Interviews 141 - 150
Each Guide entry contains information
about an interview, including biographical data about the interviewee
(name, vital dates, dates at the UW-Madison, and principal positions held
as of the interview date), information about the interview (interviewer,
year conducted, length, and series, transcript, and restriction information
if applicable), and a list of key topics discussed in the interview. For
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141. FRIEDMAN, Susan S. (1943- )
Graduate Student; Assistant Professor of English
At UW: 1966-1973; 1975-
| Interviewed: 1978 | Length: .5 hour | |
| Series: Humanists at
Work Interviewer: Laura Smail |
Research; Writing; Interaction with students; Teaching students about sexism; Joint writing project with students; Life as a working mother.
142. FISHMAN, Sterling (1932-1997 )
Graduate Student; Professor of History and Educational Policy Studies
At UW: 1955-1960; 1963-1996
| Interviewed: 1978 | Length: 2 hours | |
| Series: Humanists at
Work Interviewer: Laura Smail |
Interest in history; Research, writing and teaching; Relationships with colleagues; Effects of architecture on faculty and students.
143. SCOTT, A. C. (1909-1985 )
Professor of Theatre and Drama; Husband of Dorothea Scott (Lecturer, Library School, #151)
At UW: 1962-1981
| Interviewed: 1979 | Length: 2 hours | Transcript: 57 pages |
| Series: Humanists at
Work Interviewer: Laura Smail |
Background; WWII experiences; Life in China and Hong Kong; Study of Chinese and Japanese theater; Teaching acting; Producing first plays; Audience and newspaper critics; Theatre Department; Students in 1960s; Impact of television on student acting; Broom Street Theater; Comments on administration and humanities.
144. NITTI, John J. (1943- )
Graduate Student; Assistant Professor of Spanish
At UW: 1967-
| Interviewed: 1979 | Length: 2 hours | |
| Series: Humanists at
Work Interviewer: Laura Smail |
Background and education; Reasons for going into Spanish; His wife; Position concerning Vietnam War and TAA; TAs of 1970; Effect of TAA Strike on Department; Dow Protests; Decision to stay at UW; Dissertation and computers; Using computers for humanities research; Bibliography of old Spanish texts; Old Spanish Dictionary project; Future of computers.
145. MARTIN, Philip N. (1953- )
Undergraduate Student
At UW: 1978-1980
| Interviewed: 1979 | Length: 1 hour | |
| Interviewer: Laura Smail |
Interest in Scandinavian fiddle music; Learning to play; Role of fiddle in old Wisconsin; Research on fiddles and fiddlers.
146. PARATORE, Francesca (1906-1993 )
Undergraduate Student
At UW: 1928-1932
| Interviewed: 1979 | Length: 2 hours | |
| Interviewer: Michael Spangler |
Background and education; UW tuition raised from bootlegging; Experimental College; UW student income level; Friendships; Football; Job at University Club; Work for armed forces; Special college events; Count Sforza; Gian Orsini; "Seminars" at family speakeasy; Discrimination; Prominent customers; Changes in UW; Memorial Union; Student social life; Glenn Frank; UW land purchases; Town and gown relations; Ethnic groups; Ku Klux Klan in Madison; Land drainage; Italian restaurants in Madison; Comments on WWI and WWII.
147. ANDREWS, William L. (1946- )
Assistant Professor of English
At UW: 1977-1988
| Interviewed: 1979 | Length: 1 hour | |
| Series: Humanists at
Work Interviewer: Laura Smail |
Research; Afro-American literature; Musical interests; System of note-taking and writing; Interactions with colleagues; Family background.
148. JOHANSEN, Gunnar (1906-1991 )
Artist-in-Residence; Professor of Music
At UW: 1939-1976
| Interviewed: 1979 | Length: 1.5 hours | |
| Series: Humanists at
Work Interviewer: Laura Smail |
Coming to America; Early work; Artist-in-residence at UW; School of Music; Pro Arte Quartet; Rudolph Kolisch; Paul Badura-Skoda; Bach bicentennial, 1950; Leonardo Academy.
149. RUDIN, Mary Ellen (1924- )
Professor of Mathematics
At UW: 1959-1991
First Interview
| Interviewed: 1979 | Length: 1 hour | |
| Series: Humanists at
Work Interviewer: Laura Smail |
Background and education; University mathematics instructors; Desirable traits for mathematics career; Teaching; Elementary mathematics teachers as students; Choosing problems; Language of mathematics; Work method; Difficulties of women mathematicians; Interaction with colleagues and graduate students; Teaching undergraduates; Writing and lecturing; Mathematician couples.Second Interview
| Interviewed: 1981 | Length: 2 hours | |
| Interviewer: Laura Smail |
Preston Hammer; Numerical Analysis Laboratory; Development of Department of Computer Sciences; Mathematics Department and use of computers; Mathematics Research Center; Mathematics Department; TAA; Building Van Vleck Hall.
150. COFFMAN, Edward M. (1929- )
Professor of History
At UW: 1961-1992
| Interviewed: 1978 | Length: 1 hour | |
| Series: Humanists at
Work Interviewer: Laura Smail |
Research and writing methods; Relationship with interviewees; Research on peacetime armies; Writing.
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