The UW-Madison Oral History Program (OHP) Minds@UW collection currently consists of oral histories from our collection, presentations recorded as part of their Wisconsin Oral History Day, and podcasts created as part of the OHP's & UW Digital Collections Center's UW-Madison Campus Voices project.

Recent Submissions

  • Oral History Interview, Frank Larson and Myrna Traver Larson (591) 

    Larson, Frank; Traver Larson, Myrna (2002-10-27)
    In this 2002 oral history interview, Doctors Frank and Myrna Larson discuss their backgrounds and careers spent at University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. In his portion of the interview, Dr. Frank Larson discusses his ...
  • Oral History Interview, Dwayne Rohweder (1482) 

    Rohweder, Dwayne (2016-04)
    Dwayne Rohweder served the UW system and the state of Wisconsin as both an extension agent and as a faculty member in the Department of Agronomy. Initially working in Iowa as a coop extension agent, Rohweder eventually ...
  • Oral History Interview, Karen Collins (2293) 

    Collins, Karen (2022)
    In both of her 2022 interviews with Emily Layman, Karen Collins shares her most prominent memories and experiences on being a student in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s physical education and dance programs. Collins ...
  • Oral History Interview, Jo Woodbury (2292) 

    Woodbury, Jo (2022)
    In her 2022 interview with Cindy Kuhrasch, Jo Woodbury discusses her experiences and memories as a student in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s dance program. Woodbury speaks on memorable people, her documentation of ...
  • Oral History Interview, Diana Lim (2291) 

    Lim, Diana (2022)
    In her 2022 interview with Emily Layman, Diana Lim details her memories and thoughts of being a student in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s dance program. Lim discusses her admiration of the university, influential ...
  • Oral History Interview, Carolyn Fitzgerald (2290) 

    Fitzgerald, Carolyn (2022)
    In her 2022 interview with Emily Layman, Carolyn Fitzgerald reflects on her memories of being a student in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s physical education program. Fitzgerald expresses her gratefulness and importance ...
  • Oral History Interview, Beth Bron (2289) 

    Bron, Beth (2022)
    In her 2022 interview with Emily Layman, Beth Bron discusses her time as an undergraduate student in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s dance program under the physical education department. Bron shares her background ...
  • Oral History Interview, Mary Ann Brehm (2294) 

    Brehm, Mary Ann (2022)
    In her 2022 interview with Emily Layman, Mary Ann Brehm shares her experiences and memories of professors and classes as a student in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Physical Education and Dance Department. Brehm ...
  • Oral History Interview, Barb Birmingham (2288) 

    Birmingham, Barb (2022)
    In her 2022 interview with Cindy Kuhrasch, Barb Birmingham shares her experiences and memories while being an undergraduate student in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s physical education program. Birmingham discusses ...
  • Oral History Interview, Frank Emspak (682) 

    Emspak, Frank (2004)
    In his 2004 interview with Maurice Better, Frank Emspak talks about his employment, beginning in 1991, at the School for Workers. He speaks about teaching courses on union planning, his interest in making trade unions more ...
  • Oral History Interview, Jeffrey Schira (1923) 

    Schira, Jeffrey (2019-09-22)
    In September 2019, Jeffrey Schira detailed his interest in activism through his childhood years on a farm in rural Wisconsin, his high school years during the time of the Vietnam War, involvement past high school, involvement ...
  • Oral History Interview, Maynard Seider (1926) 

    Seider, Maynard (2019-11-11)
    In his October 2019 interview with Avery Pilot, Maynard Seider detailed his thoughts and memories as a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at UW-Madison during the Vietnam War. Maynard Seider spoke of the time period ...
  • Oral History Interview, Jeff Oswald (2319) 

    Oswald, Jeff (2023-10-06)
    During his interview on October 6, 2023, Jeff Oswald discusses his experiences during his time in Madison, Wisconsin attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison medical school. Jeff Oswald talks about his love for the ...
  • Oral History Interview, Osman Sanyer (2318) 

    Sayner, Osman (2023-10-06)
    During his interview on October 6, 2023, Osman Sanyer discusses his time at the UW-Madison medical school. Sanyer describes the time period of the 1980s in which he attended the medical school at the University of ...
  • Oral History Interview, Peter Stamas (2317) 

    Stamas, Peter (2023-10-06)
    During his interview on October 6, 2023, Peter Stamas, Jr. speaks about his time at the University of Wisconsin-Madison medical school. Taking place in the 1980s, Stamas discusses the socializing activities he and his ...
  • Oral History Interview, Susan Isensee (2315) 

    Isensee, Susan (2023-10-06)
    Susan Isensee discussed her time at the University of Wisconsin, Madison Medical School on October 6, 2023. Isensee spoke of her time at the medical school around the 1970s and 1980s and discussed the topics of her cohort, ...
  • Oral History Interview, Nancy Worcester (1553) 

    Worcester, Nancy (2015-02-25)
    In her 2015 interview, Nancy Worcester discusses her experiences as a professor in the Gender and Women’s Studies program and how her early experiences in women’s health while receiving her PhD at the University of London ...
  • Oral History Interview, Craig Olson (703) 

    Olson, Craig (2004-12-23)
    In his 2004 interview, Craig Olson speaks about his time at UW-Madison, both as a PhD student involved in the Industrial Relations Research Institute (IRRI), and as a professor from 1985 to 2000. As a faculty member, he ...
  • Oral History Interview, Jane Brotman (1576) 

    Brotman, Jane (2017)
    In her January 2017 interviews with Troy Reeves, Jane Brotman remembers her undergraduate days in Madison in the late 1960s. As an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin, Brotman witnessed important events such as ...
  • Oral History Interview, Graduate Women In Science (1241) 

    Graduate Women In Science (2012-06-20)
    In their June 2012 interview with Troy Reeves and Vicki Tobias, Tina Hill, Tess Killpack, Christina Locke and Amanda Pertzborn discussed their participation in both Beta and National Chapters of GWiS (Graduate Women in ...

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