The Arboretum Collection

The Arboretum Collection consists of cassette recordings of interviews, lectures, conferences, and miscellaneous programs relating to the University of Wisconsin Arboretum. Of special note are the interviews conducted with former workers in the Civilian Conservation Corps who worked at the Arboretum in the 1930s. The Arboretum originally collected these tapes and continues to possess the master copies and the table below adopts the Arboretum's classification and numbering systems. Please note that the Oral History Project also possesses an interview series based on the history of the Arboretum.

To arrange to listen to or order a copy of a particular item in the Arboretum Collection, please contact the Oral History Program.


Number Contents Date Format Notes
AC 001 [no tape designated]      
AC 002 Paul Bruak interviewed by William R. Jordan III September 18, 1983 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion
AC 003 [no tape designated]      
AC 004 Sylvester Geishert interviewed by Martha Shannon September 17, 1983 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion
AC 005 Max Gundlach interviewed by Betty Jensen September 17, 1983 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion
AC 006 Richard Hackett & Robert Gass interviewed by Wayne Pauly September 17, 1983 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion
AC 007 James R. Hendricks interviewed by W.R. Jordan III July 1, 1981 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps at Madison
AC 008 [no tape designated]      
AC 009 Robert F. Herbert interviewed by Warren Bahr September 17, 1983 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion
AC 010 Percy Jones interviewed by Warren Bahr September 17, 1983 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion
AC 011 Earle Kading, Eugene M. Adler, & Richard Hackett interviewed by Sylvia Marek September 17, 1983 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion
AC 012 Kenneth Kruger & James R. Hendricks interviewed by Sue Bridson September 17, 1983 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion
AC 013 Ruben Larsen interviewed by Warren Bahr September 17, 1983 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion
AC 014 [no tape designated]      
AC 015 John Loch interviewed by Betty Jensen September 17, 1983 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion
AC 016 Harold M. Madden interviewed by Betty Jensen September 17, 1983 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion
AC 017 Gerritt Mouw interviewed by Sue Bridson September 17, 1983 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion
AC 018 Theodore Rathje interviewed by Betty Jensen September 17, 1983 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion
AC 019 Herbert Smith interviewed by Betty Jensen September 17, 1983 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion
AC 020 Theodore Sperry interviewed by W.R. Jordan III September 23, 1981 Interview Topic: CCC, Camp Madison; See also Sperry interview, #395
AC 021 Theodore Sperry interviewed by W.R. Jordan III September 23, 1981 Interview See also Sperry interview, #395
AC 022 Ernest A. Vercellino interviewed by W.R. Jordan III September 18, 1983 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion
AC 023 John Wawrzaszek interviewed by Warren Bahr September 17, 1983 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion
AC 024 Joseph Weinberger interviewed by Warren Bahr September 17, 1983 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion
AC 025 Herman Young interviewed by Warren Bahr September 17, 1983 Interview Civilian Conservation Corps Reunion; n.b. tape is missing from the Arboretum Collection
AC 026 CCC 50th Anniversary Reunion Banquet September 17, 1983    
AC 027 CCC 50th Anniversary Reunion Banquet September 17, 1983    
AC 028 Arboretum Committee Meeting May 5, 1989    
AC 029 Arboretum Committee Meeting May 5, 1989    
AC 030 Arboretum Committee Meeting April 3, 1990   Restoration ecology meeting
AC 031 Arboretum Committee Meeting April 3, 1990    
AC 032 Arboretum Committee Meeting December 7, 1984   Consults proposals
AC 033 Arboretum Consulting Session October 13, 1984   Future of research at the Arboretum
AC 034 Arboretum Consulting Session October 13, 1984   Future of research at the Arboretum
AC 035 John Aber & Bill Jordan October 4, 1984 WHA Radio Program Topic: Restoration
