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Album cover, Wisconsin Singers, "Once in a Lifetime"
An album cover depicting members of the Wisconsin Singers from the mid-1970s. Members are shown outside of a university building in their red and white outfits.
Agudas Achim Synagogue, Madison, ca 1940.
The Agudas Achim synagogue, founded in 1904 at 827 Mound Street, served Madison’s Jewish Orthodox community. The main floor of the worship sanctuary was reserved for men, and the women occupied the balcony area. The community Hebrew School (Talmud…
Aerial view of University of Wisconsin-Madison
Aerial photograph of campus and the lakeshore. Camp Randall is in the background.
Aerial View of Madison General Hospital
Aerial view of Madison General Hospital, the surrounding Greenbush and Vilas neighborhoods, and Camp Randall in the background.
Abe Barash's original shoe repair storefront, Madison, ca 1940
Abe Barash's original shoe repair storefront (right) at 1107 ½ Regent St. The adjacent barber shop space (left) was later annexed to enlarge the shoe repair operation.
Abe Barash, standing in the entrance to his repair shop, Madison, ca 1940
Abe Barash, standing in the entrance to his repair shop. View looking east on Regent Street. Dolly’s Café is currently (2023) the Hong Kong Café.
Abe Barash working at his shoe repair shop, Madison, 1944
Abe Barash (1913-1987) at work in his shoe repair shop in 1944.
A big pot for tiny plants, Municipal Restored, 2018
A drawing of a pot with several small plants accompanies the drawing prompt, "Draw an office plant."
568 Toepfer Avenue, 2013
A photograph of the exterior of the residence located at 568 Toepfer Avenue in the Westmorland neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin.
564 Gately Terrace, 2013
A photograph of the exterior of the residence at 564 Gately Terrace in the Westmorland neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin.
553 Gately Terrace, Madison, Wisconsin, 2013
A photograph shows the exterior of the residence located at 553 Gately Terrace in the Westmorland neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin.
507 Holly Avenue, 2013
A photograph of the exterior of the residence at 507 Holly Avenue in the Westmorland neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin.
507 Holly Avenue post-remodel, 1965
A photograph shows the exterior of the residence at 507 Holly Avenue, post-remodel, in 1965.
4th of July story by Mitchell Hagopian
A short story recorded by Mitchell Hagopian at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
4th of July story by Mike Kass
A short story recorded by Mike Kass at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
4th of July story by Midge Hrncirik
A short story recorded by Midge Hrncirik at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
4th of July story by Mary Penn
A short story recorded by Mary Penn at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
4th of July story by Mary Giblin
A short story recorded by Mary Giblin at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
4th of July story by Mark White and Ron Radunzel
A short story recorded by Mark White and Ron Radunzel at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
4th of July story by Lisa Coleman
A short story recorded by Lisa Coleman at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
4th of July story by Kathy McAleese
A short story recorded by Kathy McAleese at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
4th of July story by Joan Laessig and Betsy Laessig Stary
A short story recorded by Joan Laessig and Betsy Laessig Stary at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
4th of July story by Jim Olle
A short story recorded by Jim Olle at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
4th of July story by Jesse Mangerson
A short story recorded by Jesse Mangerson about the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
4th of July story by Jeff Heinz
A short story recorded by Jeff Heinz about the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
4th of July story by Jean Tretow-Schmidt
A short story recorded by Jean Tretow-Schmidt at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
4th of July story by Christy Casto
A short story recorded by Christy Casto about the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
4th of July parade, Westmorland Neighborhood, ca. 1967
Children in costume prepare for the Fourth of July parade in the Westmorland neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin, ca. 1967. Mary Jo Schultz is in the blue dress, accompanied by friends.
461 Westmorland Blvd, mid-construction, 1951
A photograph of the exterior of the residence located at 461 Westmorland Blvd, mid-construction, in 1951.
461 Westmorland Blvd, 2013
A photograph of the exterior of the residence located at 461 Westmorland Blvd in Madison, Wisconsin. This was the childhood home of Joanne (nee Jackson) Thuesen.
461 Westmorland Blvd, 1951
A photograph of the exterior of the residence located at 461 Westmorland Blvd, nearing completion of its construction in 1951.
450 South Owen Drive, 2013
A photograph of the exterior of the residence located at 450 South Owens Drive in the Westmorland neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin.
