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| Interviewee | Date | Interview Number(s) | Summary information | Transcript? | Interviewer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacCauley, Minne Lois | 10/12/1979 | 916 | The life of Mrs. Minne Lois Blackwell. | No | Walts, Brenda Lois | 60 min. |
| MacKinnon, Cyrus | 7/2/1981 | 1981-121, 1981-122 | MacKinnon is presently serving as the Executive Vice-President of the Courier-Journal and Times Company, Standard Gravure Corp., and WHAS, Inc., MacKinnon was Chief Executive Officer of these companies from 1968 until he turned over the Presidency of the companies to his successor in January 1981. | No | Bobo, Mary | 75 min. |
| Maier, James | 5/8/1985 | 1986-116, 1986-117, 1986-118 | Taped interview concerning distilling and cooperage aspects of the industry, with special attention to the Schenley company and Ancient Age Distillery; also discusses large vs. small distillers and brand predictions and marketing. | No | Syvertsen, Thomas H. | 150 min. |
| Major, Shirley | 8/5/1988 | 1990-88-18 | Describes her work in the League of Women Voters. | No | Owen, Tom | 60 min. |
| Mallalieu, William C. | 5/27/1970 | 14 | Mallalieu, Professor Emeritus and Chairman Emeritus of the Dept. of History at the University of Louisville, discusses his life and career. | Yes | Berry, Charles | 60 min. |
| Mallon, John H. | 1/12/1983 | 1989-45-7 | Describes life in Tyler Park and Hawthorn Hill. Summary available. | No | Conroy, Joseph E. | 60 min. |
| Maloney, Joseph L. | 5/24/1982 | 1983-33 | Dr. Maloney discusses the formation and development of the University's Urban Studies Center and Institute of Community Development. | Yes | Leightty, Virginia | 90 min. |
| Mandlebaum, Ms. Helen | 3/6/1985 | 1986-22 | The narrator lives in Wesley Community House for 18 years. Worked at Wesley House from 1938-1979. Involved in Butchertown from 1938 to present (1985). | No | Fischer, June | 30 min. |
| Maner, Betty Jo (nee Kuhn) | 1/24/2004 | 2004-12-4 | Veterans History Project | No | Joe Ward | videotape; unknown |
| Mann, Frank, Jr. | 7/9/1982 | 1982-104 | Mann joined the Courier-Journal and Louisville Times in 1932 at the age of sixteen. He began his printer apprenticeship according to union regulations for six years in 1935 at the age of twenty one. He became a journeyman printer in 1941. The majority of a nearly fifty-year career with the Courier-Journal and Louisville Times was spent in the composing room. Mann retired as Superintendent of the Composing Room in 1981. | Yes | Bobo, Mary | 60 min. |
| Mann, John "Danny" | 8/11/1997 | 2000-6-28, 2000-6-29 | Deindustrialization in Louisville | Hart, Joy | 120 min. | |
| Mann, John "Danny" | 8/28/1997 | 2000-6-30, 2000-6-31 | Deindustrialization in Louisville | K'Meyer, Tracy | 120 min. | |
| Marmion, Bishop C. Gresham | 8/4/1999 | 2002-1-90, 2002-1-91 | Civil Rights movement in Louisville | Yes | K'Meyer, Tracy | 120 min. |
| Marshall, Robert | 4/16/1989 | 1989-67-1 | Deals with racism in Kentucky. | No | Samson, Emil | 60 min. |
| Marshall, Sylvester | 11/24/2003 | 2004-1-3 | Veterans History Project | No | Marshall, Marjorie & Ward, Joseph | videotape; unknown |
| Martin, Clarence A., Jr. | 3/9/2004 | 2004-49-12 | Veterans History Project | No | Mitzi Carroll | videotape; unknown |
| Martin, Cora Ann | 12/29/2003 | 2004-2-3 | Veterans History Project | No | Joseph Ward | 60 min. |
| Martin, Dorothy | 5/25/1989 | 1989-130-9 | LaGrange Woman's Club history. | No | Olympia, Lynn | 60 min. |
| Martin, Galen | 4/28/1988, 7/28/1988 | 1991-73-24, 1991-73-25 | Executive director of Kentucky Human Rights Commission describes early initiatives in the process of desegregation in Kentucky. Reviews the state and community leadership during school integration and his perspective on human rights' programs of the 1970s. | No | White, Ethel S. | 90 min. |
