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Interviewee: Abney, Edyth Miller (Mrs. W.M)
Interviewer: Dorothy Becnel (Mrs. G.A.)
Date of Interview: November 14, 1986
Subjects discussed: History of the Presbyterian Church - Lake Charles
OH #33-A (1 tape)
Interviewee: Alexander, Mrs. Edith, age 29.
Interviewer: Unknown
Date of Interview: soon after Hurricane Audrey, June 1957
Subjects Discussed: Hurricane Audrey
OH #99-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Alexander, T. L.
Interviewer: Unknown
Date of Interview: soon after Hurricane Audrey, June 1957
Subjects Discussed: Hurricane Audrey
OH #99-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Ardoin, Lawrence
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: June 24, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #54-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Badolato, Madeline Leone
Interviewer: Tyler Crogg
Date of Interview: May 29, 1998
Subjects Discussed: Subjects: Process of immigration, Cathedral of the
Immaculate Conception, religious practices,
St. Joseph’s Day celebrations, food customs, and Sicily and America
during World War II
Tape and transcript are located in the Mediterranean Oral History
Project, Acc.# 108
Interviewee: Barbe, Judge Alfred (Deceased)
Interviewer: Dr. Gordon Holcombe with George Streater
Date of Interview: June 14, 1965
Subjects Discussed: Lake Charles History
OH #87-A-C (3 Tapes)
Transcription in Oral History Folder
Interviewee: Barnes, Virginia
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: June 10, 1986
Subjects Discussed: Lake Charles Little Theatre
OH #29-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Barnett, Beth
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: April 14, 1988
Subjects Discussed: History of the Presbyterian Church - Lake Charles
OH #50-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Barnette, Eunice
Interviewer: K. Leger
Date of Interview: November 8, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Kinder Oral History
OH #52-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Battaglia, Sam Robert
Interviewer: Tyler Crogg
Date of Interview: June 1, 1998
Subjects Discussed: Marriage customs, relations between parents and
children in Italian homes, family living arrangements,
and prejudice against Italians.
Tape and transcript are located in the Mediterranean Oral History
Project, Acc.# 108
Interviewee: Belaire, Mary Belle
Interviewer: Dorothy Becnel (Mrs. G.A.)
Date of Interview: March 21, 1988
Subjects Discussed: History of the Presbyterian Church - Lake Charles
OH #40-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Bertrand, Kellen.
Interviewer: Unknown
Date of Interview: soon after Hurricane Audrey, June 1957
Subjects Discussed: Hurricane Audrey
OH #99-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Bessing, Delisha, age 89.
Interviewer: Unknown
Date of Interview: soon after Hurricane Audrey, June 1957
Subjects Discussed: Hurricane Audrey
OH #99-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Broussard, Espera
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: June 24, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #55-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Broussard, Mr. Rene J.
Date of Interview: June 29, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Group Discussion on Old Maplewood
OH #35-C-D (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Brown, Ola Bowen
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: July 23, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #56-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Bullock, Mrs. A.D. (Cora)
Interviewer: Kathie Bordelon
Date of Interview: April 1986 OH #11-A
May 1986 OH #11-B
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical, Lake Charles History, Education
OH #11-A-B (2 Tapes)
Additional Material in Bulloch Collection #029
Interviewee: Chachere, Clyde
Interviewer: Jason Chachere
Date of Interview: November 9, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Kinder Oral History
OH #52-D (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Chandler, Billy
Interviewer: Bryant LaPoint
Date of Interview: October 17, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Kinder Oral History
OH #52-G Side 2 (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Chisolm, Mary
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: July 22, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #57-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Choctaw Dancers
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: June 26, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #58-A (1 Tape Side A)
Interviewee: Collura, Morris
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: June 12, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #59-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Connelly, Joseph
Interviewer: Irma Foreman
Date of Interview: early 1970's
Subjects Discussed: Gulf States, history of Lake Charles in 1915 onward
OH #97-A - B (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Cooper, Elma
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: July 3, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #60-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Corbello, Bill
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: June 17, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #61-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Cormier, Lesa and Hazel
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: July 9, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #62-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Cunningham, L.M.
