Title
G.A. Anderson Interview, ca. 1977
Files
Download Oddie Anderson Interview Transcript (214 KB)
Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
G.A. Anderson
Date Recorded
1977
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Stevens County
Keywords
Agriculture--Minnesota; Farm life--Minnesota; Hardware stores--Minnesota; Agricultural implement industry--Minnesota; Deere & Company; Minnesota. Legislature; Legislators--Minnesota; Kiwanis International; Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States; United States. Office of Price Administration; Rationing; Selective Service Board (Morris, Minn.); Draft; Russia--Description and travel
Description
G.A. "Oddie" Anderson lived in Morris and was 84 years old. He grew up on a farm and was an implement dealer and in the hardware business for some time.
In this interview, Oddie discusses farming in the 30s and 40s and his two terms in the state legislature. He talks about enlisting in World War I. He discusses his businesses, including his work selling John Deere tractors. He was also active in the Kiwanis, V.F.W., OPA Board, church, G.T.A. Board and selective service board. He also discusses going to Russia, and going to the inauguration of Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey.
Run Time
00:11:52
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSAnderson05
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Anderson, G. A., "G.A. Anderson Interview, ca. 1977" (1977). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 89.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/89
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.