Oral History Collection
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Seitlin, Jack Dr. – ca. 2006
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Dr. Jack Seitlin – ca. 2006, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Seitlin, Jack, Sherman, Dawn
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Dr. Jack Seitlin’s father arrived in Miami in 1909 from Gomel, Russia and in 1913 Dr. Seitlin’s mother joined her husband. The Seitlins originally wanted to settle in Palestine, but a family emergency brought them to the United States. In 1921, Dr. Seitlin was born in Miami. The Seitlin family was very active in the local Jewish community. Dr. Seitlin attended Miami High School and the University… more
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Sixty-Six Years of Love and Tears: Ilene Coppa, the Home Front, and the Marriage of a Lifetime
Type: Text
Year: 2010, 2010
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Oral History Collection, Sixty-Six Years of Love and Tears: Ilene Coppa, the Home Front, and the Marriage of a Lifetime
Contributors: Coppa, Ilene (Interviewee), Moraco, Susan (Interviewee), Stone, Daniel (Interviewer)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries’ Digital Library [digital object]
Full Text: Sixty-Six Years of Love and Tears: Ilene Coppa, the Home Front, and the Marriage of a Lifetime Final Edited Transcript September 25,2010 12:30 p.m. - 2:24 p.m. Interviewer: Daniel Stone (D.S.) Interviewee: Ilene Coppa (I.C.) Interviewee: Susan Moraco …
Zielon, Natan
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Natan Zielon, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Gladstone, Devon (Interviewer), Zielon, Natan (Interviewee)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Natan Zielon interview by Devon Gladstone at the Boca Raton home of Natan Zielon on October 1. 2010. The interview traces Natan Zielon's childhood in Wodzislaw and Krakow, preparing for German invasion and hiding out in attics and basements in Poland. He talks about working in Sedziszow, his experiences at Skarzysko, an ammunition factory and labor camp, and working and living at Buchenwald… more
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Posner, Jerald – ca. 2008
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Jerald Posner – ca. 2008, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Arnell, Alyssa (Interviewer), Posner, Jerald (Interviewee)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Mr. Gerald Posner’s interview opens with his maternal family’s escape from the Soviet Union and their arrival at Ellis Island. Born in 1927 in the back of a Manhattan taxi cab, Mr. Posner discussed his memories of the Great Depression and early education as well as his father’s and grandfather’s employment during and after the depression. Throughout his life, Mr. Posner held a keen interest in… more
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McLellan, Barbara – ca. 2006
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Barbara McLellan – ca. 2006, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Martin, Anne (Interviewer), McLellan, Barbara (Interviewee)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: In 1972, Mrs. Barbara McLellan became the first female uniformed police officer for the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She started working for the city as a meter maid and after the Equal Right Amendment passed in a few states, Mrs. McLellan decided that she wanted to be a uniformed officer in a patrol car. Up until that time, there were only two other women who worked with the police force… more
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Simmons, Maxie – ca. 2008
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Maxie Simmons – ca. 2008, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Knight, Robert, Simmons, Maxie
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: This interview was conducted on the subject of Mrs. Isabelle B. Krome, 1884–1978, a long-time resident of Homestead, FL., and widow of Mr. William J. Krome, Chief Constructing Engineer on the Florida East Coast Railroad Key West Extension. The Kromes were married in 1910 and had four children together. Mr. Krome is well-known for his work on the railroad. As a couple, the Kromes were renowned for… more
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Malagic, Dzafer – ca. 2006
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Dzafer Malagic – ca. 2006, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Cheek, Lauren (Interviewer), Malagic, Dzafer (Interviewee)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Mr. Dzafer Malagic describes his early childhood education and everyday life in the former Yugoslavia during Josip Broz Tito’s regime. In 1984, while working during the 1984 Winter Olympics, he was offered a job in the U.S. Mr. Malagic moved his wife and young son to the U.S.—it was supposed to be for eight months. However, the company folded and the young family did not return home to Yugoslavia… more
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McCall, Jr., Clarence Henry “Hank” – ca. 2006
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Clarence Henry “Hank” McCall, Jr. – ca. 2006, Oral History Collection
Contributors: McCall, Clarence Henry “Hank” Jr. (Interviewee), Steinhauer, Lise M. (Interviewer)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: The interview conducted with Mr. Clarence Henry “Hank” McCall, Jr. focused on his family, service in World War II and his post-family life after the war. Mr. McCall’s mother and father were both college educated. His mother, Mrs. Florence Gill-McCall held a degree in biology while his father, Mr. Clarence Henry McCall held a mechanical engineering degree and was employed with Gulf Oil in Texas.… more
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Mass, Simon – ca. 2006
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Simon Mass – ca. 2006, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Erez, Alysha Goldstein (Interviewer), Mass, Simon (Interviewee)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Mr. Simon Mass was born on July 24, 1918, in New York City to Jewish parents. Being a self described history buff, Mr. Mass read about Hitler’s actions against the Jewish people. In 1942, Mr. Mass was drafted and served in the U.S. Army until 1946. He discussed his training and fighting during World War II, including time spent in France, Belgium, and Germany. Mr. Mass also gave details about his… more
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Pitts, Jack – ca. 2004
