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Audio Recording Interview with Eduard Adler, Austrian Consul General, Chicago, Illinois, part 2

Interview with Eduard Adler, Austrian Consul General, Chicago, Illinois, part 2

About this Item

Title

  • Interview with Eduard Adler, Austrian Consul General, Chicago, Illinois, part 2

Names

  • Hellenberg, Antony, 1938-2000 (Collector)
  • Adler, Eduard (Interviewee)

Created / Published

  • Chicago, Illinois, April 26, 1977

Headings

  • -  German Americans
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Interviews
  • -  Illinois -- Chicago

Genre

  • Ethnography
  • Interviews

Notes

  • -  Consul Eduard Adler, part 2
  • -  Part 2 of a 2-part interview with Consul Eduard Adler at his Austrian Consular office in the Wrigley Building; themes include the interaction between German and Austrian immigrants in Chicago, and discussion of the range of individuals affected by World War II, now living in America, who identify themselves with Austria; fragments of the interview are transcribed in the additional related object cited in this record; topics include distinguishing the Austrians from other German-speaking peoples; about Austrians more closely related to Slovenians, strong influence of Slavic culture on Austrians; about the importance of regional allegiances in Austria due to historical developments; the Donauschwaben are both German and Austrian, both German and Austrian governments take official responsibility for exile Germans; about the conflict between Hungarians and Germans; the Sudeten Germans; about American self-awareness compared to that of an Austrian; Austria after World War I, adjustment from world empire to a small country; the Consul's work among the German-speaking people in the Midwest, the official attitude of the Austrian government toward emigrants; how the 100,000 former Austrians form the 10th "Federal Province”; the importance of the Austrian Americans in providing an image of Austria in America; the ethnic revolution among Austrians; followed by the fieldworker’s summary of unrecorded, post-interview remarks.

Medium

  • audiocassette, C-60

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MBRS Shelflist: RYA 0617
  • Field Project Identifier: CH77-T026-C
  • Call number: AFC 1981/004: AFS 20549b

Source Collection

  • Chicago Ethnic Arts Project collection (AFC 1981/004)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • audio

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Credit line: Chicago Ethnic Arts Project collection (AFC 1981/004), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Hellenberg, Antony, and Eduard Adler. Interview with Eduard Adler, Austrian Consul General, Chicago, Illinois, part 2. Chicago, Illinois, 1977. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20549b/.

APA citation style:

Hellenberg, A. & Adler, E. (1977) Interview with Eduard Adler, Austrian Consul General, Chicago, Illinois, part 2. Chicago, Illinois. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20549b/.

MLA citation style:

Hellenberg, Antony, and Eduard Adler. Interview with Eduard Adler, Austrian Consul General, Chicago, Illinois, part 2. Chicago, Illinois, 1977. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20549b/>.