Interviewer: Jason Chachere
Date of Interview: November 10, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Kinder Oral History
OH #52-D (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Daigle, Msgr. Jules
Interviewer: Lloyd Barras
Date of Interview: December 1986
Subjects Discussed: Cajun Dictionary
OH #83-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Davis, Henry H.
Interviewer: Kathie Bordelon
Date of Interview: June 1986 OH #25-A (1-Tape)
July 1986 OH #25-B (1-Tape)
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical, Lake Charles History
OH #25-A-B (2 Tapes)
Additional Material in Davis Collection #039
Interviewee: Davis, Mac
Interviewer: Keith Darcé
Date of Interview: October 1980
Subjects Discussed: Jennings schools, oil industry, opera house, country
club before mid 1920s, Scott Heywood,
Sylvester Cary, Batson murders
OH #93-A (1 tape)
Interviewee: DeBlanc, Msgr. Irving A.
Interviewer: Lloyd Barras
Date of Interview: March 8, 1988
Subjects Discussed: Religious History
OH #79-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: DeJean, Gussy
Interviewer: Keith Darcé
Date of Interview: November 26, 1980
Subjects Discussed: Jennings oil industry, Jennings settlers and ethnic
groups, Jennings cultural and entertainment life,
miscellaneous Jennings history of early twentieth century
OH #94-A-B (1 tape)
Interviewee: DiCarlo, Eugenia
Interviewer: Tyler Crogg
Date of Interview: May 21, 1998
Subjects Discussed: Subjects: Northern Italian immigrants, cultural
differences between northern and southern Italy,
St. Joseph’s Day celebrations, businesses including tailoring and the
introduction of pizza to Lake Charles, and Italy
during World War II
Tape and transcript are located in the Mediterranean Oral History
Project, Acc.# 108
Interviewee: Dugan, Mrs. M.J. (Inez)
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: September 4, 1987
Subjects Discussed: History of the Presbyterian Church - Lake Charles
OH #36-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Dugas, Tim (Deceased)
Interviewer: Lloyd Barras
Date of Interview: October 18, 1989
Subjects Discussed: Work with Indians
OH #88-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Duhon, Jean Veyoncois, age 47.
Interviewer: Unknown
Date of Interview: soon after Hurricane Audrey, June 1957
Subjects Discussed: Hurricane Audrey
OH #99-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Dunn, Freda (Mrs. W.J.)
Interviewer: Dorothy Becnel (Mrs. G.A.)
Date of Interview: March 11, 1988
Subjects Discussed: History of the Presbyterian Church - Lake Charles
OH #41-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Faulk, Dud
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: July 22, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #64-A (1 Tape)
OH #58-A Side B (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Frey, Peggy
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: July 23, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #65-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Fries, Mrs. Margaret
Date of Interview: June 29, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Group Discussion on Old Maplewood
OH #35-C-D (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Gani, Bernice & Gani, Mary
Interviewer: Tyler Crogg
Date of Interview: March 6, 1998
Subjects Discussed: Hurricane of 1918, Lebanese community functions,
relations with neighbors, food customs,
parents’ working relationship in grocery business, education, religious
customs, and Arabic language
Tape and transcript are located in the Mediterranean Oral History
Project, Acc.# 108
Interviewee: Gani, Mary Eddy
Interviewer: Bernice Gani
Date of Interview: November, 1980
Subjects Discussed: Hurricane of 1918, businesses including peddling and
groceries, and wedding customs
Tape and transcript are located in the Mediterranean Oral History
Project, Acc.# 108
Interviewee: Gano, Mrs. Mathilde (Mrs. Gordon)
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: May 1986
Subjects Discussed: Lake Charles Little Theatre
OH #18-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Gault, Mr. and Mrs. Lucian
Date of Interview: June 11, 1987 OH #35-A-B (2 Tapes)
June 29, 1987 OH #35-C-D (2 Tapes)
Subjects Discussed: Group Discussion on Old Maplewood
OH #35-A-D (4 Tapes)
Interviewee: Giles, Father John
Interviewer: Lloyd Barras
Date of Interview: August 11, 1988
Subjects Discussed: Religious History
OH #78-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Goforth, Richard R.
