Interview: Duane Whalen
Description
Duane Whalen recounts growing up in Rapid City, SD, spanning from his days as a youth in the area to how he became the Activities Director for the Rapid City Area Schools.
Subject
1972 Flood, Black Hills State University, Cactus Patch, City Buildings, Coaching, Education, Great Depression, Historic Rapid City, Homesteading, Local History, Medicine, Oral History, Rapid City, Rapid City Area Schools, South Dakota, Sports, The Hole. World War II
Creator
Rapid City Oral History Project
Date
2015-03-27
Interviewee
Duane Whalen
Interviewer
Kim Morey
Location
Rapid City
Files
- Date Added
- May 19, 2021
- Collection
- Interviews
- Item Type
- Oral History
- Tags
- 1972 Flood, Black Hills State University, Cactus Patch, City Buildings, Coaching, Education, Great Depression, Historic Rapid City, Homesteading, Local History, Medicine, Oral History, Rapid City, Rapid City Area Schools, South Dakota, Sports, The Hole, World War II
- Citation
- Rapid City Oral History Project, “Interview: Duane Whalen,” Rapid City Oral History, accessed December 16, 2025, https://rcploralhistory.omeka.net/items/show/34.