Mr. Campman is a veteran of the Spanish-American War. He served with Company A of the 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which was sent to Puerto Rico in July of 1898, returing to the United States in October of that year, after Spanish surrender. He has many interesting recollections of his experiences in the army and his service in Puerto Rico. Copies of the mustering in and the mustering out rolls for Company A, as well as a short history of the company's service in the war are located in the mauscript collection of the Area Research Center at the University of Wisconsin River-Falls. Mr. Campman describes his view of the war in Puerto Rico, and that of his comrads in arms, as being "a picnic." He discusses army food, weapons issued to his company, the widespread incidence of malaria among his unit, and fond memories of the Company Captain, Tom Hommel of Neilsville. He also describes the changes wrought in the little island of Puerto Rico by the American occupation, and includes several interesting anecdotes concerning fratenezation with the Spanish, the adoption of a young Puerto Rican orphan by the company captain, and the formal acceptance of the Spanish Surrender. THe latter part of the interview deals with Mr. Campman's career as a lawyer in Neillsville after the war, a profession at which he engagedfrom 1904 until his retirement sometime after 1946.

Mr. and Mrs. Cresswell, lifetime residents of the Clifton Hollow area, discuss the construction of the Kohl Dam in 1918 as well as family life during the 1920's-1940's, including saving a school bell after a fire, large gatherings in their home, and farming the area. The interview also includes physical descriptions of the region.

Mr. Dabruzzi was a long time resident of the village of North Hudson. He discusses the Italian background of many of the village's residents, and tells of industries that flourished in North Hudson. He also recalls his memories of John Till, the once famous "plaster doctor" who practiced in the area. A portion of the interview is missing.

Mr. Hoekstra was a member of the United States Army from 1965-1968. He discusses his army experiences in Korea and Vietnam and some length, including fire-fights, camp life, and patrols. He also talks about his life in the army after he returned to the United States from overseas, including riot duty in Chicago following the April 4, 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. He gives a very personal view of his army experiences, describing people he knew, and miltary situations in which he was involved. He also gives his views on American involvement in Korea and VIetnam, and further adresses his feelings of returning to the States.

Dr. Junkman is a past member of the River Falls Faculty and during this interview relates various aspects of the history of River Falls college along with his assessment of the various college Presidents.

Mr. Phillips talks about his early life in Clear Lake, Wisconin, and also discusses some of the early history of the area.

Mr. Savola has been an active participant of labor unions and propent of the rights of American workers since an accident that afflicted his father. He participated in an I.W.W. protest in Iron River and aftewards became a C.I.O. timber workers' orginizer. He also later worked for a copper mining company, Mackard Motor Car Company, and field work for cooperatives. He was a member of the Communist Party for which he was a district coordinator.

Mr. Shue, 98, has lived in Hayward, Wisconsin since 1903. During the interview Shue talks about the Hayward area with particular emphasis placed on the logging industry, farming, and early transportation.

James Smart, a student at River Falls, relates his experiences during the Democratic Convention in Chicago in 1968. Smart was a part of the mass demonstrations and his assessment of the proceedings is quite interesting. Smart also attended the Woodstock Rock Festival and offers some insights into the gathering in New York.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Swanson were life-long residents of Wahsington County, MN. Both were born in the vicinity of Afton, and they farmed near Afton for many years. In this interview, the Swansons describe in some detail the village of Afton, its buinesses, and churches. They also discuss farming and farm life, Mr. Swanson's service in the First World War, and the Hastings-Stillwater railroad line which ran through Afton.

Mrs. Thomsen was a longtime summer resident of the St. Croix River Valley who became highly involved in the "Save the St. Croix" movement. This grassroots organization developed quickly in the 1964 in opposition to the plans of the Northern States Power Company to build a coal-burning power plant along the St. Croix at Bayport, Minnesota. Due to her writing skills and knowledge of the political process and the newspaper business, she served as the group's publicist while it attempted to sway public opinion and to gain attention and support from nationwide environmental groups and sympathetic elected officials. In the interview, Mrs. Thomsen tells of Save the St. Croix's unsuccessful campaign to prevent the granting of the plant permit to NSP. She describes the reactions of St. Croix Valley residents and government agencies to teh controversy and expresses her views as to why NSP won this decision and the effects of this dispute on subsequent public concern over environmental issues.