Oral History Interview, Jess Anderson (1095)
Abstract
In his August 2010 interviews with Eric Trekell, Jess Anderson recounts his over five-decade participation in and activism with the gay community in Madison. He discusses his experiences growing up near Gary IN, and how developing interests in computer programming led him to Madison to work with MURA. A long-time member of academic staff, he also provides insights on the relationship between academic staff and faculty to UW. The remainder of the interview discusses numerous aspects of the development of the gay community in Madison. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the UW-Madison Oral History Program.
Subject
Gary IN, music, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Midwestern Universities Research Association (MURA), alcoholism, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Permanent Link
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/82687Type
Recording, oral
Description
Throughout his 2010 interviews with Eric Treksell, Jess Anderson discusses his five-decade long participation in the gay community in Madison, while shedding light on his youth and how his interest in computer programming led him to Madison, WI. To learn more about this oral history, download & review the index first. It will help determine which audio file(s) to download & listen to.