Interview with Craig Cox on 9/04/15 discussing contributions and involvement with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and its predecessor organizations.
Creator:
Cox, Craig
Contributor:
Kroese, Ron (Interviewer); Grindberg, Kyle
Created:
2015-09-04
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA).
Cressida Silver is a transgender lesbian from Minnesota. She discusses her family and experiences growing up, starting a family, and her experience with work and getting her Master’s degree. She also talks about her changing relationship to activism over the years.
Creator:
Silver, Cressida
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2017-01-31
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Crispin Torres is a Latino trans masculine person. At the time of this oral history, Torres was working for Lambda Legal. In this oral history, Torres speaks at length about his childhood, coming out, being a musician, family relationships, chosen family, religion, racism, encounters with healthcare, and the shifts he's seen in transgender polit...
Creator:
Torres, Crispin
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.
Crystal Pelkey shares her experiences living during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. She talks about first hearing of the novel coronavirus in February. She recalls attending a Wilco concert on the tenth of March at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center [DECC] and noticing that the attendance was unusually low. She tells us that by mi...
Creator:
Pelkey, Crystal
Contributor:
Jacobson, Katie
Created:
2020-10-18
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Damion Mendez is a Latino trans masculine identified person from St. Paul, Minnesota. At the time of this interview, Mendez was living in Minnesota. In this oral history Mendez speaks about transracial adoption, bullying, being raised in a primarily white family, his family relationships, bodily autonomy, masculinity, and transitioning. Mendez a...
Creator:
Mendez, Damion
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2017-06-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This interview was recorded for Elizabeth Bartlett's 2016 book “Making Waves: Grassroots Feminism in Duluth and Superior.” It is part of a group of interviews with people who played key roles within organizations that are included in the book. This interview is with Dana Doyle, who discusses her work with the Center Against Sexual and Domestic A...
Creator:
Doyle, Dana
Contributor:
Bartlett, Elizabeth Ann
Created:
2015-03-02
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Daniel Benoit shares his experience of living and creating during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. He talks about the way he first heard about the novel coronavirus and details where he gets his news. He mentions that he intentionally follows a broad political spectrum of information and reads with a critical awareness of potential bias. He ex...
Creator:
Benoit, Daniel
Contributor:
Thomas, Blake
Created:
2020-10-22
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
In this interview, Daniel Heilcher gives an account of his life as a Jewish Minnesotan and World War II veteran. He was born in 1923 and raised on the North Side of Minneapolis. Heilcher gives a description of his Jewish childhood on the North Side, and explains how he entered the service with the Air Corps Cadets, training in various places aro...
Creator:
Heilcher, Daniel, 1923-?
Contributor:
Schloff, Linda (Interviewer)
Created:
2005-04-15
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Danika Ragnhild is a white trans woman from Crookston, MN. At the time of this interview, Ragnhild was living in Minneapolis. In this oral history, Ragnhild speaks about her childhood, disability, abuse, her process of naming, renewal, polyamorous relationships, dating, and partnerships. Ragnhild also talks about her involvement with organizatio...
Creator:
Ragnhild, Danika
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2017-02-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
One of a series of interviews with drug addicts conducted by Ralph Tefferteller, associate director of the Henry Street Settlement in New York. Selections from the interviews were published in 1965 as The Addict in the Street, edited by Jeremy Larner. The name used in the title is a pseudonym created by Ralph Tefferteller. Identifying informatio...
Creator:
Stern, Danny
Contributor:
Tefferteller, Ralph (Interviewer)
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Social Welfare History Archives.
Dan Stocke shares his experiences of living during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. He talks about the outlets he turns to for news and current events. He mentions that his news consumption has increased this year, but he attributes this to the presidential election year rather than COVID-19. He speaks about disinformation, bias in the media, ...
Creator:
Stocke, Dan
Contributor:
Thomas, Blake
Created:
2020-12-05
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Darcy Corbitt is a white transgender woman from the South. At the time of this interview, Corbitt was pursuing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at North Dakota State University. In this oral history, Corbitt speaks at length about her childhood, coming out to her parents in college, and her family relationships through time. Corbitt also touches u...
Creator:
Corbitt, Darcy
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2016-10-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This interview was recorded for Elizabeth Bartlett's 2016 book “Making Waves: Grassroots Feminism in Duluth and Superior.” It is part of a group of interviews with people who played key roles within organizations that are included in the book. This interview is with Darcy Seezaday who talks about her involvement with Journeys Marketplace, an alt...
