Jon Torgerson, 2014 (Part 2)

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Title

Jon Torgerson, 2014 (Part 2)

Subject

Dances
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
Societies
Drake University

Description

He spoke of studying on campus during the Cuban Missile Crisis and how it affected student life, as well as the no dance policy that was in effect during the 1960s and his teaching career at Drake University in Iowa.

Creator

Torgerson, Jon (Donor)
Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.)

Source

Torgerson, Jon (Donor)

Publisher

Concordia College Archives

Date

2014-08-10

Contributor

Torgerson, Jon (donor)

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

6 minutes 53 seconds

Time Summary

(00:19) Talked about being on campus during the Cuban Missile Crisis (con.): To study or not to study
(00:55) Described the no dancing policy and how they got around it, Social Life
(04:19) Talked some more about familial connection to college
(05:35) Worked at Drake University in Iowa for 33 years
(06:35) Closing statement

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Torgerson, Jon (Donor) and Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.), “Jon Torgerson, 2014 (Part 2),” Concordia Memory Project, accessed April 27, 2024, https://concordiamemoryproject.concordiacollegearchives.org/items/show/593.