||||||
| McKewin, Robert Williams and Kimble, Lynette McKewin. | |||||||||||
| Michel, Catherine Fitzpatrick. | |||||||||||
| Millwood, Sylvan. | |||||||||||
| Morrison, Angus T. | |||||||||||
| Moylan, J. Dudley. | |||||||||||
| Nehring, Doris. | |||||||||||
| Nelson, Dorothy J. | |||||||||||
| Nelson, Edwin J. | |||||||||||
| Neumann, Marietta. | |||||||||||
| Nordlie, Donald. | |||||||||||
| Olson, Donald. | |||||||||||
| Parker, Vincent. | |||||||||||
| Pearson, Charles M. | |||||||||||
| Pejsa, Arthur and Jane. | |||||||||||
| 100.A.7.5B | Phillips, John R. | ||||||||||
| Plante, Edward J. | |||||||||||
| Prozinski, Raymond J. | |||||||||||
| Purrier, Helle. | |||||||||||
| Rask, Peter Selmer. | |||||||||||
| Rattunde, Jack. | |||||||||||
| Reader, Mark A. | |||||||||||
| Reinartz, Doris. | |||||||||||
| Renner, Raymond Melford. | |||||||||||
| Richardson, Helen. | |||||||||||
| Roos, Dorothy. | |||||||||||
| Rowberg, Brynhild. | |||||||||||
| Rowberg, Sr., Philip W. | |||||||||||
| Rupp, Robert. | |||||||||||
| Sahr, Roger T. | |||||||||||
| Schaub, Lawrence. | |||||||||||
| Seguin, Charlotte Banik. | |||||||||||
| Seifert, Frances. | |||||||||||
| Severe, Margaret. | |||||||||||
| Sherman, Laura. | |||||||||||
| Sigford, Marshall K. | |||||||||||
| Sinell, Gloria Huffman. | |||||||||||
| Skjegstad, Kenneth. | |||||||||||
| Smiley, Saul C. | |||||||||||
| Smith, June Smeck. | |||||||||||
| Smith, Robert Hermes, (American Legion Post No. 8). | |||||||||||
| The DVD of his oral history was digitized by MNHS digitization staff. | |||||||||||
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| Sorenson, Richard K. | |||||||||||
| Steinhauser, Fredric. | |||||||||||
| Sundall, Cathryn. | |||||||||||
| Torgeson, Al. | |||||||||||
| Tomes, Arthur C. | |||||||||||
| Torssell, Neil E. | |||||||||||
| Vane, George T. | |||||||||||
| Wade, Raymond. | |||||||||||
| Warmath, Murray. | |||||||||||
| Warmington, Carl. | |||||||||||
| Weber, Richard M. | |||||||||||
| Contains handwritten letters from 1945-1946 written by Weber, a flight officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps, to a Mrs. J. J. “El” Howell in St. Paul; Weber discusses serving in Japan and the Philippines, and the training he underwent. Also includes two photographs and a graduation announcement from the U.S. Army Air Forces Bombardier School in Carlsbad, New Mexico, from which Weber graduated in 1944. | |||||||||||
| Wendell, Jay. | |||||||||||
| Wenker, Max. | |||||||||||
| Wilson, L. Jane. | |||||||||||
| Winslow family. | |||||||||||
| Woolsey, Roy D. | |||||||||||
| Wryk, Ted. | |||||||||||
| The DVD of his oral history, "A Satisfied Life: The Legacy of Ted Wryk and Minnesota’s Greatest Generation", by Freya Schirmacher, was digitized by MNHS digitization staff. | |||||||||||
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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.
- Persons:
- Allen, Alden.
- Allen, Karina.
- Anderson, Theresa.
- Baird, John.
- Baldy, George A.
- Bardon, Howard
- Becker, James M.
- Berndt, Gertrudee.
- Bilodeau, Winn.
- Blanco, Monica.
- Brazil, Vernal.
- Breton, Mary Joy Dean.
- Bruchman, Doris.
- Bruchman, Royal.
- Bunker, Phyllis.
- Carlson, Donald Delton.
- Carr, Robert T.
- Christensen, Ray.
- Claypool, Mary Catherine Everett.
- Costanzi, Marianne.
- Cousins, Daniel T.
- Crackel, Warren R.
- Dahl, Otto.
- Deering, Peggy.
- Dennis, Portia Cassidy.
