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Interview With Victor C. Hemphill - Vhp 018, Victor C. Hemphill Oct 2003

Interview With Victor C. Hemphill - Vhp 018, Victor C. Hemphill

Winthrop University Oral History Program

In his October 20, 2003 interview with Shamona McClary, Victor Hemphill shares his experiences in the South Pacific during WWII and his life after service. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

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Nancy Wendell Interview, 19 October 2003 Oct 2003

Nancy Wendell Interview, 19 October 2003

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In this oral history interview, Nancy Wendell discusses her family’s German and Prussian ancestry, their immigration to the United States, and their settlement in the Tremont area of Cleveland. She reflects on the lives and work of her ancestors, who were primarily involved in the railroad industry and tavern ownership, and shares her efforts in genealogical research to uncover more about her family’s past. Wendell also speaks about her personal connections to Tremont, despite not having lived there herself, and describes her visits to the neighborhood, her impressions of its historical and current state, and the significance of preserving its …

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Gary Huspaska Interview, 15 October 2003 Oct 2003

Gary Huspaska Interview, 15 October 2003

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The oral history interview with Gary Huspaska, conducted on October 15, 2003, covers his experiences growing up in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. Huspaska discusses his Slovak heritage, his family’s history in the area, and his memories of the local community, including ethnic divisions, neighborhood landmarks, and his involvement in local institutions like schools and churches. He also touches on his experiences working at NASA, his service in the U.S. Army during the early 1960s, and his long career as a postal worker. Huspaska reflects on the cultural changes in the Tremont neighborhood over time, including the effects of …

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Dorothy Winovich Interview, 15 October 2003 Oct 2003

Dorothy Winovich Interview, 15 October 2003

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This oral history interview with Dorothy Winovich, conducted on October 15, 2003, explores her experiences growing up in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, particularly during the 1940s and 1950s. Winovich reflects on the close-knit community, the strong cultural and educational influence of Lincoln High School, and the neighborhood’s deep ties to local churches and the steel industry. She describes the vibrant social life centered around neighborhood events, playgrounds, and local businesses, as well as the significant impact of the construction of Interstate 71 on the area. Winovich also discusses the enduring legacy of Tremont’s art and architecture, highlighting the …

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Bernard Sokolowski Interview, 15 October 2003 Oct 2003

Bernard Sokolowski Interview, 15 October 2003

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This oral history interview with Bernard Sokolowski, conducted on October 15, 2003, captures his reflections on life and business in Tremont, Cleveland. Sokolowski discusses his role as the third-generation owner of Sokolowski’s University Inn, a family-operated restaurant established in 1923. He provides insights into the evolution of Tremont, noting the neighborhood's shift from a working-class, family-oriented community to one dominated by single professionals and gentrification. Sokolowski also highlights the impact of urban renewal efforts, the changing business landscape, and the challenges posed by rising property values and shifting demographics.

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Lottie Pilat And Jeannette Kolis Interview, 12 October 2003 Oct 2003

Lottie Pilat And Jeannette Kolis Interview, 12 October 2003

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This oral history interview with Lottie Pilat and Jeannette Kolis explores the experiences of long-time Tremont residents. The interview delves into their memories of the area, focusing on changes in the community brought on by urban development, including the construction of freeways that displaced many residents. Pilat and Kolis discuss the ethnic diversity of the neighborhood, their family's businesses, the impact of the freeway on local commerce and social life, and their views on the evolving demographic and economic landscape of Tremont. The interview also touches on their personal histories, including their upbringing, community engagement, and reflections on social changes …

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Father Joseph Mcnulty Interview, 12 October 2003 Oct 2003

Father Joseph Mcnulty Interview, 12 October 2003

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The oral history interview with Father Joseph McNulty, conducted on October 12, 2003, captures his reflections on the events of September 11, 2001, and their impact on both his personal experiences and the community of Tremont, Cleveland. Father McNulty describes witnessing the attacks while attending a Catholic Charities Conference in Newark, New Jersey, and discusses the subsequent outpouring of support and solidarity within the Tremont community, particularly among local churches. He addresses the challenges faced by the community in the aftermath, including economic impacts and responses to rising tensions, while also highlighting the efforts made by the community to foster …

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Fall 2003, 909 Wmpg Fm Oct 2003

Fall 2003, 909 Wmpg Fm

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Fall 2003

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Joseph Cimperman Interview, 29 September 2003 Sep 2003

