Interview with David and Patricia Borchert Mattke, Ryan Borchert, David Borchert, Patricia John R. Borchert Map Library Borchert, John R. O. Meredith Wilson Library XXX Interview for History of the University of Minnesota Map Library project What is your affiliation with the Map Library? 0:15 - Son and daughter-in-law of John and Jane Borchert What are your earliest memories of the Map Library? 0:30 - John Borchert's office in Ford Hall; cabinets of maps Where was the Map Library located? 1:20 - Ford Hall when very young; in Wilson when Dave was a Geography student What do you remember about the Map Librarian? 2:00 - Very little interaction with the staff over the years; interacted with Brent a little bit, name is familiar What was the relationship between the Map Library and the Geography Department at the time? 3:00 - John Borchert frustrated trying to get other faculty members to use it more often as a resource; What was Dr. Borchert's relationship to the Map Library? 4:05 - John Borchert was a visual modeler of data, strong appreciation of maps, cannot do geography without maps; he wanted to make a difference during his lifetime in how the Map Library was used, had to decide if the endowment should go to the department or the library, was not fond of bureaucratic divisions Can you speak to the decision to create the Map Library Endowment fund? 5:45 - 1995/1996, looking for a way to create a lasting impact, leave a legacy 10:40 - Happy with the balance he had achieved; heavily involved in crafting an agreement that requires collaboration How did he feel about having the Map Library named for him? 7:50 - Don't remember him saying anything one way or the other (embarassed or honored); sure he felt honored, but he was very matter of fact about it Any strange or unusual stories or memories? 10:15 - Feel like we should go there more often Is there anything else you want to add? 12:30 - Remember John Borchert saving German pictorial displays of representative life in various places in the world; Broek possibly brought them to the United States, department was going to get rid of them, but John saved them and hung them in the basement at home; early 1960s 2019-02-19 Sound audio/mp3 Borchert_DavePat_02-19-19 eng Audio file available through University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY)