Summer Institute -- Required Readings

David Kennedy Book -- "Freedom from Fear"

Reading Assignment for the Summer Institute. (Also, note that UW-Milwaukee professor Glen Jeansonne suggests Chapters 1-4 of the Kennedy book as recommended reading for his session on Herbert Hoover.)

Tim Tyson Book -- "Blood Done Sign my Name"

Please read the entire book prior to the July 19-24th Summer Institute. Discussion Questions will be posted by early July.

Stanley Schultz Session -- Spanish-American War of 1898

Pdf file containing a series of essays written by Josiah Strong, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Theodore Roosevelt, Wm. Jennings Bryan, Albert Beverage, plus several political cartoons.

Barbara McGowan Session -- Liberating Women in 20th Century America

Jane Sherron De Hart - "Second Wave Feminists and the Dynamics of Social Change". Essay is available in Women's America: Refocusing the Past (eds. Kerber and De Hart, Oxford University Press, 2004) - Sixth Edition - pp.598-623.

Andrew Kersten Session -- "Fighting for Freedom on the Job"

File contains writings and articles regarding Eugene Debs, Elizabeth Curley Flynn, Harvey O'Connor, A. Philip Randolph, Cesar Chavez, and article entitled "Voices of the People."

Vince Lowery Session -- Wilmington Race Riots of 1898

File contains readings from "Democracy Betrayed: The Wilmington Race Riots of 1898 and its Legacy."

Jim Feldman Session -- Wisconsin Walleye War -- File version of reading

Attached is file containing copied text from the "Hidden Transcripts in the Chippewa Treaty Rights Struggle" reading that is being assigned.

Jim Feldman Session -- "Wisconsin Walleye War" -- Link to Reading

Here is a reading that Jim Feldman would like the teacher participants to complete prior to the summer institute: Hidden transcripts in the Chippewa Treaty Rights struggle: A twice told story race, resistance, and the politics of power. Please note that participants need to use their UW Oshkosh email username and password in order to access the reading. It's the same username and password participants used to upload their lesson plan projects into the D2L Site's "Drop Box."

Brett Barker Session -- Foundations of Freedom: Myriad of Definitions

Interested teachers should read the introduction section from Eric Foner's book, "The Story of American Freedom."

Jim Schmidt Session -- "Young Workers & the Violence of Industrial Freedom"

Attached file contains an excerpt from Jim Schmidt's forthcoming book entitled "Industrial Violence and the Legal Origins of Modern Childhood."

Ken Ristow Session -- "Understanding by Design" Session

Folder contains several files that will help teaching participants comprehend the Understanding by Design model.

Tom Rowland Session -- Anti Immigrant & Anti Catholic Movements, 1880-1920

File contains Tom Rowland-authored article in the Winter 1996 "Journal of American Ethnic History. The article is entitled, "Irish-American Catholics & the Quest for Respectablility in the Coming of the Great War, 1900-17"

Glen Jeansonne Session -- (Herbert Hoover) Great Engineer Fights the Great Depression

This folder contains a Wall Street Journal article entitled, "Fans of the 31st President..." where Glen Jeansonne is quoted; and Chapter 8 from Glen Jeansonne's book "A Time of Paradox."

James Grossman Session -- "Great Migration"

Folder contains various readings that University of Chicago historian highly recommends that teachers read, prior to his "Great Migration" discussion during the Chicago field trip. Obviously, teachers attending the field trip should read these files, but all teachers are welcome to complete these readings.

Lisa Poupart Session -- "Teaching Wisconsin First Nations History..."

There is no required reading. However, Lisa Poupart strongly encourages session attendees to skim through either Patti Loew's book "Indian Nations of Wisconsin (high school teachers), or Patti Loew's book "Native Peoples of Wisconsin" (middle or elementary school teachers) prior to the session. In order to obtain either book, contact Mike Derr.

Don Dingledine Session -- Great Depression Reportage

Don has asked participants to review four short pdf files, which include 3 short texts and two photographs. All are included in those folder. Please review them and print them out for this session.

Jonathan Kasparek Session -- "Populists and Progressives..."

Folder contains two outlines that Jonathan has asked attendees to read as a helpful review for the Populist and Progressive eras.

Troy Reeves Session -- Oral History in the Classroom

There is no required reading assignment.

Michelle Kuhl Session -- "Women in the Progressive Era"

Included are two files containing readings that Professor Kuhl recommends for her Wednesday, July 22nd Session, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Greg Summers Session -- "Nature & Freedom: Teaching Environmental History"

Professor Greg Summers would like attendees to read Chapter 4 from his book "Consuming Nature: Environmentalism in the Fox Valley -- 1850 to 1950" prior to his July 23rd, 2:45 p.m. session.

Jerald Podair Session '' "Lincoln's Road to the Emancipation Proclamation..."

 

Jane Pederson Session -- "The Gilded Age Challenge to American Freedom"

Assigned Reading: "Gender, Justice, and a Wisconsin Lynching, 1889-1890." Author: Jane M. Pederson. Source: Agricultural History, Vol. 67, No. 2, American Rural and Farm Women in Historical Perspective (Spring, 1993), pp. 65-82. Published by: Agricultural History Society Stable. Copy of reading is attached.

Stephen Kercher Session -- "Rethinking the Black Freedom Movement"

UW Oshkosh history professor Stephen Kercher would like attendees to Chapter 3 (Selma of the North) from Patrick Jones' book "Selma of the North," in preparation for his Session, entitled "Civil Rights Protests and Student Demonstrations in Wisconsin: Rethinking the Black Freedom Movement," scheduled for July 23rd from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

James Coates Plenary Address -- "Sports, Leisure, Recreation ... Quest for Freedom"

Professor James Coates has prepared a handout for his Sunday evening presentation that includes an outline of his talking points and a list of recommended readings for this topic. Feel free to bring this handout to the presentation. We will also bring copies to the session.

Jerald Podair Session -- "Lincoln's Road to Emancipation Proclamation..."

Included are three files that contain several short readings that Lawrence University professor Jerald Podair would like attendees to read for his July 23rd, 12:30 p.m. session. (They seem like a lot, but only actually total 25 pages.) Readings include: (1) John Hope Franklin, “The Emancipation Proclamation: The Decision and the Writing,” in Sean Wilentz, ed., The Best American History Essays on Lincoln (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009), 191-205. (2) Letter from General George B. McClellan to Abraham Lincoln, July 7, 1862. (3) Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles’ account of a conversation during a carriage ride with Lincoln and Secretary of State William H. Seward on July 13, 1862. (4) Letter from Lincoln to Horace Greeley, August 22, 1862. (5) Account of the meeting of President Lincoln with the Cabinet, September 22, 1862, in the diary of Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase. (6) Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863. (7) Letter from Abraham Lincoln to General John A. McClernand, January 8, 1863. (8) Peter Beinart, “The Price of World Peace,” Time, July 6, 2009, 48-51. File 1 is called Lincoln -- Sean Wilentz" and contains Reading No. 1. File 2 is called "Lincoln-Emancipation Proclamation" and contains Reading Nos. 2-7. File 3 is called "Price of World Peace" and contains Reading No. 8.

David Voelker Session -- Foundations of Freedom: Principles of Democracy

Folder contains the assigned reading and a handout to be used during the session.