Title
Edelweiss Peterson Huntly Interview, ca. 1977
Files
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Lee Tempte
Interviewee
Edelweiss Peterson Huntly
Date Recorded
1977
Date Digital
7-29-2020
County
Pope County
Keywords
Teachers--Training of--Minnesota; Teachers--Minnesota; Teaching--Minnesota; Telephone; Telephone lines; Telephone operators; Blind--Books and reading
Description
Edelweiss Peterson Huntly was 81 years old and was born in Hancock. She lived in Cyrus for a lot of her life. She taught school and her husband was manager of the telephone cooperative in Cyrus.
In this interview, Edelweiss discusses her education. She talks about the changes in teaching and her work with reading for the blind. She mentions working as an operator in the telephone cooperative in Cyrus, and discusses the phone system and problems with party lines.
Run Time
00:12:14
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
KMRSHuntly01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1019
Recommended Citation
Huntly, Edelweiss Peterson, "Edelweiss Peterson Huntly Interview, ca. 1977" (1977). Reminiscing in West Central Minnesota (KMRS Feature). 91.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/kmrs/91
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.