AC 036 Dave Archbald with G. Armstrong & Bill Jordan February 27, 1989   Topic: Prairie Restoration
AC 037 Gregory Armstrong     Tape missing from Arboretum Collection
AC 038 Dr. Katherine Bradley MEC February 23, 1978    
AC 039 Alston Chase April 1987    
AC 040 Grant Cottam, et al. (perhaps W.R. Jordan III ?) October 1980    
AC 041 Grant Cottam interviewed by W.R. Jordan III November 13, 1981 Interview Topic: J.T. Curtis
AC 042 Bruce Cubberly interviewed by Fred Weiland   Interview Topic: Lake Wingra
AC 043 Ellarson      
AC 044 Mike Gilpin interviewed by W.R. Jordan III 1982 Phone interview  
AC 045 Jim Hale interviewed by W.R. Jordan III March 5, 1987 Interview  
AC 046 Hyacinth G. Hamm interviewed by W.R. Jordan III August 22, 1987 Interview  
AC 047 John Harper & Katherine Bradley   Radio talk  
AC 048 Clifford Hesseltine interviewed by W.R. Jordan III May 28, 1987 Interview Topic: Henry Greene
AC 049 Evelyn Howell, "Healing the Land" February 25, 1987 Lecture Forestry 375 lecture
AC 050 Dan Jansen April 1989    
AC 051 Dan Jansen (side 1)and Thompson (side 2) 1982 and 1987    
AC 052 "Welcome to the Arboretum" by William R. Jordan III   Recording for visitors  
AC 053 "Arboretum History" talk by William R. Jordan III November 18, 1982 Recording for visitors  
AC 054 William R. Jordan III: Arboretum History slide talk November 1982   Arboretum history
AC 055 William R. Jordan III Keynote Speech at the Northern Illinois Prairie Conference May 2, 1987 Speech  
AC 056 SER Excursion Program: W.R. Jordan III and Leonora Ko August 28, 1989 Interview SER Excursion Program
AC 057 Gina Kline, "Reading Landscape"   Lecture Only side 1 could be salvaged from the master tape
AC 058 Gina Kline, "Plant Structure" March 11, 1976 Lecture  
AC 059 Gina Kline, "Beginning Botany"     n.b. Master tape is defective.
AC 060 Gina Kline, "Plant Development" March 11, 1976 Lecture Only side 1 could be salvaged from the master tape
AC 061 Gina Kline, "Reading Landscape" January 29, 1976 Lecture  
AC 062 Gina Kline, "Wisconsin Oaks" January 27, 1977 Lecture Only side 1 could be salvaged from the master tape
AC 063 Gina Kline, "Reading Landscape" February 12, 1976 Lecture  
AC 064 Gina Kline, "Reading Landscape," continued February 12, 1976 Lecture n.b. Master tape is defective and thus OHP has no copy.
AC 065 Gina Kline, "Succession" February 19, 1981 Lecture  
AC 066 Gina Kline, "Reading Landscape" March 4, 1976 Lecture  
AC 067 Gina Kline, "Reading Landscape" February 26, 1976 Lecture  
AC 068        
AC 069 Gina Kline, "Arboretum" (2 tapes) March 29, 1979 Lecture  
AC 070 [no tape designated]      
AC 071 Chris Maser interviewed by W.R. Jordan III December 4, 1987 Interview Topic: Restoration
AC 072 Chris Maser interviewed by W.R. Jordan III December 4, 1987 Interview Topic: Restoration
AC 073 [no tape designated]      
AC 074 John Moline: Restoration Ecology Lecture May 10, 1985 Lecture Topic: Restoration ecology
AC 075 Wayne Pauly speaks about County parks February 26, 1981 Lecture Topic: County parks
AC 076 Wayne Pauly speaks about oak lore January 27, 1977 Lecture Topic: Oak lore
AC 077 Wayne Pauly speaks about plant lore (2 tapes)   Lecture Topic: Plant lore
AC 078 KPWR Environmental Directions #574: Nancy Perlman with Dr. Bruch Piaseck and William R. Jordan III at the RTE Conference in Berkeley, CA 1988   Topics: Hazardous materials, restoration
AC 079 G. Trow, "Healing the Land" May 1987 Lecture  
AC 080 Forestry 375 Lecture Series: Frederick Turner, "The humble bee" January 28, 1987 Course lecture Forestry 375 Lecture series
AC 081 Jim Voegeli: "Remembering Aldo Leopold" 1978    
AC 082 Lester Williams September 4, 1987 Interview  
AC 083       [Defective tape]
AC 084       [Defective tape]
AC 085       [Defective tape]
AC 086 Jared Diamond: Symposium on Restoration Ecology October 1984 Conference lecture Topic: Restoration Ecology
AC 087       [Defective tape]
AC 088       [Defective tape]
AC 089       [Defective tape]
AC 090       [Defective tape]
AC 091       [Defective tape]
AC 092       [Defective tape]
AC 093       [Defective tape]
AC 094       [Defective tape]
AC 095 Max Partch September 16, 1980   Topic: UW Arboretum
AC 096 Chandler Kemp interviewed by Bud Jackson re land acquisition   Interview Topic: Land acquisition
AC 097 William R. Jordan III July 16, 1990   n.b. The master tape is defective and thus OHP does not hold a copy.
