History of the State Bank in Slayton; Great Depression; Farm foreclosures; Lake Elsie-Lake Shetek; Prohibition; Farm Holiday Association; Slayton Community Hospital

Oral history interview of Arnold Brecht, a Worthington lawyer, discussing prohibition, the Great Depression, World War II (and a reaction to these events in Worthington, Nobles County). 19 slides, 1 photo print, 1 contact sheet, and negatives.

Life in Wabasso, Minnesota 1890's - present; Breaking the sod, perserving food, country schools, extra-curricular activities, women's roles, animal life, farming operations and prices; Great Depression years in Wabasso; Wabasso's reaction to World War II; Includes photos of band, Kramer family, Kramer interview, Kramer paintings. Press releases, newspaper articles, correspondences, slides, polaroids, and negatives.

Major Subjects Discussed: Banking and the Great Depression in Redwood County. Photos and slides of the interview.

Oral History: Balaton Area, Farm Holiday Association, Great Depression (Farmers, Balaton), Electricity (Northern States Power, REA), Township Board (function, role, etc.), Prohibition, Balaton Town Well. Photo prints, slides, and negatives, recordings and transcripts.

Early history of Southwest Minnesota State College (particularly in the Division of Health and Physical Education). Decisions of what sports conference SMSC would join, criticisms and highpoints of SMSC's early development, impact of Dean Marion Shane's resignation, State College system budget and its effect on SMSC

Early history of the Sears, Roebuck Company in Redwood Falls; Richard W. Sears; Eva Sears; Gold's experiences in World War I; Description of World War I tanks; Farm loans in the 1930's - Mutual Benefit Insurance Company; Farm Holiday Association

Major Subjects Discussed: Farm life in Redwood Falls, Minnesota; National Farmers Organization; Women's Role on the farm; First electricity on Tiffany farm; Rural social events. Six slides and negatives (added to Parker Sanders ACC# 192)

Early Mission of Southwest State College; Serious shortcomings in his role as dean of faculties; Reasoning behind the ideas and flux and human relationships courses; Early situations the college faced; Changes in attitude related to SMSC

Oral History interview covering: Practicing medicine in Vesta (kinds of cases, treatments, etc.); Uses of electricity in medicine; Community of Vesta; Health Officer and duties; Redwood Red Cross; First Automobiles (roads, gas, tires); Great Depression