Carey McWilliams, regular contributor to Common Ground 1941-1950, interviewed by William Beyer, 24 June 1977 at McWilliams'. Mr. Beyer is interviewing Mr. McWilliams about an editorial magazine named Common Ground. He inquires about how Common Ground was an institution to help publish new authors, mainly immigrant and ethnic authors who otherwis...
Creator:
McWilliams, Carey
Contributor:
Beyer, William (Interviewer)
Created:
1977-06-24
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Dog barking at the beginning. Dr. Roucek begins his interview by talking about his early work experiences, including holding a position at New York University. He talks about Louis Adamic and the subject of cultural pluralism. Dr. Roucek touches on his teaching experiences, both as a lecturer and a writer, then later teaching extension courses a...
Creator:
Roucek, Joseph
Created:
1970-06-24
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Ms. Friedl begins the interview by touching on her family background and her coming to America. She then talks about her experiences receiving an education at the Schauffer College of Missionary and Social Work. Ms. Friedl talks about briefly returning to Czechoslovakia, her home country, then returning for a second time to the US. She explains ...
Creator:
Freidl, Mana Kejval
Created:
1978-06-19
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Ms. Pavel begins by talking about her upbringings in a small town in Romania and covers basic information of her early life, including her family. She touches on the troubles of being Hungarian and Romanian; Hungarian being the official language of Romania at the time. She mentions going back to Romania and visiting her sister who she had not se...
Creator:
Pavel, Marie
Created:
1978-06-13
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
