Title
Arnold Anderson Interview, 1978
Files
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Document Type
Article
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Interviewer
Jay Fier
Interviewee
Arnold Anderson
Date Recorded
7-27-1978
Date Digital
7-2-2020
Location Recorded
Anderson Funeral Home, Montevideo, Minnesota
County
Chippewa County
Keywords
Funeral homes--Minnesota--Montevideo; Funeral rites and ceremonies--Minnesota; Undertakers and undertaking--Minnesota--Montevideo; World War, 1939-1945; Montevideo (Minn.); Urban renewal--Minnesota--Montevideo; Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Board of Regents; Minnesota State Colleges and Universities--Finance
Description
Arnold Anderson was born in Montevideo where he has lived and worked all of his life (barring a few years in the service and a few years in Benson). He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in mortuary science and took over the family funeral home which he still operated at the time of the interview. He also was the treasurer of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MNSCU) Board of Regents.
In this interview, Arnold Anderson discusses early funeral practices, his personal life and time in the service during World War II, the history and urban renewal of Montevideo, and the MNSCU system.
Run Time
01:01:52
Language
English
Original Format
Cassette
Digital Identifier
CCAnderson01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1125
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Arnold, "Arnold Anderson Interview, 1978" (1978). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 85.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/85
Primo Type
Audio