Interviews 811-820

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 more detailed information about an interview, or to obtain a copy of an interview contact the Oral History Program.

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Childhood and education in in Houston, Texas; family influences; undergraduate education at Fisk University in Nashville; graduate studies at Atlanta University; career in school librarianship; Director of the Bureau of School Library Media Programs; Ph.D. work in Education at the University of Wisconsin; research on access to library materials and intellectual freedom; faculty position at UW School of Library and Information Sciences; research and publishing; tenure process; campus climate for women and people of color at UW; service on campus, state, and national boards and committees; awards; retirement and personal activities.

#812. SCHAUB, Tom (1947 - )
Professor of English
At UW: 1986-

Family background; Origins of literary interests; Teachers; Cornell College; Newberry Scholar; Research on John Barth; Yale Divinity School; SUNY-Buffalo; Poughkeepsie Day School; University of Iowa; Dissertation research on Thomas Pynchon; UC-Berkeley; Hiring by UW; English department; Curriculum revision; Department chairmanship; Composition requirement; Setting salaries and merit raises; Second term as department chair; Fundraising; Board of visitors; Future projects.

NOTE: THIS INTERVIEW IS RESTRICTED UNTIL 2015 AND CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED WITH THE EXPRESSED, WRITTEN CONSENT OF TOM SCHAUB.

#813. MUNDT. Linda (1946- )
Senior Outreach Specialist, School of Library and Information Studies;
At UW: retired in 2006

Childhood and family life in Indianapolis, Indiana; early education; undergraduate studies and campus life at Butler University in Indianapolis; teaching public school in New York City; work at UW Law School; Medical school and interest in health and healing; Master’s degree in Arts Administration from Columbia University in New York; career as outreach specialist in the School of Library and Information Studies; storytelling tours; committees and projects; new career as feng shui consultant.

#814. EICHHORN, Susan (1939 - )
Retired Research Program Manager, UW Botany Department
At UW: 1963-2001

Childhood and early life in Deerfield, Illinois; public school in Deerfield and Highland Park; family background; undergraduate studies in math and biology at the University of Illinois; employment at UW; teaching high school in the Washington DC area; return to the UW Botany Department as academic staff; working with Professor Ray Evert on textbooks; research and literature searches; grant funding and budgets; balancing work and personal life, art shows.

Childhood and early education in the Green Bay, Wisconsin, area; family background; education in Catholic schools; part time jobs; undergraduate education at St. Teresa and St. Norbert Colleges; interest in literature and writing; graduate studies in Library Science at UW; Career as a professional librarian at UW; the Space Science and Engineering Center and Schwerdtfeger Library; electronic and digital libraries; campus and library system service; climate for women in the sciences; honors and awards; family and recreational activity.

#816. PALMENBERG, Ann (1948 - )
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Molecular Virology
At UW: 1970-1975, 1978-

Interviewed: 2007 Series: Women in Science and Engineering	Length: 1.5 hours
Interviewer: Sandy Pfahler

Early years and education; St. Lawrence College; Graduate study at UW; University of Zurich; Postdoc at UW; Research; Faculty position; Teaching; Honors and awards; Campus climate for women; Students; Leisure.

#817. KUTLER, Stanley ( 1934- )
Emeritus Professor of History and Law
At UW: 1964-

Childhood and early education in Cleveland, OH; Family influences; Undergraduate education at Bowling Green University; Graduate study in History at Ohio State University; Dissertation research; Hiring by UW; Research and Teaching; Student protest era; Writing and publications; Changes in the history department; Foreign travel and exchanges; UW students over the years; Research on Richard Nixon and Watergate; Legal efforts to gain access to Watergate materials.

NOTE: THIS INTERVIEW IS RESTRICTED DURING KUTLER’S LIFETIME AND CAN ONLY BE USED WITH THE EXPRESSED, WRITTEN CONSENT OF STANLEY KUTLER.

#818. ASKEY, Richard (1933 - )
Professor Emeritus, Mathematics
At UW: 1963-

Family background; Education in mathematics; Washington University; Graduate study; Bell Labs; Teaching; Hiring by UW; Math department; Research; Committee service; TA strike and campus protest; Faculty Senate; Courses; Notebooks of Ramanujan; Mathematics education; New Math; “Math Wars”; Graduate students.

#819. PEARLMUTTER, Jane (1953 - )
Associate Director, School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS); Director of Continuing Education, SLIS; Graduate and undergraduate student
At UW: 1969-1976, 1985-

Family background; Education; UW undergraduate; Campus activism; Graduate study in library science; Dane County Project on Rape; Program coordinator in continuing education; Teleconference, correspondence, and online courses; Virtual collection development; Associate directorship of SLIS; Distance learning; Tours of Scotland; Campus climate for women; Honors and awards.

Family background; Early education; Oshkosh State College; Teaching; Work as a librarian; Graduate study at UW; Muriel Fuller; Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC); Intellectual Freedom Service; Committee service; Campus climate for women; Honors and awards.

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