Oral history interview with Albert Winter, 1978 July 27.

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Oral history interview with Albert Winter, 1978 July 27.

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Albert Winter discusses the acquisition of the farm land; family history including the family's German roots; his father's Holstein cattle business; early milking machines; his contract with Iowa State University to sell "certified" grain which could then be marketed to farmers throughout the state; his years as a school board member and the rural school system; singing at church and playing various musical instruments; and games people used to play.

Transcript: 6 leavesSound recording: 2 sound cassettes

Iowa State Historical Society

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Iowa State Historical Society

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Earthwatch-SHSI Oral History Project.

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"Folklife in Rural Iowa" was an oral history project conducted in the summer of 1978 and funded by Earthwatch, a national organization encouraging public participation in field research. Interviewers worked in 2 teams under the direction of field director Rebecca Conard and assistant field director Michael Mendelson. Peter Harstad, director of the State Historical Society of Iowa, served as the project's principal investigator. From the description of Oral history interviews of the E...

Stoyan, Rachel,

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Mendelson, Michael

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Winter, Albert L., b. 1900,

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Iowa State University

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On March 22, 1948, Iowa State College (University) sponsored a 90th anniversary celebration in honor of the founding of the college, which occurred on the same date in 1858 when the charter act establishing a state agricultural college became law. The celebration included a symposium, luncheon, departmental open houses, and a dinner. From the description of 90th anniversary collection, 1947-1948. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 54799482 In 1958, Iowa State Colle...