Interviewer: Dorothy Becnel (Mrs. G.A.)
Date of Interview: February 19, 1988
Subjects Discussed: History of the Presbyterian Church - Lake Charles
OH #42-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Goode, Mrs. W.D. "Billie"
Interviewer: Dorothy Becnel (Mrs. G.A.)
Date of Interview: December 3, 1986
Subjects Discussed: History of the Presbyterian Church - Lake Charles
OH #39-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Gorham, Mary Jane
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: March 23, 1988
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical
OH #49-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Gregory, Lucille and Suzanne
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: July 9, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #66-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Griffin, age 35
Interviewer: Unknown
Date of Interview: soon after Hurricane Audrey, June 1957
Subjects Discussed: Hurricane Audrey
OH #99-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Grubb, Mrs. Jane
Date of Interview: June 29, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Group Discussion on Old Maplewood
OH #35-C-D (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Harlan, Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Sr.
Date of Interview: June 29, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Group Discussion on Old Maplewood
OH #35-C-D (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Holcombe, Dr. R. Gordon Jr.
Interviewer: Lloyd Barras
Date of Interview: August 21, 1991
Subjects Discussed: Medical History, Rare Books
OH #85-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Hoag, Jessie Mae
Interviewer: Keith Darcé
Date of Interview: October 1980
Subjects Discussed: Jennings businesses, oil industry, opera house,
education, central Louisiana flooding in 1920s,
Jennings residents in World War I, Jennings Union and Confederate
veterans participating at Memorial Day
OH #96-A-B (1 tape)
NOTE: SIDE A IS INAUDIBLE
Interviewee: House, Robert E. L.
Bob House Real Estate
Interviewer: Kathie Bordelon
Date of Interview: January 1987 OH #34-A
May 1987 OH #34-B
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical, Lake Charles History
OH #34-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Hyeston, Golden
Interviewer: Elaine St. Mary
Date of Interview: March 22, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Black History - Lake Charles
OH #47-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Irwin, Arthur
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: July 8, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #67-A-C (3 Tapes)
Interviewee: Jones, Louise (Mrs. Sam H.)
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: January 1986
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical
OH #5-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Khoury, Albert
Interviewer: Tyler Crogg
Date of Interview: May 25, 1998
Subjects Discussed: Lebanese in Latin America, businesses including
peddling, Orthodox religious ceremonies,
food customs, and Lebanese organizations in Calcasieu Parish
Tape and transcript are located in the Mediterranean Oral History
Project, Acc.# 108
Interviewee: Khoury, Edward (Deceased)
Interviewer: Kathie Bordelon
Date of Interview: July 1985
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical
OH #6-A (1-Tape)
Interviewee: King, Voris (Deceased)
Interviewer: Lloyd G. Barras
Date of Interview: June 1984
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical
OH #10-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Kirby, Mrs. T.W. (Eva)
Interviewer: Dorothy Becnel (Mrs. G.A.)
Date of Interview: September 27(29?), 1987
Subjects Discussed: History of the Presbyterian Church - Lake Charles
OH #37-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Knapp, Leonard Jr.
Interviewer: Lloyd Barras
Date of Interview: December 1984
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical
OH #9-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Krause, Lucille (Mrs. Rudolph)
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: July 1986
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical
OH #26-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Kreamer, Mr. George
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: April 1986 OH #13-A-B
May 1986 OH #13-C
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical
OH #13-A-C (2 Tapes)
A transcript of another interview with George Kreamer is in PAM 1082. It
was conducted by Frank Pruitt. We do not have the tapes.
Interviewee: LaCroix, Betty
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: July 8, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #68-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: LaFord, Joseph Falexus, age 32.
