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Duration
| 01:01:52.065 | |
Abstract
| Rasmusen talks of his early years in Withee, Wisconsin, college days at River Falls, and a distinguished career in education. He describes his experiences in setting up and developing the audio visual department, including the film library. He discusses university administrators and faculty including Gates, Mitchell, Lindner, Wittich, Graff and Steinhoff. Topics also discussed include: Rasmussen family, ancestry -- Family, immigration, Denmark to America, early 1900s -- Parents, first impressions of America -- Language barriers --Father, farming, Withee, Wisconsin--Occupations, siblings--Family dynamics--Earliest memories--Appendix injury -- Surgeries, infections--Father, memories of--Viggo name meaning--Religion, church attendance--Education, favorite teachers--Education, math and science--Athletics, basketball and baseball--College jobs, pharmacy work, UW-River Falls, 1936--Employment, teaching, Minong, Wisconsin--Teaching contracts, Athens, Wisconsin--Trip to Milwaukee, draft physical, late 1930s--Milwaukee, impressions of--Returning to college--Great Depression (1929-1939), effects of-Family income--Social activities--Barn dances--Baseball team--Pharmacy, impressions of--Brothers, education--Memories, drug store--River Falls, favorite professors/coworkers, 1936--Chemistry classes, stories--Social Studies minor--Attending River Falls, 1936--Teaching, changing majors--Recreation, college. |
| Interviewee | Rasmusen, Viggo |
| Interviewer | Fredricks, Howard R. |
| Owner | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
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Type of resource
| sound recording |
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Genre
| sound |
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Genre authority
| marcgt |
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Publisher name
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program |
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Place of publication
| La Crosse, Wisconsin |
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Date published
| 1977-06-01 |
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Date captured
| 2018-05-22 |
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Language
| eng |
| Subject topic | Rasmusen, Viggo B -- 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 | Mitchell, Rexford Samuel -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Gates, Samuel G -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Wittich, Walter A. (Walter Arno), 1910- -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Steinhoff, G. Lester -- 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 | Universities and colleges -- Administration -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Instructional materials centers -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Student publications -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Audio-visual education -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Racquet (La Crosse, Wis.) Authority: LCSH |
| Content | 00:00:30 -- Rasmussen family, ancestry |
00:02:26 -- Family, immigration, Denmark to America, early 1900s |
00:03:33 -- Parents, first impressions of America |
00:04:14 -- Language barriers |
00:05:23 -- Father, farming, Withee, Wisconsin |
00:06:05 -- Occupations, siblings |
00:08:15 -- Family dynamics |
00:09:21 -- Earliest memories |
00:10:07 -- Appendix injury |
00:11:50 --Surgeries, infections |
00:12:49 -- Father, memories of |
00:14:40 -- Viggo name meaning |
00:16:05 -- Religion, church attendance |
00:17:56 -- Education, favorite teachers |
00:20:02 -- Education, math and science |
00:22:22 -- Athletics, basketball and baseball |
00:24:18 -- College jobs, pharmacy work, UW-River Falls, 1936 |
00:25:49 -- Employment, teaching, Minong, Wisconsin |
00:29:13 -- Teaching contracts, Athens, Wisconsin |
00:30:02 -- Trip to Milwaukee, draft physical, late 1930s |
00:31:38 -- Milwaukee, impressions of |
00:32:41 -- Returning to college |
00:33:35 -- Great Depression (1929-1939), effects of |
00:34:59 -- Family income |
00:37:17 -- Social activities |
00:38:38 -- Barn dances |
00:40:33 -- Baseball team |
00:43:07 -- Pharmacy, impressions of |
00:44:00 -- Brothers, education |
00:48:00 -- Memories, drug store |
00:50:45 -- River Falls, favorite professors/coworkers, 1936 |
00:51:15 -- Chemistry classes, stories |
00:53:24 -- Social Studies minor |
00:57:21 -- Attending River Falls, 1936 |
00:58:00 -- Teaching, changing majors |
00:59:13 -- Recreation, college |
| Source note | Tape 1 of 5. |
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Use and reproduction restrictions
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Collection
| UWL Oral History Program Collection |
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ID
| aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000173 |
| Doi | 18-0173 |
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