Publication Date
2022
Collection
Capstones
Contributor
Shirley Knutson, Wayne Knutson, Dr. Molly O’Phelan, Rural Ministry Initiative and Lost Island Lutheran Church Community
Advisor
Lindsey Wieck, Gerald E. Poyo, Shine Trabucco (University of Houston)
Description
This project examines oral history methods through a series of interviews with Shirley Knutson. These interviews focus on her life and her intentions for Rural Ministry Initiative, a Lutheran residency program for clergy interns. Shirley describes her experiences in rural communities as a child, student, teacher, wife, and mother. This project aims to help historians understand ethical practices and effective principals when conducting oral history projects while also exploring historical themes of domesticity, religion, and family relations from the perspective of a woman living in the Midwest United States during the mid- to late-20th century.
Keywords
Rural, Midwest, Rural Ministry Initiative, rural farm, ethics, ancestry, Knutson family, oral history, domesticity, religion
Document Type
Article
Medium
manuscript, oral history
Format
Size or Duration
37 pages
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
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Publisher
Digital Commons at St. Mary's University
City
San Antonio, Texas