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- Description:
- Zeam Porter is a Black and Blackfoot demiboy from Minnesota who goes by they/he/Z. At the time of this oral history, Porter was a student at Macalester College living in Minnesota. In this oral history, Z talks about the organizing work they did with OutFront, mental health, basketball, poetry, family relationships and family support. He also to...
- Creator:
- Porter, Zeam
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2016-12-29
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2018-09-24
- Description:
- Vernon L. Simula shares his experiences of living during the COVID-19 pandemic. He tells us that he first became aware of the novel coronavirus in late December 2019 or in January 2020. He talks about the politicization of the news, describes his chosen news sources, and explains why he watches both MSNBC and Fox News. He describes some of the w...
- Creator:
- Simula, Vernon L.
- Contributor:
- O'Brien, Christopher
- Created:
- 2020-08-10
- Contributed By:
- Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
- Last Updated:
- 2020-12-02
- Description:
- Venus de Mars is a white trans woman from Duluth, Minnesota. This is the first of two interviews that the Tretter Collection holds between Jenkins and de Mars. At the time of this interview she was the founder and leader of the band All The Pretty Horses. In this oral history she speaks at length about her work in the music industry, mental heal...
- Creator:
- DeMars, Venus
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2017-05-03
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2018-09-24
- Description:
- Valerie Spencer is a Black woman (trans) from LA. At the time of the interview, she was working on a Masters in Social Work at One Spirit Interfaith Seminary. In the interview, she discusses her difficult relationship with her father growing up, and how supportive her mother has always been. She discusses what it was like in the 1980s and 1990s ...
- Creator:
- Spencer, Valerie
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2017-10-05
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2018-09-24
- Description:
- Ty Yule is a white trans man. In life, Yule has spent time in the Midwest (in Iowa and Minnesota) and in California (in Apple Valley and San Francisco). In this interview, Yule touches upon topics such as passing and adversity, coalition building, gay marriage, and assimilation. He also shares his experiences with queer organizing and activism i...
- Creator:
- Yule, Ty
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2015-08-20
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2018-09-24
- Description:
- Tom Hanson shares the experiences and challenges he has experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially how it has affected his businesses, including the Duluth Grill, OMC Smokehouse, and Corktown Deli. He describes his early life, his move to Duluth with his family, his progression from restaurant management to restaurant ownership with hi...
- Creator:
- Hanson, Tom
- Contributor:
- Lundgren, Paul
- Created:
- 2020-08-27
- Contributed By:
- Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
- Last Updated:
- 2020-10-30
- Description:
- Timothy Broman shares his experiences of living under COVID-19 in Northeastern Minnesota. He describes how his visits with his 88-year-old mother, who also lives in Duluth, have changed over the months, from the beginning of the pandemic to now. Tim is currently working in retail and details the new safety procedures required at his job, which i...
- Creator:
- Broman, Timothy
- Contributor:
- Lundgren, Paul
- Created:
- 2020-08-17
- Contributed By:
- Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
- Last Updated:
- 2020-09-30
- Description:
- Tiffani Skroch shares her experiences as a college student living and working during the COVID-19 pandemic. She recalls sitting in class when her Apple Watch buzzed with a news update about Coronavirus numbers rising, and remembers this moment to be the one when she took more seriously what was happening. She lists some of the mainstream news so...
- Creator:
- Skroch, Tiffani
- Contributor:
- Nicklawske, Mark
- Created:
- 2020-09-25
- Contributed By:
- Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
- Last Updated:
- 2020-12-02
- Description:
- Thomas O’Rourke shares his experiences of living during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. He talks about his weekend getaway at a cabin with his wife and friends just before the lockdown happened, describing it as a “calm before the storm.” Tom is the executive director of the Hartley Nature Center in Duluth, Minnesota, which provides many prog...
- Creator:
- O'Rourke, Thomas
- Contributor:
- Thomas, Blake
- Created:
- 2020-10-23
- Contributed By:
- Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
- Last Updated:
- 2020-12-23
- Description:
- Thalia Fontan is a Puerto Rican and white transwoman from Wisconsin. At the time of this interview, Fontan was a student at the University of Minnesota. In this oral history Fontan speaks at length about her family relationships, mental health, bullying, street harassment, self worth, and racism. She also touches upon workplace discrimination, e...