4018 Winnemac Avenue, 2013
A photograph of the exterior of the residence located at 4018 Winnemac Avenue in the Westmorland neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin.
4018 Euclid Ave, Madison, 2013
A photograph of the exterior of the residence at 4018 Euclid Avenue in Madison, Wisconsin.
4010 Birch Ave, 2013
A photograph of the exterior of the residence located at 4010 Birch Ave in the Westmorland neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin.
3917 Paunack Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin, 2013
A photograph of the exterior of the residence located at 3917 Paunack Avenue in the Westmorland neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin.
3912 Paunack Ave, 2013
A photograph of the exterior of the residence located at 3912 Paunack Ave in the Westmorland neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin.
3815 Meyer Avenue, 2013
A photograph shows the exterior of the residence located at 3815 Meyer Avenue in the Westmorland neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin.
3814 Winnemac Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin, 2013
A photograph of the exterior of the residence at 3814 Winnemac Avenue in the Westmorland neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin.
3814 Meyer Avenue, 2013
A photograph shows the exterior of the residence located at 3814 Meyer Avenue in the Westmorland neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin.
23 Frederick Circle, 2013
A photograph of the exterior of the residence located at 23 Frederick Circle in the Westmorland neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin.
1960s Madison story by Zakary Berk
Berk, a undergraduate student in the mid 60s, came to Madison from New York City. Berk was involved was in creating the Open Art/Arch student organization that focused on community, mindfulness and power of love. He opens up about his struggles with…
1960s Madison story by Wright George
George graduated from the University in 1966 and joined the Air Force in August of 1966. George talks about his experience flying planes in Vietnam and talks about his feelings while being overseas, looking back, and the campus involvement.
1960s Madison story by Virginia Shipley
Shipley, an undergraduate student from New York, came to Madison from a small private school. She discusses the differences in culture between the midwest and New York, her experiences as a female in Madison during the early 60s, and what it was like…
1960s Madison story by Sally Dussere
Dussere, an undergraduate Psych major, came to the University from Connecticut from a small, all female high school. She discusses her experiences freshman year with a dormitory shortage, her experiences of segregation on campus and how she felt…
1960s Madison story by Phyllis Holman Weisbard
Holman Weisbard opens up about her time in Madison during the late 1960s. She discusses the influence of the Hillel foundation as a cornerstone for the leftist movement, the draft resistance and the influence of Harvey Goldberg on the student…
1960s Madison story by Pat Small
Small, a Milwaukee resident, spent most of his life politically active. In his earlier life, he spent time at the Milwaukee Sentinel, getting involved at the Chicago Convention and protesting the reelection of Richard Nixon. His most memorable…
1960s Madison story by Norma Stoltz Chinchilla
Chinchilla received her PhD in sociology from the University. Throughout the interview, she discusses sexism in the classroom and professionally, the experiences she had gaining tenureship and the sociology department at the University.
1960s Madison story by Noel Kent
Kent transferred from NYU in 1963 after visiting his sister who was studying for her masters. Kent talks about the experience of an education at the University, the lifelong friendships he gained, and how influential his time here was for the rest of…
1960s Madison story by Nancy Lee
Nancy Lee, originally from Montgomery, AL, came to the University in 1962 as an English major. Lee discusses her time working at the Memorial Union, from the friendships she created and memorable events of being robbed at gunpoint. She talks about…
1960s Madison story by Michael William Doyle
Doyle, as a 13 year old from Winona, Minnesota, was first introduced to Madison from photographs of the Dow demonstrations in 1967. He was involved in the Food Cooperative movement in Winona, which had a connection to Madison, and allowed him to…
1960s Madison story by Michael Oberdorfer
Oberdorfer relates his family’s history in Wisconsin and their relationship to the city of Madison and UW-Madison. Oberdorfer studied zoology and neurobiology and had a good experience in the sciences and the humanities departments. Oberdorfer…
1960s Madison story by Michael Moss
Michael Moss received his Bachelors, Masters, and PhD from UW-Madison. He was involved in the music scene and played throughout campus. He was a Master’s student during the Sterling Hall Bombing and noticed a change in the culture of UW-Madison at…
1960s Madison story by Lisa and Mark Loder
Mark and Lisa Loder met at the University from two different background. They talk about the influence of music on their time here, what it was like going to college during the Vietnam Era and how Mark ended up evading the draft. Their time spent on…
1960s Madison story by Joan Lowery
Lowery, originally from New York, came to the University to see what life was like for the rest of the United States. She talks about her involvement in unionizing a Greek Restaurant on State Street, Summer Vista prior to school, and the empowerment…
1960s Madison story by Jayne Neveu Niebruegge
Sharing anecdotes about her time as a student at UW-Madison in the late 1960’s, Jayne says her experiences inspired her to be more active in protests on campus. She recollects scenes on campus from the Dow protests and how the assassinations of…
1960s Madison story by Glen Kielley
Kielley briefly discusses in this interview making his way towards the front of the Dow Demonstration line, his observations, and finding his picture on the front of the Wisconsin State Journal.
