Interview Series

Series topics:

Arboretum History | Campus Planning and Building Program | Chadbourne Residential College | College of Engineering | Department of Economics | Faculty Wives | Humanists at Work | Institute for Research on Poverty | Life Sciences | Printmaking | School of Education | School of Music | TA Strike of 1970 | University Housing | UW Merger | Women in Science and Engineering

Abbreviations follow the full series title in parentheses.

Arboretum History

Arthur D. Hasler, 048; David H. Gay, 127; John W. Thomson and Grant Cottam, 134; Robert A. McCabe, 163; Gerald C. Gerloff, 168; Louis Gardner, 170; William R. Jordan, III, 392; Theodore M. Sperry, 395.

Campus Planning and the Building Program, 1945-70

Interviews about the period of rapid expansion of the UW-Madison campus. Topics include planning for expansion, building priorities, issues of aesthetics and convenience, and the impact of high-rise buildings on academic life:

Mark H. Ingraham, 056; H. Edwin Young, 117; C. William Loomer, 119; Leo Jakobson, 124; Fred A. Risser, 128; Kurt F. Wendt, 129; James V. Edsall, 130; Arthur Hove and Anne Biebel, 281; Gordon Orr, 406.

Chadbourne Residential College

A series of interviews chronicling the founding and development of the Chadbourne Residential College:

David O'Brien, 530; Shira Kelber, 533; Marian J. Laines, 535; Katie Givens, 537; William Cronon, 548; Jennifer Gilbride-Brown, 556; Lisa Manley and Emily Menn, 563; Andrew Underwood-Bultmann, 573.

College of Engineering

A series of interviews conducted in 1997 and 1998 with faculty and administrators of the College of Engineering, supported in part by a grant from the College:

Camden A. Coberly, 024; Clayton Smith, 511; Vincent Rideout, 512; Phillip Myers, 513; Merton Barry, 514; R. Byron Bird, 515; John D. Wiley, 516; Lois Greenfield, 517; James Skiles, 518; Robert Ham, 520; William C. Boyle, 522; Thomas Higgins, 523; Chu-Kia Wang, 524; Warren E. Stewart, 525; Peter L. Monkmeyer, 526; Richard Heine, 527; Donald Novotny, 528.

Department of Economics

Interviews on the history of the Department of Economics, sponsored in part by the Department and contributed to the Oral History Project collection:

Robert J. Lampman, 203; Hazel F. Briggs Rice, 310; Theodore Morgan, 311; Jack Barbash, 312; David B. Johnson, 313; Jeffrey G. Williamson, 318; Geraldine Hinkel, 321.

Faculty Wives

A series of interviews with women about their lives, careers, and roles as faculty wives, supported in part by a grant from the University League:

Dorothy Knaplund, 062; Ethel K. Allen, 236; Julia Bogholt, 241; Rose B. Fahien, 242; JoAnn C. Lampman, 243; Dorothy G. Collins, 244; Jessie McCanse, 245; Evelyn Van Donk Steenbock, 254; Frederica M. Zdanowicz, 255; Frances W. Hurst, 258; Gretchen K. Pfankuchen, 261; Ann S. Sims, 277; Bea P. Kabler, 278; Harriet R. Woolsey, 279; Harva Hachten, 280; Mary Louise Symon, 282; Kay Hawkins, 284; Florence Marie Dvorak, 476; Monona Nafziger, 582; Joyce Brink, 604; Rebecca Young, 660.

Humanists at Work

Interviews with humanities faculty members discussing their research, writing, and teaching, supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Humanities Committee. Twelve of the interviews were edited for broadcast on Wisconsin Public Radio:

Haskell Fain, 038; Jurgen F. H. Herbst, 052; Walter B. Rideout, 088; James Watrous, 108; Jan M. Vansina, 139; Susan S. Friedman, 141; Sterling Fishman, 142; A. C. Scott, 143; John J. Nitti, 144; William L. Andrews, 147; Gunnar Johansen, 148; Mary Ellen Rudin, 149; Edward M. Coffman, 150; Dorothea Scott, 151; Berent Enc, 152; Tom W. Shick, 153; Paul L. Mackendrick, 155; Judith G. Miller, 156; John M. Cooper, 157; Paul K. Conkin, 158; Charlotte L. Brancaforte, 159; Jane A. Schulenburg, 160; Barbara H. Fowler, 161; William Spofford, 162; Robert Skloot, 164; Joseph Wiesenfarth, 165; Elliott R. Sober, 166.

