Manuscript Collection Number: 179
Accessioned: Transferred from the History Department, 1981
Extent: 294 tapes, 188 transcripts
Content: Audiotapes, transcripts
Access: The collection is open for research.
Introductory note
List of transcripts without tapes
This finding aid includes an alphabetical index of interviewees which provides a brief occupational or subject note, date of interview, interviewer's name, and whether or not a transcript exists.
The subject index identifies the broad areas of interest to the interviewers. A few of the oral histories have been transcribed but the original tape is no longer available; these missing tapes are noted by an asterisk (*) in the transcript field and are also listed at the end of the finding aid.
Box 2 DEAKYNE - HALDAS
Box 3 HARVEY - NEWTON
Box 4 NORD - ZIMMERMAN
| A - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Albert | Lake Forest School District superintendent | 07/20/1976 | N | Rebecca Button |
| Adams, Willie G., Dr. | Delaware State College, Farm and Garden Improvement Office, UD Extension Service | 08/30/1974 | Y, 40 pp. | George K. Vapaa |
| Alford, Ruth | UD library staff member | 06/21/1973 | Y, 8 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Alvini, Maria | Italian immigrant | 06/06/1968 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Antonelli, Peter | Italian immigrant | 04/30/1968 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Archangelo, Francesco (Frank) | Italian immigrant | 12/29/1969 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Ashbridge, Donald M., Col. (see Drake, Dr. Quaesita) | U.S. Army, UD Director of Placement Bureau | 07/28/1966 | Y, 7 pp. | John H. Gauger |
| Aydelotte, Dick (see Smith, Harvey) | WDEL broadcaster, 1940-1977 | 02/01/1977 | N | Rebecca Button |
| B - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babiarz, Mary | Polish immigrant | O6/14/1969 | Y, 34 pp. | John Barbiarz |
| Baily, Harriet Thorpe | Women's College & UD Art professor, 1928-1956 | O9/19/1966 | Y, 7 pp. | John H. Gauger |
| Baily, Harriet Thorpe | UD, Art department chair, 1928-1956 | 07/07/1976 | N | John H. Gauger |
| Bakomenko, Anna | Ukrainian immigrant | 12/04/1979 | Y, 11 pp. | Natalia B. McDonough |
| Bausman, Ruth Clendaniel | Delaware Women's College 1918 | 03/23/1973 | N | Rebecca Button |
| Baxter, H., Rev. | Social welfare in Delaware | 08/10/1971 | N | Myron Blackman |
| Baylis, Helen | Women's College Class of 1918, Wilmington school administrator | 04/06/1973 | Y, 12 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Bell, Gordon | Delaware in the Depression | 04/05/1971 | Y, 14 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| Bernardo, Anthony | Son of Italian immigrant, Wilmington resident | 05/30/1968 | Y, 39 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Berndt, Bayard Taylor | Wilmington artist | 09/03/1976 | N | Rebecca Button |
| Bertomeu, Mary | Italian immigrant | 02/29/1968 | Y, 17 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Bertomeu, Vincent | Spanish immigrant | 02/29/1968 | Y, 8 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Bishop, Elizabeth | Irish immigrant | 04/--/1972 | Y, 4 pp. | Michael Fahey |
| Bissell, Alfred E. | Delaware in the Depression | 07/31/1972 | Y, 10 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| Blatman, Lena (Mrs. Joseph) | Lithuanian Jewish immigrant | 06/30/1979 | Y, 9 pp. | Myron Lazarus |
| Bockman, Harold | Delaware in the Depression | 04/15/1971 | Y, 13 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| Boerstler, Herman, Mr. & Mrs. | German immigrants, Wilmington residents | 11/07/1973 | Y, 25 pp. | Steven Schoenherr |
| Boggs, J. Caleb | U.S. congressman, senator & Delaware governor | 01/10/1980 | Y, 23 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Boines, George, Dr. | Greek immigrant | 03/28/1968 | Y, 40 pp. | Irene Long |
| Bonvetti, Amerigo | Italian immigrant | 04/29/1969 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Bonvetti, Angelo | Italian immigrant | 11/07/1968 | Y, 28 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Bosik, Anastasia | Ukrainian immigrant | 08/18/1976 | Y, 14 pp. | Natalia B. McDonough |
| Boylan, E. B. | Wilmington radio pioneer | 07/06/1976 | N | Rebecca Button |
| Brinckle, Gertrude | Howard Pyle's secretary | 04/07/1966 | Y*, 16 pp. | Richard K. Doud |