Interviewer: Unknown
Date of Interview: soon after Hurricane Audrey, June 1957
Subjects Discussed: Hurricane Audrey
OH #99-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Lancaster, Mrs. Jean
Date of Interview: June 11, 1987 OH #35-A-B
June 29, 1987 OH #35-C-D
Subjects Discussed: Group Discussion on Old Maplewood
OH #35-A-D (4 Tapes)
Interviewee: Laneau, Father.
Interviewer: Unknown
Date of Interview: soon after Hurricane Audrey, June 1957
Subjects Discussed: Hurricane Audrey
OH #99-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Langley, Richard and Peggy
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: July 14, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #69-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: LaPoint, Fredrick
Interviewer: Bryan LaPoint
Date of Interview: October 17, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Kinder Oral History
OH #52-G Side 1 (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Laverre, James, age 66.
Interviewer: Unknown
Date of Interview: soon after Hurricane Audrey, June 1957
Subjects Discussed: Hurricane Audrey
OH #99-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Leger, Irene T.
Interviewer: Rita Leger
Date of Interview: November 8, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Kinder Oral History
OH #52-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Liprie, Father James
Interviewer: Lloyd Barras
Date of Interview: 1986
Subjects Discussed: Religious History
OH #80-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Louviere, Audrey F.
Interviewer: Hans C. Rasmussen
Date of Interview: December 17, 1997
Subjects Discussed: McNeese in Vietnam era, black history at McNeese
OH #91-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Loveall, Mrs. Virgil (Belle)
Date of Interview: June 11, 1987 OH #35-A-B
June 29, 1987 OH #35-C-D
Subjects Discussed: Group Discussion on Old Maplewood
OH #35-A-D (4 Tapes)
Interviewee: Lutcher, Nellie
Interviewer: Elaine St. Mary
Date of Interview: May 3, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Black History, Music
OH #48-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Macdonald, Mr. and Mrs. J.G.
Date of Interview: June 11, 1987 OH #35-A-B
June 29, 1987 OH #35-C-D
Subjects Discussed: Group Discussion on Old Maplewood
OH #35-A-D (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Mancuso, Henry Joseph, Sr.
Interviewer: Tyler Crogg
Date of Interview: May 7, 1988
Subjects Discussed: Subjects: Modern Sicily and Italy, businesses
including the sale of hot tamales and
the "poor farm" on Ryan Street, and St. Joseph’s Day celebrations
Tape and transcript located in The Mediterranean Oral History Project,
Acc.# 108
Interviewee: Marcantel, Cotton
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: July 14, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #70-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Marcantel, Sidney (Deceased)
Interviewer: C.E. Langley
Date of Interview: September 1983
Subjects Discussed: Cattle Business
OH #15-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Marchand, Virginia (Jerri) (Mrs. Robert)
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: May 1986
Subjects Discussed: Lake Charles Little Theatre
OH #16-A (1-Tape)
Interviewee: Marshall, Brown, age 57.
Interviewer: Unknown
Date of Interview: soon after Hurricane Audrey, June 1957
Subjects Discussed: Hurricane Audrey
OH #99-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Martin, Miss Sallie
Interviewer: Eunice Perkins Hall
Date of Interview: May 1986
Subjects Discussed: St. Patrick Hospital, Medical History
OH #21-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Marx, Adolph
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: July 21, 1986
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical
OH #30-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Matter, Mrs. Keitha (Granddaughter of
John McNeese)
Interviewer: Kathie Bordelon
Date of Interview: October 27, 1988
Subjects Discussed: McNeese Family
OH #7-A (1 Tape)
Additional Material in McNeese Collection #031
Interviewee: McGehee, Anne
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: September 11, 1986
Subjects Discussed: 3 R's Bookstore, Rosa Hart
OH #31-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Metzger, Mrs. J.E. (Mary)
Interviewer: Dorothy Becnel (Mrs. G.A.)
