Title
Blanche Casanova Interview, 1977
Files
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Document Type
Article
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Interviewer
Susan Stumm
Interviewee
Blanche Casanova
Date Recorded
7-27-1977
Date Digital
6-26-2020
Location Recorded
Casanova Residence, Morris, Minnesota
County
Roberts County, South Dakota
Keywords
Sisseton (South Dakota); Schools--South Dakota--Clara City; Hospitals--South Dakota--Sisseton; Traditional medicine; Depressions--1929; Prostitution--Minnesota--Saint Paul; World War, 1939-1945; Yugoslav Americans
Description
Blanche Casanova was born in 1912, grew up near Sisseton, South Dakota, and lived in Morris from 1938 until the time of the interview.
In this interview, she discusses her childhood near Sisseton, South Dakota, her high school years on the iron range, the Sisseton hospital, home medical care, the years of the Depression, prostitution in St. Paul during the Depression, and the Yugoslavians during World War II.
Run Time
01:04:36
Language
English
Original Format
Cassette
Digital Identifier
RCCasanova0102
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1076
Recommended Citation
Casanova, Blanche, "Blanche Casanova Interview, 1977" (1977). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 53.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/53
Primo Type
Audio