| Brinton, George E., Mrs. | French immigrant, UD Foreign Study | 07/04/1970 | Y, 17 pp. | Myron Lazarus |
| Bronfin, Jacob, Mr. & Mrs. (Florence) | Polish & Russian Jewish immigrants | 01/05/1969 | Y, 19 pp. | Myron Larzarus |
| Brooks, Bertha Whiteside | Early Arden resident | 01/26/1977 | Y, 18 pp. | Yetta Chaikien |
| Brooks, Earl, Mr. & Mrs. | Delaware in the Depression | 07/08/1971 | Y, 16 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| Burris, Clarence, Jr. | Delaware in the Depression | 03/10/1971 | Y, 12 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| Burris, Clarence, Sr., Mrs. | Delaware in the Depression | 03/--/1971 | Y, 12 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| Burton, A. Wayne | Millsboro | 08/12/1976 | N | Rebecca Button |
| Butler, George Marker, Mr. & Mrs. (Annette Stoddart) | Camden residents, agriculture & home economics teachers | 01/25/1975 | Y*, 77 pp. | George K. Vappa |
| C - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cable, George | New Castle, Dupont employee | 08/15/1977 | Y, 9 pp. | Jonathan Andress |
| Cann, William, Mrs. | Wilmington community leader | 07/27/1976 | N | Rebecca Button |
| Carter, Dick (see Berndt, Bayard Taylor) | History of Sussex | 09/01/1976 | N | Rebecca Button |
| Carter, Mae | UD Commision on the Status of Women, chair | 10/11/1976 | N | Rebecca Button |
| Carvel, Elbert N. | Delaware governor | 07/12/1976 | Y, 58 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Cavanaugh | Delaware in the Depression | 06/16/1971 | N | Myron Blackman |
| Cavanna, Carlo | Italian immigrant | Summer 1967 | Y, 61 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Chaiken, Robert | Russian Jewish immigrant | 07/10/1969 | Y, 21 pp. | Myron Lazarus |
| Chavin, Max | Russian Jewish immigrant | nd | Y. 13 pp. | Myron Lazarus |
| Ciconte, Antonio | Italian immigrant | 02/17/1968 | Y, 33 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Citro, Angelo | Italian immigrant | 08/16/1967 | Y, 22 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Clift, Evelyn Holst, Dr. | UD classics and history professor | 05/05/1976, 05/11/1976 | Y, 40 pp.; N | Rebecca Button |
| Cobb, Alex, Mr. & Mrs. | UD Extension Service, Kent County Agricultural Agent, Newark | 07/17/1974 | Y, 31 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Cooke, Jervis, Rev. | Delaware in the Depression | nd | N | Myron Blackman |
| Cooper, Stella | Greek immigrant | 03/--/1968 | Y, 24 pp. | Irene Long |
| Covelli, Anthony A. | Italian immigrant | 04/24/1969 | Y, 24 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Currey, Benjamin Lee, Mr. & Mrs. (Nixie Brown Currey) | Wyoming residents, farming | 08/31/19?? | Y, 54 pp. | George Vapaa |
| D - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daugherty, Edna (Mrs. J. Fenton) (see Donnelly, Henry, J.) | Widow of UD physics professor & Dean of Men | 06/01/1973 | Y, 8 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Davis, Beatrice Hume Farr | UD Foriegn Study | 07/15/1970 | Y, 30 pp. | Myron Lazarus |
| Davis, Harrison V. | Odessa storekeeper | 01/28/1977, 02/02/1977 | Y, 31 pp.; Y, 26 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Deakyne, Horace Liston | Old Courthouse Tearoom proprietor, New Castle, Delaware in the Depression | 10/23/1973, 02/11/1974 | Y, 9 pp.; Y, 10 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Dean, Nora Thompson | Lord's prayer spoken in Lenape Delaware Indian language, folklore, history ETC Oklahoma | nd | Y, 15 pp. | Mrs. Dean and C. A. Weslager |
| DeArmond, Anna Janney | UD English professor, 1935-1975 | 05/09/1976 | Y, 43 pp.; letter | Rebecca Button |
| DeBoto, Relio | Italian immigrant | 05/17/1968 | Y, 25 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| DeLuca, Ermindo | Italian immigrant | 02/22/1968 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Dennison, Mary C. | Founder Girls Club of Wilmington | 01/25/1977 | N | Yetta Chaiken |
| Derrickson, Eugene | Delaware labor leader | 07/22/1976 | N | Rebecca Button |
| DeValinger, Leon | State archivist | 05/07/1976, 05/21/1976 | Y, 49 pp.; N | Rebecca Button |
| DiMondi, Giovanni | Italian immigrant | Summer 1967 | Y, 48 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Disabatino, Dominick | Italian immigrant | --/--/1967 | Y, 61 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Disabatino, Galileo | Italian immigrant | nd | Y, 53 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Disabatino, Valentino | Italian immigrant | 03/07/1968 | Y, 24 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Donnelly, Henry J. | UD professor of business administration | 08/07/1974 | Y, 16 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Dorsey, Alford (see Cavanaugh) | Delaware in the Depression | 06/16/1971 | N | Myron Blackman |
| Dorsey, Mary E. | Early women's activist | 03/09/1977 | N | Yetta Chaiken |
| Downing, M. Catherine | Milford Historical Society, founder & v.p. | 07/24/1973 | Y, 21 pp. | Steven Schoenherr |
| Drake, Quaesita, Dr. | Women's College, UD chemistry professor | 07/12/1966, 08/12/1966 | Y, 13 pp. | John H. Gauger |
| Draper, Milton | UD Class of 1922, Alumni Association founder | 09/30/1976 | Y, 20 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Driscoll, Anna | Delaware in the Depression, Wilmington school teacher | 03/17/1971 | Y, 11 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| Dunlap, Arthur | UD English professor | 08/16/1971 | N | Myron Blackman |
| DuPont, Ann B. | teacher, editor "The Sussex Countian" | 04/--/1978 | N | Rebecca Button |
| Dyer, Elizabeth, Dr. | UD chemistry professor | 07/15/1971 | N | Myron Blackman |
| Dyson, Pauline | Teacher (African American one-room school) | 08/25/1966 | Y, 7 pp. | John H. Gauger |
| E - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ehr, John, Mr. & Mrs. (Adelle) | German immigrants | 11/08/1973 | Y, 29 pp. | Steven Schoenherr |
| Elliot, Mary A. Watson | African American UD custodian | 08/22/1973 | Y, 5 pp. | Steve Schoenherr |
| Esposito, Giuseppe | Italian immigrant | 05/23/1969 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Eubanks, John | Delaware in the Depression, Newark barber | 01/04/1972 | Y, 13 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| F - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facciolo, Samuel | Italian immigrant | 09/18/1968 | Y, 22 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Falkowski, Joseph | Polish immigrant | 07/07/1970 | Y, 8 pp. | Francis Turochy |
| Ferguson, Basset, Mrs. (Mary Shallcross) | Newark resident, Delaware in the 1880s - 1920s | 01/23/1973 | Y, 12 pp. | Rebecca P. Button |
| Ferrigno, Salvatore | Italian immigrant | 02/18/1968 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Fields, Ed | 96 year-old African American, Middletown resident, St. Georges | 03/14/1973 | Y, 15 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Fierro, Joseph | Italian immigrant | nd | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Finesmith, William | Polish Jewish immigrant (1913) | 04/19/1968 | Y, 11 pp. | Myron Lazarus |
| Finkelstein, Issac B. | Jewish community leader | 06/03/1970 | Y, 23 pp. | Myron Lazarus |
| Forwood, Madeline | UD Foreign Study, committee secretary | 07/08/1970 | Y, 16 pp. | Myron Lazarus |
| Forwood, Pauline Smith (Polly) (see Alford, Ruth) | UD women's residence hall director, 1948-1964 | 06/07/1973 | Y, 3 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Forwood, Pauline Smith (Polly) (see Bausman, Ruth) | Women's College 1918 | 03/02/1973 | N | Rebecca Button |
| Foster, Rev. (see Baxter, H.) | Social welfare in Delaware | 08/10/1971 | N | Myron Blackman |
| France, John B., Mrs. | Wilmington Sunday Star, Red Cross volunteer | 06/28/1974, 07/08/1974 | Y, 35 pp., 14 pp., | Rebecca Button |
| Frank, William (Bill) (see also Eubanks, John) | Delaware in the Depression, 3 tapes; journalism; African American history in Delaware; theater in Arden & Wilmington | 06/28/1972, 02/08/1974, Spring 1974, 03/15/1974, 03/22/1974 | Y, 15 pp.; 18 pp.; 10 pp.; 18 pp.; 15 pp., | Myron Blackman |
| Frost, Robert | Reading at UD | 05/16/1959 | N | X |
| Fulmer, Clarence A. | Wilmington High School principal, community leader | 12/14/1966, 12/16/1966 | Y, 11 pp.; 19 pp. | John H. Gauger |
| G - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallagher, Francis X. | UD public relations director | 08/11/1976 | Y, 25 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Gambacorta, John | Italian immigrant | 10/05/1967 | Y, 45 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Gatti, Antonio, Mr. & Mrs. (Marianna) | Itallian immigrant | 05/31/1968 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Geanopulous, Phillip | Greek immigrant | 03/03/1968 | Y, 36 pp. | Irene Long |