| Martin, Galen | 11/11/1999 | 2002-1-92 | Civil Rights movement in Louisville | Yes | K'Meyer, Tracy | 60 min. |
| Martinez, Alberto | 6/14/2000 | 2000-1-39, 2000-1-40 | Refugee interview series (Cuba) | Cummins, Peggy | 120 min. | |
| Marx, Lucy | 8/12/1988 | 1989-29-41 | Narrator, Librarian in Childrens Department, talks about Louisville public libraries. | No | Miller, Barbara | 60 min. |
| Mattei, Theresa | 01/19/2006 | 2007-22-4 | One of the original employees of the Louisville Science Center that is located in the Carter Dry Goods building and its current education director describes the evolution of the Science Center and its role in the redevelopment of Main St. | No | Foley, Susan | 60 min. |
| Mattmiller, Ernest G. | 2/15/1985 | 1985-76, 1985-77 | The narrator discusses life in the St. Matthews area. | No | Olympia, Lynn | 120 min. |
| Mattmiller, Evelyn | 7/17/1982 | 1982-72, 1982-73 | Caseworker for Children's Agency and Family Service Organization, who was Casework Supervisor when she retired in 1973, discusses evolution of social work since the 1930s, both agencies and the difficulties of the merger in 1959, as well as the styles and personalities of several directors and board members, and also her experiences with social workers' intolerance of working mothers in the 1940s and 1950s when her children were young. | No | Redmon, Sherrill | 120 min. |
| Maxwell, Frankie | 3/17/1978 | 446, 447 | Maxwell, the Manager of The Top Hat Tavern for nearly 30 years, discusses their personal history as well as her experiences as a manager of a nightclub on Broadway in Louisville. | No | Chumbley, Penny | 90 min. |
| McCauley, R. Paul | 10/9/1980 | 1981-3 | Dr. McCauley describes Scotland Yard, comparing it to the FBI and Southern Police Institute. The interview tells of two murder cases which he followed as an observer of British investigative techniques. | No | Callan, Virginia R. | 60 min. |
| McChesney, Mrs. Nelson Goldborough | 2/24/1980 | 917 | The narrator discusses the history of the Crescent Hill neighborhood in Louisville. | No | Olympia, Marilyn | 60 min. |
| McClure, Charles King, III | 7/14/1984, 8/3/1984, 9/8/1984 | 1984-44A through 1984-51A | Charles King "Mac" McClure, III joined the staff of the Isaac W. Bernheim Foundation in 1971 as the Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer. His initial duties concerned the Friends of Bernheim program and fund drive. McClure gradually and steadily rose in the titles he held and assumed the responsibilities that went with them. He was Robert Paul's (the Foundation's long-time Executive Director) assistant for many years and was being groomed to take his place when he retired. McClure was named Executive Director in 1982. | Yes | Holmberg, James J. | 480 min. |
| McCormick, William John | 2/28/1984 | 2004-49-13 | Veterans History Project | No | Robin Eiden | videotape; unknown |
| McCubbin, Bettie R. | 6/20/1989 | 1989-130-8 | Graymoor Woman's Club history. | No | Olympia, Lynn | 60 min. |
| McCubbins, Homer | 1/31/1985 | 1985-74 | The narrator discusses life in the St. Matthews area. | No | Olympia, Lynn | 60 min. |
| McDonald, Susan | 4/16/1984 | 1984-58 | An interview about the experience and feelings of a nurse in Saigon during the Vietnam War. | No | Kemper, Ray | 60 min. |
| McDonogh, J. Edward | 10/4/1979 | 944, 945 | The narrator (born 1899) discusses his near sixty years in the real estate business and his last twenty years on the Kentucky Board of Realtors. He also describes the changes in the field during his long career and his term as president of the Louisville Board of Realtors. | No | Hess, Pam | 120 min. |
