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Foley, Susan

Interviewee	Date	Interview Number(s)	Summary information	Transcript?	Interviewer	Length
Badessa, Richard P.	10/9/1980	1981-6	Dr. Badessa brings out some good points on the Mafia. This interview focuses on crime in the northeastern part of the United States.		Callan, Virginia	60 min.
Baer, Sadie	7/30/1978	519	No description available.	No	Naamani, Aviv	60 min.
Bailey, Jim L. with Bailey, Betty M.	10/18/1980	999, 1980-1	Jim Bailey served as a General Vice-President of the Brotherhood Railway Carmen of the United States and Canada. A more detailed summary of this interview is available on the L&N Oral History page	Yes	Bobo, Mary	120 min.
Bailey, Sarah	8/9/1986	1987-40	Tape discusses growing up in Appalachia. For summary, see report in 1987-35's file.	No	Todd, M. Loraine	60 min.
Baker, Delores White	5/18/2000	2002-1-6, 2002-1-7	Civil Rights movement in Louisville	Yes	K'Meyer, Tracy	90 min.
Baker, JoAnn, with Mary Shearer and Linda Luster	01/03/2007	2007-22-14	The daughters of Joseph Shearer, a vice president of Belknap Hardware and Wholesale, share their memories of the business and its culture from the 1940s to the 1970s.	No	Foley, Susan	60 min.
Baker, Lyle with Stewart, J. Alexander	1/1/1970	615	Side B: "In Retrospect: Program VI", a former conductor of the Louisville Orchestra and Dean of the School of Music at the University of Louisville interviews J. Alexander Stewart and Lyle Baker regarding the history of the Louisville Orchestra. A WUOL radio program.	No	Whitney, Robert	30 min.
Baker, Stuart Lisle	4/28/1981	1981-108, 1981-109	Baker joined the Courier-Journal as Secretary after a career in banking. He was Treasurer, Vice President, Executive Vice-President and General Manager of the Courier-Journal and Louisville Times, WHAS, Inc., and Standard Gravure, Corp.	Yes	Bobo, Mary	120 min.
Baldauf, Alma Alcorn Limoges	5/12/1993	1993-51-3	Ms. Baldauf was interviewed at her home in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was quite elderly at the time of the interview. Ms. Baldauf was acquainted with some of the earlier women lawyers in Louisville, Kentucky, specifically Anna Hubbuck Settle, one of the quite early women lawyers in Louisvlle, Kentucky.		Bean, Kathleen	60 min.
Bale, Virginia	9/1/1998	2002-2-4	World War II working women	No	Harmon, Shirley
Ball, Shirley with Palmer, Benedict.	1/22/1985	1985-70, 1985-71	The narrators discuss life in the St. Matthews area.	No	Olympia, Lynn	120 min.
Banks, David	11/231976	189	Mr. Banks was the 6th Ward Alderman from 1975 to 1977. This interview covers the reorganization of Louisville's city government.	Yes	Staiger, Charles	60 min.
Banks, Grace	2/19/1988	1989-29-69	Narrator, retired from Extension Services, talks about Louisville public libraries.	No	Olympia, Lynn	60 min.
Baquie, J. Gordon	5/16/1985	1986-120, 1986-121, 1986-122	Baquie, former executive vice-president of Brown-Forman and President of Canadian Mist division discusses marketing of distilled spirits, US vs. Canadian regulations on the distilling industry, and size of distillery and its relation to sales.	No	Syvertsen, Thomas H.	150 min.
Barayeva, Tanya	6/2/1999	2000-1-3	Refugee interview series (Uzbekistan)	Yes	Cummins, Peggy	60 min.
Barker, John	1/27/1987	1987-45, 1987-46	A City Councilman for 30 years. The narrator discusses the life in the St. Matthews area. Interview begins on side 2 of 1985-32. Fix this description	Yes	Olympia, Lynn	270 min.
Barker, John	7/23/1985	1985-96	Discusses work and management of the Piggly Wiggly Store. Also trying to get home to St. Matthews and terrible traffic, blocked streets and high water. Radio stations relayed help messages through Nashville, Tennessee. Barker was ferried across the hi	No	Olympia, Lynn	120 min.
Barnett, Mrs. Luther with Barnett, Luther.	3/15/1985	1986-23	Mrs. Barnett was born and raised near Butchertown and the couple lived in Butchertown for 38 years and Mrs. Barnett is working there until present (1985).	No	Mandlebaum, Helen	40 min.
Barnette, Henlee H.	3/28/1984	1984-30, 1984-31	An interview about the Southern Baptist involvement in civil rights. Louisville, Kentucky.	Yes	White, Linda	90 min.
Baron, Al	11/14/2003	2004-2-2	Veterans History Project: Korean War, US Marine Corps.	No	Joseph Ward	60 min.
Barr, Lawrence	8/22/1979	778	Barr describes his youth spent in Detroit, Michigan; work as part of the Civilian Conservation Corps; his thirty-eight years as a General Motors employee; his retirement; and activities at Senior House. Part of a pilot study on oral history and gerontology.	No	Frederick, Olivia	60 min.
Barrett, Iris R.	4/16/1993	1993-51-4, 1993-51-5	Ms. Barrett basically worked for the state of Kentucky most of her professional life. She was associated with many different administrations, and clearly knew lots of people and had lots of stories and information about state government. Ms. Barrett has a small restriction on her interview: "Any published references to other persons mentioned that might in any way reflect on them derogatorily should be cleared with them when possible."		Bean, Kathleen	120 min.
Barry, Mike	7/1/1981	1981-119, 1981-120	Mr. Barry is presently a sports columnist for the Louisville Times. Active in journalism all of his adult life, Mr. Barry succeeded his father, John Barry, as publisher of the Kentucky Irish American newspaper. This paper was published until November 1968. The transcript of this interview is available online via the Kentuckiana Digital Library.	Yes	Bobo, Mary	75 min.
Barth, Carolyn Rudy	6/1/1989	1989-130-1	Lyndon Woman's Club history.	No	Olympia, Lynn	60 min.
Barth, Mrs. Carolyn Rudy with Rudy, Mrs. Frieda V..	1/16/1985	1985-66, 1985-67	The narrators discuss life in the St. Matthews area.	No	Olympia, Lynn	120 min.
Bates, Thelma	2/25/1989	1989-69-1	Past President, Fern Creek Woman's Club.	No	Olympia, Lynn	30 min.
Bauer, Frank	2/13/1985	1985-78, 1985-79	The narrator discusses life in the St. Matthews area.	No	Olympia, Lynn	120 min.
Bauer, Frank	2/5/1987	1987-48, 1987-49	Retired Jefferson County police officer, food distribution point from Eline's Garage in St. Matthews, the Black people in the Harrod's Creek area, other ways that food was obtained for the flood victims and Pennsylvania State Troopers. There was no c	No	Olympia, Lynn	120 min.
Bauer, Martin	2/27/1985	1985-80, 1985-81	Owner of Bauer Brothers Grocery. The narrator discusses life in the St. Matthews area.	No	Olympia, Lynn	120 min.
Bauer, Mrs. Irvin	11/14/1985	1985-117	The narrator discusses life in the St. Matthews area.	No	Olympia, Lynn	60 min.
Baye, Betty	5/15/1986	1988-19-1	An interview with Betty Baye, about the Louisville Association of Black Communicators.	Yes	Reid, Milford	60 min.
Bayless, John Lyle, Jr.	7/27/1984	1984-43A	John Lyle Bayless, Jr. has been a resident of Anchorage, Kentucky his whole life. The Bayless family has lived in Anchorage since the mid-nineteenth century when his great-grandfather, Dr. George Wood Bayless, settled there. The Bayless estate at the time of this interview bordered what was "Homewood," the summer residence of Isaac W. Bernheim. Bayless knew Bernheim before the latter moved away from Louiville in the mid-1920s.	No	Holmberg, James J.	30 min.
Bean, James E.	4/15/1984	1984-51	An interview about the Vietnam War Experiences. of Col. James E. Bean, a POW for five and one-half years in North Vietnam.	No	Gordon, John S.	60 min.
Beard, D.W.	11/29/1979	794	Beard discusses nearly twenty years of service on the board of directors of Red Cross Hospital. He covers changes in the character of the board, divisive issues, and the importance of the institution to the black community.	No	Frederick, Olivia	60 min.
Becker, Ellen Lucille	n/a	670 through 676				Becker, Phil	420 min.
Becker, Hugo	10/10/1980	1981-11, 1981-12	This interview deals with the life of Mr. Becker in Germany, his immigration to the United States and his early years in this country. He came to New York during his twenty-first year.	Yes	Holmberg, James J.	60 min.
Becker, Hugo	11/9/1979	860	The narrator describes his youth in Germany; his immigration to the United States; the Depression; and the Second World War.	Yes	Holmberg, Jim	60 min.
Becker, Marie	10/20/1980	1981-28	This interview deals with Mrs. Becker's life in Germany and her subsequent immigration to the United States with her family; early years here.	No	Holmberg, James J.	60 min.
Beckett, Goldie	9/12/1978	635, 636	Beckett discusses her birth in Hopkins County, Kentucky; her parents, farmers in Hopkins County; education in the public schools and Kentucky State University; her husband, William Beckett; his involvement with the local Democratic party; his work as a Louisville alderman in integrating the parks, Standiford Field Restaurant, and the Louisville Police and Fire Dept.; and his work in establishing the Human Relations Commission. She also recalls the West Walnut St. area before the Urban Renewal projects.	Yes	Chumbley, Kenneth	90 min.
Bektasevic, Safija	9/11/2003	2005-31-2A & B	Voices of Courage	Yes	Jozic, Irena	120 min.
Bell, Jesse	4/20/1977	201	Dr. Bell is a black physician and relates the limitations placed upon him because of his race. He was interviewed concerning his opinions and experiences in relation to the history of blacks in Louisville.	No	Staiger, Charles	60 min.
Bell, Jesse	7/28/1979	773	A Louisville physician discusses his youth and education in Louisiana and Mississippi, his work as medical director of Red Cross Hospital during the 1940s, reasons for the Hospital's failure, black attitudes toward Red Cross, and the integration of Louisville's hospitals.	No	Frederick, Olivia	60 min.
Bender, Norma	11/26/1979	861	History of the Bender family. Interview between Cindy and Norma Jean Grewing Bender.	No	Bender, Cindy	60 min.