Joseph Cimperman Interview, 29 September 2003

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This oral history interview, conducted on September 29, 2003, features Joseph Cimperman, a Cleveland City Councilman representing Ward 13, who shares his experiences and insights related to the Tremont neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio. Interviewed by Patricia Haller for the Tremont Oral History Project, Cimperman discusses his upbringing in the St. Clair-Superior neighborhood, his involvement in the Tremont community, and his motivations for entering public service. The interview covers a range of topics, including the historical and cultural significance of Tremont, the impact of urban development and policy on the neighborhood, and Cimperman’s efforts in community improvement and preservation. He reflects …

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Interview No. 1047, Vicente Ayala Arizmendi Sep 2003

Interview No. 1047, Vicente Ayala Arizmendi

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Mr. Arizmendi recalls working in the fields of Tizapotla at an early age; he states that he never had the chance to attend formal schooling, and he learned to read and write as an adult; he describes joining the Bracero Program in 1956 after losing his crops and cattle; additionally, he details the work he did in Billings, Montana and California; he remembers working at a cannery, and picking corn, grapes, lemons, nuts, and pears; furthermore, he continues to explain why he labored as an undocumented worker after the program was terminated; he also discusses the problems he had with …

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Interview No. 1059, Filiberto Villaseñor Ocampo Sep 2003

Interview No. 1059, Filiberto Villaseñor Ocampo

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Mr. Villaseñor recalls growing up in Tizapotla, Morelos, México; his father was a baker, but he remembers never having had an interest for the profession; at the age of twelve, he states that he helped his father work in the fields; he describes his childhood as being very hard economically, and talks about the work he did as a youth; he details how he found out about the Bracero Program, and what the hiring process was like when he went through it in 1955; additionally, he relates his experience at the contracting centers in Empalme, Sonora, México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México, …

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Interview No. 1056, José Ramírez Solano Sep 2003

Interview No. 1056, José Ramírez Solano

Combined Interviews

Mr. Ramírez recalls growing up in Tizapotla, Morelos, México, and working from an early age on a farm; he remembers attending school to the third grade; later, he relates how he heard about the Bracero Program from men who went to the United States during the first years of the program; he joined the program in 1960, and describes the hiring process he went through in Empalme, Sonora, México; additionally, he details discrimination braceros suffered in Empalme and in the U.S.; he highlights how they were kicked out of church services, and how priest set up mass in Spanish for …

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Interview No. 1786, Ana Marie Koch Sep 2003

Interview No. 1786, Ana Marie Koch

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Ana Marie Koch resided in Canutillo, Texas for most of her life, and she recalls her childhood memories about the town. Koch remembers her family history; her father had many occupations before buying a store in Canutillo called Central Market. As a child, Koch attended Lone Star Elementary; she sometimes arrived late to school from lunch break because she purposely hid in bushes near the school; she also explains some afterschool activities such as, going to church and playing house with dried red chilies; when she was ten, Koch would work at her dad’s store, and passed the time by …

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Interview No. 1065, Alberto De Loera Sep 2003

Interview No. 1065, Alberto De Loera

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Mr. de Loera recalls his childhood and adolescence; in 1959, he decided to enroll in the Bracero Program; in order to begin the hiring process, he traveled from Aguascalientes to Empalme, Sonora, México; once he arrived at the processing center in Empalme, he underwent medical exams, including blood samples and x-rays; he also mentions that he was deloused and stripped in front of others as part of the medical procedures; upon being hired, he was transported by cargo train to the border along with thousands of other workers; the train had wooden benches, and he comments that the ride made …

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Budgell, Melvin Oral History Interview: Polio Survivors In Holland, Matthew Nickel Aug 2003

Budgell, Melvin Oral History Interview: Polio Survivors In Holland, Matthew Nickel

Polio Survivors in Holland

Oral Histories conducted with Polio Survivors in Holland, Michigan in 2003.

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Cooper, Dale Oral History Interview: Polio Survivors In Holland, Matthew Nickel Aug 2003

Cooper, Dale Oral History Interview: Polio Survivors In Holland, Matthew Nickel

Polio Survivors in Holland

Oral Histories conducted with Polio Survivors in Holland, Michigan in 2003.