| McGlothlin, William Joseph | 2/2/1976 | 144-147 | State affiliation of the University of Louisville. | No | Kindelsperger, Kris | 240 min. |
| McIntosh, William | 4/25/1977 | 301 | McIntosh discusses his career at he University of Louisville, as well as life at the University during the 1930s. | Yes | Hart, Brenda | 30 min. |
| McMillen, Joe (Joseph) | 11/23/1999 | 2002-1-93, 2002-1-94 | Civil Rights movement in Louisville | Yes | K'Meyer, Tracy | 120 min. |
| McNeill, Warren Albert | 5/27/1980 | 840, 841 | McNeill worked with the Associated Press in Richmond, New York, Nashville, and Washington. DC, including administrative experience as AP Bureau Chief for Tennessee. Administrative assistant to Senator A. William Robertson of Virginia, 1947-1960. Joined L&N in 1960 to organize the railroad's first Public Relations Dept. Involed in projects such as films on L&N history and on the historic locomotive "The General." Use of The General, Kentucky Arts and Crafts Train, films. Special events, special trains. Change in emphasis on freight sales, promotion, and on corporate image as passenger business declined. Changes in mission of L&N publications. A more detailed summary of this interview is available on the L&N Oral History page. | Yes | Bobo, Mary | 120 min. |
| McQuady, Claude | 1993 | 1993-106-3 | Mr. McQuady and his family were long time residents of Highland Park. He owned and operated a grocery store on Park Boulevard (Boulevard Market) for 37 years. Mr. McQuady's parents purchased the original store in the 1930s, McQuady's Grocery, for $200. His grandfather, Claude D. McQuady, was mayor of Highland Park in the 1920s. About a year and a half after Mr. McQuady sold Boulevard Market, the airport expansion project began purchasing the land. | Gossett, Diane | 40 min. | |
| McQueen, Rob | 8/1/1977 | 2000-6-32, 2000-6-33 | Deindustrialization in Louisville | Hart, Joy | 120 min. | |
| McQuilen, Damen | 2/3/2004 | 2004-88-13 | Veterans History Project | No | Carroll, Mitzi | videotape; unknown |
| Meatyard, Ralph | 2/25/1970 | 3 | Meatyard discusses his family's history and then his own. However, the bulk of the interview is dedicated to his career as a photographer. He touches on exhibits, style, technique, imagery and influences. | Yes | Andrews, Nathalie | 60 min. |
| Meeks, David | 3/11/1986, 4/24/1986 | 1986-157, 1986-158, 1986-159 | Meeks, of Independent Stave Company, Lebanon, Kentucky discusses the cooperage industry, from both the independent side and from the distillers view; he is a past official with the Cooperage Association and talks about that industry group; he also worked | No | Syvertsen, Thomas H. | 180 min. |
| Meier, Elvin L. | 3/12/1979 | 748 | Meier discusses his recollections of the Korean War. | Yes | Weatherholt, Mark | 60 min. |
| Mellinger, Ralph | 10/16/1980 | 1981-26 | Hunting in India in 1961. | No | Leightty, Virginia | 60 min. |
| Mereshon, Melissa | 3/5/1991 | 2002-3-2 | Women on the Louisville Board of Aldermen. Melissa A. Mershon, President of the Board of Alderman, discusses her political life, goals, and her future. She also discusses issues in politics concerning women and how being a woman has affected her career. | No | Ryan, Pamela | 60 min. |
| Mershon, Creighton | 10/28/1976 | 176 | Board of Alderman President was interviewed concerning his feelings on the city reorganization. Mr. Mershon served as the 2nd Ward Alderman from 1973 to 1977 and was President of the Board from 1975 to 1977. | Yes | Staiger, Charles | 60 min. |
| Mertz, Norma | 11/5/1977 | 433-436 | The first 2 tapes are training sessions with local educators on Title IX, led by Mertz. The 3rd is an interview with Dr. Mertz. The 4th is a panel discussion on Title IX with Mertz, Jack Matthews & Susan Comfaniatte. | No | Wheeler, Linda | 240 min. |
| Metts, Paul | 3/18/2004 | 2004-49-14 | Veterans History Project | No | William L. Morris | videotape; unknown |
| Meuter, Maria C. | 4/14/1993 | 1993-51-16, 1993-51-17 | Maria "Kitty" Meuter worked for most of her professional years for the Louisville Bar Association. She had some interesting and thoughtful comments about discrimination against women in general and in particular how it might have affected her career. She graduated from law school in 1939. | Bean, Kathleen | 120 min. | |
| Meyer, Arthur (Artie) Griffin | 10/01/2004 | 2005-87-24 | Grandson and son of owner of the Jos. T. Griffin Co. at 704-706 W. Main St. | No | Foley, Patricia | 36 min. |
| Meyer, Jack "Sonny" | 1/27/1992 | 1992-102-8 | Jewish Community Center interviews | No | Lipetz, Zera | 60 min. |
| Middleton, Mimi | 5/23/1989 | 1990-122-41 | ATL Board President 1987-1989; remains active in cultural aspects of Louisville. Middleton's interview covers her two terms as President and the responsibilities of the Board of Directors. | No | Ward, Teka | 75 min. |
| Miles, Benny | 10/31/1984 | 1986-162, 1986-163 | Miles, Assistant Manager, Maker's Mark, Loretto, Kentucky, discusses his own job; effects of Maker's Mark on the community; and future of bourbon industry. | No | Redmon, Sherrill | 70 min. |
| Miles, Henry | 1/31/1973 | 45A, 45B | Miles recalls the history of Doe Run in Meade County, Kentucky. | No | Scott, Alice | ca. 135 min. |
| Miles, Mary | 11/13/1980 | 1981-54, 1981-55 | Miles discusses her career as a missionary to Japan in these tape. | No | McElderry, Andrea | 120 min. |
| Miles, Rabbi Stanley | 5/19/1992 | 1992-102-9 | Jewish Community interviews | No | Bronner, B. & Friedman, Mutzi | 60 min. |
| Miller, Barbara | 2/29/1988 | 1989-29-15, 1989-29-16 | Narrator, Board of Trustees, Coordinator of Children's Services, talks about Louisville public libraries. | No | Olympia, Lynn | 120 min. |
| Miller, Judy Lawrence | 5/2/1989 | 1990-122-42, 1990-122-43 | Served as volunteer, Board Member, and Staff member, 1968-1986. Works for The Louisville Orchestra. Miller's interview covers her eighteen years with ATL. | No | Ward, Teka | 90 min. |
| Miller, Pennie | 5/16/1989 | 1989-130-10 | Younger Woman's Club of St. Matthews history. | No | Olympia, Lynn | 60 min. |
| Miller, Robert H. | 4/16/1984 | 1984-56 | An interview about the anti-Vietnam War movement . | No | Cutsinger, Linda | 60 min. |
| Miller, William M. | 10/16/1980 | 1981-21 through 1981-25 | These tapes concern Mr. Miller's experiences in the United States Marine Corps. | Franklin, Harry | 300 min. | |
| Mills, Cissy (Cecilia) | 4/20/1990 | 1990-88-19 | Describes her work as voter service chair in Hopkinsville, Berea and Louisville. Active in the League of Women Voters since 1964. Describes projects in Louisville involving desegregation, air quality, housing and voter registration laws. | No | Theriot, Janice | 30 min. |
| Minh, Di | 3/6/1984 | 1984-36 | An interview about a Vietnamese's adaptation to American society and his views on the Vietnam War. | No | Ratliff, Tommie | 60 min. |
| Minor, Susan St. Clair | 6/15/1977 | 343 | Susan Minor was a 78 year old black woman and a long time resident of the Parkland Area. She is a 1919 graduate of Central High School and a 1921 graduate of the Louisville Normal School. She worked many years as a teacher in black schools in the Jefferson County system. She discusses her life, as well as her years in the Parkland area. | No | Bruggman, Marsha | 60 min. |
| Misner, David P. | 8/20/1989 | 1990-122-44 | Master electrician at ATL's Victor Jory Theatre. Misner's interview covers his work in the late 1980s as an electrician. | No | Ward, Teka | 50 min. |
| Mitchell, Ira Joel | 5/27/1985 | 1985-15 | Ira J. Mitchell is the retired vice-president of the Cave Hill Cemetery Company and one of the Louisville area's leading horticulturists. Mitchell joined the Isaac W. Bernheim Foundation Board of Trustees in June 1964. He served two one-year terms as vice-president of the board (1966-1968) and two one-year terms as president (1968-1970) in addition to being a regular Board member. He retired from active participation on the Board in November 1977 and was elected an honorary Life Trustee. Summary available. | No | Holmberg, James J. | 36 min. |
| Mitchell, Myrtle Drane | 4/28/1986 | 1987-23 | Louisville Girls High School graduate of 1918. | No | Knaster, Charlotte | 60 min. |
| Mitchell, William | 10/26/1977 | 451 | Mitchell discusses his personal history, including life, education, service in the US Army in World War I, and job as cook and a butler for over 27 years with the Ballard Family of Louisville. | No | Campbell, Melvin | 30 min. |
| Mittlebeeler, Emmit | 9/20/1976 | 175 | This tape concerns Mr. Mittlebeeler's memories of his days as an undergraduate and a law student at the University of Louisville during the 1930s. | No | Cox, Dwayne D. | 60 min. |
| Moffett, Tom | 2/16/2000 | 2002-1-95, 2002-1-96 | Civil Rights movement in Louisville | Yes | K'Meyer, Tracy | 120 min. |
| Moffit, Thomas | 11/15/1988 | 1989-27-3 | Narrator talks about struggle against racism and Klan in Kentucky. | No | Samson, Emil | 60 min. |
| Mofield, Roy | 10/2/1981 | 1982-42 | In addition to speaking about Big Singing Day, Dr. Mofield speaks about early radio in Kentucky (briefly). Photograph included. | No | Loftis, Deborah | 60 min. |
| Mohamed, Ahmed | 6/5/2003 | 2005-31-3 | Voices of Courage | Yes | Hassan, Farah | 60 min. |
| Moneypenny, Anna Lee | 3/3/1988 | 1989-29-5, 1989-29-6 | Narrator, Audio Visual Department, talks about Louisville public libraries. | No | Olympia, Lynn | 120 min. |
| Monheimer, Verna | 6/22/1989 | 1989-130-11 | PeWee Valley Woman's Club history. | No | Olympia, Lynn | 60 min. |
| Monin, Clarence V. | 10/20/1980 | 1980-2, 1980-3 | Clarence Monin was General Chairman of the Engine Service Employees of L&N System & Affiliated Lines (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers). A more detailed summary of this interview is available on the L&N Oral History page. | Yes | Bobo, Mary | 120 min. |
| Monroe, Burt Leavelle, Jr. | 1/7/1985 | 1985-5, 1985-6, 1985-7 | Professor Burt L. Monroe, Jr. is a teacher by vocation. He has been a professor at the University of Louisville since 1965, and became chairman of the Department of Biology in 1970. Monroe joined the Board of Trustees of the Bernheim Foundation in October 1968, replacing his father who served from 1961 until his death in May 1968. Monroe was a board member at the time of this interview and served two terms each as vice-president (1975-1977), and president (1977-1979). Summary available. | No | Holmberg, James J. | 60 min. |
| Montgomery, James | 4/24/1984 | 1984-49, 1984-50 | An interview about the living conditions in and around Saigon during the Vietnam War. | No | Willis, Phillip C., II | 120 min. |
| Moore, Martin | 8/27/1981 | 1981-134, 1981-135 | Moore worked full-time for the Louisville Times for forty-four years. He served as police reporter, Indiana Editor, Copy Editor and Telegraph News Editor. During these years he also wrote the "Lemme Doit" column for four and a half years and began writing "Looking Backward" in 1936. He is still writing the "Looking Backward" column. | No | Bobo, Mary | 75 min. |
| Moore, Martin | 12/10/1984 | 1985-48, 1985-49 | Worked for the Courier-Journal. The narrator discusses life in the St. Matthews area. | No | Olympia, Lynn | 120 min. |
| Moore, Martin | 3/6/1987 | 1987-14 | Mr. Moore formerly worked for the Courier-Journal and Louisville Times. During the flood he lived in Crescent Hill and he relates the conditions in his area. He tells about going to Lexington and staying for a period of time to print the newspaper there | No | Olympia, Lynn | 60 min. |
| Moore, Roderick | 3/2/1982 | 1983-46 | Mr. Moore discusses problems in the Old Louisville area. Interview is on side 1. | No | Green, Gary | 30 min. |
| Moore, Thomas Daniel | 10/16/1985 | 1985-29 | Thomas D. "Tommy" Moore is a native of the Bernheim Forest area and has been familiar with Bernheim since it was established. Moore began working at Bernheim Forest in January 1956, and retired in March 1980. Moore worked as a laborer in his 24 years at the Forest. | No | Holmberg, James J. | 60 min. |
| Moore, Walter C. | 9/25/1980, 9/30/1980 | 989-991 | Moore is retired from the L&N Railroad, having served most of his years of employment with the L&N and the NC&StL Railroads in the areas of personnel and labor relations. A more detailed summary of this interview is available on the L&N Oral History page. | Yes | Bobo, Mary | 180 min. |
| Moore, Walter Lee | 11/24/1981, 12/1/1981, 12/8/1981, 12/15/1981 | 1982-1 through 1982-5 | Professor Moore (born 1898) discusses his childhood, education, family, and career at the University of Louisville. He came to the Department of Mathematics in 1929. Highlights of the interview include a discussion of his interest in astronomy, which culminated in the building of a 21" telescope, a project begun during the 1930s. Originally, the instrument was mounted on Professor Moore's Star Lane property. Later, it was moved to the University of Louisville's Walter Lee Moore Observatory. | No | Cox, Dwayne | 300 min. |
| Moorman, Frank | 8/17/1978 | 602, 603 | Born to Tal and Laura Moorman in Daviess county, Kentucky, Frank Moorman, Sr., came to Louisville in 1926 to rejoin his former employer, Dr. White, at his new drugstore in the Mammoth Building. Moorman later opened a drugstore with Dr. J.C. McDonald on the corner of Sixth and Walnut. He later opened a service station at Eighth and Walnut; this station became Frank's Super Service. Moorman discusses his grandparents and parents in the Buckhorn community of Daviess County, the evolution of his business, his feelings on the civil rights movement and race relations. | Yes | Chumbley, Kenneth | 75 min. |
| Mootz, William | 10/15/1987 | 1990-122-45, 1990-122-46 | Senior critic at the Courier-Journal since 1958. Mootz's interview covers the early formation of both Theatre Louisville and Actors, Inc. and comes up to 1989. | No | Ward, Teka | 80 min. |
| Morehead, Elizabeth Grasch | 4/28/1986 | 1987-22 | Louisville Girls High School graduate of 1926. | No | Knaster, Charlotte | 60 min. |
| Morehead, Rodman | 10/6/1986 | 1986-199, 1986-200 | Morehead, is a retired advertising executive from Brown-Forman. He talks about the "old" days from 1931 on and his friendship with the Brown family. He also discusses his career in the advertising department. | No | Syvertsen, Thomas H. | 120 min. |
| Moreman, Lizzie | no date | 44 | Moreman discusses her life in Kentucky. This includes political memories from the first half of the 20th century. | No | Scott, Alice | 60 min. |
| Moremen, John S. | 3/28/2005 | 2006-45-9 | Veterans History Project | No | Ward, Joe | videotape; unknown length |
| Morguelan, Sarah | 10/14/1990 | 1991-129-24 | (Taped with Rose Hummel) Louisville native (1914) whose family came first to Chicago; Aunt, Mrs. Binder later opened a deli in Louisville. They couldn't find work in Chicago; nephew advised them to come to Louisville. Father was a shoemaker. Discusses the 1937 flood, YMHA reps., and girls teams. Discusses Renee Hoffman and Williams Ward. | No | Weisberg, Frank | 30 min. |
| Morris, Benjamin H. | 11/21/1985 | 1986-152, 1986-153, 1986-154 | Morris, former Brown-Forman Vice-President and General Counsel, was also President of Canadian Mist and a DSI official. His discussion gives special attention to legal issue of the industry and his work with DSI. | Yes | Syvertsen, Thomas H. | 150 min. |
| Morris, Louise | 11/25/1979 | 919 | The narrator, born in 1898 in Warren County, Kentucky, discusses her family and personal history. | No | Shirley, Maryanne | 60 min. |
| Morrison, John | no date | 268 | Institutional history of River Region Hospital (formerly Central State Hospital). Morrison was administrator of the hospital in 1975. | Barrette, Maureen | 60 min. | |
| Moseley, Mary and Russell McClure | 09/30/2004 | 2005-87-8 | Main Street Association | No | unknown | 30 min. |
| Moseley, Mary and Russell McClure | 01/12/2007 | 2007-22-11 | Daughter and business associate of Al J Schneider discuss Al Schneider and his role in the revitalization of Main Street. | No | Foley, Susan | 68 min. |
| Mudd, Louis | 8/28/2000 | 2002-1-97, 2002-1-98 | Civil Rights movement in Louisville | Yes | K'Meyer, Tracy | 120 min. |
| Mudd, Victor | 12/5/1984 | 1986-169, 1986-170 | Mudd, head of Quality Control, Maker's Mark, Loretto, Kentucky, discusses his life and job. | Yes | Redmon, Sherrill | 70 min. |
| Muellar, Gilbert V. | 4/10/1980 | 920 | The narrator discusses his successful career as a small businessman after World War II. Clippings in file. | No | Gernert, Cynthia | 60 min. |
| Mueller, Amy | 4/25/1977 | 475 | The narrator discusses the origins of the Brith Sholom congregation, her childhood on east Market Street, the Young Men's Hebrew Association, and the Louisville Hebrew School. | No | Koby, Laura | 60 min. |
| Mueller, Carl | 04/30/2007 | 2007-117-3 | The owner of Cardinal Insulation describes the business on Market Street, 7th Street and West Main Street from the 1950s to the present. | No | Foley, Susan | 38 min. |
| Mullins, Mary | 5/20/1989, 5/30/1989 | 1989-130-12, 1989-130-13, 1989-130-14 | Valley Woman's Club history and past president of Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs. | No | Olympia, Lynn | 180 min. |
| Mullins, Sophin | 10/7/1988 | 1989-25-1 through 1989-25-4 | Narrator talks about her life in Cambodia. | No | Cummins, Peggy | 240 min. |
| Mulvihill, Mary Margaret | 11/9/1976 | 179 | Mrs. Mulvihill was the 4th Ward Alderman from 1975 to 1977. This interview covers the reorganization of Louisville's city government. | Yes | Staiger, Charles | 60 min. |
| Mulvihill, Mary Margaret | 3/22/1976 | 276 | Mulvihill served as a Louisville alderwoman at the time of this interview. She discusses her personal history and her career in politics. | No | Thompson, Barbara | 60 min. |
| Munyakazi, Helene | 10/25/2003 | 2005-31-4 | Voices of Courage | Yes | Ntihinyurwa, Thacien | 60 min. |
| Murrell, Ester L. | 3/19/1982 | 1983-94 | Mrs. Murrell discusses the Tyler Park neighborhood. The interview includes early memories of Tyler Park and the surrounding area in the 1910's; the Uptown Theatre and other theatres in Bardstown Road are mentioned. Cherokee Park in the 1910's and 1920's is also brought into perspective. | No | McElderry, Andrea | 60 min. |
| Musselman, Elaine "Cissy" | 11/21/1983 | 1984-28 | An interview about women in business and issues concerning the status of women. | No | Mattingly, Deborah B. | 60 min. |
| Myers, Josephine C. | 5/5/1986 | 1987-28 | Louisville Girls High School graduate of 1936. | No | Knaster, Charlotte | 60 min. |
