Title
Edward Nordgaard Interview, 1978
Files
Download Edward Nordgaard Interview Transcript (4.7 MB)
Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Jay Fier
Interviewee
Edward Nordgaard
Date Recorded
Summer 1978
Date Digital
6-24-2020
Location Recorded
Nordgaard Residence, Glenwood, Minnesota
County
Pope County
Keywords
Public schools--Minnesota--Glenwood; Schools--Centralization; Glenwood Community School District (Minn.); School superintendents--Minnesota--Glenwood; Minnesota State High School League
Description
Edward Nordgaard was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1900. He graduated from Luther College, Decorah, Iowa and began a 44-year teaching and administrative career in the Glenwood area. More than 30 years was spent as Glenwood Superintendent.
In this interview, Ed Nordgaard discusses his family history, rural schools, city schools, the Minnesota High School League, school consolidation, teacher-administrator-community relations and related material.
Run Time
2:05:55
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
PCNordgaard0102
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1120
Recommended Citation
Nordgaard, Edward, "Edward Nordgaard Interview, 1978" (1978). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 39.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/39
Primo Type
Audio
Notes
This interview was done on two separate days: June 12, 1978 and July 6, 1978. They have been combined into one audio file.