Bendl, Gerta	3/19/1976	274	Bendl, who was a state representative in Jefferson County, Kentucky at the time of her interview, discusses her experiences in the public arena and answers questions about her positions on particular issues.	No	Flynn, B.J.	60 min.
Benovitz, Hertzle	1/31/1978	726	Benovitz discusses her grandparents, Lithuanian immigrants, and her grandfather's work as a peddler; her father's dry goods business and the family's life in Carrollton, Mississippi, where they lived for twenty years before returning to Louisville in 1923; her husband's business in New Albany, which operated from 1941 until 1966; the Depression of the 1930s, World War II, and recent changes in the local Jewish community.	No	Chumbley, Kenneth	60 min.
Benovitz, William	5/16/1991	1992-102-3	Jewish Community interviews	No	Morguelan, Morris	60 min.
Benovitz, William	02/22/2007	2007-117-3	Son of the founder of a wholesale bag business located on the north side of Main Street between 7th and 8th Streets, recalls what it was like to work on Main Street from circa 1936 until 1956.	No	Foley, Susan	60 min.
Benson, Robert	1/30/2001	2002-1-8	Civil Rights movement in Louisville	Yes	K'Meyer, Tracy	60 min.
Berg, Harold	10/5/1978	648 & 649	Berg was reared in Brooklyn, New York, where he attended elementary and secondary school. His parents had come to the US from Russia. Berg's father attended trade school and worked as a plumber in New York. Harold came to Louisville to attend the University of Louisville for his pre-medical and medical education. Berg recieved his MD and completed his internship before being drafted in the US Army during World War II. He served in the Pacific Theater as a surgeon and after the war returend to the US to complete his residency in surgery. Since 1951 he has practiced in Louisville. Berg is also known for his work in mosaics, examples of which were on display at the Jewish Community Center and the School of Medicine at the University of Louisville at the time of the interview.	No	Chumbley, Kenneth	120 min.
Berger, Danny	1/22/2004	2004-88-2	Veterans History Project	No	Eiden, Robin	videotape; unknown
Berman, Alex	11/15/1990	1991-129-1, 1991-129-2	Tape 1: Louisville native, recalls family immigration, reasons and European conditions. Parents: Meyer Berman of Covna and Esther Spindler of Grodna, Poland. Associated families: Goldsmith, Fink, Schuster, Sher Askenaz, Frehling, Mandel, Banshek (St. Louis), Goldberg, Bornstein, Goc, Arthur Kling, Israel & Zehavi Naamani. Describes Louisville merchanges, family life, traditions, U of L 1929, Market St., 4th & Hill, neighborhood stables, Ali Bornstein (builder), Ohio River's importance, YMHA, Jewish Hospital, Louis Hebrew School, Jewish professionals, the Haymarket, Demolay for boys, congregations.	No	Abramson, Bettye	90 min.
Berman, Alex	11/25/1978	696, 697	Berman discusses how and why his parents came to the United States from Poland; his father's work as a peddler and in other businesses; the early Orthodox Jewish community in Louisville; the effects of the Depression on this father's business; his decision to attend the University of Louisville School of Law, from which he graduated in 1928; his early law practice; and activities in Keneseth Israel congregation. Berman concludes with reflections on changes in the local Jewish community during his memory.	No	Chumbley, Kenneth	120 min.
Berman, Sam	5/11/1977	479	Berman discusses Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the Louisville Hebrew School, the Young Men's Hebrew Association, Neighborhood House, the Adath Jeshurun Sunday school, synagogue picnics, the Phoenix Hill Neighborhood, Liberty Hall, and World War I.	No	Landau, Herman	30 min.
Bernard, Gladys Page	8/24/1979	780	The narrator discusses Jeffersontown, Kentucky; the death of her brother in World War II; her experiences at Louisville Girls' High School; traveling to Florida during the 1920's; her marriage and the births of her four children as a single parent; workin	No	Frederick, Olivia	60 min.
Berner, Laura	3/18/1980	862	The narrator discusses the history of the Crescent Hill neighborhood in Louisville.	No	Olympia, Marilyn	60 min.
Bernheim, Bertram, Jr.	11/15/1986	1986-218, 1986-219	Bertram "Pete" Bernheim, Jr. is son of Dr. Bertram Bernheim and grandson of Isaac W. Bernheim. Bernheim retired from the US Air Force and the brokerage business. He lived in Baltimore, Maryland at the time of this interview. Bernheim visited his grandfather on numerous occasions and also recalls IW Bernheim staying with his family in Pikesville, Maryland, outside of Baltimore.	No	Holmberg, James J.	120 min.
Berry, George	3/20/1974 & 5/30/1974	61; 62 A, B, C; 63	Berry discusses his experiences in the politics of the Republican party and Louisville from 1910 to the present. He also discusses his tenure as jailor in the city of Louisville from the 1920s to the present. Restrictions: None. Partial transcript avail	Yes	Goldstein, Dr. Joel	330 min.
Berry, K. Norman	10/02/2004	2005-87-21	Main Street Association - owner of the building at 611 W. Main St.	No	McGarrah, John	23 min.
Berry, K. Norman	01/24/2008	2008-28-1	Architect who designed the renovation of a number of historic buildings on Main St., including Slugger Field, 21C and the Doe-Anderson Buidling. Describes the structures, their histories, and the challenges of updating the structures	No	Foley, Susan	61:04 min.