Creator:
Seezaday, Darcy
Contributor:
Bartlett, Elizabeth Ann
Created:
2015-03-19
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
David E. Beard shares his reflections on life in Northeastern Minnesota under quarantine during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. David heard about the virus quite early, and reflects on this experience; how he gradually realized, as it moved closer to home, that this was something to be taken seriously. As a college professor, David talks about the c...
Creator:
Beard, David E.
Contributor:
Moxley, Brandi
Created:
2020-08-05
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
David Gore shares stories of his life as a professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth and a parent and friend during the COVID-19 pandemic. He discusses how his active professional life on campus changed during the quarantine time to working from home without an ideal workspace. He shares stories of the changes including not being able to u...
Creator:
Gore, David
Contributor:
Spehar, Elizabeth
Created:
2020-08-12
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
David Pearlman shares some of the experiences he has had and his thoughts about the state of the country during this time of COVID-19. He discusses the complex reality of finding trustworthy news during this pandemic and during a presidential election year. He outlines his chosen news sources during this polarized moment in our country and expla...
Creator:
Pearlman, David
Contributor:
Moxley, Brandi
Created:
2020-10-11
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Dean Spade is a white trans activist, writer and teacher. He founded the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, a non-profit law collective that provides free legal services to transgender, intersex and gender non-conforming people who are low-income and/or people of color. He is the author of the book Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Po...
Debbie Rose shares her experiences of living and working during the COVID-19 pandemic. She tells us about the news outlets she turns to for information and discusses the vast array of misinformation in the media. She tells us how her news viewing and research habits have changed over the months. Debbie explains how her health has been impacted s...
Creator:
Rose, Debbie
Contributor:
Spehar, Elizabeth
Created:
2020-11-09
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
DeBora Rachelle Bernick describes her experiences of life and work during COVID-19. She describes how the pandemic affected the creation and marketing of a new travel suitcase that she was designing. She says the process was interrupted and then significantly slowed down when she couldn’t travel to China where the product is being made. She expl...
Creator:
Bernick, DeBora Rachelle
Contributor:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-09-11
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Debra DeBruin is Interim Director, Associate Professor, and Director of Graduate Studies for the Center for Bioethics at the University of Minnesota, the co-leader of the Minnesota COVID Ethics Collaborative, and a member of the MDH's COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Advisory Group. In this oral history interview, she discusses the role of bioethics ...
Creator:
DeBruin, Debra (interviewee)
Contributor:
Negri, Adam (interviewer); Sommer, Barbara W. (interviewer)
Created:
2021-05-25
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Debra Every shares her perspective as a resident of Two Harbors, Minnesota during the COVID-19 pandemic. She describes how she first heard of the virus, and was laid-off for a short time in March of 2020. She describes how she saw visitors to Two Harbors buying essentials in the grocery store and leaving shelves bare. She shares stories of how h...
Creator:
Every, Debra
Contributor:
Wright, Brooke
Created:
2020-08-30
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
In this interview, Debra Stone (1952 - ) begins by giving some family background as it relates to St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. In doing so, she tells briefly the story of her Communist father in Minnesota and the interesting circumstances which lead to both sides of her family settling in the Twin Cities area. As an African American, she...
Creator:
Stone, Debra, (1952 - )
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2012-06-22
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Dee Dee Ngozi Chamblee is a Black trans woman from Georgia and the founder of LaGender Inc. At the time of this interview, Chamblee was the Executive Director of LaGender. In this oral history, Chamblee talks about her HIV/AIDS activism, housing insecurity, clubbing in Georgia during the 1970s/1980s, and her encounters with law enforcement. She ...
Creator:
Chamblee, Dee Dee
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2017-02-07
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Denise Sudbeck is a white trans woman from Maine. At the time of this interview, she was in school writing a dissertation on queer theology. In life she also was a member of the United States Navy; a police chaplain in Alaska; and also worked as an American Baptist pastor for churches in Maine, Minnesota, and Alaska. In this oral history Sudbeck...
Creator:
Sudbeck, Denise
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2016-01-15
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Dennis Lamkin shares his perspectives of life and the impact of COVID-19-related closures on arts organizations in Duluth, Minnesota during the COVID-19 pandemic. He describes how he changed his news reading habits to use e-papers, especially due to the fact that the Duluth News Tribune stopped their daily delivery service, and he appreciates be...
