Historical Society 1961 annual meeting presentations [sound recording], 1961.

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Historical Society 1961 annual meeting presentations [sound recording], 1961.

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Recordings of sessions at the June 23-24, 1961 annual meeting of the Society. Included is the banquet address by Richard N. Current on "The Confederates and the First Shot" (Reel 1); Session C by Larry Gara on "Mississippi River Jazz and Blues" (Reel 2); Session F on lead mining including Harold Geisse on "Vindication of a Prophet" and Ann Keppel on "Lead, Leases and Land Policies" (Reel 3); Session E on twentieth century Wisconsin politics including Fred E. Risser on "Reminiscences of Wisconsin Politics" and David Shannon on "Recent Interpretations of Midwestern Progressivism" (Reel 4); Session I by Arthur J. Macht on "Reflections on the Teaching of History" (Reel 5); and Session J on Wisconsin industrial history including Dorothy J. Ernst on "Speculation in Minnesota and Wisconsin Wheat a Century Ago" and Walter Peterson on "Falk of Allis-Chalmers, Professional Industrialist" (Reel 6).

6 tape recordings.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Shannon, David A

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State historical society of Wisconsin

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Risser, Frederic E., 1900-1971.

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Gara, Larry.

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Larry Gara; conscientious objector to World War II, served three-year prison term as a result; professor of history and government at Bluffton College (Ohio) and Wilmington College (Ohio); Quaker; writes on war resistance, history of dissent, and anti-slavery movements. From the description of Collection, 1949-1972. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 52309148 ...

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Current, Richard Nelson.

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Keppel, Ann.

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