Duration
| 01:01:40.052 |
Abstract
| 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/personal emotional toll-- Grandfather's pneumonia, cause of death--Religious affiliation, Lutheran, varying pastors--Childhood recreation, park games, hopscotch--Contrast of public and private schools--Parochial school, experiences, memories--Negative experience, Hazel Melcher, story--High school, early career aspirations, experiences-- Sparta, Wisconsin, diverse population, 1910s--Early studies, Sparta Business College, 1933--Business college, curriculum, classes, work--Job offerings, River Falls, Wisconsin, La Crosse, Wisconsin--Comparing jobs, bosses--Welfare vouchers, office work, Great Depression 1929-1939. |
Interviewee | Graff, Elizabeth Pollack |
Interviewer | Fredricks, Howard R. |
Owner | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
Type of resource
| sound recording |
Genre
| sound |
Genre authority
| marcgt |
Publisher name
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program |
Place of publication
| La Crosse, Wisconsin |
Date published
| 1978-12-04 |
Date captured
| 2018-05-21 |
Language
| eng |
Subject topic | Graff, Elizabeth Pollack -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Oral history Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Interviews -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | La Crosse (Wis.) -- History Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Graff, Maurice Otto, 1907 -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Snodgrass, George M -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Mitchell, Rexford Samuel -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Gates, Samuel G -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Wisconsin State Teachers College (La Crosse) Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Wisconsin State College (La Crosse) Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Wisconsin State University (La Crosse) Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Secretaries -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | College presidents -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Universities and colleges -- Administration -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Universities and colleges -- Employees -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | La Crosse (Wis.) Authority: LCSH |
Content | 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 |
00:30:04 -- Parochial school, experiences, memories |
00:33:49 -- Negative experience, Hazel Melcher, story |
00:35:34 -- High school, early career aspirations, experiences |
00:41:53 -- Sparta, Wisconsin, diverse population, 1910s |
00:47:09 -- Early studies, Sparta Business College, 1933 |
00:50:17 -- Business college, curriculum, classes, work |
00:55:58 -- Job offerings, River Falls, Wisconsin, La Crosse, Wisconsin |
00:58:31 -- Comparing jobs, bosses |
00:59:47 -- Welfare vouchers, office work, Great Depression 1929-1939 |
Source note | Tape 1 of 4. |
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Collection
| UWL Oral History Program Collection |
ID
| aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000156 |
Doi | 18-0156 |