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Shaw, Greg Oral History Interview: Polio Survivors In Holland, Matthew Nickel Aug 2003

Shaw, Greg Oral History Interview: Polio Survivors In Holland, Matthew Nickel

Polio Survivors in Holland

Oral Histories conducted with Polio Survivors in Holland, Michigan in 2003.

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Interview No. 1050, Gregorio Flores P. Aug 2003

Interview No. 1050, Gregorio Flores P.

Combined Interviews

Mr. Flores recalls growing up in Tepoztlán, Morelos, México; he states that, after one year of formal schooling, he worked with his father doing farming chores; additionally, he remembers working in construction as a young man; he discusses being a bracero from 1959 to 1961; furthermore, he talks about his time picking melons in Arizona, fruits and vegetables in California and cotton in Texas; he details his time as an undocumented worker in Virginia and Dallas from 1980 to 1985; moreover, he compares what life was like for him as a bracero with what he experienced as an undocumented worker.

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Interview No. 1054, Miguel Ortega Aug 2003

Interview No. 1054, Miguel Ortega

Combined Interviews

Mr. Ortega recalls his childhood in Miacatlán, Morelos, México; he states that when he was twelve years old, he began working with his father in sugar cane fields; additionally, he remembers that he moved to Empalme, Sonora, México in 1957 to secure a bracero contract; he relates the help he received there while waiting to enlist in the program, and the process he encountered at the contracting center; furthermore, he remembers his trip to the United States-México border, and how he was treated at the processing center in El Centro, California; he details how the fumigation process was carried out, …

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Interview No. 1049, Eleuterio Flores G. Jul 2003

Interview No. 1049, Eleuterio Flores G.

Combined Interviews

Mr. Flores describes his childhood in Miacatlán, Morelos, México, and his lack of formal schooling; he relates that his father taught him to read and write; he also recalls his time in the Ingenio Azucarero, a sugar cane plantation; additionally, he discusses how his experience with the plantation helped him secure work as a bracero; furthermore, he remembers that, in 1956, he got permission from his work to join the Bracero Program; he details the work he did in California and Texas, and states that he picked cotton and gathered several other crops.

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Interview No. 1585, Cecilia Concha Estela Jul 2003

Interview No. 1585, Cecilia Concha Estela

Combined Interviews

Ms. Concha recalls what it was like growing up during the 1930s; her mother would shop in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in order to avoid the rationing of food; she recounts her memories of World War II, while she was a high school student at St. Joseph’s Academy from 1941 to 1945; in addition, she describes the discrimination immigrants in El Paso, Texas, faced; she also details her employment opportunities during and after the war; her grandfather, Trinidad Concha, served as an assistant director to Porfirio Diaz, before arriving in El Paso, in 1896; he formed a musical group that crossed …

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Bloemendaal, William Oral History Interview: Polio Survivors In Holland, Matthew Nickel Jul 2003

Bloemendaal, William Oral History Interview: Polio Survivors In Holland, Matthew Nickel

Polio Survivors in Holland

Oral Histories conducted with Polio Survivors in Holland, Michigan in 2003.

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Bob O'Callahan Interview For The Lest We Forget Collection Of Oral Histories, Bob O'Callahan, Jeff Moyer Jul 2003

Bob O'Callahan Interview For The Lest We Forget Collection Of Oral Histories, Bob O'Callahan, Jeff Moyer

Lest We Forget (MS-396)

Jeff Moyer interviewed Bob O'Callahan on July 15, 2003 about his work with the mentally ill and developmentally disabled. The interview was part of the Lest We Forget Collection of oral histories that was created to capture the stories of those involved with mental health and those with developmental disabilities. The project focused on stories and experiences of people from Ohio that lived at, worked in, or dealt with large institutions and the modern movement to smaller home settings and modern treatment of mental illness and developmental disabilities.

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Betty Weatherly Interview For The Lest We Forget Collection Of Oral Histories, Betty Weatherly, Jeff Moyer Jul 2003

Betty Weatherly Interview For The Lest We Forget Collection Of Oral Histories, Betty Weatherly, Jeff Moyer

Lest We Forget (MS-396)

Jeff Moyer interviewed Betty Weatherly on July 15, 2003 about her life and her experiences with her disability. The interview was part of the Lest We Forget Collection of oral histories that was created to capture the stories of those involved with mental health and those with developmental disabilities. The project focused on stories and experiences of people from Ohio that lived at, worked in, or dealt with large institutions and the modern movement to smaller home settings and modern treatment of mental illness and developmental disabilities.