Berry, Richard	2/12/2004	2004-106-1	Veterans History Project	No	Kays, Kimberly	videotape; unknown
Betz, Elizabeth	7/29/1988	1990-88-1	Describes her activities in the League of Women Voters.	No	Owen, Tom	60 min.
Beyerle, Helen Allgeier	7/7/1987	1987-50	Helen Beyerle lived in the Camp Taylor area before, during, and after the establishment of Camp Zachary Taylor. She remembers visiting the military camp and was an early resident of Camp Taylor neighborhood.	No	Holmberg, James J.	45 min.
Bibb, James W.	11/6/1976	178	Mr. Bibb was the 10th Ward Alderman from 1973 to 1975. This interview covers the reorganization of Louisville's city government. Some restrictions: see deed of gift ("public news release" restricted).	No	Staiger, Charles	60 min.
Biesel, Andy and Jack Guthrie	11/26/2007	2008-33-1	Business owners on West Main Street and former presidents of the Main Street Association, discuss Biesel's acquisition and restoration of property at 621 W. Main Street and the revitalization of Main Street from the 1970s to the present.	No	Foley, Susan	92 min.
Bilyou, W.O.	1/3/1985	1985-55	Chief of Police Department. The narrator discusses life in the St. Matthews area.	Yes	Olympia, Lynn	60 min.
Bingham, Barry (1906-1988)	5/21/1984	1993-96-2				Cusick, Dennis	90 min.
Bingham, Barry (1906-1988)	6/25/1982 & 7/6/1982	1982-98, 1992-99, 1992-100	Chairman of the Board of the Courier-Journal and Louisville Times, Standard Gravure Corporation, WHAS, Inc. and other Bingham enterprises.	Yes	Bobo, Mary	180 min.
Bingham, Barry (1933-2006 )	3/17/1988	1991-73-1, 1991-73-2	As publisher of the Courier-Journal in the 1970s he recounts the coverage of busing through the news media in Louisville. Discusses the weekly editorial conferences and research involved in taking a position of the paper on busing.	No	White, Ethel S.	90 min.
Bingham, Barry (1933-2006)	8/11/1989	1990-122-4, 1990-122-5	President of Theatre Louisville, 1963-1964.-Vice-President of the merged ATL, 1964.-Member ATL Board of Directors, 1963-present.-Member of a major philanthropic family in Louisville-Bingham's first interview covers the years 1962-69, discussion of Humana	No	Ward, Teka	45 min.
Bingham, Barry (1933-2006)	7/2/1982	1982-101, 1982-102, 1982-103	Editor and Publisher, Courier-Journal and Louisville Times. Moved to this position from WHAS after his brother's death.	Yes	Bobo, Mary	150 min.
Bingham, Mary	6/17/1988	1989-29-2	Narrator, Co-Chair Library Foundation Drive, talks about Louisville public libraries.	No	Miller, Barbara	60 min.
Bingham, Sallie	10/31/1985	1986-6	Ms. Bingham discusses the status of women and feminism and her Kentucky Foundation for Women.	No	Love, Louanne S.	60 min.
Birchler, Joseph M.	7/22/1980	959, 960	Description of Union Station in the 1920s; troop trains (1920-World War II); special tours, trains and passengers. Also discusses development of the local community because of the L&N Interurban lines. A more detailed summary of this interview is available on the L&N Oral History page.	Yes	Bobo, Mary	120 min.
Birmingham, Roy	7/20/2004	2004-88-3	Veterans History Project	No	Halloran, J. Paul	videotape; unknown
Bisha, Ray E.	11/13/1979 & 12/13/1979	806-809	Early employment experience, men secretaries at the L&N. Agricultural colonization sponsored by L&N in southern states. L&N projects with governmental or military agencies. Post-war period: railroads used by private industry to negotiate and survey area prior to announcement of industry coming into region. Competition from trucking industry; dieselization as a competitive necessity. Mergers and acquisitions. Changes in technology and rolling stock. L&N and Louisville-area development. A more detailed summary of this interview is available on the L&N Oral History page.	Yes	Bobo, Mary	240 min.
Bishop, Taylor	11/6/1979	863	The narrator discusses his recollections of the Depression.	No	Bishop, Barbara	60 min.
Bixler, Ray H.	6/9/1988	1989-89-1, 1989-89-2	Taped interview with Ray H. Bixler, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, University of Louisville, concerning the university as he saw it in 1948, the Department of Psychology and its changes during his tenure, and desegregation of Louisville's public accommodations and housing, as well as student unrest on campus during the 1960s and 1970s.	No	Hodgson, Janet	90 min.
Blandford, Louise Terry	4/1/1982	1982-78, 1982-79	The narrator discusses life in Louisville's Portland and Shippingport neighborhoods from 1895 to 1927. She focuses on family life, recreation, neighborhood amenities, and transportation. See file notes on additional topics mentioned.	No	Owen, Tom	75 min.
Blankenbaker, Allen	11/18/1979	865	Family History.	No	Blankenbaker, Judy	60 min.
Blasche, Theodore	2/9/1984	1984-59	An interview about the experiences and feelings of a Vietnam War veteran.	No	Kay, Marcia H.	60 min.
