This guide to selected Indiana women's oral history interviews has been produced in conjunction with "Discovering Indiana Women's Voices," a conference sponsored by the Indiana Women's History Association (IWHA, then known as the Indiana Women's History Archives), in conjunction with the Indiana Historical Society and the Indiana Commission for Women. The relationship between the conference theme and this guide is a significant one, for the guide, too, is an effort to "discover women's voices" in oral history tapes and transcripts in archives and library special collections. The guide represents the first incarnation of an ongoing project to locate and describe Indiana women's oral histories in repositories across the state-and beyond. At present, it contains partial listings for five repositories: the Indiana Division of the Indiana State Library, the Oral History Research Center at Indiana University, the Irvington (Hilton U. Brown) Branch of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, the Batesville Memorial Public Library, and the Indiana Historical Society.

These five repositories reflect the variety of potential sources for women's oral history interviews. Three of them-the Indiana State Library, the Indiana Historical Society, and the Oral History Research Center-collect materials on a statewide basis. Two, the Batesville and Irvington public libraries, have more specialized and localized resources, which are none the less important for those who seek information on these localities. The entries for all of the repositories have been merged into a single alphabetical list, representing a virtual collection. As future additions to this guide are made (and we welcome such additions) that virtual collection will grow larger and more useful.

Many oral history collections are project-based, containing interviews for a number of people who share similar backgrounds or experiences.  Because this guide documents women's history sources, only women interviewees are listed by name.  (The exception is when men and women were interviewed on the same tape.) Researchers should be aware that these project-based collections may contain additional interviews than those listed.  Researchers should be aware as well of any restrictions regarding publication of oral history interviews.  The Indiana Historical Society, for example, has a permission-to-publish contract for uses that go beyond fair use. The Oral History Research Center states that researchers may use short quotations from the interview transcripts, providing the deed of gift for the transcript does not restrict it, and the interviewee, interviewer, and the Oral History Research Center are given proper credit.

The format for each of the collections or interviews listed below is:

LastName, FirstName. Oral history interview (or collection title), date. Biographical information (if available). Scope and content information (if available). Project name or institutional sponsor (if there is one). Interviewer's name (if available). Format (tapes, transcripts). Repository name. Collection number (if available).

This guide could not have been produced without the hard work and dedication of several IWHA volunteers. I would like to thank those volunteers: Kristen Sanders (who coordinated the work of the other volunteers and also contributed collection information), Catherine Gibson, Barbara Truesdell, and Christina Frausto. Indiana Historical Society Library staffers Susan Darnell and Elizabeth Wilkinson also helped, and I want to thank them as well.

Batesville Memorial Public Library
131 North Walnut Street
Batesville, Indiana 47006
(812) 934-4706

Indiana Division, Indiana State Library
140 N. Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-3671
ind@statelib.lib.in.us

Indiana Historical Society
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
(317) 234-0321
Contact us

Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch
5625 E. Washington Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46219
(317) 269-1864
mwilliams@imcpl.lib.in.us

(After April 15, 2001):
Irvington Historical Society
Bona Thompson Center
5330 E. University Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46219
diebold@tcon.net

Oral History Research Center
Indiana University
Ashton-Aley 264
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-2856
ohrc@indiana.edu

Indiana University Archives
107 South Indiana Avenue
201 Bryan Hall
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-1127
archives@indiana.edu

INTERVIEWS AND COLLECTIONS

Akers, Dora. Oral history interview, 1991-1992. Montezuma Middle School Oral History Project. Audiocassette tape. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Alexander, Lowene. Oral history interview, 1980. Lifelong resident of Homer, Indiana. Alexander discusses her growing up in Homer and the changes she saw there over the years. Interviewed by A.L. Hodye. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Allen, Florence (Mrs. Edward) (1899-   ). Oral History interview, n.d. Interview covers life in Wabash, Indiana, from 1899 to 1974 and Allen's experiences as the wife of radio and vaudeville entertainer Eddie Allen. Original tape in Wabash Carnegie Public Library. Wabash Carnegie Public Library Oral History Project. Interviewed by George Dingledy. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Allen, Mildred. Oral history interview, 1987. Irvington, Indiana, piano teacher and one of the founders of the Irvington Music Study Club in 1941. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Janice Paul. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Armstrong, Verna Gray. Oral history interview, n.d. Reflections on the early history of Lawrence County, Indiana. Indiana Junior Historical Society. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Arnold, Eleanor. Oral history interview, 1972. Interview covers the experiences of John Arnold, first pioneer settler of Rush County, Indiana. Rushville Consolidated High School Junior Historical Society Oral History Project. Interviewed by Mary Alice Ball. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Arnold, Mildred. Oral history interview, 1974. Beauty instructor at the Indiana Women's Prison Beauty School. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Susan I. Bell. Reel-to-reel tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library

Arthur, Lucinda Jean (1916-   ). Oral history interview, 1987. Hostess for the James Whitcomb Riley Home in Greenfield, Indiana; her husband was a Presbyterian minister in Greenfield. Southern Hancock County Oral History Project. Interviewed by Carol Cummings. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Atkins, Katherine Watson. Oral history interview, 1978. Resident of the Old Northside neighborhood, Indianapolis. Topics include the Old Northside area and its inhabitants; special attention is paid to Meridian Street. Interviewed by James A. Glass. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 1.

