Title
Richard Martin and Helmer Benson Interview, 1978
Files
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Jeff Rasmusson
Interviewee
Richard (Dick) Martin and Helmer Benson
Date Recorded
8-21-1978
Date Digital
7-7-2020
Location Recorded
Martin Residence, Murdock, Minnesota
County
Swift County
Keywords
Public schools--Minnesota--Swift County; Public schools--Minnesota--Murdock; Public schools--Minnesota--Kerkhoven; Schools--Centralization; School boards--Minnesota--Swift County
Description
Helmer Benson was born March 14, 1923. He lived and farmed outside of DeGraff, Minnesota. Dick Martin was born November 27, 1940. He lived in Murdock and drove a truck for a meat company.
Murdock and Kerkhoven School Systems were planning a possible consolidation for many years. The 1978 school year was the first year the consolidation was utilized. Both Dick Martin and Helmer Benson were active in the school board in the consolidation proceedings.
In this interview, they discuss the origins of the consolidation effort and the success which the proceedings had in consolidating the Kerkhoven and Murdock schools.
Run Time
00:34:00
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
SWCMartin01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1147
Recommended Citation
Martin, Richard and Benson, Helmer, "Richard Martin and Helmer Benson Interview, 1978" (1978). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 96.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/96
Primo Type
Audio