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Title: Grant Gale Interview, Voices from the Past
Description: Born December 29, 1903 in Prentice, Wisconsin, Grant was educated in Wisconsin and Michigan. He came to Grinnell in 1928, and in 1929, was joined by his bride, Harriet. He was a professor of physics at Grinnell College. An observatory on the campus is named in his honor.
Date Created: 1992
PID: grinnell:23306

Title: John Parish Interview, Voices from the Past
Description: The son of Dr. O.F. and Laura Parish, John was born September 23, 1904. After graduating from Grinnell College in 1927, he studied medicine at Harvard and interned at Johns Hopkins. He served in the Navy during World War II. He and his wife, Elizabeth, had three daughters.
Date Created: 1992
PID: grinnell:23311

Title: Laura Wieman Interview, Voices from the Past
Description: Laura, the daughter of Henry and Merta Matlack, was born in Grinnell on July 19, 1913 and lived in Grinnell until 1936. She returned to Grinnell in 1966 with her husband, Henry Wieman, to her family home. She received a BA from Grinnell College and an MFA from Southern Illinois University. She taught in public schools and at SIU. She was a skilled weaver.
Date Created: 1992
PID: grinnell:23303

Title: Marian Dunham Interview, Voices from the Past
Description: Born February 10, 1919, two miles north of Grinnell, in a house which had been built by her grandfather, Marian was a relative of J.B.Grinnell for whom the town and college were named. A graduate of Grinnell College, she studied Library Science at the University of Denver. She was the Librarian at Stewart Public Library for 22 years and at the Des Moines Public Library for 19 years.
Date Created: 1992
PID: grinnell:23304

Title: Neal Klausner Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
Description: Neal W. Klausner was born in Neenah, Wisconsin, received his undergraduate degree from Lawrence College and his PhD. in philosophy from Yale University. He taught at the University of the Redlands for eight years before coming to Grinnell College in 1945 to teach philosophy and religion. He retired in 1975 and passed away in 2010 at the age of 102. Interview conducted as part of American Beliefs and Cultural Values, an American Studies class taught by Hanna Griff at Grinnell College in 1993.
Date Created: 1993
PID: grinnell:26720

Title: Walter Rixen Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
Description: Walter Rixen was born in Harlan, Iowa, and graduated from Harlan High School in 1941. He attended Upper Iowa University for one year before serving in the U.S. Army from 1943-1945. Upon returning home he completed his degree at Upper Iowa and then pursued a career in education, teaching and coaching at Waukon, St. Ansgar, and Grinnell. He and his wife, Helen, had one son, Jim. Interview conducted as part of American Beliefs and Cultural Values, an American Studies class taught by Hanna Griff at Grinnell College in 1993.
Date Created: 1993
PID: grinnell:26716