Barajas, Marcos and Mary. Oral history interview, 1991-1992. Montezuma Middle School Oral History Project. Audiocassette tape. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Barrett, Charlotte (1935-   ). Oral history interview, n.d. Hostess for the James Whitcomb Riley Home in Greenfield,  Indiana. Southern Hancock County Oral History Project. Interviewed by Carol Cummings. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Barr-Koon, Mary Margaret. Oral history interview, 1984. Barr-Koon, a professor at IU-Kokomo and a Voltaire bibliographer, came from an Indiana farming family. Topics include her childhood, education, extensive travels, and women in academia. Interviewed by Mary S. Koske. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

Bedel, Edna (Mrs. George). Oral history interview, April 29, 2000. Batesville, Indiana, resident; founding member of Senior Citizen Club. Interviewed by Jean Struewing. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Bedel, Edna (Mrs. Will). Oral history interview, April 28, 2000. Batesville, Indiana, resident; grew up in Oldenberg. Interviewed by Jean Struewing. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Biography of Homer E. Capehart. Oral history collection, 1969-1973. Interviewees include Bessie Haskins, Virginia B. and William H. Krieg, Adeline Miller, Wilma Lehman, Patricia Pearson, and Mrs. John Capehart Sellman. They discuss Indiana senator Homer E. Capehart's childhood, education, and political career. There are a total of 29 interviews in the project. Interviewed by William B. Pickett. Reel-to-reel tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

Biography of William Fortune. Oral history collection, 1986. Interviewees include Madeline Fortune Elder and Evelyn Fortune Bartlett, daughters of Indiana businessman William Fortune, who was at one time friend and father-in-law to Eli Lilly. The women discuss life in turn-of-the-century Indianapolis; their recollections of the Lillys, James Whitcomb Riley, and others; their travels; and philanthropy. Interviewed by James H. Madison. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

Blank, Dana. Oral history interview, 1973. First recreation director for the Indiana Girls' School. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Susan I. Bell. Reel-to-reel tape and draft transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Blank, Urb and Verda (Zierer). Oral history interview, February 21, 2000. Lifelong residents of Batesville, Indiana. Interviewed by Don Karbowski. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Boggy, Cathryn Kuemmick (1907 -  ). Oral history interview, 1981. Principal at IPS School 77 in Irvington, Indiana. History of the building and opening of the school in a new building. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Rosemary Dilley. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Bowlby, Mr. and Mrs. Sam. Oral history interview. Couple were residents of Marion, Indiana, and describe their brief membership in the Ku Klux Klan. Wabash Carnegie Public Library Oral History Project. Interviewed by George Dingledy. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Brodie, Helen. Oral history interview, 1984. Resident of Indianapolis. Topics include Brodie's World War I experiences of Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis. Interviewed by Townsend E. Taggart. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 56.

Brown, Fern. Oral history interview, 1991-1992. Montezuma Middle School Oral History Project. Audiocassette tape. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Brown, Louise. Oral history interview, 1991-1992. Montezuma Middle School Oral History Project. Audiocassette tape. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Brumfield, Nettie. Oral history transcript, 1974. Discusses Lee School and reunions. Mitchell-Marion Township Library Oral History Project. Interviewed by Ray Lee. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Buchanan, Georgia. Oral history interview, 1980. Indianapolis resident, descendant of Greek immigrants. Topics include the Greek-American community in Indianapolis. Interviewed by Carl C. Cafouros. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 9.

Burris, Gwendolyn Schort (1911 -   ). Oral history interview, 1977. First female disc jockey in Indianapolis. Covers activities in the Indianapolis Press Club and Civic Theatre. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Ray Banta. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Campbell, Mildred (1906 -  ). Oral history interview. 1978. Campbell was a biology teacher at Shortridge High School, Indianapolis, for forty years. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Ray Banta. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Canfield, Romilda "Susie" (Wintz). Oral history interview, June 17, 2000. Batesville, Indiana, resident; daughter of the owner of Lyric Theatre, married to the son of the owner of Canfield House. Canfield House and Lyric Theatre. Interviewed by Jean Struewing. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Carmichael, Florence P. Oral history interview, 1976-1977. Aunt of Hoagy Carmichael and resident of Monroe County, Indiana. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Ray Banta. Four audiocassette tapes and draft transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Castleton, Indiana in Transition. Oral history collection, 1983. Interviewees include Catherine and Ben Herr, Minervia and Howard E. McConnell, and Leila Woods. Interviews center on the transformation of Castleton, Indiana, from a farm town to a suburb of Indianapolis. Interviewed by Shawna Kennedy. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

Chambers, Josephine Shaw. Oral history interview, 1977. Resident of the Old Northside neighborhood, Indianapolis. Topics include the Old Northside and the Butler home. Interviewed by James A. Glass and Katie Steele. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 6.