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Ray Thomas Interview For The Lest We Forget Collection Of Oral Histories, Ray Thomas, Jeff Moyer Jul 2003

Ray Thomas Interview For The Lest We Forget Collection Of Oral Histories, Ray Thomas, Jeff Moyer

Lest We Forget (MS-396)

Jeff Moyer interviewed Ray Thomas on July 15, 2003 about his work with the mentally ill and developmentally disabled. The interview was part of the Lest We Forget Collection of oral histories that was created to capture the stories of those involved with mental health and those with developmental disabilities. The project focused on stories and experiences of people from Ohio that lived at, worked in, or dealt with large institutions and the modern movement to smaller home settings and modern treatment of mental illness and developmental disabilities.

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Cynthia Foster Interview For The Lest We Forget Collection Of Oral Histories, Cynthia Foster, Jeff Moyer Jul 2003

Cynthia Foster Interview For The Lest We Forget Collection Of Oral Histories, Cynthia Foster, Jeff Moyer

Lest We Forget (MS-396)

Jeff Moyer interviewed Cynthia Foster on July 15, 2003 about her work with the mentally ill and developmentally disabled. The interview was part of the Lest We Forget Collection of oral histories that was created to capture the stories of those involved with mental health and those with developmental disabilities. The project focused on stories and experiences of people from Ohio that lived at, worked in, or dealt with large institutions and the modern movement to smaller home settings and modern treatment of mental illness and developmental disabilities.

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Jean Tydings Interview For The Lest We Forget Collection Of Oral Histories, Jean Tydings, Jeff Moyer Jul 2003

Jean Tydings Interview For The Lest We Forget Collection Of Oral Histories, Jean Tydings, Jeff Moyer

Lest We Forget (MS-396)

Jeff Moyer interviewed Jean Tydings on July 15, 2003 about her work with the mentally ill and developmentally disabled. The interview was part of the Lest We Forget Collection of oral histories that was created to capture the stories of those involved with mental health and those with developmental disabilities. The project focused on stories and experiences of people from Ohio that lived at, worked in, or dealt with large institutions and the modern movement to smaller home settings and modern treatment of mental illness and developmental disabilities.

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Mary Beth Mitchell Interview For The Lest We Forget Collection Of Oral Histories, Mary Beth Mitchell, Jeff Moyer Jul 2003

Mary Beth Mitchell Interview For The Lest We Forget Collection Of Oral Histories, Mary Beth Mitchell, Jeff Moyer

Lest We Forget (MS-396)

Jeff Moyer interviewed Mary Beth Mitchell on July 15, 2003 about her work in Hope Homes group home and her interaction with the residents. The interview was part of the Lest We Forget Collection of oral histories that was created to capture the stories of those involved with mental health and those with developmental disabilities. The project focused on stories and experiences of people from Ohio that lived at, worked in, or dealt with large institutions and the modern movement to smaller home settings and modern treatment of mental illness and developmental disabilities.

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John Gill Interview For The Lest We Forget Collection Of Oral Histories, John Gill, Jeff Moyer Jul 2003

John Gill Interview For The Lest We Forget Collection Of Oral Histories, John Gill, Jeff Moyer

Lest We Forget (MS-396)

Jeff Moyer interviewed John Gill on July 14, 2003 about his life and his experiences with mental illness. The interview was part of the Lest We Forget Collection of oral histories that was created to capture the stories of those involved with mental health and those with developmental disabilities. The project focused on stories and experiences of people from Ohio that lived at, worked in, or dealt with large institutions and the modern movement to smaller home settings and modern treatment of mental illness and developmental disabilities.

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Jack Carroll Interview For The Lest We Forget Collection Of Oral Histories, Jack Carroll, Jeff Moyer Jul 2003

Jack Carroll Interview For The Lest We Forget Collection Of Oral Histories, Jack Carroll, Jeff Moyer

Lest We Forget (MS-396)

Jeff Moyer interviewed Jack Carroll on July 14, 2003 about his life and his experiences with his developmental disability. The interview was part of the Lest We Forget Collection of oral histories that was created to capture the stories of those involved with mental health and those with developmental disabilities. The project focused on stories and experiences of people from Ohio that lived at, worked in, or dealt with large institutions and the modern movement to smaller home settings and modern treatment of mental illness and developmental disabilities.

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