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Xiong, Chia. Oral history interview with Chia Xiong [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Chia Xiong [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee. 1991.

Xiong discusses life in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict. He mentions family life, General Vang Pao, and Hmong resistance to North Vietnamese military forces. He details life in refugee camps in Thailand, immigration to the United States, and his efforts to assimilate to American culture. He also describes his experiences as a student at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse.

ArchivalResource: 3 sound tape reels (ca. 180 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (53 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45896569 View

Rice, Lorraine. Oral history interview with Lorraine Rice [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Lorraine Rice [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee. 1995 Nov. 16.

Rice discusses growing up in the Hungry Point area of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and attending area public schools. She mentions aspects of daily life, including family, friendships, sports, and transportation.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape reel (90 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (25 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45085465 View

Lee, Charles (Charles Richard), 1949-. Oral history interview with the Arlt family [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with the Arlt family [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee. 1995.

The Arlt siblings--Margaret Spala; Rudolph Arlt, Jr.; Dick Arlt; and Tom Arlt--and their childhood friend George Bell discuss growing up in the Hungry Point neighborhood of La Crosse, Wisconsin. They detail neighborhood life and family relationships between generations. They also describe games and recreation, particularly activities related to the river.

ArchivalResource: 2 sound tape reels (ca. 180 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (106 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46451916 View

Medinger, Don. Oral history interview with Don Medinger [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Don Medinger [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee. 1995 July 12.

Medinger discusses growing up in the Hungry Point area of La Crosse, Wisconsin. He defines the Hungry Point boundaries and describes family, ethnic groups in the neighborhood, his election to the city council, and his service station business.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (39 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45288510 View

Frank, Barbara A. Oral history interview with Barbara Frank [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Barbara Frank [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee. 1992 July 28.

Frank discusses growing up in La Crosse, Wisconsin, where she became interested in environmental issues. She describes her work in environmental education and policy and details her involvement in such environmental groups as the Coulee Region Sierra Club, Coulee Region Environmental Education Development (CREED), the Wisconsin Association of Environmental Education, and the Wisconsin Conservation Corps.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape reel (ca. 90 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (34 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45157644 View

Bell, George A. Oral history interview with George Bell [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with George Bell [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee. 1995 July 27.

Bell discusses his experience living in a Bohemian and German neighborhood: the Hungry Point area of La Crosse, Wisconsin. He also mentions the Great Depression and World War II.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (33 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45112588 View

Goode, Nancy. Oral history interview with Nancy Goode [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Nancy Goode [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee. 1992 Aug. 4.

Goode discusses environmental issues and her involvement with the Coulee Region Sierra Club in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She mentions members, meetings, fund raising activities, and the evolution of the club.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape reel (ca. 90 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (20 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45096834 View

Vue, Thai. Oral history interview with Thai Vue [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Thai Vue [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee. 1994.

Vue discusses his life as a Hmong in Laos during the Vietnam War, his family's escape to Thailand, life in Thai refugee camps, and immigration to the United States. He describes raising his children and adjusting to life in Madison and La Crosse, Wisconsin. He details the process of cultural assimilation, his education and job training, and his association with the Hmong Mutual Assistance Association in La Crosse. He also discusses his successful campaign to serve on the La Crosse school board.

ArchivalResource: 3 sound tape reels (ca. 360 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (162 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46729107 View

Oswalt, Sally. Oral history interview with Sally Oswalt [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Sally Oswalt [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee. 1992 Apr. 2.

Oswalt discusses her involvement with the La Crosse Business and Professional Women's Club and efforts to achieve wage equality and health care reform and to improve the status of women in the workplace and society.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape reel (ca. 90 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (32 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45096928 View

Lesperance, DuWayne A. Oral history interview with DuWayne Lesperance [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with DuWayne Lesperance [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee. 1996.

Lesperance describes growing up during the Great Depression, joining the army and serving in the Korean War, and pursuing an education and career in art. He focuses on art theory and his careers as an artist and an art professor at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse.

ArchivalResource: 3 sound tape reels (ca. 360 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (200 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45588946 View

Vang, Pang Ngia. Oral history interview with Pang Ngia Vang [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Pang Ngia Vang [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee. 1991.

Vang discusses her experiences as a Hmong growing up in Laos and Thailand during the Vietnamese Conflict. She describes family life, escaping Laos and living in Thai refugee camps, and immigrating to the United States. She details her efforts to adjust to the school system and American society and explains some differences between Hmong and American culture. She also describes her travel to Thailand through a student exchange program.

ArchivalResource: 4 sound tape reels (ca. 240 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (122 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45998978 View

Sapio, Judith A. Oral history interview with Judy Sapio [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Judy Sapio [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee. 1993.

Sapio discusses her childhood, family, and work history in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She describes her education, including high school activities, and her secretarial work at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse. She mentions work conditions and changes in the university environment during her employment, which spanned over 20 years.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape reel (ca. 90 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (61 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45998975 View

Mulder, Robert F. Oral history interview with Bob Mulder [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Bob Mulder [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee. 1993 Mar. 19.

Mulder discusses outdoor recreational activities, environmental issues, and the Sierra Club. In particular he details the history and activities of the Coulee Region Sierra Club in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape reel (ca. 90 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (25 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45157655 View

Joyce, Robert S. Oral history interview with Bob Joyce [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Bob Joyce [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee. 1995.

Joyce discusses his university education in Maine, his acting experience, and his career as theater director at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse. He describes former director Marie Park Toland, Robert Lee Frederick, and other theater colleagues, and focuses on university theatrical productions. He also details the activities of community theater in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

ArchivalResource: 2 sound tape reels (ca. 210 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (89 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45998976 View

Lee, Chia. Oral history interview with Chia Lee [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Chia Lee [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee. 1995 Feb. 24.

