Title
Paula Gunvalson Interview, ca. 1977
Files
Download Paula Gunvalson Interview Transcript (209 KB)
Document Type
Book
Loading...
Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Paula Gunvalson
Date Recorded
1977
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Pope County
Keywords
Advertising--Minnesota--Starbuck; Advertising agencies--Minnesota--Starbuck; Logos (Symbols); New Prairie (Minn.); General stores--Minnesota--New Prairie; Railroad accidents--Minnesota--New Prairie
Description
Paula Gunvalson was 82 years old and lived in Starbuck. She went to college in Moorhead and studied art.
In this interview, she discusses her experiences doing advertising work in Starbuck and creation of the Starbuck trademark. She also discusses New Prairie, Minnesota where she and her husband had a store. She talks about the railroad there and a train crash that occurred once. She speculates why the town didn't survive.
Run Time
00:08:40
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSGunvalson01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Gunvalson, Paula, "Paula Gunvalson Interview, ca. 1977" (1977). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 75.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/75
Primo Type
Audio
Notes
The digitization and transcription of this oral history was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Any views, findings, opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, or the Minnesota Historic Resources Advisory Committee.