Dr. Joseph G. Perpich, Vice President, Grants and Special Programs, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, is the youngest of the four Perpich brothers. He spoke of growing up in the Perpich family, of his memories of his oldest brother, Governor Rudy...
Hibbing, MN; Carson Lake, MN; Perpich Sr., Rudolph George Rudy; Governors; Government officials; Politics & government; Political issues; Political campaigns; Economic & social conditions; Country life; Families; Social values; Dentistry;
Ed Komidor's personal recollections of life in Chisholm. Ed Komidor was born in 1911 in the Monroe Location near Chisholm. His family moved to Chisholm when he was 3 years old. The interview covers personal family history, his work experiences...
Chisholm, MN; Iron mining; Communicable diseases; War; Depressions; Strip mining; Miners' unions; Strikes; Country life; Schools;
Mr. Ongaro is one of Governor Perpichs oldest friends. During the interview, he spoke about growing up in Carson Lake with Governor Perpich, about their childhood games, about the grade school, junior high school and high school they attended...
Hibbing, MN; Carson Lake, MN; Perpich Sr., Rudolph George Rudy; Governors; Government officials; Political campaigns; Politics & government; Political issues; Economic & social conditions; Education; War; Dentistry;
Mr. Lamppa discussed his friendship with Governor Perpich and the Perpich family, his work on the Perpich campaigns, as Chief of Staff for then-Lieutenant Governor Perpich, and his work as IRRRB Commissioner under Governor Perpich. He described the...
Hibbing, MN; Perpich Sr., Rudolph George Rudy; Governors; Government officials; Political campaigns; Politics & government; Political issues; Economic & social conditions; IRRRB: Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board;
Document describing a collection of records held at the Iron Range Research Center documenting the activity of a northeast Minnesota man who made his career in civic boosterism and tourism.