Title
Nels P. Hanson Interview, 1976
Files
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Helen Steinfeldt
Interviewee
Nels P. Hanson
Date Recorded
4-20-1976
Date Digital
6-24-2020
Location Recorded
Hanson Residence, Glenwood, Minnesota
County
Pope County
Keywords
Minnesota Nonpartisan League; Depressions--1929; Minnesota--Politics and government--1858-1950; Farmers--Political activity--Minnesota; Minnesota Farm Holiday Association
Description
Nels P. Hanson was born in 1899 in Westbrook, Minnesota. He attended the School of Agriculture and the University of Minnesota College of Agriculture, graduating in 1933. He came to Pope County in May of 1934.
In this interview, Nels Hanson discusses the Non-Partisan League, the effects of the Great Depression on farmers in the Pope County area, and the politics of Pope County during the 1930s.
Run Time
00:25:05
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
PCHanson01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1020
Recommended Citation
Hanson, Nels P., "Nels P. Hanson Interview, 1976" (1976). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 36.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/36
Primo Type
Audio