Duration | 00:49:26.444 |
Abstract | Birth, 1910 -- Move to La Crosse -- Life in La Crosse after WWII -- First job -- African American population -- Religious beliefs -- Marriage -- Life in the 1950's -- Fallout shelters around La Crosse -- Local government -- African Americans begin attending UW La Crosse after Korean War -- Local racism -- Political beliefs -- Second husbands’ bar -- Morals in the 1950's -- Products in the 1950's -- Competition between neighbors -- Korean War -- Night out in La Crosse -- Oktoberfest -- Topics in the bars -- Disciplining children -- Making one's own entertainment -- First television -- Yearnings -- Welfare in the 1950's compared to now -- Trane Company -- La Crosse Brewery -- Rich areas in La Crosse -- Growth of La Crosse -- Television in the 1950's compared to the 1980's -- Cars driven in the 1950's -- Marriage during the depression -- Treatment after divorce -- Expenses in the 1950's -- Son’s birth, 1928 -- Raising a son at the end of WWII -- Growth of UW La Crosse -- Son's move to Champaign-Urbana -- Son's work history in La Crosse -- Start in the quilting society -- Relationships within the church. Luxenburg discusses her marriage and family life in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She focuses on life in the 1950s, commenting on changes in the economy and social practices. She describes work life, childrearing, and recreation activities. |
Contributor | La Crosse Urban History Project |
Interviewee | Luxenburg, Mildred |
Interviewer | Gillitzer, Michael S. |
Owner | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
Type of resource | sound recording |
Genre | history |
Genre authority | marcgt |
Publisher name | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program |
Place of publication | La Crosse, Wisconsin |
Date published | 1987 |
Date captured | 2016-11-21 |
Language | eng |
Subject topic | Luxenburg, Mildred -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Families Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Recreation -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | La Crosse (Wis.) -- Social life and customs Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | United States -- History -- 1945-1953 Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | United States -- History -- 1953-1961 Authority: LCSH |
Source note | 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: 2 sound cassette. |
Content | 00:00:19.5—Birth, 1910 | 00:01:09.9—Move to La Crosse | 00:02:39.5—Life in La Crosse after WWII | 00:03:15.6—First job | 00:03:59.2—African American population | 00:06:05.0—Religious beliefs | 00:07:26.4—Marriage | 00:07:57.3—Life in the 1950s | 00:09:33.8—Fallout shelters around La Crosse | 00:10:08.8—Local government | 00:11:07.8—African Americans begin attending UW La Crosse after Korean War | 00:11:55.1—Local racism | 00:12:56.3—Political beliefs | 00:13:31.0—Second husband’s bar | 00:15:01.4—Morals in the 1950s | 00:16:01.3—Products in the 1950s | 00:17:07.6—Competition between neighbors | 00:17:35.6—Korean War | 00:18:49.9—Night out in La Crosse | 00:19:48.6—Oktoberfest | 00:21:13.1—Topics in the bars | 00:22:29.2—Disciplining children | 00:23:04.7—Making one's own entertainment | 00:25:14.8—First television | 00:27:44.8—Yearnings | 00:28:48.0—Welfare in the 1950s compared to now | 00:30:14.2—Trane Company | 00:30:38.2—La Crosse Brewery | 00:30:54.9—Rich areas in La Crosse | 00:32:42.8—Growth of La Crosse | 00:34:49.8—Television in the 1950s compared to the 1980s | 00:37:20.0—Cars driven in the 1950s | 00:38:09.8—Marriage during the depression | 00:38:49.9—Treatment after divorce | 00:39:56.0—Expenses in the 1950s | 00:42:23.0—Son’s birth, 1928 | 00:43:27.5—Raising a son at the end of WWII | 00:45:22.8—Growth of UW La Crosse | 00:46:46.2—Son's move to Champaign-Urbana | 00:48:33.4—Son's work history in La Crosse | 00:52:04.2—Start in the quilting society | 00:52:56.6—Relationships within the church | |
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Collection | UWL Oral History Program Collection |
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