Oral history interview with Armand Eggen / interviewed by Sharon Tosland
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- 1987
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Eggen discusses his life in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He details social practices, community organization, and local politics. He also describes recreation and entertainment opportunities.
Interviews form basis for student reports cataloged separately.; Forms part of: La Crosse Urban History Project, 1945-1960, conducted by students of History 325, American Urban History, at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 1987. La Crosse owns supplemental material: 1 sound cassette.
00.00.20—Schooling | 00.00.50—Family history | 00.01.25—Bethel Church Council, 1940s to 1980s | 00.02.35—Socializing and dating, 1940s | 00.05.09—Sex talk with kids, 1940s compared to 1980s | 00.05.30—Police activity, 1940s to 1980s | 00.06.38—Consideration of elderly, 1940s | 00.08.22—Cold War, voting | 00.09.23—McCarthyism | 00.12.18—Fear of nuclear war | 00.12.42—Fallout shelters | 00.13.25—Korean War, opinion | 00.15.35—Korean War soldiers, support groups | 00.16.24—United States and Soviet Union competition | 00.17.44—Local political scandals | 00.19.12—Neighbor competition, newest appliances | 00.20.41—Television, 1950s to 1980s | 00.22.50—Television band shows, 1950s | 00.24.30—Household appliances improvement | 00.25.31—Public transportation change, bus and tram, 1946 | 00.26.35—Automobile development post World War II | 00.29.17—La Crosse development, family community 1940s 1950s | 00.33.09—Children | 00.33.23—Grandchildren | 00.34.04—La Crosse, religious diversity | 00.35.00—
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- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program
- Subjects
- Eggen, Armand -- Interviews
Recreation -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
La Crosse (Wis.) -- Social life and customs
United States -- History -- 1945-1953
United States -- History -- 1953-1961 - Type
- sound
- Language
- English
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- Oral history interview with Armand Eggen / interviewed by Sharon Tosland. 1987. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000003. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1987) Oral history interview with Armand Eggen / interviewed by Sharon Tosland. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000003
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- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000003>.