| Giansanti, Dominic, Mr. & Mrs. | Italian immigrant | 03/22/1968 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Ginns, James N., Mrs. (Sallie T. Topkis) | Russian Jewish immigrant, Jews in Delaware | nd; 06/1970 | Y, 19 pp., 18 pp. | Myron Lazarus |
| Girardi, Edward | Italian immigrant | 12/21/1968 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Girardi, Ercole | Italian immigrant | 11/29/1968 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Golden, Isidore | Russian Jewish immigrant | 11/24/1968 | Y, 15 pp. | Myron Lazarus |
| Golin, Louis, Mr. & Mrs. | Russian Jewish immigrant, Wilmington wholesaler | 08/--/1969 | Y, 25 pp. | Myron Lazarus |
| Golts, Uldis Raimonds, Mr. & Mrs. (Grieta Rosans) | Latvian immigrant | 09/07/1974 | Y, 57 pp. | George K. Vapaa |
| Gould, Joseph, Dr. | Delaware in the Depression | 06/17/1971 | N | Myron Blackman |
| Grabowski, Stanley (see Babiarz, Mary) | Polish immigrant | 03/16/1970 | Y, 13 pp. | John Babiarz |
| Grey, Don | "Silences and Selections" | nd | N | X |
| Groundlend, William Solomon | Scots Jewish immigrant | 07/--/1969 | Y, 14 pp. | Myron Lazarus |
| H - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haefele, Eugene | German immigrant | 11/02/1973 | Y, 11 pp. | Steve Schoenherr |
| Haldas, Michael | Greek immigrant | 04/--/1968 | Y, 36 pp. | Irene Long |
| Harvey, Edmund H. (Ted) | Delaware Wildlands, conservationist | 09/14/1976 | Y, 19 pp. | Rebeca Button |
| Haskell, Harry | Wilmington mayor | 11/17/1971 | N | lectures to Del. History Class |
| Hemple, Helmut | German immigrant | 01/29/1974 | Y, 19 pp. | Steve Schoenherr |
| Henderson, Bill | Sussex County Agricultural Agent, poultry industry | 08/15/1974 | Y*, 44 pp., clipping | George K. Vapaa |
| Herbst, Rene L. | State Dept. of Public Instruction, 1930-1966 | nd; 09/--/1955 | Y*, 5 pp.; 4 pp. | not indicated |
| Herlihy, Thomas, Jr. | Pastor Von Bosse affair in Wilmington during WWI | 06/23/1971 | Y, 15 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| Hessler, Bernard | German immigrant | 12/19/1973 | Y, 21 pp. | Steven Shoenherr |
| Higgins, Anthony | Delaware in the Depression, journalism | 03/03/1971, 09/21/1973 | Y, 27 pp., 21 pp. | Steve Schoenherr |
| Hnida, Leon | Russian immigrant | 06/--/1969 | Y, 35 pp. | Elaine Wells |
| Holzauser, Karl, Mrs. (-- Herold) | German immigrant | 11/13/1973 | Y, 9 pp. | Schoenherr, Stevenuu |
| Horn, Charles S., Jr. | Lifelong resident of Rehoboth | 08/06/1968 | Y, 21 pp. | David G. Menser |
| Hoskins, Gayle (see Boylan, E.B) | Wilmington artist, Wilmington Drama League | 09/15/1976 | N | Rebecca Button |
| I - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ioannoni, Michele | Italian immigrant | 04/04/1968 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| J - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackewicz, Joseph, Mr. & Mrs. (Matilda Kovaleski), & Joseph, Jr. | Rising Sun potato farmer from Long Island | 05/02/1974 | Y, 41 pp, photos | George K. Vapaa |
| Jarvinen, Amanda Josephina Vapaa | Finnish immigrant | --/--/1974 | Y, 46 pp, photo | George K. Vapaa |
| Johnson, Alfred F., Jr. | Dover potato farmer from Long Island, agriculture aviator | 11/25/ 1974 | Y, 75 pp., pamphlet, clipping | George Vapaa |
| Johnson, C. Emerson | Delaware in the Depression, Newark since 1925 | 08/23/1972 | N | Myron, Blackman |
| Johnson, Everett C., Mrs. (Louise Staton) | Widow of Delaware Secretary of State, Newark | 02/14/1973 | Y, 104 pp. | Rebecca P. Button |
| Jones, Robert Edmond | "Theatre, Adresses, essays and lectures" (1887-1954) | nd | N | lectures |
| Jones, Walter | Delaware in the Depression | 03/12/1971 | Y, 17 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| K - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kachelmus, Eugene, Mr. & Mrs. | German immigrants | 11/15/1973 | Y, 29 pp. | Steven Schoenherr |
| Kaeks, Erich, Mr. & Mrs. (-- Boerstler) | German immigrants | 12/18/1973 | Y*, 17 pp. | Steven Schoenherr |
| Kagel, Goldie (Olga) | Ukrainian Jewish immigrant | 07/01/1969 | Y, 13 pp. | Myron Lazarus |
