SCSU Archivist Tom Steman Tells Stories of University involvement with vietnam peace protests, the letters of sinclair lewis and a tradition of students swimming across the Mississippi

In this installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota. Arts and Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack climbs to the top of the Miller Learning Resource Center to talk with SCSU Archivist Tom Steman about a student peace protest during the Vietnam War, a daring and now forbidden tradition involving SCSU students and the Mississippi, and a treasure trove of letters written by Sinclair Lewis.

(Pictured left) A man speaks, Day of Peace protest, St. Cloud State University, May 11, 1972

This program is funded in part by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant.

 

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