Orville Tatge. Interview, 1973

Collection — Box: 1 S213-S214-S215-S216-S220-S221-S222-S223

Identifier: 474-1D2-S215

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Abstract of Interview: Farm Holiday activities in Benson area; Farm Bureau and Farmers Union and functions as service organizations for farmers; Benson during Depression years; public reaction to Roosevelt and New Deal legislation; beginnings of Farmer Labor Movement; reaction to Governor Floyd Olson; Years 1933 to 1937, farm drought in the midst of Great Depression, WWI, NFO and activities in southern Minnesota: role of county and federal governments. Biographical information: Orville Tatge was born in South Dakota. Family moved to Benson in 1918. Drafted in WWI army. Elected President of Swift County NFO in Fanuary, 1963. Appointed County Treasurer of DFL in December, 1969, and served for one year.

Dates

Creation: July 31, 1973

Creator

Antonson, Jo (Interviewer, Person)

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.