| Keil, Isadore | Polish Jewish immigrant, businessman | 08/1969 | Y, 9 pp. | Myron Lazarus |
| Kepley, Elwood | Delaware in the Depression | 06/16/1976 | N | Glenn Pryor |
| Ketty, Harry, Mr. & Mrs. | Jewish immigrants | nd | N | Myron Lazarus |
| Klair, Ralph | Delaware in the Depression | 03/21/1971 | N | X |
| Klitsas, George | Greek immigrant | 03/29/1968 | Y, 17 pp. | Irene Long |
| Kolliman, Peter | Greek & Turkish immigrant America in 1911-1920 | 06/16/1976 | N | Glenn Pryor |
| Kosowsky, Harrry | Ukrainian immigrant | 08/16/1976 | Y, 9 pp. | Natalia McDonough |
| Krinsky, Simon R., Rabbi | Polish Jewish immigrant | nd | N | Myron Lazarus |
| L - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamberta, Joseph, Mr. & Mrs. (Lynn) | Smyrna potato farmer from Long Island | 11/5/1974 | Y, 62 pp. | George Vapaa |
| Lank, Herbert H. | UD Foreign Study, President of DuPont in Canada | 08/20/1970 | Y, 15 pp. | Myron Lazarus |
| Laskaris, George (see Bissell, Alfred E.) | Delaware in the Depression | 08/05/1972 | Y, 12 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| Laskaris, Peter | Greek immigrant | 03/1968 | Y, 39 pp. | Irene Long |
| Leaycraft, Cathy (see Carter, Mae) | UD feminist | 09/24/1976 | N | Rebecca Button |
| Leib, Charles | New Castle | 08/04/1977 | Y, 28 pp. | Jonathan Andress |
| Leidlich, Margaret | Frontier life, Delaware in the Depression | 06/24/1976 | N | G. Pryor |
| Leverage, Arletta Fenton | Frontier life, Delaware in the Depression | 06/24/1976 | N | G. Pryor |
| Lewis, Gilbert (see Backman, Harold) | Delaware in the Depression | 04/21/1971 | Y, 14 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| Loper, Ed | Delaware in the Depression; discussion of Art | 08/02/1972 | N | Myron, Blackman |
| Lorenzoni, Lawrence | Italian immigrant | 02/12/1968 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Lovett, Howard | Delaware in the Depression | nd | N | Myron, Blackman |
| M - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCabe, M.H. | Rehoboth realtor | 08/08/1968 | N | David Menser |
| McClinton, Jymmie, Rev. | African American Female Methodist minister, Wilmington resident | 05/25/1977 | Y, 20 pp. | Yetta Chaiken |
| MacCreary, Donald | UD professor of entomology, 1932-1968 | 07/14/1976 | Y, 17 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| McCumber, C.M., Mrs. (Aureta Lewis) | UD Foreign Study, 1937-38 | 08/10/1970 | Y, 15 pp. | Myron Lazarus |
| McDonald, Maurice | "D.T. Tremon's Elephants" | nd | N | X |
| McDowell, Harris | U.S. congressman | 07/16/1976 | Y, 18 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Macey, Mary (see Bosik, Mrs.) | Ukranian immigrant | 08/15/1976 | Y, 11 pp. | Natalia McDonough |
| MacPhee, Halsey, Dr. (see MacCreary, Donald) | UD psychology professor | 08/19/1972 | Y, 13 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| McSherry, Harry C. (see Wiley, Sarah) | Dover newspaperman, Capitol Observer, Delaware State News | 08/12/1974 | Y, 12 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Malcolm, Martha (see Jones, Walter) | Delaware in the Depression | 03/06/1971 | Y, 8 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| Mannetti, Enrico, Mr. & Mrs. | Italian immigrant | nd | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Manning, Meg (see Gallagher) | State senator | 08/19/1976 | Y, 26 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Manolakis, George | Greek immigrant | 04/--/1968 | Y, 29 pp. | Irene Long |
| Marcozzi, Luigi | Italian immigrant | 03/25/1968 | Y, 42 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Markert, Dorothy | Childhood in Harrington; UD in 1930s; WAACs 1943-46; teaching in Newark | 08/01/1972 | Y, 21 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| Markow, Eva | Ukrainian immigrant | 08/16/1976 | Y, 14 pp. | Natalia McDonough |
| Markowitz, Dora | Jewish Agricultural Society, 1920 | 07/10/1978 | N | Yetta Chaiken |
| Marra, Frank | Italian immigrant | nd | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Marra, John | Italian immigrant | 02/20/1968 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Marro, Joseph, Mr. & Mrs. | Italian immigrant | nd | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Marshall, Henry P. (see Adams, Albert) | Lewes Historical Society | 07/20/1976 | N | Rebecca Button |
