Interviews 81 - 90
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year conducted, length, and series, transcript, and restriction information
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81. PARSONS, Kenneth H. (1903-1998 )
Professor of Agricultural Economics
At UW: 1929-1974
| Interviewed: 1976 | Length: 4 hours | |
| Interviewer: Laura Smail |
Origins of Land Tenure Center; Research and teaching; Farm auction study; Agricultural economics as discipline; Foreign students; Chinese students under Lend-Lease in WWII; Effects of world travel; Philosophy of teaching; Changes in economics; Childhood and education; Graduate studies at UW; Work in Washington, D.C.; John R. Commons biography.
82. POOLEY, Robert C. (1898-1978 )
Professor of English, Education and Integrated Liberal Studies
At UW: 1931-1968
| Interviewed: 1972 | Length: 1.5 hours | Transcript: 36 pages |
| Interviewer: Stephen Lowe |
Early teaching; Freshman English; Staff recruitment following WWII; Ogg Committee and Committee B; ILS; ILS contrasted with Experimental College; Follow-up on ILS students.
83. POST, Gaines (1902-1987 )
Professor of History
At UW: 1935-1964
| Interviewed: 1972 | Length: 1.5 hours | Transcript: 38 pages |
| Interviewer: Donna Taylor |
Teaching and research; History Department; ILS; Coeducation; History Department faculty; University presidents and administrators; Dining clubs; Comments on University.
84. REESE, Hans H. (1891-1973 )
Professor of Neurology
At UW: 1924-1962
| Interviewed: 1973 | Length: 4.5 hours | Transcript: 126 pages |
| Interviewer: Donna Taylor |
Early life in Germany; Mendota State Hospital; Wisconsin Psychiatric Institute; UW Medical School; Work with Wisconsin Indians; WWII; German wartime medicine; Women in medicine; VA Hospital in Tomah; Early UW Nursing School; Medical School associates.
85. REYNOLDS, May S. (1891-1986 )
Graduate Student; Professor of Home Economics
At UW: 1922-1961
| Interviewed: 1977 | Length: 3 hours | |
| Interviewer: Donna Taylor |
Undergraduate background; M.A.; Ph.D.; Department of Home Economics under Abby Marlatt; Home Management House; Frances Zuill; Facilities; Subsequent deans; School of Home Economics; Department of Foods and Nutrition in College of Agriculture; School of Family Resources and Consumer Sciences; Student Life and Interest Committee; Service abroad; University Club; Federal funds; WARF support; Visiting professorships; Combining motherhood and career; Annual emeritus breakfast; Extension work.
86. RICE, William Gorham (1892-1979 )
Professor of Law
At UW: 1922-1963
| Interviewed: 1974 | Length: 2 hours | Transcript: 43 pages |
| Interviewer: Donna Taylor |
Background; Public service; International travel; Teaching; Colleagues and friends; Civil liberties work; University Committee; American Federation of Teachers; Faculty Credit Union; Law School; Carillon; Howard McMurray case; Retirement.
87. RICHARDS, Hugh T. (1918-2006)
Professor of Physics
At UW: 1946-1988
| Interviewed: 1977 | Length: 4 hours | |
| Series: TA Strike, 1970
Interviewer: Laura Smail | ||
Background; Work on atom bomb during WWII; Los Alamos; Reasons for coming to UW; Raymond Herb; Physics Department; Problems in hiring; Federal grants and handling of overhead; Crowded conditions in Department; NSF's offer to finance building addition; Competition with Mathematics Research Center for space; Effort to set up separate college for sciences; Other problems as chairman; Department mode of operation; Consideration of division into applied and theoretical physics; Physical Science Divisional Committee's project for increased interchange between UW and state industry; Bombing of Sterling Hall and year of work repairing damage; West Campus Committee; Physics Department and TA Strike; Faculty governance.
88. RIDEOUT, Walter B. (1917- )
Professor of English
At UW: 1962-1986
First Interview
| Interviewed: 1976 | Length: 2 hours | |
| Series: TA Strike, 1970
Interviewer: Laura Smail |
Background; Early teaching; Women in English; English Department in 1960s; Hiring policies; TA training; Course requirements; TAs in English Department; Mathematics Research Center; TA Strike of 1970; Job market; Funding; Course evaluation; Non-tenured faculty.Second Interview
| Interviewed: 1978 | Length: 1 hour | |
| Series: Humanists at
Work Interviewer: Laura Smail |
Research on Sherwood Anderson; Teaching; Writing.
89. ROGERS, Samuel G. A. (1894-1985 )
Professor of French
At UW: 1919-1960
| Interviewed: 1973 | Length: 1.5 hours | Transcript: 32 pages |
| Interviewer: Donna Taylor |
Change from English to French; Experimental College; Writing and research; Musical activities; Frank Lloyd Wright; UW personalities; Departments of French and Italian; Course in modern drama; French House; Mystery novels and Science Hall; WHA broadcasts.
90. ROLLING, John D. (1951- )
Graduate Student, History
At UW: 1972-1979
| Interviewed: 1977 | Length: 1 hour | |
| Series: TA Strike, 1970
Interviewer: Laura Smail |
Background; Undergraduate education; Choice of UW; Admissions procedure; Financial aid; History Department; Experiences as TA; Academic unions; Work in TAA; Student evaluations; Social encounters with professors.
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