Title
Gordon A. Yock Interview, 1977
Files
Download Gordon Yock Interview Transcript (4.1 MB)
Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Susan Stumm
Interviewee
Gordon A. Yock
Date Recorded
8-11-1977
Date Digital
7-2-2020
Location Recorded
Yock Residence, Spicer, Minnesota
County
Chippewa County
Keywords
Clara City (Minn.); Variety Supply Company (Clara City, Minn.); Business enterprises--Minnesota--Clara City; Distributors (Commerce)--Minnesota--Clara City; Cooperative societies--Minnesota--Clara City; World War, 1939-1945
Description
In this interview, Gordon Yock describes the beginning of the Variety Supply Company of Clara City, Minnesota (a warehouse and distributing enterprise which functioned like a cooperative. He discusses the difficulties in obtaining merchandise during World War II, the difficulties of convincing rural merchants to join with the VSC, and attempts of large jobbers to keep VSC out of the distributing field. He discusses the early days in Clara City and Emil Yock's General Store in Clara City. Emil Yock was Gordon's father and a pioneer settler of Clara City.
Run Time
00:59:43
Language
English
Original Format
Cassette
Digital Identifier
CCYock01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1088
Recommended Citation
Yock, Gordon A., "Gordon A. Yock Interview, 1977" (1977). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 84.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/84
Primo Type
Audio