Oral History Interview: Vernon Carstensen (230)
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- Oral History Interview: Vernon Carstensen (230), Index (53.96Kb RTF file)
- Oral History Interview: Vernon Carstensen (230), 1 of 2 (62.14Mb mp3 file)
- Oral History Interview: Vernon Carstensen (230), 2 of 2 (31.37Mb mp3 file)
- Oral History Interview: Vernon Carstensen (230), Transcript (176.9Kb RTF file)
- Researcher
- Teicher, Barry; Smail, Laura
- Respondent
- Carstensen, Vernon
- Date
- 1982
- Subject(s)
- Oral History; UW-Madison Archives; Sifting and Winnowing; University of Wisconsin: A History (Book); Merle Curti
- Description
- Glenn Frank; His biography; Experimental College; Dean George Sellery; Carstensen's invitation to UW; Division of work between himself and Merle Curti on The University of Wisconsin: A History, volumes I and II; Research assistants; Search for sources; Founding UW Archives; Obtaining regents' papers for Archives; Interviews done for UW History; Scarcity of information on students; Suggested topics for updated UW History; Efforts to obtain WARF grants for social sciences; Important issues in recent UW history; Sifting and winnowing plaque and regents' initial reaction; Ambiguity of Wisconsin Idea; Emphasis on teaching in History Department in 1940s; Paul Knaplund's role in UW affairs; E. B. Fred; Clarence Dykstra; Carstensen's opinion of UW History.
- Permanent link
- http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/63315
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