Oral history interview with Paul M. Larsen in Waterloo, Iowa, 1981 July 15 [microform] / conducted by Merle O. Davis.

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Oral history interview with Paul M. Larsen in Waterloo, Iowa, 1981 July 15 [microform] / conducted by Merle O. Davis.

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Transcript: 48 leaves ; 28 cm.

Iowa State Historical Society

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Iowa State Historical Society

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