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Jack Pitts – ca. 2004, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Miller, Christopher (Interviewer), Pitts, Jack (Interviewee)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Mr. Jack Pitts recounts experiences of his childhood and his service in the Army Air Corps during WWII as a bomber pilot and test pilot. Mr. Pitts also served as a B-17 pilot in England and North Africa during the war. He engaged in fifty six official missions. As a test pilot, he served at the air base in Boca Raton, Florida. He currently lives in Delray Beach, where he operates a car rental… more
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Schweigart, Joe – ca. 2008
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Joe Schweigart – ca. 2008, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Addeo, David (Interviewer), Schweigart, Joe (Interviewee)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: This interview covers the formation, growth and development of the South Florida Water Management District from 1949 until 2008. Mr. Joe Schweigart, a civil engineer, worked there from 1959 until 2002. The interview includes pertinent discussions on environmental concerns in Central and South Florida, politics and working environment within the District, and past, present, and future challenges… more
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Stern, Moe – ca. 2008
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Moe Stern – ca. 2008, Oral History Collection
Contributors: McIntyre, Rachel (Interviewer), Stern, Moe (Interviewee)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: This interview focuses on Mr. Moe Stern’s life story. Born in 1926 Czechoslovakia to a Jewish family, Mr. Stern had a peaceful and loving childhood. At the onset of World War II, his family was relocated to a Jewish ghetto and within weeks of that move his family was sent to Auschwitz—Mr. Stern was twelve years old. After six years at Auschwitz, Mr. Stern was sent to Mauthausen, Gusen, and… more
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Pont, Mary and Albert – ca. 2001
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Mary and Albert Pont – ca. 2001, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Pont, Albert, Pont, Mary
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: In this interview, husband and wife Albert and Mary Pont share their experiences from their Midwest upbringing to their military service. In fact, the Ponts first met during World War II—Albert was a Marine Pilot attached to the Second Marine Division and Mary was an Army Nurse. They served in the Pacific Theatre of Operations on the Island of Saipan. After the war, they married and pursued… more
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Yinger, Richard E. Dr. – ca. 2006
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Dr. Richard E. Yinger – ca. 2006, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Mavo, Patricia, Yinger, Richard E.
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Born in York, Pennsylvania, Dr. Richard Yinger grew up during the Cold War Era. At the age of 18, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and was stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. After his military service, Dr. Yinger began his academic career that culminated in receiving a PhD in Sociology from Florida State University. During his college years, he was active in the Civil Rights Movement,… more
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Pompey, Hattie Mae – ca. 2004
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Hattie Mae Pompey – ca. 2004, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Pompey, Hattie Ruth (Interviewee), Stein, Nancy (Interviewer)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Hattie Ruth Pompey came to Delray Beach by train in 1926 with her parents, the Reverend John and Mary Keyes. Her father was called to Pastor the Mount Olive Baptist Church and her mother was the laundress for the Gulfstream Golf Club. Hattie Ruth attended Delray County Training School from kindergarten until graduation in the eighth grade and then Carver High School, all under the principal S.D.… more
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Rosenkranz, Mike – ca. 2008
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Mike Rosenkranz – ca. 2008, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Rosenkranz, Mike (Interviewee), Rosenkranz, Susan (Interviewer)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: The interview is about the early life history and World War II service of Mr. Mike Rosenkranz. He grew up in New York City in the 1930s and 1940s, during the Depression. At the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps where he trained as a control tower operator and a high-speed radio operator and later served at a weather outpost in Greenland during World War II. The interview ends… more
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McDonough, Frank – ca. 2001
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Frank McDonough – ca. 2001, Oral History Collection
Contributors: McDonough, Frank (Interviewee), Zisk, Barbara (Interviewer)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Frank McDonough, former mayor of Lighthouse Point, FL, describes the process of chartering the city of Lighthouse Point, early responsibilities of city administration, and the tension between small town traditions and modern day politics.
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FAU Department of History Oral Histories
Type: Unspecified
Member of: FAU Research Repository, Oral History Collection
Zern, Bill – ca. 2002
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Bill Zern – ca. 2002, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Wiseman, Maury (Interviewer), Zern, Bill (Interviewee)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Mr. Bill Zern was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 13, 1919. He was an only child raised in Altoona, Pennsylvania where 1935 he graduated from Altoona High School. Three years later, in 1938, he graduated from Penn State University. Upon graduation from college, Mr. Zern spent the next years intermittently in Miami, Florida where he was employed by AEIA (the brokerage firm for Pan… 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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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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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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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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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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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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Italian-American Oral History Collection
Type: Unspecified
Member of: FAU Research Repository, Oral History Collection