Date of Interview: March 26, 1987
Subjects Discussed: History of the Presbyterian Church - Lake Charles
OH #38-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Midlam, Mr. and Mrs. Ed and Agnes
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: July 1986
Subjects Discussed: Lake Charles Little Theatre
OH #28-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Mudd, Tillie, age 46.
Interviewer: Unknown
Date of Interview: soon after Hurricane Audrey, June 1957
Subjects Discussed: Hurricane Audrey
OH #99-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Mitchell, Mrs. Helen H.
Date of Interview: June 11, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Group Discussion on Old Maplewood
OH #35-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Monlezun, Mrs. Antoine
Interviewer: Lloyd Barras
Date of Interview: June 18, 1988
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical
OH #81-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Montalbano, Paul Joseph
Interviewer: Tyler Crogg
Date of Interview: May 8, 1998
Subjects Discussed: Subjects: Relations among Italian family members,
prosperity attained by Italian
immigrants in Lake Charles, St. Joseph’s Day celebrations, and the
decline of Italian traditions
Tape and transcript are located in the Mediterranean Oral History
Project, Acc.#108
Interviewee: Moore, Neil, age 8.
Interviewer: Unknown
Date of Interview: soon after Hurricane Audrey, June 1957
Subjects Discussed: Hurricane Audrey
OH #99-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Moss, Mrs. Clement M. (Betty)
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: April 1986
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical
OH #12-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Moss, Miss Jo
Interviewer: Kathie Bordelon
Date of Interview: August 3, 1988
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical
OH #8-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Nagem, Edmund. Dr
Interviewer: Tyler Crogg
Date of Interview: April 7, 1998
Subjects Discussed: Confectionary business, Lebanese marriage trends,
and Italians in Lake Charles
Tape and transcript are located in the Mediterranean Oral History
Project, Acc.# 108
Interviewee: Necessary, Meredith Humphreys
Interviewer: Keith Darcé
Date of Interview: November 1980
Subjects Discussed: Jennings schools and library, publication of The
Birth of Jennings and Jennings Firsts
by Walter D. Morse, opera house and high cultural musical performances
in early twentieth-century Jennings,
cemeteries, prohibition, Jennings residents in World War I
OH #95-A (1 tape)
Interviewee: Nevils, Albert W.
Interviewer: Joshua Roberts
Date of Interview: November 11, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Kinder Oral History
OH #52-E Side 2 (1 Tape) Interviewee: Nevils, Albert W.
Interviewee: Nevils, Vivian
Interviewer: Celila Roberts
Date of Interview: November 8, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Kinder Oral History
OH #52-E Side 1 (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Noble, Charles and Eula Noble Reaves
Interviewer: Joe Cash, Mike Jones, and Betty Swift
Date of Interview:
Subjects Discussed: Discovery of Oil near Jennings, Louisiana, Jules
Clement, Scott Heywood
OH #98-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: North, Mrs. Beatrice
Date of Interview: June 11, 1987 OH #35-A-B
June 29, 1987 OH #35-C-D
Subjects Discussed: Group Discussion on Old Maplewood
OH #35-A-D (4 Tapes)
Interviewee: Odom, Ted
Interviewer: Ashely Tate
Date of Interview: December 8, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Kinder Oral History
OH #52-C (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Ortego, Charlie
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: June 22, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #71-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Payden, John Brye, age 20.
Interviewer: Unknown
Date of Interview: soon after Hurricane Audrey, June 1957
Subjects Discussed: Hurricane Audrey
OH #99-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Pease, Richard
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: September 12, 1986
Subjects Discussed: Lake Charles Little Theatre
OH #32-A (1 Tape, 1 Side ONLY)
Interviewee: Penney, Bernice Hollister
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: June 24, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #63-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Pernia, Grace C.
Interviewer: Caroline Lowry
Date of Interview: December 1, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Kinder Oral History
OH #52-F (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Piraro, Fr. Don Anthony, Jr.