Block, Amanda Roth	6/21/1986	1986-217	Amanda Roth Black is the granddaughter of Isaac W. Bernheim, her mother being Bernheim's daughter Helen Bernheim Roth. She was born in the Bernheim house on Third Street in Louisville and primarily raised in Cincinnati. She visited her grandfather many times in Louisville and also Denver, Colorado and Coronado Beach, California.	No	Holmberg, James J.	60 min.
Block, Kenneth	3/6/2004	2004-49-1	Veterans History Project	No	Robin Eiden	videotape; unknown
Block, Lou	11/29/1967	28B	Block discusses his career as a photographer and a painter.	Yes	Anderson, Donald	60 min.
Block, Lou	1969	39A & B	Block discusses his experiences with the W.P.A., the National Youth Administration and the Merchant Service at a time when the Seaman's Act was introduced.	Yes	Pragnell, John D.	120 min.
Block, Richard	9/9/1987	1990-122-6 through 1990-122-11	Founder Theatre Louisville, Inc. 1963-Co-Producer/Director merged ATL 1964-65-presently lives in Woodstock, New York, does free-lance directing-Block's interview covers the years 1962-1969.1st interview covers the years 1974 to present.	No	Ward, Teka	95 min.
Bloom, Leah	6/17/1979	489	The narrator discusses Harry Bloom, the Louisville Evening Post, the Louisville Times, apartment buildings at Second and Kentucky Sts, Louise Harris, Morris Simon, Joseph Hourath, the YMHA Orchestra, Robert Whitney and the Louisville Orchestra, the Music Study Club, Mrs. Sideny Meyers, Mrs. Lewis Cole, Etta Rauch, Emily Dembitz, Hattie Bishop Speed, Morris Spearlmutter, Rabbi Gittleman, Fanny Brandeis, and Jean Tachau.	No	Laudau, Helen	60 min.
Blume, Norbert	11/18/1999	2002-1-9, 2002-1-10	Civil Rights movement in Louisville	Yes	K'Meyer, Tracy	100 min.
Bockman, Harry L.	4/27/1981	1981-191, 1981-192	A university employee discusses World War II and his U of L experiences.	Yes	Franklin, Harry J.	120 min.
Bogard, Elizabeth	11/21/1985	1986-7	Ms. Bogard is currently the Executive Director of Home Health Care for Humana, Inc., and discusses that position and her other business related experiences; her education and background and the role of women in business.	No	Calloway, Nancy	60 min.
Boggs, Ruth	8/4/1986	1987-36	Tape discusses growing up in Appalachia. For sumary, see report in 1987-35's file.	No	Todd, M. Loraine	60 min.
Bomhard, Moritz	11/5/1985	1986-213, 1986-214				??	120 min.
Booker, Tessabelle Distler	4/30/1986	1987-27	Louisville Girls High School graduate of 1935.	No	Knaster, Charlotte	60 min.
Booth, Harold	11/14/1981	1982-26, 1982-27, 1982-28	Literature on the Housing Authority is included its background and programs; Mr. Booth, as an executive, discusses the Housing Authority of Louisville. Additional information in the file	No	Seeley, Kathy Goss	180 min.
Borders, Thomas	5/24/2004	2004-67-1	Veterans History Project	No	Dill, Logan	videotape; unknown
Borovikova, Maria	9/22/1999	2000-1-4	Refugee interview series (Russia)	Yes	Cummins, Peggy	60 min.
Bottoms, Jesse V.	12/14/1977	424, 425	Rev. Bottoms recollects his early life; his education at Simmons University; the transition of Simmons University to Simmons Bible College and the relations of this to the origin of the Louisville Municipal College of the University of Louisville, and his work as pastor of Green Street Baptist Church.	No	Cox, Dwayne	84 min.
Bowers, Will	Dec-68	4	Bowers discusses his many years as a photographer with Caulfield and Shook. He talks about early aerial photography and some well known people he photographed. He also discusses the personality of Mr. Caulfield.	No	Anderson, Donald	60 min.
Bowles, Charles David	3/11/2004	2004-49-2	Veterans History Project	No	William Morris	videotape; unknown
Bowles, Mrs. Jane with Bowles, Lawrence	6/26/1985	1986-34	Mr. Bowles (Ed) was born in Butchertown. He owned grocery in same area for 13 years. Now has realty office in Butchertown-1985. Couple related to Butchertown for nearly 50 years.	No	Mandlebaum, Helen	40 min.
Bowles, Wilburn	2/25/1981	1981-167	A University of Louisville employee makes general observations about life in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s.	No	Franklin, Harry J.	60 min.
Bowling, Bernard, Jr. and Jane Bernard	5/15/1985	1985-94, 1985-95	The narrator discusses life in the St. Matthews area.	No	Olympia, Lynn	120 min.
Bowman, Ed	9/13/1978	637, 638	A 1917 graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences of the University of Louisville, Ed Bowman discusses his academic and athletic career at U of L from 1914 until graduation. Prominently mentioned are faculty and curriculum; social life at the University; and Bowman's career as a college football player, manager of the basketball team, and member of the track team. He also discusses his participation in Boyd Martin's University Players and his career with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad from 1921 until 1961.	No	Cox, Dwayne	120 min.
Bowman, Elizabeth	3/9/1980	866, 867	The narrator discusses her childhood in Scotland and her life since coming to America.	Yes	Walts, Brenda	120 min.