AC 098 William R. Jordan III speaks about Poplar Creek September 15, 1990    
AC 099 Friends of the Arboretum Breakfast: Gina Kline June 2, 1990    
AC 100 Friends of the Arboretum Breakfast: Gina Kline June 2, 1990    
AC 101 DIAL Announcement 1983   First and third versions
AC 102 Friends of the Arboretum Breakfast May 21, 1988   Side 1 only
AC 103 Michael Banovez July 12-13, 1991 Field recording Reminiscences of life in CCC camp at the Arboretum
AC 104 Michael Banovez July 12-13, 1991 Field recording Reminiscences of life in CCC camp at the Arboretum
AC 105 Michael Banovez July 12-13, 1991 Field recording Reminiscences of life in CCC camp at the Arboretum
AC 106 [Missing from the Arboretum Collection]      
AC 107 [Missing from the Arboretum Collection]      
AC 108 [Missing from the Arboretum Collection]      
AC 109 Theodore Sperry interviewed by William R. Jordan III September 13, 1990 Interview See also Sperry interview, #395
AC 110 Theodore Sperry interviewed by William R. Jordan III September 13, 1990 Interview See also Sperry interview, #395
AC 111 Theodore Sperry interviewed by William R. Jordan III September 13, 1990 Interview See also Sperry interview, #395
AC 112 Friends of the Arboretum Breakfast June 2, 1990 Event recording  
AC 113 Friends of the Arboretum Breakfast June 2, 1990 Event recording  
AC 114 William R. Jordan III: "Restoration and the American Garden" at the Midwestern Regional meeting of the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta August 10, 1990 Banquet speech  
AC 115       n.b. The master tape is simply a duplicate of AC 114; not in the OHP collection
AC 116 "Degraded Land": William R. Jordan III      
AC 117 "Interpreting the Arboretum": William R. Jordan III      
AC 118 Theodore Sperry     n.b. This is a duplicate of AC 109
AC 119 Theodore Sperry     n.b. This is a duplicate of AC 110
AC 120 Theodore Sperry     n.b. This is a duplicate of AC 111
AC 121 WHA Radio Ideas Network: William R. Jordan III & B. Wood April 11, 1991 WHA Radio program  
AC 122 Steve Packard & Stuart Pimm (Tape 1) April 3, 1991 Interview Topic: Prospects for restoration ecology research in the Chicago area.
AC 123 Steve Packard & Stuart Pimm (Tape 2) April 3, 1991 Interview Topic: Prospects for restoration ecology research in the Chicago area.
AC 124 Steve Packard & Stuart Pimm (Tape 3) April 3, 1991 Interview Topic: Prospects for restoration ecology research in the Chicago area.