Chia Lee discusses his experience as a Hmong living in a Thai refugee camp after the Vietnamese Conflict and relocating to the United States, where he settled in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He describes his work as a Lutheran minister, the Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, his family, cultural assimilation, and the importance of preserving Hmong traditions.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape reel (ca. 90 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (31 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45296784 View

Peterson, Margaret. Oral history interview with Mr. and Mrs. A. Robert Peterson [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Mr. and Mrs. A. Robert Peterson [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee. 1995 July 18.

Mr. and Mrs. Peterson discuss their experience with real estate development in the Coulee Addition area of La Crosse, Wisconsin. They describe development restrictions, the process of building their house, and neighborhood growth and activities.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (41 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45289976 View

Miller, William T. Oral history interview with William and Betty Miller [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with William and Betty Miller [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee. 1994.

The Millers discuss their experiences farming in the Miller's Corner and Miller's Pond area of La Crescent, Minnesota. They describe river life, floods, and changes in the land during their long history in the area.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape reel (ca. 90 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + transcript (84 leaves ; 28 cm.) + 2 sound cassettes (ca. 60 min.) + 1 CD-ROM (sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45220255 View

Koenig, Genevieve. Oral history interview with Robert and Genevieve Koenig [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Robert and Genevieve Koenig [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee. 1996.

Mr. and Mrs. Koenig describe growing up in La Crosse, Wisconsin. They discuss their education at Wisconsin State Teachers College, now the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse. Mrs. Koenig describes her teaching career, and Mr. Koenig discusses his engineering career and work in the United States Navy during World War II. They also detail the building and remodeling of their home, located in the Coulee Addition neighborhood of La Crosse, Wisconsin.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape reel (ca. 90 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (67 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46310692 View

Schnurrer, Rudolph. Oral history interview with Rudolph Schnurrer [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Rudolph Schnurrer [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee. 1995 July 26.

Schnurrer discusses neighborhood and family life in the Coulee Addition section of La Crosse, Wisconsin. He describes real estate development and the process of home design and neighborhood development.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape reel (ca. 90 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + transcript (41 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45220256 View

Zahn, Victor, Jr. Oral history interview with Victor Zahn, Jr. [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Victor Zahn, Jr. [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee. 1995 June 15.

Zahn discusses growing up in the Hungry Point area of La Crosse, Wisconsin. He describes neighborhood life and ethnic groups, recreation, local businesses, and the impact of World War II on the community.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape reel (ca. 90 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (48 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45288511 View

Kendrick, Dale. Oral history interview with Dale Kendrick [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Dale Kendrick [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee. 1994 July.

Kendrick discusses his art education and his experiences as an artist and art professor at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse. He details his efforts to build up the fine arts program and to improve campus arts facilities, including the building now named the Center for the Arts. He also describes art exhibitions and the role of art in culture.

ArchivalResource: 2 sound tape reels (ca. 240 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (157 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45818664 View

Rezin, David. Oral history interview with David and Dorie Rezin [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with David and Dorie Rezin [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee. 1998.

The Rezins detail their family's involvement in the cranberry industry around Warrens, Wisconsin. They describe the history of the family business, varieties of cranberries, methods of managing diseases in cranberries, and selling their cranberries through Ocean Spray.

ArchivalResource: 2 sound tape reels (ca. 180 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (102 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46347645 View

Xiong, Neng, 1962-. Oral history interview with Neng Xiong [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Neng Xiong [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee. 1990-1991.

Xiong discusses his experience living in Laos during the Vietnam War and fleeing to the Ban Vinai refugee camp in Thailand. He also describes relocating to the United States, adjusting to a new culture, learning English, and entering the higher education system in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

ArchivalResource: 10 sound tape reels (ca. 600 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (237 leaves : ports. ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45548354 View

Brown, Rick (Richard W.), 1963-. Oral history interview with Rick Brown [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Rick Brown [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee. 1994 Mar. 18-May 18.

Brown describes growing up in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He discusses family, high school, drug and alcohol use, the rock band Excalibur and other bands he joined, his alcoholism and rehabilitation, and his education at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse. He also mentions Rick Weeth, Jim Lachman, and other people associated with the music scene in La Crosse.

ArchivalResource: 3 sound tape reels (ca. 300 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (192 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45635856 View

Keimowitz, Henry. Oral history interview with Henry Keimowitz [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee and Stan Rolnick.

Title: Oral history interview with Henry Keimowitz [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee and Stan Rolnick. 1988.

Keimowitz discusses his life in Hungary, service in World War I fighting in Russia, and his immigration to New York City. He details his work history, his efforts to establish himself in business and become a United States citizen, and life with his wife and two sons, Rudy and Robert, in Middletown, New York. He also discusses Jewish life.

ArchivalResource: 7 sound tape reels (ca. 420 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 5 in. + 1 transcript (91 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46955373 View

Potter, Ellen. Oral history interview with Ellen & Clinton Potter, David Rezin [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Ellen & Clinton Potter, David Rezin [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles Lee. 1998 Aug. 11.

During a car tour of several cranberry fields, the Potters and Rezin detail the development of the cranberry industry in Wisconsin. They discuss peat bogs and marshes, describe the process of growing cranberries, and outline the history of cranberry farmers and companies, including the Potter Cranberry Company and the Appleton Cranberry Company.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape reel (ca. 90 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (53 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46310690 View

Vang, Yang. Oral history interview with Yang Vang [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee.

Title: Oral history interview with Yang Vang [sound recording] / interviewed by Chuck Lee. 1992 Jul. 21.

Vang discusses his experience as a teenager fighting in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict, refugee life in Thailand, and his immigration to the United States. He describes his struggle to learn English, find work, and adjust to American life.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (19 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45041652 View