Creator:
Lamkin, Dennis
Contributor:
Nicklawske, Mark
Created:
2020-09-04
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Interview with Denny Caneff on 8/17/15 discussing contributions and involvement with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and its predecessor organizations.
Creator:
Caneff, Denny
Contributor:
Kroese, Ron (Interviewer); Grindberg, Kyle
Created:
2015-08-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA).
Destinee Salinas is a Hispanic female from Indiana. She talks about her experiences growing up, doing drag, and some of the obstacles she has faced as a trans woman. She also discusses relationships, self-care, and her work at Hennepin County Medical Center.
Creator:
Salinas, Destinee
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2016-09-28
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
De Sube is a white trans woman and activist based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. At the time of this interview, she served as the Chairperson, Director of Client Services, and Treasurer of the Transgender Assistance Program of Virginia, a group she co-founded. She also is a co-founder of the Gender Expression Movement support group, and has decade...
Devaleena Das shares her experiences living during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. She recounts first hearing about the novel coronavirus in January of 2020, and how she made alterations in her travel plans to and from Seattle, Washington. She tells us that she realized this might be a serious situation after learning about shortages of masks...
Creator:
Das, Devaleena
Contributor:
Spehar, Elizabeth
Created:
2020-09-11
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Devin U. Garrett shares his experiences of life during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. He begins by describing the evolution of his business, Lake Wood Designs, through which he builds furniture and does other woodworking projects, including many projects for restaurants and breweries. He tells us about his experience in mid-March when, on th...
Creator:
Garrett, Devin U.
Contributor:
Lundgren, Paul
Created:
2020-10-21
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Devi Peacock is a South Asian non-binary storyteller, performing artist and community organizer based in Oakland, California. At the time of this interview, they were the founding Artistic and Executive Director of Peacock Rebellion, an Oakland-based BIPOC, queer- and trans-led arts organization, as well as the co-organizer of the Liberated 23rd...
Devon Fredrickson shares her experiences of life and being a mom during the time of COVID-19. She tells us she first heard about the novel coronavirus while she was working for a company that hosts shows for clothing buyers. She says that the participants from factories in China weren't able to attend due to the travel ban that was implemented b...
Creator:
Fredrickson, Devon
Contributor:
Jacobson, Katie
Created:
2020-09-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Diana Green is a white female who has lived in New Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. At the time of this interview, Green was working as a caregiver for People with AIDS, an adjunct faculty member at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and on her graphic memoir titled A Sharp Invitation. In this oral history, Green speaks at len...
Creator:
Green, Diana
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2017-06-27
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
In this interview, Dobie Hunegs talks about how her parents built a duplex on the North side of Minneapolis. Her family and her grandfather shared the duplex. She goes into detail about her parents and grandfather's professions. Dobie worked as a hygienist, and she gave communities with poor teeth health fluoride treatments. She goes into some d...
Creator:
Hunegs, Dobie
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2011-07-13
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Part of a series of interviews with drug addicts conducted by Ralph Tefferteller, associate director of the Henry Street Settlement in New York. Selections from the interviews were published in 1965 as The Addict in the Street, edited by Jeremy Larner. The name used in the title is a pseudonym created by Ralph Tefferteller. Identifying informati...
Creator:
Abruzzi, Dom
Contributor:
Tefferteller, Ralph (Interviewer)
Created:
1961-01-16; 1963-01-25
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Social Welfare History Archives.
Dominic Giovon Chilko is a bi-racial Afro-Latinx trans man from Eagan, Minnesota. In this oral history interview, he discusses his childhood, relationships, and experiences of transition, his thoughts on chosen family, trans politics, and the trans agenda, and his experience as a performing artist and drag king. Specifically, he discusses his ex...
Creator:
Chilko, Dominic Giovon
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2017-06-02
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Dominique Morgan is a Black trans woman, prison abolition activist, and artist based in Omaha, Nebraska. At the time of this interview, Morgan was the Executive Director of Black and Pink, a nationwide prison abolitionist organization that provides direct services and support to currently and formerly incarcerated LGBTQIA+ people. Prior to her w...
Dona Ewing is a white transsexual woman from Crookston, Minnesota. This is the first of two interviews between Jenkins and Ewing held in the Tretter Transgender Oral History Project. At the time of this interview, Ewing was retired and living in Minneapolis. In this oral history, Ewing speaks at length about working the coat check at the Gay 90s...
Creator:
Ewing, Donna
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2016-04-05
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
