Claudia Hampsten

11 Collection Items

• The Way to 8-A

  Midday presents “The Way to 8-A,” a documentary sound portrait on the involuntary commitment to Hennepin County General Hospital's Ward 8-A, a psychiatric ward. Program looks at the people being committed, those doing the committing, the staff, and the entire process of involuntary commitment.

  Aug. 13, 1979Save
• The Governor Resigns (aka Governor or Senator: Wendell Anderson and Rudy Perpich)

  A special production by the Minnesota Public Radio news unit on the political history of Rudy Perpich, who takes over as Governor for Wendell Anderson who stepped down to be a Senator.

  Nov. 10, 197631 minSave
• Reserve Mining trial - taconite mining technique

  chief chemist of taconite mining technique. Silver Bay.

  Dec. 16, 1975Save
• Cooperation, but no merger between public universities in Twin Ports region

  Task force shows that University of Minnesota Duluth and University of Wisconsin Superior faculty and staff desire to maintain voluntary and informal cooperative relationship between the schools, opting out of federation or merger. Discussion of misconceptions of schools also included.

  Oct. 30, 1975Save
• Minnesota's iron ore mining companies study ways to reduce their energy consumption

  Dr. James Carter of the Minnesota Energy Agency talked about steps Minnesota ore mining companies are taking to conserve energy. Presently they use about 5.8 percent of all energy consumed in the state. Coal is a possible energy source over natural gas, but coal presents problems of its own.

  Oct. 17, 1975Save
• Groundbreaking for new home of the Duluth Playhouse

  Duluth holds a groundbreaking ceremony for a new performing arts center. It will house the Duluth Ballet, the Duluth Playhouse and the Duluth-Superior Symphony in a 292 seat auditorium. After 62 continuous seasons the playhouse has deep roots in the community. It started in 1912 as the Ladies Drama League. Colleen Lauterbach (sp?), playhouse historian, talks about its start and history, and the community theater movement which began in France in the 1880s. The Duluth theater was the first of its kind in the country. It was a cultural island in the tough mining and lumber area. The theater brought in outside directors and did a premiere performance of a George Bernard Shaw play in 1914. The speaker thinks the theater does better in time of adversity, there are cycles. The theater building burned down a few years ago but the theater rose like a phoenix. She would not want the theater to become so prosperous that it would outgrow the community.

  Oct. 9, 1975Save
• Fond du Lac band charging state commissioner of human rights with job discrimination

  The Fond du Lac Band of Minnesota Chippewa are bringing formal discrimination charges against the state Human Rights Commissioner, (first name unknown) Wilson. The Band's claim states that the Commissioner has not only discriminated against hiring Native American's, but has also neglected to offer services for these populations.

  Aug. 12, 1975Save
• Gerald Katzinyaire Iron Range steel worker discusses strike

  US Iron Range steel worker discusses elements that lead to overcoming the strike.

  Jul. 17, 1975Save
• Strikers face contempt of court for violation of judicial order to stop picketing

  A discussion of witness testimony regarding the validity of steelworkers' strike and whether or not workers were justified in ignoring judicial order to cease picketing in the face of questioned job transfers. Description of testimony from spokespeople for U.S. Steel included.

  Jul. 16, 1975Save
• Federal funding of performing arts building in Duluth meets roadblocks

  Members of St. Louis county Heritage and Arts Center board face roadblocks in securing federal loan funds to build new performing arts center. Reasons include spending program changes and, possibly, backlash due to presidents of said board having media ties that criticized government figures and policy.

  May. 6, 1975Save