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Peterson, Roy

 Person

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Roy Peterson. Interview, 1973.

 Collection — Box 1 S213-S214-S215-S216-S220-S221-S222-S223
Identifier: 475-1D2-S216
Scope and Contents Topics discussed: Nonpartisan League and the Farm Holiday movement in the Benson area; Foreclosures; consideration of Floyd Olson as governor; Huey Long and the 1935 Farm Holiday state convention and resolutions drawn from it; Elmer Benson and his relationship to Farm Holiday; Oren Lee Staley and the NFO; Roy Peterson was born in Beardsley, Minnesota, he moved with family to Benson in 1924, where he now resides. Mr. Peterson has been a distributor for Oak Grove Dairy since 1952. Long active...
Dates: August 14, 1973