| Martin, Fred, Mr. & Mrs. (Mary Kolata) | Harrington farmer, residents | nd | Y, 29 pp. | George Vapaa |
| Marvil, James E., Dr. (see Burton, A. Wayne) | Lewes Historical Society president | 08/23/1976 | N | Rebecca Button |
| Mele, John | Italian immigrant | nd | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Mercante, Nellie Bernardo and Rose Bernardo (see also Bernardo, Anthony) | Daughters of Italian immigrant Ralph Bernardo, Wilmington residents | 06/22/1967 | Y, 59 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Mercuri, Louis | Italian immigrant | 11/05/1969 | Y, 42 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Metaxas, Peter, Mr. & Mrs. (Tasia) | Greek immigrant | 02/28/1968 | Y, 37 pp. | Irene Long |
| Morgan, Paul, Mrs. | Delaware in the Depression | 06/16/1971 | N | Myron Blackman |
| Moynihan, Peter | Irish immigrant | 04/07/1972 | Y, 4 pp. | Michael Fahey |
| Mullen, B. Ethelda (see also Morgan, Mrs. Paul) | Social work in Delaware, Delaware in the Depression | 08/05/1966 | Y | John H. Gauger; Myron Blackman |
| Munroe, John, Dr. | Delaware in the Depression | 06/04/1971 | N | Myron Blackman |
| N - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nai, Nello | Italian immigrant | 11/08/1968 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Neville, Mary Ann (see Draper, Milton) | edited Caught in the Crossfire (book), UD women's studies | 10/13/1976 | Y, 29 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Newton, Warren C. | Delaware in the Depression | 02/27/1971 | N, letter & resume | Myron Blackman |
| Nord, Alfred | Polish Jewish immigrant | 07/--/1969 | Y, 21 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| P - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panariello, Francis, Mrs. (Emnilia) | child of Italian immigrants | 02/21/1968 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Papa, Pietro | Italian immigrant | 07/10/1969 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Papen, George, Howard, & Mary | Dover-area farmers from New Jersey | 06/23/1974 | Y, 83 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Parisi, Ralph | Italian immigrant | 03/04/1968 | Y, 25 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Parker's People | and "The Electronic Otherwise" [poetry reading] | nd | N | X |
| Passmore, Pusey | Brandywine Hundred | 02/02/1977 | Y, 22 pp. | Yetta Chaiken |
| Pennachi, Thomas | Italian immigrant | 09/25/1968 | Y, 51 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Peterson, Russell (see Haskell, Mayor Robert) | Dover, Delaware governor | 12/--/1971 | N | X |
| Phillips, Claude (see MacCreary, Donald) | UD professor of agronomy 1927-1965, Delmarva flora | 07/13/1976 | Y, 27 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Piccioti, Joseph, Mr. & Mrs. | Italian immigrants | 10/10/1968 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Pickett, Cora A., Dr. | Wilmington high school teacher, administrator | 07/19/1966 | Y, 26 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Pierantonio, Constantino | Italian immigrant | 10/02/1968 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Pilz, Franz, Mr. & Mrs. | German immigrants | 11/12/1973 | Y, 18 pp. | Steven Schoenherr |
| Plafker, Israel | Russian immigrants | 06/23/1969 | N | Myron Lazarus |
| Platt, Isadore | Russian immigrants | 07/--/1969 | N | Myron Lazarus |
| Pool, Jefferson Ford | Delaware College Class of 1921 | 11/12/1973 | Y, 8 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Poczynak, Mary (see Zaniczkowsky) | Ukrainian immigrant | 11/09/1979 | N | Natalia Mc Donough |
| Preston, Halina Wind | Polish Jewish immigrant | 01/04/1978 | N | John H. Gauger |
| Preston, Howard Kent | UD engineering professor | 08/30/1966 | Y, 51 pp. | John H. Gauger |
| R - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragan, Stanley (see Falkowski) | Polish immigrant | 07/01/1970 | Y, 13 pp. | Francis Turochy |
| Raivy, Albert | Russian immigrant | 07/09/1969 | N | Myron Lazarus |
| Redding, Louis (see Bell, Gordon) | Delaware in the Depression, African Americans in Delaware | 03/30/1971 | Y, 9 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| Redman, George Henry, Mr. & Mrs. (Lucy Hanson Jerread) | Harrington, Rehoboth | 07/30/1974 | Y, 36 pp. | George K. Vapaa |
| Reed, Henry Clay, Dr. | UD history professor, chair | 09/01/1966 11/09/1966 07/21/1971 | Y, 22 pp., 10pp. | John H. Gauger |
