Title
Henry Swanson Interview, 1973
Files
Download Henry Swanson Interview Transcript (7.8 MB)
Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Joni Kennedy
Interviewee
Henry Swanson
Date Recorded
8-15-2020
Date Digital
7-7-2020
Location Recorded
Swanson Residence, Wheaton, Minnesota
County
Stearns County
Keywords
Munson Township (Minn.); Lake Traverse Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.); White Rock (S.D.); Agriculture--Minnesota--Stearns County; Depressions--1929; Storms--Minnesota--Stearns County; Diseases; Medicine; Hutterian Brethren--Minnesota; Farmers--Political activity
Description
Henry Swanson was born in 1892 and was Swedish. He farmed in the White Rock, South Dakota and Munson Township area.
In this interview, Henry Swanson gives a brief history of Munson Township, the opening of South Dakota's Sisseton Indian Reservation, and White Rock, South Dakota. He discusses farming, the Great Depression, storms, diseases and medicine, the Hutterite Colony, and farm and labor movements.
Run Time
02:08:35
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
STCSwanson01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
287
Recommended Citation
Swanson, Henry, "Henry Swanson Interview, 1973" (2020). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 100.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/100
Primo Type
Audio