Richard E. Riis papers. 1903-2002 (bulk 1961-1983).

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Richard E. Riis papers. 1903-2002 (bulk 1961-1983).

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Biographical information, school records, certificates, membership cards, correspondence, teaching materials, subject files, notes, typescripts, printed materials, photographs, sound recordings including radio programs, newspaper clippings, and tear sheets primarily reflecting the activities of a St. Paul machine shop instructor who was interested in environmental education and who led an active post-retirement career as an outdoor news columnist for several Minnesota and Wisconsin newspapers.

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Riis, Richard E.

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Richard Erling Riis was born on August 4, 1914 in Lemmon, South Dakota, the second of four children born to Erling and Judith Riis. Riis' father, known as Harry, emigrated to the United States from Norway and worked as an auditor for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company and for a bank in Lemmon. Harry Riis died in 1926 when Richard was 11 years old. Richard's mother, Judith Berggren, emigrated with her mother and sister to the United States from Sweden in 1903 and m...

Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church (Saint Paul, Minn.)

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Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers.

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Outdoor Writers Association of America

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A nonprofit organizations representing a diverse group of professional communicators dedicated to sharing the outdoor experience. From the description of Outdoor Writers Association of America records, 1941-1994 1946-1968. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 29459880 The Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA) was formed April 9th, 1927 at the fifth annual convention of the Isaac Walton League of America by journalists Morris Ackerman, Peter P. Carney, Cal Joh...

St. Cloud Area Vocational Technical School (Saint Cloud, Minn.)

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Riis family.

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National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame (Hayward, Wis.)

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Berggren family.

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Riis, Carl H.

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Minnesota Conservation Federation.

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