| Reilly, Edgar | Rehoboth summer resident | 08/08/1968 | Y, 44 pp. | David Menser |
| Ricchiuti, Fanny | Italian immigrant | 11/20/1968 | Y, 42 pp. | Francis J. Fierro |
| Richards, Robert H., Jr. | UD Foriegn Study, 1927-1928 | 07/12/1970 | Y, 41 pp. | Myron Lazurus |
| Richards, Robert H., Jr., Mrs. (Harriet Kellond) | UD Foriegn Study, 1927-1928 | 07/21/1970 | Y, 22 pp. | Myron Lazurus |
| Richter, Margaret | German immigrant | 12/12/1973 | Y, 16 pp. | Steven Schoenherr |
| Rizzo, Joseph | Italian immigrant | 12/11/1968 | N | Francis J. Fierro |
| Robinson, Mary Houston (see DuPont, Anne B.) | Teacher, editor of The Sussex Countian | 07/11/1977 | Y, 21 pp. | Rebecca Button |
| Rybaltowski, Boleslaw (see Falkoski) | Polish immigrant | 06/19/1970 | Y, 12 pp. | Franics Turochy |
| S - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachs, Samuel | Rumanian immigrant | 06/22/1969 | N | Myron Lazarus | |
| Salus, Morris | Russian immigrant | 07/16/1969 | N | Myron Lazarus | |
| Samuels, James Clark | Editor of Cecil Democrat | 08/08/1974 | Y*, 21 pp. | Rebecca Button | |
| Schiek, Allen, Dr.; Elizabeth Schiek, Martha Schiek | History; archaeology | 01/26/1977 | Y, 27 pp. | Yetta Chaiken | |
| Schilling, Max, Mrs. (-- Kueger) (see Richter) | German immigrant | 12/17/1973 | Y*, 13 pp. | Steven Schoenherr | |
| Schoonover, Frank Earle | Howard Pyle, Delaware Art Center Collection | 11/18/1961 | Y, 23 pp. | not listed | |
| Schultz, Henry | Polish Jewish immigrant | 07/12/1969 | N | Myron Lazarus | |
| Seidel, Abraham | Russian Jewish immigrant | 06/30/1969 | N | Myron Lazarus | |
| Seltzer, Leah | Russian Jewish immigrant | 07/--/1969 | N | Myron Lazarus | |
| Shields, Jane O'Hara (see Baily, Harriet) | Pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Belefonte | 08/27/1976 | N | X | |
| Silver, Adolph, Mr. & Mrs. | Austrian Jewish immigrants | 04/16/1968 | N | Myron Lazarus | |
| Silverman, Isadore | Russian Jewish immigrant | 07/--/1969 | Y, 17 pp. | Myron Lazarus | |
| Simon, Phillip | Russian Jewish immigrant | 01/05/1969 | N | Myron Lazarus | |
| Sloan, Helen Farr | widow of artist John Sloan | 03/11/1981 | Y*, 45 pp. | C.D.R. | |
| Smith, Edwin, Jr. & Rita (Janny Albertini Rietje Konings) | Bridgeville | nd | Y, 22 pp. | George K. Vapaa | |
| Smith, Harvey | WDEL Radio manager 1929-76 | 10/04/1976 | N | Rebecca Button | |
| Smith, Jenny E. | Newark resident, teacher | 08/17/1973 | Y, 31 pp. | Steve Schoenherr | |
| Smith, Walter E. F. | Journalism, newspaperman | 01/18/1973 | Y, 20 pp. | Rebecca Button | |
| Smyth, Bernard John (Jack) | Journalism in Delaware, editor Delaware State News | 07/12/1973 | Y, 34 pp., clippings | George Backus | |
| Sparco, John | Italian immigrant | 01/29/1968 | Y, 30 pp. | Francis J. Fierro | |
| Sparco, Joseph | Italian immigrant | 05/31/1967 | Y, 58 pp. | Francis J. Fierro | |
| Stahl, Harvey E. (see Pickett, C.A.) | Claymont special school district superintendent | 07/17/1966 | Y, 28 pp. | John H. Gauger | |
| Staniszewski, Boleslaw (see Falkowski) | Polish immigrant | nd | Y, 15 pp. | Francis Turochy | |
| Stat, Sidney, Dr. | Medical practice, Delaware in the Depression, Jews in Wilmington | 05/23/1976 | Y, 18 pp. | Yetta Chaiken | |
| Statnekoo, Jacob, Mrs. | Russian immigrant | nd | N | Myron L. Lazarus | |
| Stauter, Anne | Newark teacher | 08/21/1974 | Y, 15 pp, | Rebecca Button | |
| Steele, Dean | State senator, 1966-1976 | 09/10/1976 | Y, 14 pp. | Rebecca Button | |
| Steffins, Hans, Mr. & Mrs. (Lisa Feindt) (see Lamberta, Joseph) | German immigrant, Camden farmer | 10/31/1974 | Y, 54 pp. | George K. Vapaa | |
| Stepnowski, Blanche | Polish immigrant | 07/05/1970 | N | not listed | |
| Stites, Fred, Mr. & Mrs. (Elva Heil) | Little Creek potato farmer from New Jersey | 05/--/1974 | Y, 83 pp. | George K. Vappaa | |
| Strunsbury, Ralph, Mrs. (see Newton, Warren) | Delaware in the Depression | 03/21/1971 | N | Myron Blackman | |
| Sundt, Daniel, Col. (see Markert, Dorothy) | UD ROTC; mathematics and military science; the Army | 08/16/1972 | Y, 10 pp. | Myron Blackman | |
| Swayne, Blanche (see Steele, Senator Dean) | Friend of artists of the Howard Pyle School | 09/09/1976 | Y, 20 pp. | Rebecca Button | |
