Oral History Interview: Vernon Carstensen (230)

dc.contributor.interviewee	Carstensen, Vernon
dc.contributor.interviewer	Teicher, Barry
dc.contributor.interviewer	Smail, Laura
dc.date.accessioned	2012-11-13T16:28:22Z
dc.date.available	2012-11-13T16:28:22Z
dc.date.issued	1982
dc.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.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/63315
dc.subject	Oral History	en
dc.subject	UW-Madison Archives	en
dc.subject	Sifting and Winnowing	en
dc.subject	University of Wisconsin: A History (Book)	en
dc.subject	Merle Curti	en
dc.title	Oral History Interview: Vernon Carstensen (230)	en
dc.type	Recording, oral	en