1960s Madison story by Enid Eckstein
In the late 1960’s, Enid was an eager activist, involved in many causes. She says her experiences in the labor movement and labor history research played a significant role in the direction of the rest of her life. Overall, Eckstein views her time in…
1960s Madison story by Ellen Meyers
Meyers recounts her time as a student of Professor Harvey Goldberg in the late 1960s. Meyers voices her objections to the wording of the "Reform and Revolt" historical marker currently located on Bascom Hill.
1960s Madison story by Donovan and Ellen Ljung
Don and Ellen met at UW-Madison; Ellen as an undergraduate and Don as a graduate student in physics. Met at a new student mixer. Don and Ellen speak to the political climate on campus and participation in war protests. In the late sixties, Ellen…
1960s Madison story by Deborah Buchanan
Buchanan, who wrote for the Daily Cardinal in the late 1960s, discusses her involvement in the Asian studies department when it was just starting on campus, the protest across campus after the King assassination and the community involvement in…
1960s Madison story by David Robb
Robb, a long-time student at the UW, talks about his experiences on campus in the mid-1960s. He talks about living on State Street, the protests that took place all over campus, and seeing the Dow Riots. He briefly lived in California where he was…
1960s Madison Story by David Lipsky
Though David was involved in many of the anti-war activities in Madison in the late 1960s, he recalled his activism with environmental issues while in town for the Madison Reunion. He was a founding organizer of the Science Students Union and…
1960s Madison Story by David Goldner
Goldner, originally from New York from a politically aware and active family, talks about the Dow Demonstrations, how he did not actively participate in the sit-in, but was apart of the Black student sit-ins, how that influenced him. He has a brief…
1960s Madison Story by Dave Baumgartner
Baumgartner, a graduate of 1969, talks about the feeling of coming back to Madison almost 50 years after graduating. While in school, he was drafted into the army and discusses the feeling of wanting to end his life, and why coming back to Madison…
1960s Madison Story by Clarice Yentsch
Yentsch received her both her Bachelors and Masters from the University of Wisconsin during the early part of the 1960s. She was involved with the early movements of the 60’s that focused on social justice, which influenced later anti-war protests.…
1960s Madison story by Chris Nolan
Nolan, a graduate of 1968, talks about her experiences in “Project Understand” which sent her to North Carolina on her spring break freshman year. She shares her first hand experiences with seeing segregation, visiting civil rights leaders, and going…
1960s Madison Story by Charles (Chuck) Hunt
During his three years as a student, Chuck Hunt participated in anti-war protests with Students for a Democratic Society and was beaten by police for his participation in the Dow riot. Hunt marks his experience in the fall of 1967 as a turning point…
1960s Madison story by Beverly Flanigan
Beverly Flanigan came to UW-Madison (then just UW) in 1968 to get a graduate degree in social work. She talked about the Welfare Mothers’ March from Milwaukee to Madison and its effect on her. She also talked about her time on campus—Fall 1968 to…
1960s Madison Story by Bert Rosengarten
Bert Rosengarten came to Madison in 1966 from Boston and experienced a major culture shock. He adjusted to the tumult and continuous engagement with activism. In an effort to bring Southern blues musicians to the Midwest, Bert formed a Folk Arts…
1960s Madison Story by Anne Nadler Grosser
Nadler Grosser was involved in the Madison campus in the early part of the 60s. She discusses her involvement and the importance of housing cooperatives in her life being involved in CORE.
1960s Madison Story by Ann Prisland
Ann Prisland came to UW-Madison in 1965 to study American History. She talked about her involvement with the Union and its impact on the community during the Vietnam War.
She also talked about the other functions it has served over the years as well…
She also talked about the other functions it has served over the years as well…
