New Collection: Minnesota Vikings Training Camp. Oral History Interviews and Collection, 2015

A screenshot of Vikings Training Camp interviews in ARCH.

During the summer of 2015 the University Archives collected oral histories to present the 50 year history of Vikings Training Camp at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Former and current Minnesota State faculty and staff, former Vikings players, and fans were interviewed. Most oral history videos are 1-3 minutes long.

This collection exists in two different locations:

1. The University Archives holds the physical materials created and collected during the course of the project. View the collection guide here: http://lib.mnsu.edu/archives/fa/smhc/smhc251.html
2. ARCH, University Archives Digital Collections holds the oral history videos. View the collection of videos here: http://arch.lib.mnsu.edu/islandora/object/MSUrepository%3Avideos 

A few notable videos include:

• Former Vikings player and Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice Alan Page: http://arch.lib.mnsu.edu/islandora/object/MSUrepository%3A56840
• Former Vikings player Dave Osborn: http://arch.lib.mnsu.edu/islandora/object/MSUrepository%3A40774
• Minnesota State Mankato faculty member Evan Rusch talks about attending camp as a child: http://arch.lib.mnsu.edu/islandora/object/MSUrepository%3A40577
• Fan Gerald Provost talks about his promotion on the field at the 50 yard line: http://arch.lib.mnsu.edu/islandora/object/MSUrepository%3A43873
• Minnesota State staff member Jamie Dalbey talks about being a security guard one summer at Vikings Training Camp: http://arch.lib.mnsu.edu/islandora/object/MSUrepository%3A40393
• Former Vikings player John Swain: http://arch.lib.mnsu.edu/islandora/object/MSUrepository%3A40779
• Pam Hodapp Schreiner and Debra Hodapp talk about their memories of the beginning of Vikings Training Camp at Minnesota State and their father, John Hodapp, and his role in bringing the Vikings to Mankato: http://arch.lib.mnsu.edu/islandora/object/MSUrepository%3A47772
• Fan Andy Haack talks about how camp is a tradition of his family’s: http://arch.lib.mnsu.edu/islandora/object/MSUrepository%3A43858

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Mee Xiong is an Archives Technician at Minnesota State University, Mankato.