Title
Gordon (Rock) Allen Interview, 1976
Files
Download Gordon Allen Interview Transcript (3.0 MB)
Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Lee Felicetta
Interviewee
Gordon Allen
Date Recorded
5-22-1975
Date Digital
6-19-2020
Location Recorded
Mr. Allen's Office, Morris, Minnesota
County
Stevens County
Keywords
Alcoholism--Minnesota--Stevens County; Alcoholism--Treatment--Minnesota--Stevens County; Alcoholics--Minnesota--Stevens County
Description
Mr. Allen was born on May 27, 1925 in Graceville, Minnesota. He went into the Navy when was 18, and was discharged on his 21st birthday. He spent a year in the Veterans Hospital after a plane accident. After his recovery, he farmed for 13 years, during which time he became an alcoholic. At age 33 he recovered from alcoholism and farmed for 7 more years. In 1968 he took his first job as a counselor after training at Willmar State Hospital. He has worked in Big Stone, Traverse, and Stevens Counties, and had worked in Stevens County for 3 years as an alcohol and drug counselor.
In this interview, Mr. Allen discusses alcoholism in Stevens County and some of its historical perspectives.
Run Time
00:48:00
Language
English
Original Format
Reel-to-Reel
Digital Identifier
SCAllen01
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
336
Recommended Citation
Allen, Gordon, "Gordon (Rock) Allen Interview, 1976" (1975). Stevens County. 32.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/stevenscounty/32
Primo Type
Audio
Notes
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.