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.
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.
Ethnicity and Children's Literature. This interview, or rather panel discussion, begins by Mr. Novak talking about the subject of subconscious learning in children and how that affects the child's opinions later in life, as well as various patterns and cues that can emerge from this subconscious learning as well. Children develop different types...
Creator:
Novak, Michael
Created:
1979-02-20
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Mildred Margaret (Friedeborg) Anderson, former editor of Common Ground interview by William Beyer, 2 July 1977 at her home on Lighthouse Point, Mayville, New York. The theme at the beginning of this interview between Margaret Anderson and William Beyer was that of Common Ground, a literary magazine that Ms. Anderson was editor of for a number of...
Creator:
Anderson, Mildred Margaret
Contributor:
Beyer, William (Interviewer)
Created:
1977-07-02
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Mildred Margaret (Friedeborg) Anderson, former editor of Common Ground interview by William Beyer, 2 July 1977 at her home on Lighthouse Point, Mayville, New York
Creator:
Anderson, Mildred Margaret
Contributor:
Beyer, William (Interviewer)
Created:
1977-07-02
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Mildred Magaret (Friedeborg) Anderson, former editor of Common Ground. Remarks concerning authors associated with Common Ground. Comments in response to a letter from William Beyer, then a graduate student, University of Minnesota
Creator:
Anderson, Mildred Margaret
Created:
1976-06-04
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Mildred Magaret (Friedeborg) Anderson, former editor of Common Ground. Autobiographical remarks. Comments in response to a letter from William Beyer, then a graduate student, University of Minnesota
Creator:
Anderson, Mildred Margaret
Created:
1976-06-03
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Ms. Ephraim begins by going over a bit of background history about herself and her involvement in education and, more specifically, Jewish education. She talks about her position at the Central Jewish Institute where she was the director of extension education. She engaged in this education through various forms of art such as music, providing a...
Creator:
Ephraim, Miriam
Created:
1975-07-18
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Ms. Gunkel begins the interview by talking about her family background, including her parent's immigration from England in 1872. She talks about her experiences at the University of Illinois and the influence of Jane Addams on her life. Ms. Gunkel gives reasons why she decided to join the work force as the Girl Reserves Secretary of the Internat...
Creator:
Gunkel, Fern
Created:
1978-06-13
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Ms. Gunkel begins the interview by talking about her family background, including her parent's immigration from England in 1872. She talks about her experiences at the University of Illinois and the influence of Jane Addams on her life. Ms. Gunkel gives reasons why she decided to join the work force as the Girl Reserves Secretary of the Internat...
Creator:
Gunkel, Fern
Created:
1978-06-13
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Ms. Mitchell begins by talking about her mother, father, and grandfather and how they have played an influence in her life. She then goes on to explain her educational career, including her particular interest and MA thesis on the topic of Immigrants in St. Louis. Ms. Mitchell touches on her position as the Field Secretary of the WYCA, as well a...
Creator:
Mitchell, Ruth Crawford
Created:
1978-04-20
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Read Lewis, former executive director of the Common Council for American Unity 1940-1959 interviewed by William Beyer, 28 June 1977 at ACNS offices, New York. The interview begins by Mr. Lewis talking about the formation of Common Ground and the influences that it drew from to help it begin. He then elaborates more by citing an editorial called ...
Creator:
Lewis, Read
Contributor:
Beyer, William (Interviewer)
Created:
1977-06-28
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
