Oral history interviews with Ernest C. Oberholtzer, 1948-1968.

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Oral history interviews with Ernest C. Oberholtzer, 1948-1968.

Oberholtzer discusses a wide range of topics and issues, including his early life, education, family and friends, work and travels. The interviews focus on his conservation work, including the establishment of the Quetico-Superior National Forest.

Sound recordings : 21 sound cassettes (90 min. each)Sound recordings : 1 sound cassette (60 min.)Transcripts : ca. 383 p. ; 28 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7593949

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Monahan, George E. (George Edward), 1945-

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Kane, Lucile M

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Hart, Evan A., 1913-1964

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Backus, Edward Wellington, 1860-1934

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Oberholtzer, Ernest C. (Ernest Carl), 1884-1977

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