Oral history interview with Elizabeth Pollack Graff / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (1 of 4)
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- 1978-12-04
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Graff discusses her childhood and education in Sparta, Wisconsin, and her life in La Crosse, Wisconsin, where her career as secretary to presidents of the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse spanned over 40 years. She describes the campus and mentions university presidents George M. Snodgrass, Rexford Samuel Mitchell, and Samuel G. Gates, as well as professors and her husband Maurice Graff. Topics also discussed include: Family ancestry, grandparents, Germany, 1843--Grandfather, German carpenter, military, immigration, 1860s--Grandparents marriage, migration to Wisconsin--Grandparents, farming, Sparta, Wisconsin 1911-- Absent father, meeting for the first time, age 11, 1926--Mother, only-parent waitressing--Earliest memories, grandmother, 1918--Sickness, flu epidemic story, Spanish Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919-- Early education, enjoyment of school--Notable teachers, Violet Turner, Sparta, Wisconsin--Household duties, chores, cooking, Sparta, Wisconsin--Grandfather's death, family/pe
00:00:52 -- Family ancestry, grandparents, Germany, 1843 | 00:02:34 -- Grandfather, German carpenter, military, immigration, 1860s | 00:03:20 -- Grandparents marriage, migration to Wisconsin | 00:05:00 -- Grandparents, farming, Sparta, Wisconsin 1911 | 00:07:01 -- Absent father, meeting for the first time, age 11, 1926 | 00:08:08 -- Mother, only-parent waitressing | 00:09:55 -- Earliest memories, grandmother, 1918 | 00:11:20 -- Sickness, flu epidemic story, Spanish Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 | 00:15:07 -- Early education, enjoyment of school | 00:16:22 -- Notable teachers, Violet Turner, Sparta, Wisconsin | 00:17:53 -- Household duties, chores, cooking, Sparta, Wisconsin | 00:19:40 -- Grandfather's death, family/personal emotional toll | 00:21:36 -- Grandfather's pneumonia, cause of death | 00:24:04 -- Religious affiliation, Lutheran, varying pastors | 00:26:32 -- Childhood recreation, park games, hopscotch | 00:28:50 -- Contrast of public and private schools | 00:30
Tape 1 of 4.
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- Recollection Wisconsin
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- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program
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- Graff, Elizabeth Pollack -- Interviews
Oral history
Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Interviews -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
La Crosse (Wis.) -- History
Graff, Maurice Otto, 1907 -- Interviews
Snodgrass, George M -- Interviews
Mitchell, Rexford Samuel -- Interviews
Gates, Samuel G -- Interviews
Wisconsin State Teachers College (La Crosse)
Wisconsin State College (La Crosse)
Wisconsin State University (La Crosse)
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Secretaries -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
College presidents -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Universities and colleges -- Administration -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Universities and colleges -- Employees -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
La Crosse (Wis.) - Type
- sound
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- English
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- Oral history interview with Elizabeth Pollack Graff / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (1 of 4). 1978-12-04. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000156. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
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