Bowner, Attia	6/22/1988	1990-88-4	Her work in the League of Women Voters and Louisville area public education.	No	Owen, Tom	60 min.
Boyd, James	3/20/1984	1984-37	An interview with a Green Beret of his experience and feelings about the Vietnam War.	No	Campbell, Georgia	60 min.
Braden, Anne	1/1/1981, 3/18/1981	1981-152 through 1981-163, 1981-163A	Braden discusses her background and the background of her husband, the late Carl Braden working with the Courier-Journal newspaper during the 1940s; the Wade desegregation case and her husband's trial for sedition in 1954; anti-Vietnam War activities in Louisville; and Ms. Braden's work with Progress in Education (PIE), a pro-busing organization active in Louisville during the 1970s.	Yes	Pfisterer, Ruthe	780 min.
Braden, Anne	4/1/1975	251	Braden, who became a nationally known figure in 1954 when she and her husband were charged with sedition for helping a black family buy a house in a white Louisville neighborhood, recounts her memories of the 1950s.	No	partial	Omer, Anthony G.	60 min.
Braden, Anne	3/22/2001	2002-1-11, 2002-1-12	Civil Rights movement in Louisville	No	K'Meyer, Tracy	120 min.
Braden, Anne	6/7/2001	2002-1-13 through 2002-1-15	Civil Rights movement in Louisville	No	K'Meyer, Tracy	150 min.
Bradley, Mildred	9/18/1980	986, 987	Mildred Bradley is a retired worker at the South Louisville Shops. She was among a large group of women hired by the L&N Railroad during World War II. A more detailed summary of this interview is available on the L&N Oral History page.	Yes	Bobo, Mary	120 min.
Bramson, Stern S.	3/1/1987	1987-12	No summary available.	No	Olympia, Lynn	60 min.
Breckenridge, Howard	6/10/1977	372	Breckenridge is a black Louisville businessman, who founded his own construction-contracting company in 1971. In this interview he discusses his life, family history, education, career and views of black history in Louisville. Redevelopment of Louisville and early black contractors are also discussed.	No	Staiger, Charles	30 min.
Brennan House tour			Walking tour with Carl Ryant, Walter Langsam, and Thelma Dolan provides a look at one of Louisville's finely-preserved houses as seen through its architecture.			Ryant, Carl	120 min.
Brewer, Else Jakob	12/5/1978	868	Family History	No	Brewer, Karen	60 min.
Bricking, Dennis	4/16/1997	1997-4-13	Civil Rights in Louisville		Yes	K'Meyer, Tracy	90 min.
Brickles, Mr. Avery	6/24/1985	1986-33	The narrator lives in renovated house done by the Community money. Active since 1946 in neighborhood politics.	No	Mandlebaum, Helen	30 min.
Briggs, Florence Anne	3/20/1993	1993-51-6, 1993-51-7	Ms. Brigggs graduated from the University of Kentucky law school in 1958. She married and moved to Indiana, and was interviewed her at her office in Flora, which is a very small town in northern Indiana. Ms. Briggs practiced law with her husband, and she talked about that aspect of the practice of law. She currently continues her practice with family, as her daughter is now practicing with her in Flora. Ms. Briggs talked about a disciplinary action with was brought against Ms. Briggs and her husband, and how she believed that had she been a male partner of her husband, that the proceedings would have brought only against him.		Bean, Kathleen	120 min.
Briggs, Richard L.	1/29/2004	2004-88-4	Veterans History Project: World War II, European Theater, Pacific Theater, US Army	No	Morris, William	videotape; unknown
Bright, K. A.	11/22/1977	439	Mr. Bright is a third generation black Louisville business man. He discusses his family's history in the drug store and beauty aid businesses, his education and personal history.	No	Staiger, Charles	31 min.
Brightwell, Mildred	4/14/1979	746, 747	Family History.	No	Bruggman, Marsha	120 min.
Brightwell, Mrs. With Riggs, Bill	4/16/1979	954				Bruggman, Marsha	60 min.
Broadbooks, Dorothy	7/8/1988	1990-88-5	Her activities in the League of Women Voters.	No	Owen, Tom	60 min.
Broaddus, Mrs. James S.	3/9/1980	869, 870	Broaddus discusses the genealogy of the Hancock family; her memories of the 1918 influenza epidemic; the first World War; the introduction of the Model T Ford and silent movies; the Lindbergh flight; and the Depression.	No	Whitehouse, Vivian	120 min.
Broecker, Brad	12/20/2005	2007-22-6	Descendent of the original owners of Klarer Packing Co. describes the meatpacking business in the East Main neighborhoods and its relationship to the Stock Yards. (Bourbon Stockyards.)	No	Foley, Susan	48 min.
Broecker, Carla Sue	2006-03-07	22/2/2007	Granddaughter of the original treasurer of the Fischer Packing Co. recalls the lives of several of the Fischers, her visits to the Stock Yard and to the Stock Yards Bank as a child.	No	60 min.
Bronner, Betty	11/19/1991	1992-102-4	"Summary of JCC Family" - History committee 11-19-1991 - Betty Bronner: Chair	No	Somer, Minnie?	60 min.
Bronstein, Hannah	7/14/1977	500	The narrator discusses the origins of Adath Jeshurun congregation.	No	Mueller, Emilie H.	30 min.
