Jon Torgerson, 2014 (Part 1)
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Title
Jon Torgerson, 2014 (Part 1)
Subject
Sattre, Alfred M., 1883-1950
Dances
The Depression
Borg, Markus
Student government
Torgerson, Alfreda Sattre, 1910-1989
Description
In this interview, the interviewee talked about his familial connection to the college with his grandfather Alfred Sattre being the first football coach on campus and how his mother Alfreda Sattre Torgerson started the journalism program in the English department. He also spoke of his family living (particularly his grandmother) on campus during the depression.
Creator
Torgerson, Jon (Donor)
Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.)
Source
Torgerson, Jon (Donor)
Publisher
Concordia College Archives
Date
2014-08-10
Contributor
Torgerson, Jon (donor)
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribut ion - NonCommercial - No Derivs 3.0 Unported License
Format
Oral HIstory
Language
English
Type
Moving Image
Identifier
HH0079
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Kullman, Christie
Interviewee
Torgerson, Jon
Location
Carl B. Ylvisaker Library, Moorhead, Minn.
Original Format
Moving Image
Duration
7 minutes 26 seconds
Time Summary
(00:47) Family background at Concordia: Grandfather
(01:28) Living on campus during the depression
(02:30) Family worked on campus, Mother was Alumni director, then started teaching English
(03:53) Talked about personally knowing the staff and how he couldn't just drop a course
(04:48) Described meeting his wife
(05:56) Life with the Student Government
(06:04) Markus Borg
(06:41) Talked about being on campus during the Cuban Missile Crisis: Gene McCarthy
(01:28) Living on campus during the depression
(02:30) Family worked on campus, Mother was Alumni director, then started teaching English
(03:53) Talked about personally knowing the staff and how he couldn't just drop a course
(04:48) Described meeting his wife
(05:56) Life with the Student Government
(06:04) Markus Borg
(06:41) Talked about being on campus during the Cuban Missile Crisis: Gene McCarthy
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Torgerson, Jon (Donor) and Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.), “Jon Torgerson, 2014 (Part 1),” Concordia Memory Project, accessed April 28, 2024, https://concordiamemoryproject.concordiacollegearchives.org/items/show/590.