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Experiences growing up in St. Cloud, especially during the Depression, are described as well as the homefront experience in St. Paul during World War II. Travel and education experiences are discussed follwed by the changes in the church that he witnessed. Only summary of interview is available.

Program Nuts Director: Stephen Zuckerman

Imperial Theatre, New York, NY Written by Joseph Stein Leads: Herschel Bernardi and Maria Karnilova Director: Harold Prince Includes newspaper and magazine clippings from 1983.

Written by Luis Valdez Includes newspaper and magazine clippings from 1979.

Theatre Four, New York, NY Written by Charles Fuller Director: Douglas Turner Ward

Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland Written by Kevin Laffan Director: Frank Dunlop

National Youth Theatre, London, England Written by Peter Terson Director: Michael Croft

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Biographical information: Severyn Youso was born December. 28, 1910, in Willmar, Minnesota, to Frank and Martha (Henry) Youso. He married Irene Henry on February 3, 1936, in Rockville, Minnesota. He lived in Foley most of his life and founded the Benton County News in 1932. He served on the Foley school board for 22 years. He was Benton County DFL chairman for 25 years. Youso died on December 22, 1996 in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Transcript summary: In an oral history recorded on January 15, 1971, Severyn Youso discussed his role as long-time Benton County DFL chairman and his work on Fred Marshall’s 1948 campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives. Youso met Marshall in 1948 when Marshall entered the race for Congress from Minnesota’s Sixth District. Marshall received the support of farmers and veterans. Youso suspected widespread support for the Marshall Plan may have helped Fred Marshall, who was not related to the general. One of the campaign posters featured Marshall holding big bundles of wheat under each arm. When Marshall visited Foley, the two discussed who to appointment to office and Marshall reminded Youso that a person’s qualification was the most important factor.

Written by John Gordon Based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Shulz

Written by Donald Driver Suggested by Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

Lyceum Theatre, New York, NY Written by Vinnette Carroll Director: Vinnette Carroll

https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/gen_oh/45 [13669]

Biographical Information: Willis Young was born in Princeton, Minnesota on February 5, 1913. His early life was split between Princeton and the nearby community of Brickton. In Brickton, he attended school and his father worked as a foreman at a brickyard. Shortly after high school, Young joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. For two years, he helped expand and preserve forests in northern Minnesota. After the CCC, Young worked in a variety of jobs during the rest of the Great Depression. In 1940, Young joined the U.S. Army and served during World War II. As a logistician, he saw action in North Africa, Italy, Corsica, and France. After the war, Young returned to Princeton and worked as a mailman until his retirement in 1975. He met his wife Inez Blasberg in 1946 and they had a son together.

Transcript Summary: In an interview conducted on April 12, 1978, Willis Young discussed his family history and life in Brickton and Princeton, Minnesota. Young said his family settled in Princeton after the conclusion of the Civil War in 1865 - his grandfather served as a Union soldier. His father later relocated their family to the neighboring community of Brickton, where he worked as a brickyard foreman. Young mentioned his family was fortunate to make a stable living during the Great Depression but said many people in Brickton were living in poverty. Young discussed his time in the Civilian Conservation Corps in the early 1930s, as well as his service in North Africa and Europe during World War II. Additionally, Young discussed his post-war career as a mail carrier in Princeton, meeting his wife Inez in 1946 and his participation with the Minnesota Historical Society after retirement in 1975.

Interview conducted by Cal Gower and John LaDoux

Ritz Theatre, New York, NY Written by James Forbes

Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA Written by Tennessee Williams and Donald Windham Based on a short story by D. H. Lawrence Lead: Edmund Gwenn

46th Street Theatre, New York, NY Written by Jack Yellen and Sid Silvers Lead: Lou Holtz

Written by Bernard Shaw

Written by Robert Anderson

Written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman Includes newspaper clipping from 1983.

Belmont Theatre, New York, NY Written by Philip Barry Lead: H. B. Warner

York Festival, York, England Written by Canon J. S. Purvis Director: Edward Taylor

Written by Marquerite Duras

The Playhouse, New York, NY Written by Mark Reed Leads: Lucile Watson, Violet Heming, and Peggy Conklin

Martin Beck Theatre, New York, NY Written by Sidney Howard with Paul de Kruif Director: Guthrie McClintic