Bronstein, Joseph	7/13/1977	499	Topics discussed include the Young Men's Hebrew Association.	No	Mueller, Mueller H.	30 min.
Brooks, S. M. (Mrs.)	11/3/1978	713	Brooks Family History.	Yes	Burton, Willard	60 min.
Brophy, Katie M.	10/7/1981	1984-29	An interview with an attorney at law about surrogate parenting.	Yes	Fife, Marlena L.	60 min.
Brown, Alexander	11/17/1976	184	Mr. Brown was the 11th Ward Alderman for two terms, 1973 to 1975 and 1975 to 1977. This interview covers the reorganization of Louisville's city government. Restrictions: See certificate of gift.	yes	No	Staiger, Charles	60 min.
Brown, Charles	3/6/1988	1989-29-49, 1989-49-50	Narrator, Manager of Reference & Adult Services, talks about Louisville public libraries.	No	Miller, Barbara	90 min.
Brown, Gordon	10/01/2004	2005-87-10	President and CEO of Home of the Innocents, located on the site of the Bourbon Stockyards.	No	Yu, Meng	27 min.
Brown, Irene Smith	5/18/1989	1989-130-2	Highland Woman's Club history.	No	Olympia, Lynn	60 min.
Brown, John Y. Sr.	4/18/1975	256	F.D.R. and The New Deal. Brown, who was a United States Congressman in 1933, discusses his personal recollections of F.D.R. and The New Deal.	Yes	Deihl, Ross	60 min.
Brown, Martha	6/19/1979	763	Brown is the widow of Bart A. Brown, a VP & trust officer of Citizens Fidelity Bank. Mr. Brown administered the Green Farms account from about 1945-1965 & visited and corresponded with Jennie & Robert Green in Falls of Rough, KY.			Owen, Thomas	60 min.
Brown, Maurice ,Jr.	4/20/1979	750	Brown discusses his recollections of World War II, concentrating on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.	Yes	Craggs, Tom	60 min.
Brown, Maxine F.	11/2/1988	2002-7-1	President of Fund for Women. She discusses her work with the Fund for Women Incorporated and other women's issues.	No	Schmuckii, Julie	90 min.
Brown, Robinson S.	11/8/1984	1986-46, 1986-47, 1986-48	Brown is chairman of the board of Brown-Forman, retired. He discusses family background, his own positions held in the company; financing of distillers in the 1930s, regulations of the industry; and marketing of distilled spirits.	No	Syvertsen, Thomas H.	150 min.
Browning, Lorraine and Asbel	8/14/1986	1987-42	Tape discusses growing up in Appalachia. For summary see report in 1987-35's file.	No	Todd, M. Loraine	60 min.
Bryan, Allan	11/19/1976	182, 183	Mr. Bryan was originally the special assistant to Mayor Sloane and is presently serving as Cabinet Director for Safety and Public Health. This interview covers the reorganization of Louisville's city government.	Yes	Staiger, Charles	120 min.
Bryan, Fred	3/14/2005	2005-30-2	Veterans History Project: Korean War, US Navy, US Hospital Corps	No	Loomis, Ken	videotape; unknown
Bryant, Janette	8/8/2005	2006-45-1	Veterans History Project: WWII homefront; Women's employment	No	Ward, Suzanne & Joe	videotape; unknown length
Bryant, Linda	8/30/1997	2000-6-5, 2000-6-6	Deindustrialization in Louisville			Hart, Joy	90 min.
Bryant, Linda	9/19/1997	2000-6-7	Deindustrialization in Louisville			K'Meyer, Tracy	60 min.
Bryant, Ruth	7/26/1978	592, 593	Bryant discusses her childhood in Detroit, Michigan, where her father was involved in fair housing work. The interview also includes recollections of her education at a private girls' school in Washington, D.C. and at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she received an AB in history; her move to Louisville with her husband, a physician; her work with the West End Community Council; and involvement with the Black Six conspiracy trial.	Yes	Chumbley, Kenneth	120 min.
Bryant, Ruth	9/27/1999	2002-1-16, 2002-1-17, 2002-1-18	Civil Rights movement in Louisville	Yes	K'Meyer, Tracy	180 min.
Bubis, Nekhama & Isaak	3/6/1999 & 5/27/1999	2000-1-5, 2000-1-6, 2000-1-7, 2000-1-8	Refugee interview series (Moldova)	Yes	Cummins, Peggy	240 min.
Buckner, Robert	4/20/2004	2004-67-2	Veterans History Project: World War II, Pacific Theatre	No	Carpenter, Mary Lou	videotape; unknown
Burbank, Virginia Collins	12/3/1981	1984-20	An interview about the experiences of an older, practicing woman attorney. Detailed summary is available in interview folder.	No	Ford, Angela M.	60 min.
Burke, Frank W., (1920- )	7/11/1975	86	Senior House Project. Burke is a past mayor of Louisville and served on the Board of Directors of Senior House at the time of this interview. He discusses his involvement and his opinions about the growth of concern for the elderly in the Louisville area.	No	Bruggman, Marsha	60 min.
Burke, Frank W., (1920- )	1/4/1977	194	Mr. Burke was the Mayor of Louisville from 1969 to 1973. Restrictions: SEE CERTIFICATE OF GIFT. This interview covers the reorganization of Louisville's city government.	yes - no quoting without approval	No	Staiger, Charles	60 min.
