Oral History Interview: Thomas McCormick (0266)

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dc.contributor.intervieweeMcCormick, Thomas
dc.contributor.interviewerLevin, Matthew
dc.contributor.interviewerMulderink, Earl
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-29T19:39:27Z
dc.date.available2014-04-29T19:39:27Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.descriptionAbstract: In his June 1982 interview with Earl Mulderink, Tom McCormick offered his reflections and recollections of the extraordinary character of Howard K. Beale, who was a member of the history faculty when McCormick attended UW as a graduate student. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives Oral History Project. Key Words: Howard K. Beale; Merle Curti; Beale's relationships with graduate students; civil rights; E. David Cronon; Saul Landau; Martin Sklar; research on Theodore Roosevelt; William Appleman Williams; His influence on students. Abstract: In his March 2005 interview with Matt Levin, Tom McCormick reminisces about the 1950s and 1960s at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, when he was a graduate student. He discusses the atmosphere in the department and graduate seminars, the growing concern about civil rights and the Vietnam War, and his views on Studies on the Left. Additionally, he shares reflections and opinions on the ideological temperature and changes of the history department, major figures in the department, and especially the charisma and influence of William Appleman Williams. This interview was conducted as part of the interviewer's dissertation research, and has been submitted for inclusion in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives Oral History Project. Key Words: University of Wisconsin Madison; Cold War; liberalism; Fred Harvey Harrington; Barbara Walter; civil rights movement; Ralph Abernathy; Saul Landau; William Appleman Williams; Studies on the Left; American imperialism; Cuban missile crisis; nuclear threat; McCarthyism; House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC); Vietnam War; the "Silent Generation".en
dc.identifier.urihttp://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/68818
dc.subjectCivil Rights Movementen
dc.subjectCold Waren
dc.subjectHoward K. Bealeen
dc.titleOral History Interview: Thomas McCormick (0266)en
dc.typeRecording, oralen

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