Interviewer: Tyler Crogg
Date of Interview: May 29, 1998
Subjects Discussed: Subjects: Linguistic adaptation, class differences
within Italian community in Lake Charles,
duties of Italian women, Italian stereotypes in American culture,
religious practices, and St. Joseph’s Day celebrations
Tape and transcript are located in the Mediterranean Oral History
Project, Acc.# 108
Interviewee: Porche, Walter
Interviewer: Elaine St. Mary
Date of Interview: November 26, 1986
Subjects Discussed: Black History
OH #44-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Proctor, Bernadine
Interviewer: Elaine St. Mary
Date of Interview: March 21, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Black History
OH #45-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Rahbany, Halim
Interviewer: Tyler Crogg
Date of Interview: March 17, 1998
Subjects Discussed: Famine and influenza epidemic in Lebanon during
World War I, Lebanese in Latin America,
Lebanese in American military during World War II, interrogation of
German war criminals after World War II,
Lebanese social club in Lake Charles, and efforts to organize Orthodox
churches in Lake Charles
Tape and transcript are located in the Mediterranean Oral History
Project, Acc.# 108
Interviewee: Rahabany, Raji S. Jr
Interviewer: Tyler Crogg
Date of Interview: March 9, 1998
Subjects Discussed: Marriage customs, Lebanese community functions,
relations with neighbors, and Lebanese paternalism
Tape and transcript are located in the Mediterranean Oral History
Project, Acc.# 108
Interviewee: Ray, Mrs. Maxine (Mrs. William)
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: May 1986
Subjects Discussed: Lake Charles Little Theatre
OH #20-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Reed, Mrs. Lillian
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: June 1986
Subjects Discussed: Lake Charles Little Theatre
OH #23-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Reedy, Ruth
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: May 3, 1990
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical, McNeese State University
OH #86-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Reeves, Mrs. Grace
Interviewer: Kathie Bordelon
Date of Interview: June 16, 1998
Subjects Discussed: Calcasieu River Lighthouse, William and Phillip Hill
and others of the Hill family,
Rogers Gulf Hotel, other lighthouses
Tape and transcript are located in the Calcasieu River Lighthouse
Collection, Acc.# 117
Interviewee: Reid, Maude (Deceased)
Interviewer: Dr. R. Gordon Holcombe
Date of Interview: NO DATE
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical, Lake Charles History
OH #22-A
Additional Material Located in Reid Collection #011
Interviewee, Riff, Lottie
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: August 21, 1990
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical
OH #89-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Riviere, Mary Ann Liprie
Interviewer: Tyler Crogg
Date of Interview: May 22, 1998
Subjects Discussed: Subjects: Ethnic groups in Goosport; Italians in
Southeast Texas; businesses including beverage bottling,
railroad employment in Illinois, and midwifing; Sicilian Catholic
religious life; and food customs
Tape and transcript are located in the Mediterranean Oral History
Project, Acc.# 108
Interviewee: Roberts, Mrs. Evelyn (Mrs. Alfred)
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: March 1986
Subjects Discussed: Lake Charles Little Theatre, Autobiographical
OH #3-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Roy, Edith L.
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: July 24, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #72-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Royer, Lou Alice
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: July 8, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #73-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Ruckstuhl, Mr. George
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: June 1986
Subjects Discussed: Lake Charles Little Theatre
OH #24-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Shultz, Mrs. Arlena
Date of Interview: June 29, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Group Discussion on Old Maplewood
OH #35-C-D (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Sonnier, Josie
Interviewer: J. Sonnier
Date of Interview: November 4, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Kinder Oral History
OH #52-B (1 Tape)
Southwest Louisiana Heritage Festival Meeting
Date of Interview: March 7, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #53-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Spates, Dwight
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: June 17, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #74-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Speyrer, Bishop Jude
Interviewer: Lloyd Barras
Date of Interview: November 29, 1984
Subjects Discussed: Religious History
OH #77-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Spinks, Mr. Leslie (Deceased June 1989)
Interviewer: Lloyd Barras
Date of Interview: May 1989
Subjects Discussed: Music, Autobiographical
OH #82-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Steen, T. Cecil Sr. and Tommy C.