Burke, Frank W., (1920- )	10/01/2004	2005-87-3	Former mayor of Louisville and son of an employee of Carter Dry Goods, which is now the site of the Louisville Science Center.	No	n/a	34 min.
Burke, Tricia and Kelly Burke	12/07/2007	2007-117-13	Present owners of Office Environment Company (formerly Office Equipment Company), give some history of the company and describe their experiences at the 4th and Main store when they were very young and what it is like to run the business today at 11th and Market. Covers the period from 1934 to present.	No	Foley, Susan	45 min.
Burkhart, Merl L.	10/7/1980	992, 993	Mr. Burkhart is a retired L&N employee and past General Chairman of the Railroad Yardmasters of America. A more detailed summary of this interview is available on the L&N Oral History page.	Yes	Bobo, Mary	120 min.
Burkholder, Diane	12/1/1979	871	Family History.	No	Lanham, Ken	60 min.
Burnfin, Ann Cardwell	5/6/1986	1987-29	Louisville Girls High School graduate of 1945.	No	Knaster, Charlotte	60 min.
Burnham, I.W., II	1/14/1986	1986-8 through 1986-12	IW Burnham, II is the grandson of Isaac W. Bernheim. He was very close to his grandfather and was associated with him on a business as well as personal level. Burnham was an early member of both the Isaac W. Bernheim Foundation and Isaac W. Bernheim Trust. He served as the Trust investment advisor beginning in 1935. Under his attention and expertise it did very well. Burnham served as a trustee of both the Bernheim Foundation and Trust at the time of this interview. He was the honorary chair of the board and director of the investment firm of Drexel, Burnham, Lambert, Inc., and Drexel, Burnham, Lambert Group. Summary available.	No	Holmberg, James J.	240 min.
Burns, Mary	11/20/1977	440	Burns discusses her parents' immigration from Ireland and England, her own education and personal history.	No	Klusmeier, Joan	60 min.
Burrell, William P.	6/17/2004	2004-106-2	Veterans History Project: World War II, US Army Medical Corps, African Americans in the Armed Forces, Walter Reed Hospital	No	Loomis, Ken	videotape; unknown
Burrus, Bob	5/4/1989	1990-122-14, 1990-122-15	Actors' Theatre			Ward, Teka	120 min.
Burt, Robert	12/9/1976	186, 187	Mr. Burt was then the Management Planning Administrator in the Office of Budget and Planning. This interview covers the reorganization of Louisville's city government.	Yes	Staiger, Charles	120 min.
Burton, Mary Elizabeth, (1900- )	6/27/1978	464, 465	Dr. Burton discusses her childhood and early education at the Louisville Girl's school; her student days in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Louisville (BA 1922 and MA 1924); her graduate education at Cornell University (PhD 1934); and her subsequent research and teaching career in the Dept. of English of the University of Louisville. Recollections include Burton's research and publication on the English poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850).	No	Cox, Dwayne	120 min.
Burton, Mary Elizabeth, (1900- )	2/16/1980	872	The narrator discusses the history of the Crescent Hill neighborhood in Louisville.	No	Olympia, Marilyn	60 min.
Butler, Henrietta	1/4/1978	428, 429, 430	Mrs. Butler discusses her recollections of Simmons University, beginning around 1909; the General Association of Kentucky Baptists (formerly the General Association of Colored Baptists in Kentucky); and the American Baptist Newspaper beginning around the 1930s; I. Willis Cole, editor of the Louisville Leader; and Rev. William H. Ballew of the General Association of Kentucky Baptists.	No	Cox, Dwayne	137 min.
Butler, Hilda	4/27/1977	205	Mrs. Butler is one of Mammoth Life Insurance Company's Vice Presidents as well as its Secretary. She discusses her career and memories of her father, Henry E. Hall, who was one of the Founders of the Company. She also discussed the Walnut Street black business district and Mammoth Life's building there before the 1965 Urban Renewal.	No	Staiger, Charles	32 min.
Byck, Dann with Cornett, Ewel	12/12/1987	1990-122-12, 1990-122-13	President of Actors, Inc., 1964. President of merged ATL, 1965. At time of interview, lived and worked in California. Byck's (with Cornett) interview covers the years 1964-1966.	Yes	Ward, Teka	85 min.
Byck, Mary Helen	5/4/1977	478	Mrs. Byck discusses Adath Israel congregation, the League of Women Voters, Louisville Collegiate School, the Standard Club, the Pendennis Club, Banbergen-Bloom Company, the Adler Piano Company, and the National Council of Jewish Women.	No	Goldman, Toni	60 min.
Byck, Mary Helen with Bingham, Barry, (1906-1988)	1/1/1970	613	Side 1: "In Retrospect: Program I", a former conductor of the Louisville Orchestra and Dean of the School of Music at the University of Louisville interview Mary Helen Byck and Barry Bingham, Sr., regarding the Louisville Orchestra's early history. A WUOL radio program.	No	Whitney, Robert	30 min.
Byrd, Janet	08/22/2006	2007-22-24	Main Street Association	No	Foley, Susan	70 min.
Byrne, Clarence	3/12/1980	873, 874	The narrator discusses the history of the Crescent Hill neighborhood in Louisville.	No	Olympia, Marilyn	120 min.

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