Institute for Research on Poverty (Poverty Institute)

Interviews conducted on the history of the Poverty Institute and the threat of cuts in its federal funding:

Robert J. Lampman, 203; Martin H. David, 204; Eugene Smolensky, 208; W. Lee Hansen, 209; Robert Haveman, 210; Alfred Kadushin, 211; Russell Middleton, 212; Irwin Garfinkel, 213; Karl Taeuber, 214; Harold Watts, 215.

Life Sciences, 1930-70

Interviews focusing on the development of the University's distinguished record in the life sciences and on the response of life science departments to changes in the field of cell biology after World War II:

John W. Thomson, 134; Fred H. Harrington, 135; Philip P. Cohen, 192; Ralph A. Hawley, 221; Harold P. Rusch, 224; John W. Williams, 233; William B. Sarles, 235; Carl A. Baumann, 253; Evelyn Van Donk Steenbock, 254; Frank M. Strong, 256; Van R. Potter, 257; Constance W. Elvehjem, 259; Anne Terrio, 262; Aaron J. Ihde, 263; Henry A. Lardy, 264; Harold A. Campbell, 265; Henry A. Lardy and Van R. Potter, 267; Robert H. Burris, 269; Hector F. DeLuca, 270; Harland W. Mossman, 271; James F. Crow, 274; Robert W. Hougas, 275; Joseph B. Wilson, 276; Lemuel A. Fraser, 283; Hans Ris, 285; Kenneth B. Raper, 291; Elizabeth C. and James A. Miller, 316; Robert Alberty, 317; Howard M. Temin, 430; Robert L. Metzenberg, 437.

Printmaking

A series of interviews concentrating on the development of printmaking in the Art Department since World War II. These interviews provided primary source material for the book Progressive Printmakers: Wisconsin Artists and the Print Renaissance (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1999), by Warrington Colescott and Arthur Hove:

Ray Gloeckler, 468; Dean Meeker, 469; Jack Damer, 473; Warrington Colescott, 483; Karen Sessler Stein, 493; William Weege, 494; Walter Hamady, 496; Frances Myers, 500; David Becker, 501; Paula Panczenko, 505.

School of Education

Eighteen interviews, sponsored by the School of Education in 1979, on the history of the School since World War II:

John E. Anderson, 172; Glen G. Eye, 173; Gail F. Farwell, 174; John J. Goldgruber, 175; Rick F. Heber, 176; Robert G. Heideman, 177; Russell J. Hosler, 178; Herbert J. Klausmeier, 179; Louise O. Kloepper, 180; Burton W. Kreitlow, 181; Clifford S. Liddle, 182; Frederick M. Logan, 183; Camilla M. Low, 184; Milton O. Pella, 185; Lola R. Pierstorff, 186; Warren H. Southworth, 187; Lindley J. Stiles, 188; Wilson B. Thiede, 189.

School of Music

Interviews with individuals associated with the School of Music, conducted by music students in conjunction with the School's centennial celebration in 1995:

Florence Marie Dvorak, 476; Uri Vardi, 477; Robert Petzold, 478; Richard Davis, 479; James H. Latimer, 480; Ted Iltis, 481; Lois A. Anderson, 482; Ellsworth Snyder, 484; Orville Shetney, 485; Nancy Becknell, 486; Joan Wildman, 487.

Teaching Assistants Strike of 1970 (TA Strike, 1970)

Interviews dealing with the formation of the TAA, the issues and events leading up to and during the Strike, perceptions of the Strike by teaching assistants, faculty and administrators, and its consequences for the University:

David Burress, 015; Robert Cadmus, 016; Arlen C. Christenson, 021; Camden A. Coberly, 024; Robert B. Doremus, 032; Haskell Fain, 038; Charlotte E. Farlow, 039; Nathan P. Feinsinger, 040; Howard Gelman, 042; Robert E. Ginsburg, 043; Karen L. Gorder, 045; Henry W. Haslach, 047; Jurgen F. H. Herbst, 052; Thomas King, 061; Alex Kotch, 063; Edward B. Krinsky, 065; Philip E. Miles, 072; Edward R. Mulvihill, 073; Raymond C. Munts, 074; William A. O'Brien, 079; Hugh T. Richards, 087; Walter B. Rideout, 088; John D. Rolling, 090; Larry Rosenhein, 091; Morton Rothstein, 092; Patricia J. Russian, 094; Betty Ann Schmitz, 097; Lester W. J. Seifert, 100; Russell S. Kirby, 115; James L. Stern, 116; H. Edwin Young, 117; Charles T. Scott, 195; Abner Brodie, 198.

