Title
Willard Anderson Interview, 1978
Files
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Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Steven Williams
Interviewee
Willard Anderson
Date Recorded
5-16-1978
Date Digital
7-6-2020
County
Stevens County
Keywords
Federated Telephone Cooperative; Cooperative societies; Telephone companies--Minnesota--Chokio; United States. Rural Electrification Administration
Description
Willard Anderson was one of the key founders of the Federated Telephone Cooperative of Chokio, Minnesota.
In this interview, Mr. Anderson discusses the development of the Federation, why a centralized telephone cooperative started in this area, and the problems the founders encountered with the Bell system and the Rural Electrification Administration (REA).
Run Time
00:31:27
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
SCAnderson01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1119
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Willard, "Willard Anderson Interview, 1978" (1978). Stevens County. 1.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/stevenscounty/1
Primo Type
Audio
Notes
The audio of this tape is very hard to hear and quiet. There is a significant amount of white noise that makes the dialogue difficult to understand.
The digitization of this oral history was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Any views, findings, opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, or the Minnesota Historic Resources Advisory Committee.