"University of Wisconsin--Madison" . . . . . . . "Family Background--Childhood--Influences that led him into history--Life at Harvard--Frederick Jackson Turner and others--Work for Ph.D. on history of peace movement in U.S.--Reactions to interest in U.S. intellectual history--Arthur Schlesinger, Alfred Knopf, Samuel Morrison and others--Teaching at Smith College--More on graduate work at Harvard--Teaching at Beloit--Acceptance of job at UW." . . . . . "Interviews" . . . "[Oral History Program interview with Merle Eugene Curti, 1982. Third interview of five]" . . .