- Creator:
- Fontan, Thalia
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2016-02-12
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2017-11-20
- Description:
- Terry Dickelman is a white transgender male from Des Moines, Iowa. At the time of this interview, Dickelman was living in Minnesota. In this oral history, he recounts early childhood experiences, relationships between language and identity, challenges in his earlier stages of transition, the complexities of passing, and his perspectives on trans...
- Creator:
- Dickelman, Terry
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2016-05-27
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2017-11-20
- Description:
- Tamara Urban is a white female from South Dakota who founded TransAction South Dakota, Inc. At the time of this interview, Urban was retired. In this oral history she talks at length about being intersex. She also touches upon the cultural geography of Sioux Falls, her experience with employment discrimination, and care work within the trans com...
- Creator:
- Urban, Tamara
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2017-01-22
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2018-09-24
- Description:
- Stef Wilenchek is a white genderqueer person who grew up in Georgia and Ohio. At the time of this oral history, Wilenchek was living in Minneapolis and working at the University of Minnesota. In this oral history Wilenchek speaks at length about their childhood, growing up in the deep South, race and racism, family relationships, coming out, and...
- Creator:
- Wilenchek, Stef
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2015-09-11
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2017-11-20
- Description:
- Sheila Packa shares her experiences living during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. She talks about the early months of 2020 when she first heard about the novel coronavirus. She tells us that she keeps a journal and refers to it when she is looking back and reflecting on these early days. She talks about her partner, Kathy, and their decision ...
- Creator:
- Packa, Sheila
- Contributor:
- O'Brien, Christopher
- Created:
- 2020-10-01
- Contributed By:
- Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
- Last Updated:
- 2020-12-02
- Description:
- Sayuri Hernandez is a Puerto Rican trans woman from Houston, Texas. In this oral history interview, she discusses her childhood and early life, experiences of addiction and recovery, her thoughts on trans politics, and her experiences of moving through the corporate world and the public sphere as a trans woman.
- Creator:
- Hernandez, Sayuri
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2016-09-12
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2017-11-20
- Description:
- Samuel Miltich speaks about the impacts of COVID-19 on his life and his music career. He recounts how in March he was performing in Florida and had to depart early, just as the country was beginning to shut down. He says the pandemic led to the cancellation of his rigorous schedule of on-the-road performances. He talks about how the economic imp...
- Creator:
- Miltich, Samuel
- Contributor:
- Villiard, Moira
- Created:
- 2020-08-07
- Contributed By:
- Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
- Last Updated:
- 2020-09-30
- Description:
- Salaam F. Witherspoon shares her experiences living during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. She recalls first hearing about the novel coronavirus on Facebook and that she initially thought it was a joke. She recounts the days when the schools were closing and the churches were closing, as the time she realized it was real. She has since known ...
- Creator:
- Witherspoon, Salaam F.
- Contributor:
- Spehar, Elizabeth
- Created:
- 2020-10-02
- Contributed By:
- Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
- Last Updated:
- 2020-12-02
- Description:
- Robin Washington shares experiences from his life and work during the COVID-19 pandemic. He lists the news outlets he turns to for information and says that as a journalist he is well connected to colleagues and their work and explains that because of these connections, the information in his social media feed tends to be quite reliable compared...
- Creator:
- Washington, Robin
- Contributor:
- Thomas, Blake
- Created:
- 2020-10-28
- Contributed By:
- Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
- Last Updated:
- 2020-12-23
- Description:
- Phoebe Davis discusses her personal life and her experiences during the time of COVID-19. She shares that she had COVID-19 and mentions that she lost close to sixty pounds because of the illness. She details what this experience was like for her, including the “double quarantine” in her household. She mentions various native medicines that she u...
- Creator:
- Davis, Phoebe
- Contributor:
- Villiard, Moira
- Created:
- 2020-08-11
- Contributed By:
- Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
- Last Updated:
- 2020-10-30
- Description:
- Paul Lundgren shared stories and perspectives as an active, social Duluth resident during the time of COVID-19. He has produced the Homegrown Music Festival field guide content every year since 2006, and this year the annual festival was cancelled due to quarantine right before the field guide was set to go to print. He also discusses his work o...
- Creator:
- Lundgren, Paul
- Contributor:
- Spehar, Elizabeth
- Created:
- 2020-07-22
- Contributed By:
- Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
- Last Updated:
- 2020-09-14
