FAU Department of History Oral Histories
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Balog, Mary Lou – ca. 2001
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Mary Lou Balog – ca. 2001
Contributors: Balog, Mary Lou (Interviewee), Newstreet, Carmen (Interviewer)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Mary Lou Balog is the daughter of Edward J. Daly, one of the United States judges at the Nuremberg Trials held in Nuremberg, Germany, immediately following World War II. As a bright and articulate bystander to the Nuremberg Trials, she offers interesting information on key trial participants and common German citizens following World War II. She is currently Pastoral Associate for Stewardship and… more
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Rupp, Adelheid – ca. 2004
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Adelheid Rupp – ca. 2004, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Moore, Charles (Interviewer), Rupp, Adelheid (Interviewee)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Adelheid Rupp, born on the eve of WWII in Ledwigshafen, Germany, was only ten months old when the German Army drafted her father. She would be over ten years old when he returned. During the interim, Mrs. Rupp spent her childhood struggling with her mother to survive Nazi Germany. Enduring the conflict and the hardship, Mrs. Rupp formed an exceptionally strong bond with her mother. Upon her… more
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Greene, Sam - ca. 2008
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Sam Greene - ca. 2008
Contributors: Greene, Sam (Interviewee), Korsiuk, Beata E.(Interviewer)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: This is the personal life story of Mr. Sam Greene as it relates to the Jewish experience during World War II. Mr. Greene grew up in 1920s Berlin, Germany during the Weimar Republic. As the Nazis consolidated power, the increase of Anti-Semitism and Anti-Semitic attacks forced the Greene family to escape to Belgium—only Sam and his older brother made it to Belgium. Soon it was no longer safe to… more
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Shapiro, Howard – ca. 2001
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Howard Shapiro – ca. 2001, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Carbonara, Michelina M. (Interviewer), Shapiro, Howard (Interviewee)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Mr. Howard Shapiro was born in 1925 in Brooklyn, New York. As the only son of two Jewish-Lithuanian immigrants, Mr. Shapiro quickly learned the harsh realities of prejudice he would face in society. In this interview, Mr. Shapiro discusses his experiences of growing up in Brooklyn. At the age of 18, Mr. Shapiro wanted to join the Marines but his father pleaded with him to wait until he was… more
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Myers, Nancy - ca. 2002
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Nancy Myers - ca. 2002, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Hennessy, Paul J. (Interviewer), Myers, Nancy (Interviewee)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Mrs. Nancy Myers is one of the founders of the South Florida Science Museum and Planetarium in West Palm Beach, a not-for-profit institution. Mrs. Myers grew up, went to college, and met her husband in New York State. The Myers married in 1947 and moved to Florida, where Mr. Myers worked in the Trust Department of First National Bank. Mrs. Myers joined the Junior Welfare League and she became… more
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Clempson, Patricia Mailloux – ca. 2006
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Patricia Mailloux Clempson – ca. 2006
Contributors: Clempson, Patricia Mailloux (Interviewee), Rodriguez, Tara Christina (Interviewer)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Mrs. Patricia Clempson was born in 1937 and lived her whole life in Hollywood, Florida. She witnessed the city’s growth, racial segregation, and integration. In her interview, Mrs. Clempson recounts a troubled and abusive marriage, being the single mother of three sons, and of finding love again. Currently, Mrs. Clempson volunteers for the Hollywood Historical Society. She speaks with great… more
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Kitani, Kimiko - ca. 2008
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Kimiko Kitani - ca. 2008, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Craig, Ryan (Interviewer), Kitani, Kimiko (Interviewee)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: The interview conducted with Ms. Kimiko Kitani centered on her general life story. Ms. Kitani spoke about her childhood, Japanese upbringing, and her fondness for traveling. Also, Ms. Kitani ‘s work experiences are highlighted, the 1992 World Exposition in Seville, Spain and the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi, Japan. Currently, Ms. Kitani’s employment with the Japan Outreach Initiative Program… more
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Aylward, Pauline Raulerson – ca. 2001
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Pauline Raulerson Aylward – ca. 2001
Contributors: Aylward, Pauline Raulerson (Interviewee), Neile, Caren (Interviewer)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Pauline Raulerson Aylward’s is the oldest living white native of Boca Raton and one of the first six or so white children born in the city. Her parents were Charles and Eula Purdom Raulerson, whose parents were from two of Boca’s original six white families. Mrs. Aylward’s father was the town’s first police chief and a locksmith and carpenter at the Boca Raton Hotel. Her mother opened what was… more
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Johnston III, Harry A. – ca. 2008
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Harry A. Johnston III – ca. 2008, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Johnston III, Harry A. (Interviewee), Welsh, Patrick (Interviewer)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: These interviews are part of an ongoing oral history project. The Palm Beach Country Oral History Project is a Florida Atlantic University, Department of History program intended to preserve the history of notable residents of the County. The interview covered Congressman Johnston’s family, youth, education, growing up in Palm Beach, World War II, and issues of anti-communism and racism.
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Cheslick, Barbara – ca. 2004
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Barbara Cheslick – ca. 2004
Contributors: Cheslick, Barbara (Interviewee), Wilcox, Gina (Interviewer)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: The interview begins with the childhood of Ms. Cheslick who grew up in rural Kentucky during the depression era. She later married a man who was drafted and served in WWII. The story relates the experiences of a wife left at home while her husband serves overseas. Although the marriage did not last, Barbara later married Luke Cheslick, who also served in the war, but was reluctant to talk about… more
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Redner, Joe
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Joe Redner, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Redner, Joe (Interviewee), Sawchyn, William (Interviewer)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Joe Redner interview by William Sawchyn on November 15, 2010 at Mr. Redner's office in Tampa, Florida. The interview covers Joseph Redner's personal life, public life, and his business interests. Interview focuses on Joseph Redner's early life and family life, his experiences as he entered the business of adult entertainment, his experiences with law enforcement through the 1980… more
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Mountain, Toni – ca. 2008
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Toni Mountain – ca. 2008
Contributors: Carter, Issac M. (Interviewer), Mountain, Toni (Interviewee)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Ms. Toni Mountain’s interview begins with her Caribbean upbringing in Bahamas to immigrating in the 1950s to the United States and residing in Liberty City, Florida. Over the years, Ms. Mountain witnessed the growth, prosperity and then the gradual decline of Liberty City. One of her most vivid memories centers on the death of Arthur Lee McDuffie and the riots that erupted in Liberty City and… more
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Russo, Assunta_Interview with
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Assunta Russo, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Harmer, Alecia (Interviewer), Russo, Assunta (Interviewee)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Assunta Russo interview by Alecia Harmer on October 8, 2010 in Boca Raton, Florida. This interview focuses on Assunta Russo’s family background, childhood, life in Italy during WWII, her children, and immigrating to America in 1970.
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