| Swift, Robert (see Driscoll, Mrs. Anne) | Delaware in the Depression | 04/20/1971 | Y, 13 pp. | Myron Blackman | |
| Sydel, Frank | Son of early Jewish farm settlers | 07/10/1978 | N | Yetta Chaiken | |
| Synczyzyn, Steven (see Markow) | Ukrainian immigrant | 11/12/1976 | Y, 7 pp. | Natalia B. McDonough | |
| Sypherd, Wilbur Owen | Readings: 19th Century Poems, Shakespeare, 14th Century Stories, Wilbur Owen Sypherd, Robert Browning, Rudyard Kipling and Bible Reading (8 tapes) | nd | N | X | |
| Szotkiewicz, Catherine (see Kosowsky) | Ukrainian immigrant | nd | Y, 12 pp. | Natalia B. Mc Donough |
| T - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tannen, Lena (Mrs. Samuel) | Austrian Jewish immigrant | 01/01/1969 | N | Myron L. Lazarus |
| Tarabicos, Charles | Greek immigrant, Wilmington restauranteur | 03/--/1968 | Y, 32 pp. | Irene H. Long |
| Teitsworth, Lloyd (see Brooks, Earl) | Delaware in the Depression | 07/08/1971 | Y, 13 pp. | Myron Blackman |
| Tomasis, Morris | Russian Jewish immigrant | 06/24/1969 | N | Myron Lazarus |
| Traeger, Richard, Mr. & Mrs. (Margot) | German immigrants | 11/05/1973 | Y, 15 pp. | Steven Schoenherr |
| Trigg, Erdmute Monica | Czechoslovakian immigrant | 11/05/1973 | Y, 9 pp. | Steven Schoenherr |
| Troise, Nicola | Italian immigrant | 11/23/1968 | Y, 35 pp. | Francis Fierro |
| Turner, T. Russell | UD Foreign Study, 1923-1924 | 07/12/1970 | Y, 19 pp. | Myron L. Lazarus |
| Turochy, Francis W. (see Stepnowski, Blance) | Polish immigrant | 07/19/1970 | N | not listed |
| V - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vahey, Frances | Irish immigrant | 04/27/1972 | Y, 4 pp. | Michael Fahey | |
| Vahey, Michael | Irish immigrant | 04/27/1972 | Y, 7 pp. | Michael Fahey | |
| Valeri, Louis | Italian immigrant | 12/17/1969 | N | Francis J. Fierro | |
| Volzone, Alfonso | Italian immigrant | 01/05/1970 | N | Francis J. Fierro | |
| Vreeland, Howard, Mr. & Mrs. (Mary) | Milford, teacher, farmer | 08/01/1973 | Y, 28 pp. | Steven Schoenherr |
| W - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagner, M. Channing | Wilmington public school administrator | 07/26/1966 | Y, 21 pp. | John H. Gauger | |
| Walker, John Winston | UD Foreign Study, 1923-1924 | 08/07/1970 | Y, 15 pp. | Myron Lazarus | |
| Warburton, Herbert B.(see McDowell, Harris) | U.S. congressman | 07/16/1976 | Y, 19 pp. | Rebecca Button | |
| Ware, Edith Clementine | Early Arden resident | 01/20/1977 | Y, 21 pp. | Yetta Chaiken | |
| Webb, F.A., Mrs. (Sarah) | Kirby School student, Milford farmer's wife | 08/01/1973 | Y, 15 pp. | Steven Schoenherr | |
| Webber, A. Cuthbert, Dr. (see Dyer, Dr. Elizabeth) | UD math professor | 07/15/1971 | N | Myron Blackman | |
| Weiner, Louis | Russian Jewish immigrant | 07/--/1969 | N | Myron L. Lazarus | |
| Wilder, Norman (see Cann, Mrs. William & Derrickson, Eugene) | Nature Education Society Fish & Wildlife Commissioner | 08/09/1976, 08/10/1976 | N | Rebecca Button | |
| Wiley, Sarah | UD business education | 08/06/1974 | Y, 12 pp. | Rebecca Button | |
| Wilson, George | Delaware in the Depression | 03/10/1971 | N | Myron Blackman | |
| Wilson, W. Emerson | Journalism | 08/09/1970, 03/29/1974 | Y | Steven Schoenherr | |
| Wilson, Willard S., Sr. (see Harvey, Edmond H.) | Radio pioneer | 07/09/1976 | Y, 20 pp. | Rebecca Button | |
| Worrilow, George | Delaware in the Depression, UD professor | 02/21/1971 | N | Myron Blackman |
| Y - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young, Alethea | African Americans in Wilmington, education | 01/18/1977 | Y, 12 pp. | Yetta Chaiken |
| Young, H. Albert | Jews at UD, first Jewish Attorney General/ argued desegregation | 05/--/1978 | Y, 27 pp. | Yetta Chaiken |
| Young, Pauline A. (see Dorsey, Mary E.) | African American, activist, historian, librarian, Peace Corps volunteer, NAACP from 1909 | 03/10/1977 | N | Yetta Chaiken |
| Z - Name | Topic | Date | Transcript | Interviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaniczkowsky, Mychailo | Ukrainian immigrant | --/--/1976 | Y, 12 pp. | Natalia B. McDonough |
| Zeise, Ilse | German immigrant | 02/05/1974 | Y, 23 pp. | Steve Schoenherr |
| Zimmerman, Jacob | State senator, Dover potato farmer from Long Island | 06/--/1974 | Y, 44 pp., clipping & letter | George K. Vapaa |
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