Mary Krieger, Interview with Casey Terry, 2020

Mary Krieger, Mundelein class of 1970, was interviewed by Loyola graduate student, Casey Terry. Krieger shares that the “very best thing” at Mundelein was the teachers and reflects on Mundelein’s influence upon her personal growth. As a commuter student who also worked one or two days a week proofreading at an accounting firm in the Loop, Krieger mused that these had resulted in a “very truncated college experience”. Krieger discusses the anti-war efforts she was involved in and how she had been influenced by her parents in wanting to take a stand against the Vietnam War. She also shares her “terrifying” experience of the Poor People’s Campaign, which had turned violent. Krieger finishes by reflecting on some of her favorite classes at Mundelein and emphasizing that the teachers were the most important part of her college experience.

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November 3, 2020

Mary Krieger grew up in the Norwood Park neighborhood of Chicago. She felt stifled in Norwood Park and at the high school she attended and wanted an opportunity to grow. She attended Mundelein because of her sister’s description of the excellence of its faculty and a generous scholarship. At Mundelein, Krieger strayed from her major and took a wide range of courses. By the time she graduated in December 1969, she finished with a French Major. Kreiger attended classes as a commuter student and worked in anti-war activism.

Casey Terry is a graduate student in the Public History program at Loyola University Chicago and a graduate assistant at the WLA. He did his undergraduate work at Valparaiso University in History and Digital Media. His research interests include pop culture history, the early modern Atlantic world, and exhibit and program development.

Mary Krieger
Interview with Casey Terry, November 3, 2020
Via Zoom
Time Log

[0:00 – 5:00]
Krieger’s family background and decision to attend Mundelein.
[5:00-10:00]
Krieger explores her student experience at Mundelein, talking about life as a commuter and her courses.
[10:00-15:00]
Krieger speaks on what built her viewpoint on the Vietnam War, as well as a sit-in which took place shortly after she graduated.
[15:00-20:00]
Krieger reflects on the draft and the group who helped to plan a teach-in about the Vietnam War.
[20:00-25:00]
Krieger elaborates on the commuter student experience at Mundelein College.
[25:00-30:00]
Krieger talks about working in downtown Chicago and witnessing the Democratic National Convention riots. Krieger reflects on campus traditions and her favorite classes.
[30:00-31:39]
Closing Remarks

Mary Krieger 2020 Index

KEY
MK = Mary Krieger Interview

INDEX
ACT, MK 0-5
Andersen, Arthur, MK 20-25
Avila, Therese, BVM, MK 5-10
Barta, Russell, MK 5-10
BVMs, MK 0-5
Chobanion (professor), MK 5-10
Coffin, William Sloane, MK 15-20
Cummins, Kathleen, MK 15-20
Daley Center Plaza, MK 20-25
Democratic National Convention, MK 20-25, MK 25-30
English, MK 5-10
French, MK 5-10, MK 20-25
Grant Park, MK 25-30
Grey, Yohma, MK 5-10, MK 30:00-31:39
Heschel, Abraham Joshua, MK 15-20
Hilton, MK 25-30
History, MK 20-25, MK 30:00-31:39
King, Martin Luther, Jr., MK 15-20, MK 25-30
Manhattan, New York, New York, MK 0-5
Marrow, Joanne, MK 15-20
Michigan and Balboa, MK 25-30
Michigan Avenue, MK 25-30
Mundelein College, MK 0-5, MK 5-10, MK 15-20
Mundelein College commuter lounge, MK 5-10
Mundelein College McCormick Lounge, MK 10-15
National Merit Test, MK 0-5
Norwood Park, MK 10-15
Poor People’s Campaign, MK 25-30
Selective Service Boards, MK 15-20
Skyscraper, MK 10-15
Sociology, MK 5-10, MK 15-20
Spanish, MK 20-25
Streube, Mary Rose, MK 15-20
University of Illinois, MK 0-5
Vietnam War, MK 10-15, MK 15-20
Washington, D.C., MK 15-20
World War II, MK 10-15, MK 15-20

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