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 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

Early development in the area of business (accounting) at Southwest Minnesota State College; Two year or four year program; Random access facilities; Ideas in flux classes; Involvement in the budgeting committee at Southwest Minnesota State College College bookstore--early bookkeeping; Charter faculty member Dr. Flanagan is an instructor in Accounting at Southwest State University.

Oral History interview of Micahel Kaelk: Development of the student affairs program at Southwest Minnesota State College; Early decision making processes at SMSC; Minority concerns at SMSC; Includes 5 slides of Michael Kaelke interview; Kaelke was Dean of Students, University of North Dakota at Grand Forks, and first Dean of Students of SMSC

Volume 1 - 1912-1921- Treasurer's book of records; Volume 2 - 1921-1928- Treasurer's book of records; Volume 3 - 1928-1933- Treasurer's book of records

A minister of the German Presbyterian Synod of the West discusses the German language, the Synod and it's merger with other groups.

Reverend Bartell was born in Pocohantas, Iowa, and studied at Central College, Pella, Iowa and New Brunswick Seminary, Holland, Michigan. He graduated in 1934. He was a minister in the Synod of the West, a German language Synod of the Presbyterian Church. The Synod dissolved in 1959. Reverend Bartell discusses his life in the church and the dissolution of the Synod.

The original government surveys, county government historical society and county historians, townships, cities and villages, origin and development of religious and social organizations, life on the land, folklore and historical anecdotes, and biographies.