Oral History Interview: William Cronon (0548)
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First interview:
Abstract: In his 3 May/June interview with Barry Teicher, Bill Cronon discusses the ideas behind, inception, and first years of the Chadbourne Residential College (CRC) from 1996-2000. Cronon relates how his own experiences at Oxford and Yale Universities influenced his ideas about learning in community and how his personal academic journey brought him back to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He then goes on to detail the challenges and rewards of articulating a vision for CRC, selling it to University Housing, choosing and changing the physical space of Chadbourne Hall, promoting the vision of community among students, and establishing CRC rituals. This interview was conducted for inclusion in the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s Oral History project.
Key Words: Childhood; Undergraduate study; Oxford University; Yale University residential college system; Goals upon returning to UW; Honors program; Origins and early planning for Chadbourne Residential College (CRC); CRC governance; Diversity in CRC; Staff members; CRC opening activities; CRC activities; Richard Keeling and Mary Layoun.
Second interview:
Abstract: In his four March 2008 interviews with Troy Reeves, Bill Cronon talks about his stories and memories of his early years in Madison WI; his education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Oxford University and Yale University; important influences on his scholarship and personal life; and his work in environmental history, geography, and the Chadbourne Residential College, He includes facts about his family?s ancestry; his precociousness as a young man; his memories of high school and college; his mentors Dick Ringler, E. David Cronon and Howard Lamar; and the numerous awards and distinctions he has received. He also details his research program, publications throughout his career, and his observations about colleagues and the departments with which he has been affiliated. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the UW?Madison Oral History Program general collection.
Keywords: Cronon family; Great Depression; Green Lake, WI; family vacations in U.S. West; Madison, WI; University of Wisconsin (pre-merger) and UW?Madison; Yale University; Cronon, E. David; Memorial High School (Madison, WI); Caving in Wisconsin; student newspapers; Nan Fey; Vietnam Conflict?U.S. homefront; student protest; Cronon?s 1960s political upbringing; E. David Cronon; Richard Ringler; 1970s Energy Crisis; Oxford University; Rhodes Scholarship; Danforth Fellowship; Coventry, England; Edmund Morgan; Changes in the Land; Howard Lamar; Nature?s Metropolis; MacArthur Fellowship; The American Experience; History department; History of Environmental History; UW?Madison?Environmental Studies Program; UW?Madison?Center for History & Environment (CHE)