University Housing (Housing)

A series of interviews chronicling the history of University housing:

Larry Halle, 360; Newell J. Smith, 362; Donald Halverson, 364; S. Lee Burns, 365; Otto E. Mueller, 368; W. Norris Wentworth, 370; Badger Village, 390; Robert S. Korach, 443; David O'Brien, 530; Shira Kelber, 533; Marian J. Laines, 535; Katie Givens, 537; William Cronon, 548; Norm Sunstad, 551; Jennifer Gilbride-Brown, 556; Lisa Manley and Emily Menn, 563; Andrew Underwood-Bultmann, 573; Rheta McCutchin, 584; Eric Brown, 588; Andrew Van de Ven, 597, George Gurda, 622, Paul Evans, 625; Alice Gustafson, 626; Doris J. and James W. Mohr, 704.

UW System Merger (Merger)

Interviews on the background of Merger, the events leading up to the establishment of the UW System, and its impact on UW-Madison:

E. David Cronon, 026; Fred A. Risser, 128; Fred H. Harrington, 135; Donald K. Smith, 292; Reuben H. Lorenz, 294; John E. Ross, 295; Donald E. Percy, 297; Bryant E. Kearl, 300; Ody J. Fish, 304; David Adamany, 305; Patrick J. Lucey, 306; Karen O'Neil, 307; F. J. Pelisek, 308; Robert M. O'Neil, 309; H. Edwin Young and Donald K. Smith, 324; Robert W. Winter, 325; Mary Lou Munts and Richard A. Flintrop, 327; Anthony S. Earl, 328; Harry A. Peterson, 329; Bernard Easterday, 330; Fannie LeMoine, 331; Benjamin R. Lawton, 332.

Women in Science and Engineering

A series of interviews relating to women's experiences in science, engineering and medicine at UW.

Margaret H. Irwin, 58; Helen T. Parsons, 80; May Reynolds, 85; Mary Ellen Rudin, 149; Ethel K. Allen, 236; Elizabeth and James Miller, 316; Elizabeth Hirschfelder, 465; Lois Greenfield, 517; E. Maxine Bennett, 589; Dorothy Pringle, 624; Elizabeth McCoy and Martha Peterson, 634; Denice Denton, 644; Evelyn Howell, 645; Lorraine Meisner, 646; Mara McDonald, 653; Nancy Wiegand, 654; Margaret Bender, 665; Marion Namenwirth, 666; Catherine Hurt Middlecamp, 667; Renata Laxova, 669, Lillian Tong, 705; Jean Bahr, 749; Beverly Seavey, 751; Kris Kruse-Elliott, 755; Mary Anderson, 757; June Dahl, 758; Karen Steudel, 759; Emily Earley, 762; Karen B. Strier, 765; Ann Burgess, 766; Rima Apple, 769; Toni Ziegler, 772; Katherine Kalil, 782; Barbara L. Wolfe, 783; Patricia Flatley Brennan, 784; Laura Kiessling, 785; Elizabeth Craig, 786; Joy B. Zedler 790, Nancy Keller, 791; Mary Behan, 792; Frances R. Westley, 793; Susan Coppersmith, 794; Sandra Ward, 798; Caitilyn Allen, 799; Jo Handelsman, 802 ; Vicki Bier, 803; Jean Johnson, 804; Annie Stunden, 805 ; Diane M. Bless, 809; Susan Eichhorn, 814; Jean Phillips, 815; Ann Palmenberg, 816; Patricia Becker, 829; Sarah Jane Voichick, 851; Grace Wahba, 856; Waltraud Brinkmann, 858; Monica Turner, 860; Cynthia Czajkowski, 863 , Helen Blackwell, 867

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