AC 125 Whitford Huff interviewed by Paul Skidmore February 6, 1987 Interview  
AC 126 Paul Shepard interviewed by W.R. Jordan III November 9, 1988 Interview Topic: Prairie restoration
AC 127 UW Sea Grant Program/IES: William R. Jordan III March 20, 1991    
AC 128 Oral History of the Arboretum: WHA Radio broadcast August 19, 1991 WHA Radio program  
AC 129 R. McCabe and J. Hickey interview on Wisconsin Public Radio   Radio program  
AC 130 Arboretum guide: Sharing April 10, 1979 Instructional recording  
AC 131 Workshop: Prairie Burning February 26, 1976 Workshop recording  
AC 132 Workshop: Prairie Burning February 26, 1976 Workshop recording Side 1 only
AC 133 Miami University Lectures by William R. Jordan III September 27, 1990 Lecture See also Jordan interview, #392
AC 134 Miami University Lectures by William R. Jordan III, continued September 27, 1990 Lecture See also Jordan interview, #392
AC 135 Miami University Lectures by William R. Jordan III September 28, 1990 Lecture See also Jordan interview, #392
AC 136 Miami University Lectures by William R. Jordan III, continued September 28, 1990 Lecture See also Jordan interview, #392
AC 137 Miami University Panel Discussion, including William R. Jordan III (Tape 1) September 28, 1990 Panel discussion See also Jordan interview, #392
AC 138 Miami University Panel Discussion, including William R. Jordan III (Tape 2) September 28, 1990 Panel discussion See also Jordan interview, #392
AC 139 Marjorie Chase Johnson interviewed by Vera Jones August 20, 1991 Interview Topic: Recollections of growing up on farm on Lake Wingra
AC 140 Peg Watrous interviewed by Vera Jones August 21, 1991 Interview Topic: Bud Jackson
AC 141 Katherine Bradley interviewed by Vera Jones (tape 1) October 15, 1991 Interview Topic: McKay Center
AC 142 Katherine Bradley interviewed by Vera Jones (tape 2) October 15, 1991 Interview Topic: McKay Center
AC 143 Gerald Gerloff interviewed by Vera Jones September 20, 1991 Interview  
AC 144 Sarah Longenecker interviewed by Vera Jones January 31, 1992 Interview Topic: Bill Longenecker
AC 145 Sarah Longenecker interviewed by Paul Skidmore July 31, 1986 Interview  
AC 146 Don Worster November 12, 1988    
AC 147 "Daylight in the Woods": Barbara Westfall May 16, 1992    
AC 148 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Crew Tape: Robert Hickman, George A. Cross, Michael Banovez, and Theodore Sperry July 1, 1992 Discussion Topics: Camp Madison
AC 149 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Crew Tape July 1, 1992 Discussion  
AC 150a Jim Zimmerman February 7, 1992 Interview Topic: Restoration
AC 150b Jim Zimmerman February 7, 1992 Interview Topic: Restoration
AC 151 Mrs. Henry C. Greene interviewed by Vera Jones April 16, 1992 Interview Side 1 only
AC 152 Theodore Sperry interviewed by William R. Jordan III 1992 Interview See also Sperry interview, #395
AC 153 William R. Jordan III at DNR LaCrosse October 22, 1992 Lecture See also Jordan interview, #392
AC 154 William R. Jordan III at UW-Oshkosh October 26, 1992 Lecture See also Jordan interview, #392
AC 155 William R. Jordan III & Barbara Jordan August 19, 1992 Discussion See also Jordan interview, #392
AC 156a Walk with Naturalists: Theodore Sperry July 6, 1992 Field recording See also Sperry interview, #395
AC 156b Walk with Naturalists: Theodore Sperry July 6, 1992 Field recording See also Sperry interview, #395
AC 157a Dave Brower, Gerauld Wilhelms, Steve Packard and Laurel Ross Fall 1992 Field recording First of four tapes
AC 157b Dave Brower, Gerauld Wilhelms, Steve Packard and Laurel Ross Fall 1992 Field recording Second of four tapes
AC 157c Dave Brower, Gerauld Wilhelms, Steve Packard and Laurel Ross Fall 1992 Field recording Third of four tapes
AC 157d Dave Brower, Gerauld Wilhelms, Steve Packard and Laurel Ross Fall 1992 Field recording Fourth of four tapes
AC 158 "Winter in the Arboretum"   Instructional recording Side 1 only
AC 159 "Welcome to the Arboretum" February 11, 1989 Instructional recording Side 1 only
AC 160 "Spring in the Arboretum"   Instructional recording Side 1 only
AC 161 "Rebirth by Fire"   Instructional recording Side 1 only

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