The following oral history interviews are available at the University of Louisville Oral History Center, in the University of Louisville Archives and Records Center (UARC). They may all be accessed on-site in the Archives. For information on visiting UARC, see our Planning a Visit page. If you would like to order a copy (CD, audiocassette tape, or, when available, a transcript), please contact Carrie Daniels, co-director of the Oral History Center by email, or by telephone (502-852-6674). For information on pricing, see our Obtaining Copies page. A few transcripts are available online; you may access those transcripts directly via a link in the entry for the interview.

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Interviewee	Date	Interview Number(s)	Summary information	Transcript?	Interviewer	Length
Pack, Thomas	11/25/1978	718, 719	Personal recollections of Bullitt County, Kentucky, history.	Yes	Burton, Willard	120 min.
Panther, Louis J. "Buddy"	3/5/1985	1986-96, 1986-97, 1986-98	Former Brown-Forman advertising executive talks about the B-F market area, export markets, pricing structure, exclusive distributorships, training sales personnel, and advertising in 1950s and 1960s.	Yes	Syvertsen, Thomas H.	120 min.
Papailler Family with husband and wife	8/20/1988	1991-73-28	An African American family discusses their experiences in living in the East End during integration years.	No	White, Ethel S.	60 min.
Paris, Daniel	3/25/2004	2004-49-15	Veterans History Project	No	William L. Morris	videotape; unknown
Parkland Group Interview	4/21/1977	225	This interview took place at the Parkland Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library and focuses on family stories of 3 black residents of the Parkland area of Louisville. The residents were Dathon A. Jones, Oma H. Jones and Rev. Stepney S. Ray.	No	Curry, Leonard	60 min.
Parkland Group Interview	7/7/1977	366	A senior citizens' arts and crafts group at the Parkland Branch Library discuss their lives in the Depression years, the 1937 flood and their remembrances of the early Parkland area.	No	Bruggman, Marsha	60 min.
Parrish, Charles Henry	12/1/1976, 12/19/1976, 2/14/1977, 2/21/1977	206-210	This interview covers Dr. Parrish's recollection of his father, his education, teaching experiences at Simmons University, the Louisville Municipal College and the University of Louisville; and the integration of the University of Louisville.	No	Morison, William J. and Cox, D. Dwayne	210 min.
Parrish, Charles Henry	3/16/1977	199-200	This interview deals with the career of Dr. Parrish at the Louisville Municipal College and the University of Louisville. His education, background and his opinions about the economic history of blacks in Louisville were included. Dr. Parrish was the only black professor employed by the University of Louisville after integration.	Yes	Staiger, Charles	90 min.
Parrish, Charles Henry	11/20/1974	238	This tape deals with black experience to world events from 1915 through 1930.	Yes	Chokshi, S. M. and Corso, Carol	17 min.
Pass, Etta & Dave	1/10/1991	1992-102-10	Jewish Community interviews	No	Bronner, Betty	60 min.
Passage, Mrs. Richard	6/23/1975	91	Growing up in Yakima Valley.	No	Cooney, Dr. Jerry	60 min.
Passage, Richard	6/23/1975	89 (side B) & 90	Depression days in Seattle.	No	Cooney, Jerry	30 min.
Passamaneck, Sidney B.	10/12/1978	650, 651	The narrator discusses his parents, who were Russian immigrants; his childhood in Louisville's Haymarket area; elementary education at George W. Morris and Thomas Jefferson schools; high school at Louisville Male; and professional education at the Louisville College of Pharmacy; involvement in the Young Men's Hebrew Association; a 48-year pharmacy practice; and changes in the Jewish community during his life.	No	Chumbley, Kenneth	90 min.
Passamaneck, Sidney B.	12/18/1990	1991-129-25, 1991-129-26	Parents from Covna, Guberniya. Born in Louisville, owner of Model Drug Store. He remembers the Haymarket, Block's Whiskey Store; schooling; merchants, Jefferson and Market Street people; Jacobson's, Gordon's, Rosenbaum Hides, Kramer Meats, Rectannis Drug Store, Klein's Grocery, Friedman's Department Store, Mrs. Glazer's Restaurant. Discusses Jewish merchants, mule-drawn cars, Young Men's Hebrew Association. People discussed include Hugo Taustine, Max Waldman, Brandeis Stern, Morris Flexner, David Cohn, Morris Weiss, and Dr. Solomon.	No	Morguelan, Morris	110 min.
Paul, Mary Hallie	4/23/1983	1983-81	Hallie Paul is the widow of Robert Paul, Isaac Bernheim's long-time personal secretary and executive secretary and director of the Bernheim Foundation. Hallie and Robert Paul met in Colorado and were married in approximately 1930. Mrs. Paul knew Bernheim and was associated with Bernheim Forest almost from the beginning. She lived in a nursing home at the time of this interview.	No	Holmberg, James J.	36 min.
Paul, Robert	5/27/1977	481, 482	Mr. Paul recollects on the life of IW Bernheim, Louisville distiller and philanthropist. The interview includes information on Bernheim's religious views, his opinions about Jewish assimilation into American society, the Reform Church of American Israelites, IW Bernheim's personality, business and philanthropic interests, especially the whiskey business in Louisville and Bernmheim's endowment of Bernheim Forest. Bernheim manufactured the bourbon whiskey IW Harpe.	No	Cox, Dwayne	120 min.
Paul, Sidney	7/13/2004	2004-77-6	Veterans History Project	No	Ward, Joseph	videotape; unknown
Payton, Louise	6/21/1985	1986-32	The narrator lived in Butchertown since 1937, owns home to present. Worked for 21 years in neighborhood.	No	Mandlebaum, Helen	30 min.
Peak, Catherine A.	11/20/1977	922	The narrator discusses her life on a Kentucky farm.	No	Heeter, Martha	60 min.
Pearce, John Ed	7/31/1981	1981-130, 1981-131	Pearce joined the Courier-Journal staff as an Editorial Writer. He shared in the Pulitzer Prize awarded to the Courier-Journal in 1967. On this occasion the Courier-Journal received the Pulitzer Committee's "Meritorious Public Service Award" for its successful battle for stronger stripming controls. John Ed Pearce was a writer for the Sunday magazine, specializing in Kentucky county profiles, at the time of this interview.	No	Bobo, Mary	105 min.
Pearson, Pauline	5/2/1977, 5/15/1977	476, 477	The narrator discusses Jewish families, neighborhoods, and congregations in Louisville.	No	Lipschutz, May	120 min.
Peck, John W.	5/25/1988	1991-73-29	Judge Peck, US Court of Appeals, describes school segregation cases in the 6th Circuit Court from 1954, through the school desegregation suits of Jefferson County, 1975.	No	White, Ethel S.	60 min.
Peege, Clarence "Dutch"	10/12/1989; 7/19/1991	1991-74-3, 1991-74-4	Local minor league baseball	No	Butler, Bill	120 min.
Peers, Iris	2/24/1989	1989-69-16, 1989-69-17	Fern Creek Woman's Club.	No	Olympia, Lynn	90 min.
Peers, Olga S.	2/4/1993	1993-51-19	Judge Peers was a judge for the Jefferson County Circuit Court. Judge Peers graduated from law school in 1951. She talks about her childhood and growing up and how she went about deciding to be a lawyer. She also discusses raising a family while engaging in the practice of law. She practiced with her husband and continued to practice after his death.		Bean, Kathleen	60 min.
Peers, Olga S.	11/1/1981	1984-67	An interview about the personal life of the narrator, a circuit court judge. Tape not available; summary in file.	No	Peers, Kara	60 min.
Pember, R. Wallace	8/5/1980	966, 967	The narrator's conception of the major consideration for the development of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. A more detailed summary of this interview is available on the L&N Oral History page.	Yes	Bobo, Mary
Perkins, Margarette	3/25/1988	1989-29-12, 1989-29-13	Narrator, Bon Air Branch Head, talks about Louisville public libraries.	No	Olympia, Lynn	80 min.
Perkins, Russell "Pete"	9/6/1983	1983-89	Russell "Pete" Perkins began working at Bernheim Forest in September 1955. He joined the staff as a laborer. Perkins was promoted through the years and worked a wide range of jobs. In 1978 he was promoted to supervisor of maintenance, the position he held at the time of this interview.	No	Holmberg, James J.	60 min.
Perley, Martin	2/23/2000	2002-1-105, 2002-1-106	Civil Rights movement in Louisville	Yes	K'Meyer, Tracy	90 min.
Perry, Lillian G.	4/11/1977	296	Lillian G. Perry's life and family history.	No	Perry, Barbara	60 min.
Perry, Louis R.	3/17/1977	295	Louis R. Perry's life and family history. Perry also discusses the Depression, the 1937 flood (in Louisville) and WWII.	Yes	Perry, Barbara	60 min.
Perry, Louis R. with Perry, Lillian G.	4/26/1977	297	The events in the lives of Louis and Lillian Perry from 1942 through 1945.	No	Perry, Barbara	60 min.
Perry, William H.	8/9/1977	410, 411	Mr. Perry discusses his education, time in the Army during World War I, and his personal experiences as a black principal in the Louisville school system. Discusses the quality of education received by blacks before and after desegregation, how black facilities compared with white facilities, and why few school employees were involved in the Civil Rights Movement in Louisville.	No	Staiger, Charles	66 min.
Peters, Rhoda	7/2/1989	1989-130-16	Jeffersontown Woman's Club history.	No	Olympia, Lynn	60 min.
Peters, Timothy C.	3/16/2005	2006-45-10	Veterans History Project	No	Ward, Joe	videotape; unknown length
Pflumm, Walt with Hanrahan, John	10/3/1989	1991-74-6	Local minor league baseball	No	Butler, Bill	60 min.
Pflumm, Walt; Hanrahan, John; Holland, Bill	10/31/1989	1991-74-7	Local minor league baseball	No	Butler, Bill	60 min.
Philips, Ron	8/17/1997	2000-6-45, 2000-6-46	Deindustrialization in Louisville		Hart, Joy	120 min.
Philips, Ron	8/3/1997	2000-6-43, 2000-6-44	Deindustrialization in Louisville		K'Meyer, Tracy	120 min.
Phillips, Carl	3/18/1986	1986-155, 1986-156	Phillips, of the Seagrams Lawrenceburg, Kentucky plant, worked in the fermenting room, the yeast room and for years was the union steward in that plant. He discusses plant production, the labor force and labor issues, and personnel problems.	Yes	Syvertsen, Thomas H.	106 min.
Pickett, Barbara	11/22/1988	1989-29-54, 1989-29-55	Narrator, library bibliographer, talks about Louisville public libraries.	No	Miller, Barbara	90 min.
Pickett, Stewart	5/23/1979	764-766	Pickett discusses his family and its relationship to Louisville Municipal College and Simmons University, the Smoketown and Intown neighborhoods, often called the Jackson area; his career with the Boy Scouts of America; origins of Louisville's Senior House in 1963; the evolution of local services for senior citizens and general views on the evolution of Senior House.	Yes	Bobo, Mary	150 min.
Pierce, Florence	2/2/1989	1989-69-18, 1989-69-19	Lyndon Woman's Club.	No	Olympia, Lynn	90 min.
Pierce, Bruce	6/14/1985	1986-27	The narrator is the General Manager of Bourbon Stock Yards.	No	Mandlebaum, Helen	40 min.
Pierson, Carrie	6/10/1985	1986-26	The narrator lived in Butchertown for 73 years as of the time of the interview. At that time she was 83.	No	Mandlebaum, Helen	40 min.
Pinkston, Willard	11/27/1981	1982-39	A glossary of racetrack terms and a time index are included. Another in the series by Starr. Pinkston has been an exercise rider since the 1930's. He, like the other subjects, relates backstretch life, superstitions, and remedies.	No	Starr, Claudia	60 min.
Piper, Hugh D.	9/29/1979	923	The narrator discusses his personal and family history.	No	Kaiser, Lynn	60 min.
Plaut, Louise	8/2/1977	505, 506		No	Moseson, Margaret	90 min.
Policicchio, Ricardo	6/14/2000	2000-1-45	Refugee interview series (Argentina)		Cummins, Peggy	60 min.
Pollock, Nancy	9/9/1999	2002-1-107, 2002-1-108, 2002-1-109	Civil Rights movement in Louisville	Yes	K'Meyer, Tracy	150 min.
P'Omal, Mattias	8/28/2003	2005-31-1A-C	Voices of Courage	Yes	Hodges-Cook, Glenda	150 min.
Pontrich, Richard	3/15/2004	2004-49-16	Veterans History Project	No	Logan Dill	videotape; unknown
Porter, Woodford	4/27/1977	223, 224	Mr. Porter is the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Louisville. He discusses his family's business, AD Porter Funeral Home, his father's involvement in politics and his years on the Louisville Board of Education. His life and family history are also discussed.	No	Staiger, Charles	84 min.
Porter, Woodford	9/9/1999	2002-1-110, 2002-1-111	Civil Rights movement in Louisville	Yes	K'Meyer, Tracy	120 min.
Post, Suzy (Suzanne)	4/3/2000	2002-1-112	Civil Rights movement in Louisville	Yes	K'Meyer, Tracy	60 min.
Poston, Irene	10/20/1998	2002-2-10	Poston worked in the Carbide Carbon plant as a chemical operator during the war; she also worked for Brown-Forman. She talks about motivations for working during the war, and the influence these experiences had on women in general after the war.	Yes	Harmon, Shirley
Pottinger, Francis Harold	3/23/2004	2004-49-17	Veterans History Project	No	Joseph Ward	videotape; unknown
Pottinger, Michael Howard	1/17/2006	2006-45-11	Veterans History Project	No	Van Daalen, Cheryl	videotape; unknown length
Powell, Terry	3/2/2004	2004-49-18	Veterans History Project	No	William L. Morris	videotape; unknown
Powers, Georgia Davis (1923- )	3/24/2000	2002-1-113, 2002-1-114	Civil Rights movement in Louisville	Yes	K'Meyer, Tracy	120 min.
Powers, Georgia Davis (1923- )	6/21/1978	462, 463	Powers discusses her education at Louisville Central High School and the Louisville Municipal College; early involvement in politics with Wilson Wyatt, Sr.; United States Senate campaign; Edward T. Breathitt's gubernatorial campaign; Norbert Bloom's career in the Kentucky General Assembly; and her own successful race for the state senate in 1966. Powers also discusses her support of a state open housing bill and the Poor People's March on Washington, DC in 1968, which she attended as an observer for the Kentucky chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.	Yes	Chumbley, Kenneth	120 min.
Price, Jean Frisk	5/23/2004	2006-45-12	Veterans History Project	No	Dillander, Maria & Oslica, Valerie	videotape; unknown length
Price, Julius E.	4/26/1977	202	Price is the President of Mammoth Life Insurance Company in Louisville. He discusses his family history, founding of the company by his grandfather and the development of his insurance company. He also reminiscences about his years with the company.	Yes	Staiger, Charles	60 min.
Pritchett, Emma Lou	3/21/1988	1989-29-70, 1989-29-71	Narrator talks about Louisville public libraries.	No	Olympia, Lynn	120 min.
Prizant, Bruce	04/23/2007	2007-117-6	Son and nephew of the owners of the Hildebrand Company talks about his family's businesses in the 700 and 1100 blocks of West Main from 1943 until the 1970s.	No	Foley, Susan	22 min.
Propp, Riva	8/17/2000	2000-1-46, 2000-1-47	Refugee interview series (Russia)	Yes	Cummins, Peggy	120 min.
Ptacek, William	12/13/1988	1989-29-43	Narrator, Director of Louisville Public Library, talks about Louisville public libraries.	No	Miller, Barbara	50 min.
Publicity Tape on the L&N Railroad Project	12/12/1980	1981-1	This tape includes the material covered by Mary D. Bobo in a telephone interview with Mr. Boyles of the Kentucky News Press for radio news release on Dec. 31, 1980.	No	Steve Boyles	60 min.
Puckett, Roy	8/18/1997	2000-6-47, 2000-6-48	Deindustrialization in Louisville		Hart, Joy	120 min.
Puckett, Roy	9/2/1997	2000-6-49, 2000-6-50	Deindustrialization in Louisville		K'Meyer, Tracy	90 min.
Pugh, Arthur	8/22/1997	2000-6-51, 2000-6-52	Deindustrialization in Louisville		Hart, Joy	120 min.
Pugh, Arthur	9/15/1997	2000-6-53, 2000-6-54	Deindustrialization in Louisville		K'Meyer, Tracy	120 min.
Pullen, Malcolm E.	5/26/2006	2006-45-13	Veterans History Project	No	Carver, Patricia P. & Dorso, Joan Crumbs	videotape; unknown length
Pyle, Ken	2/23/1982	1983-44	Mr. Pyle discusses the subject of gentrification and displacement in the Old Louisville neighborhood area.	No	Green, Gary	60 min.

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