Oral history interview with Harold L. Tomter, 1978 May 24.

ArchivalResource

Oral history interview with Harold L. Tomter, 1978 May 24.

Interview conducted by Dale Treleven of the Historical Society staff with Harold L. Tomter, county clerk of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin on May 24, 1978, concerning his youth on a 40-acre farm near Pigeon Falls, social activities in the Norwegian American community, his own farm operations on a share basis, his leadership of the local Farmers Union, his decision to leave farming in 1968, and county politics and growth of the local Democratic Party.

5 tape recordings.

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

Democratic Party

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60w94pt (corporateBody)

Tomter, Harold L., 1923- .

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6d5251j (person)

Pigeon Falls Farmers Union (Pigeon Falls, Wis.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6576mvq (corporateBody)

Trempealeau County Farmers Union (Wis.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zd3bnf (corporateBody)