- Dorff, Jr., Henry.
- Dunn, Ed.
- Eckholm, Dick.
- Emory, Don.
- Erickson, Eric A.
- Erickson, Maxine J.
- Erler, Arthur.
- Estness, Borghild.
- Falkum, Violet.
- Ferguson, Robert B.
- Flogstad, Elaine.
- Forest, Nola.
- Fredine, Faye.
- Fritz, Kenneth L.
- Gerling, Joyce W.
- Gersey, Elizabeth.
- Gilmore, David.
- Goligowski family.
- Grawert, Roger.
- Greenman, John.
- Greenstein, Joe.
- Hale, Ruth Feser.
- Hallbrooks, Beverly Joan.
- Hansen, Robert G.
- Harm, Gary.
- Harris, Maxine Ruth Stussy.
- Haugen, Gwendolyn Prestemon.
- Hazzard, Archie White.
- Heikkinen, Ramona.
- Heikkinen, Wallace.
- Henningfield, Vivian.
- Herder, Jr., Harry.
- Hermes, Leo.
- Hinrichs, Jr., August H.
- Hirte-Grams, Helen.
- Hollerbach, Joseph.
- Humphrey, James R.
- Japs, Cliff.
- Japs, Mary.
- Jasmer, Joann Malfeo.
- Javorina, Amelia.
- Jeffrey, Helen.
- Johnson, Arthur.
- Johnson, Burton.
- Johnson, Charles.
- Johnson, Dwight.
- Johnson, Emil A.
- Johnson, G. Robert.
- Johnson, J. Arnold.
- Johnson, James.
- Johnson, Marion.
- Johnson, Miles.
- Johnson, Orion.
- Jones, Charles L.
- Jostad, Glen.
- Kallstrom, Russell.
- Kimble, Lynette McKewin.
- Klick, Dorothy.
- Klobe, Arthur.
- Knudson, Clint.
- Kohns, Donald P.
- Kramer, Violet Trumble.
- Larson, Roland Sigward.
- Laudon, Robert Tallant.
- Lehmann, Robert F.
- Linell, Paul E.
- Lundquist, John W.
- Lynch, Dorothy Munson McNally.
- Madison, Elmer.
- Maher, Bill.
- Mainquist, Linda.
- Malecha, Leo.
- Mann, Betty Soutar.
- McCrady, Norb.
- McDonald, Frank J.
- McKewin, Robert Williams.
- Michel, Catherine Fitzpatrick.
- Millwood, Sylvan.
- Morrison, Angus T.
- Moylan, J. Dudley.
- Nehring, Doris.
- Nelson, Dorothy J.
- Nelson, Edwin J.
- Neumann, Marietta.
- Nordlie, Donald.
- Olson, Donald.
- Parker, Vincent.
- Pearlie, McKeogh.
- Pearson, Charles M.
- Pejsa, Arthur.
- Pejsa, Jane.
- Phillips, John R.
- Plante, Edward J.
- Prozinski, Raymond J.
- Purrier, Helle.
- Rask, Peter Selmer.
- Rattunde, Jack.
- Reader, Mark A.
- Reinartz, Doris.
- Renner, Raymond Melford.
- Richardson, Helen.
- Roos, Dorothy.
- Rowberg, Brynhild.
- Rowberg, Sr., Philip W.
- Rupp, Robert.
- Sahr, Roger T.
- Schaub, Lawrence.
- Seguin, Charlotte Banik.
- Seifert, Frances.
- Severe, Margaret.
- Sherman, Laura.
- Sigford, Marshall K.
- Sinell, Gloria Huffman.
- Skjegstad, Kenneth.
- Smiley, Saul C.
- Smith, June Smeck.
- Smith, Robert Hermes.
- Sorenson, Richard K.
- Steinhauser, Fredric.
- Sundall, Cathryn.
- Tomes, Arthur C.
- Torgeson, Al.
- Torssell, Neil E.
- Vane, George T.
- Wade, Raymond.
- Warmath, Murray.
- Warmington, Carl.
- Weber, Richard M.
- Wendell, Jay.
- Wenker, Max.
- Wilson, L. Jane.
- Winslow family.
- Woolsey, Roy D.
- Wryk, Ted.
- Document Types:
- Audio recordings.
- Interviews.
- Photographs.
- Oral histories (document genres).
- Video recordings.
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