The Bards of Valley View

Bob Douglas lived among the Bards of Valley View. Here he tells some stories of a group of faculty and administrators at Gustavus who founded their own neighborhood. They are familiar names in the history of the college: Floyd and Bea Martinson Chet and Marian Johnson Bob (Esby) and Ruth Esbjornson Vic and Betty Gustafson Ellery and Eileen Petersen Kyle and Doris Montague Don and Marlys Slarks Ross and Lavinia Bloomquist Don and Gene Lund Ellis and Janet Jones Cumulatively, they served Gustavus for over 600 years and in that time established their own legacies.