Interviewer: Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Hackett
Date of Interview: February 3, 1988
Subjects Discussed: History of the Presbyterian Church - Lake Charles
OH #43-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Storer, Edith M. (Mrs. William)
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: May 1986
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical
OH #17-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Strait, Annie Lois Hood
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: March 14, 1988
Subjects Discussed: History of the Presbyterian Church - Lake Charles
OH #51-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Theriot, A.J.
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: June 16, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #75-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Tucker, Charlotte
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: July 1986
Subjects Discussed: Lake Charles Little Theatre
OH #27-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Venton, Mrs. Dallas J., age 35.
Interviewer: Unknown
Date of Interview: soon after Hurricane Audrey, June 1957
Subjects Discussed: Hurricane Audrey
OH #99-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Verette, Mr. Bob
Interviewer: Unknown
Date of Interview: soon after Hurricane Audrey, June 1957
Subjects Discussed: Hurricane Audrey
OH #99-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Vestal, Ann
Interviewer: Tyler Crogg
Date of Interview: May 21, 1998
Subjects Discussed: Orthodox and Episcopal religious practices, use of
French and Arabic languages by Lebanese
in Calcasieu Parish, Lebanese family relations in Lebanon and America,
relations among Lebanese families in
Calcasieu Parish, relations between Lebanese families and non-Lebanese
people
Tape and transcript are located in the Mediterranean Oral History
Project, Acc.# 108
Interviewee: Vincent, Crawford
Interviewer: Amy B. Brassieur
Date of Interview: June 10, 1987
Subjects Discussed: SWLA Heritage Festival
OH #76-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Vincent, Mordelo
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: January 1986
Subjects Discussed: Lake Charles Little Theatre
OH #4-A (1 Tape)
Also includes Partial Interview with Charles Van Bergen
Interviewee: Vincent, Inger Cavanaugh (Soney)
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: January 1985 OH #1-A
June 1985 OH #1-B
July 1985 OH #1-C
September 1985 OH #1-D
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical
OH #1-A-D (4 Tapes)
Interviewee: Vincent, Ronald
Interviewer: Unknown
Date of Interview: soon after Hurricane Audrey, June 1957
Subjects Discussed: Hurricane Audrey
OH #99-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Wallace, Mrs. J.B.
Date of Interview: June 29, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Group Discussion on Old Maplewood
OH #35-C-D (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: Ware, Dr. Cheryl
Interviewer: Hans C. Rasmussen
Date of Interview: January 27, 1998
Subjects Discussed: McNeese 1969-1972, McNeese in the Vietnam era,
McNeese Contraband, McNeese Log
OH #92-A-B (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Watkins, Correze
Date of Interview: March 21, 1994
Interviewer: Jo Moss and Kathie Bordelon
Subjects Discussed: Deesport
OH #90-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Weatherford, Mr. and Mrs. C.M.
Date of Interview: June 11, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Group Discussion on Old Maplewood
OH #35-A-B (2 Tapes)
Interviewee: White, Irma
Interviewer: Elaine St. Mary
Date of Interview: March 22, 1987
Subjects Discussed: Black History
OH #46-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Whitten, Ebbie
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: October 31, 1990
Subjects Discussed: Lake Charles High School
OH #84-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Wilson, Fritzi Krause (Mrs. David)
Interviewer: Ethel Macdonald (Mrs. J.G.)
Date of Interview: May 1986
Subjects Discussed: Lake Charles Little Theatre
OH #19-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Woodring, Laura (Mrs. D.W.)
Interviewer: Julie Northup
Date of Interview: July 1985
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical
OH #14-A (1 Tape)
Interviewee: Yeatman, Pearl
Interviewer: Ed Cleary, Cleary Hinton
Date of Interview: February 1982
Subjects Discussed: Autobiographical
OH #2-A-C (3 Tapes)
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Assistant Archivist: Pati Threatt
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U.S. Mail:
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McNeese State University
P.O. Box 91445
Lake Charles, LA 70609
Telephone: (337) 475-5734 or 5731
Fax: (337) 475-5719
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