Chizak, Mary. Oral history interview, 1983. Resident of Indianapolis and immigrant from Yugoslavia. Topics include the Haughville (Indianapolis) neighborhood immigrant experience. Interviewed by Margaret Trauner. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 76.

Christian School Movement. Oral history collection, 1985. The project has eight interviews dealing with Christian education in Indiana, societal values, public education, and gender roles. Shirley E. Douglas discusses being Christian in a public high school, and attendance at a Bible college. Interviewed by Martha K. Norkunas and Shawna Kennedy. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

Clarke, Mabel Purcell. (1875 -   ). Oral history interview, 1973. Interview covers reminiscences of her life in Vincennes since her birth there in 1875, and the events, people and changes in that community over the years. Original tape in Lewis Historical Library, Vincennes University.  Vincennes University Oral History Project, Byron R. Lewis Historical Library. Interviewed by Thomas Krasean. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Coats, Nelle. Oral history interview, 1975. Coats was a librarian at the Indiana State Library beginning in 1923. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Hazel W. Hopper and Randall W. Jehs. Reel-to-reel tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Coney, Mattie Rice (1909-1988). Oral history interview, 1980 Indianapolis neighborhood activist. Interviewed by F. Gerald Handfield. Two audiocassette tapes. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Cooper, Grace Miller (Mrs. Clint) 1890 -   . Oral history interview, June 9, 1986. Interview covers reminiscences of growing up in Peru, Indiana, getting married, farm life, and getting her first automobile while living in Peru. Wabash Carnegie Public Library Oral History Project. Interviewed by George Dingledy. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Coquillard, Mary Clark (Mrs. Alexis). 1966. Describes life in South Bend,  Indiana, from 1900; the Studebaker automobile and Studebaker family. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Thomas K. Krasean. Reel-to-reel tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Cotton, Luella. Oral history interview, 1978-1979. Interviewed by F. Gerald Handfield. Two audiocassette tapes. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Cranston, Ann Allen. Oral history interview, 1982. Resident of Indianapolis. Topics include her experiences as an Army nurse near New Haven, Connecticut, during World War I. Interviewed by Wayne L. Sanford. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 28.

Crewes, Marie (Mrs. James) (1899-  ). Oral history interview, 1981. Comments on Irvington, Indiana, businesses. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Patty Hawkins. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Daly, Nellie. Oral history interview, Oct. 1, 1974. Employee of the Indiana State Prison and the Indiana Girls' School. Interview covers her experiences as the wife of the warden of Indiana State Prison at Michigan City, and as Superintendent of Indiana Girls School. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Susan I. Bell. Reel-to-reel tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Daniels, Helen 1907-   . Oral history interviews, 1978, 1997. Social worker and lobbyist involved in Community Service Council, Public Health Center, and Juvenile Court, Marion County,  Indiana. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Gerald Handfield. Four audiocassette tapes and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Dawson, Ruby. Oral history interviews, 1978. Interviewed by Velma Bright. Akron Public Library. Two audiocassette tapes. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Deans of SLIS: Library and Information Science. Oral history collection, 1992. Interviewees include Nancy Lair, Helen Martin, Carolyn Outlaw, Margaret Rufsvold, and Eleanor Whitney, all faculty of the School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University. They talk about their backgrounds, education, careers in librarianship, teaching at SLIS, and the future of the profession. Interviewed by Donna Holovack, Cheryl Soper, Amy Brewer, Tina Coyle, and Jill Rauh. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

Dimke, Gertrude (1910 - ) Oral history interview, 1984. Administrative assistant to three chief executives of the Disciples of Christ, national headquarters in Irvington, Indiana. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Lois Leamon. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Downey, Lucille Adams 1887-1981. Oral history interview, July 13, 1979. Marion, Indiana, resident. Reminiscences of growing up in Wabash, Indiana, and becoming a teacher without having to go to college at that time in Indiana. Wabash Carnegie Public Library Oral History Project. Interviewed by George Dingledy. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Drockelman, Teresa. Oral history interview, August 30, 2000. Lifelong resident of Batesville, Indiana. Interviewed by Don Karbowski. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Dubois County: A Home for God's People-St. Joseph's Church. Oral history collection, 1997-1998. Interviewees include Anna Mae Pund, