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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yater, George | 3/7/1981 | 1989-49-1, 1989-46-2 | Subject - lecture "The History of the Highlands". | No | n/a | 60 min. |
| Yater, George H. | 1/18/2005 | 2006-45-17 | Veterans History Project | No | Ward, Joe | videotape; unknown length |
| Young, Mark | 4/4/1984 | 1984-44 | An interview with a machine-gunner in the Vietnam war on his feelings and experiences. | No | Robinson, Dale | 60 min. |
| Young, C. Milton, III | 7/7/1979 | 771 | A black physician discusses his association with Red Cross Hospital (later Community Hospital) which originated in 1899 to treat Louisville blacks. Young discusses his work as medical director at the hospital, the reasons for its closing, what the institution meant to the black community, the impact of integration and federal health programs on its future, and proposals to save the hospital. | Yes | Frederick, Olivia | 60 min. |
| Young, C. Milton, Jr. | 11/7/1978 | 694, 695 | C. Milton Young, Jr., M.D., discusses his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee; his parents C. Milton Young, Sr., and Annie Young; his education at Pearl High School, Fisk University, and Meharry Medical School; internships; early practice at Lane Clinic in Louisville; work as school physician at Louisville Municipal College and medical director at the Central Louisville Health Center; and work as assistant director of Louisville's City Health Department. | No | Chumbley, Kenneth | 120 min. |
| Younger, Alvin | 7/7/2004 | 2004-77-10 | Veterans History Project | No | Loomis, Ken | videotape; unknown |
| Yudofsky, Joseph with Yudofsky, Dorothy | 3/8/1979 | 735, 736 | Yudofsky and his parents came to the United States from Lithuania, settling in Louisville in 1925. Yudofsky discusses the origins of his business, Yudofsky Furriers, Inc.; Mr. and Mrs. Yudofsky discuss their activities in the local Orthodox Jewish community, including congregation Anshei Sfard; the Vaad Hakashruth organization, the Jewish Day School; and the Hebrew Home. | No | Bobo, Mary | 120 min. |
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| Interviewee | Date | Interview Number(s) | Summary information | Transcript? | Interviewer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zehnder, Joseph | 5/10/1985 | 1985-91, 1985-92 | Worked in dairy business. The narrator discusses life in the St. Matthews area. | No | Olympia, Lynn | 120 min. |
| Zellich, Brad | 10/20/1989, 10/31/1990 | 1991-74-13, 1991-74-14 | Local minor league baseball | No | Butler, Bill | 60 min. |
| Zettwoch, Dalton | 2/17/2004 | 2004-49-26 | Veterans History Project | No | Tami Penner & Paul Halloran | videotape; unknown |
| Zimlich, Bert | 5/7/1985 | 1986-113, 1986-114, 1986-115 | With Bluegrass cooperage; discusses the cooperage aspects of distilling, pricing of materials and technology needed in that industry; also talks about regulation of cooperage. | Yes | Syvertsen. Thomas H. | 120 min. |
| Zimmerman, Marie | 10/21/1987 | 1990-122-63 | Zimmerman rented and ran Art in Louisville Club building. Active in Louisville cultural community. Zimmerman's interview covers the possibility that Actors Theatre of Louisville would purchase the Arts in Louisville Club building. | No | Ward, Teka | 40 min. |
| Zipp, Frank | 3/13/1978 | 445 | Zipp discusses his work as real estate director with Urban Renewal and Community Development on the West Louisville Downtown Renewal Project. He recounts the history of the project, its outcome and effects and elaborates on the role of Urban Renewal. He recounts the history of the project, its outcome and effects and elaborates on the role of Urban Renewal. He also defines Urban Renewal and its goals and problems surrounding the Walnut St. project. | No | Chumbley, Penny | 28 min. |
| Zoeller, Marie R. | 5/31/1989 | 1989-130-28 | Pleasure Ridge Park Woman's Club history. | No | Olympia, Lynn | 60 min. |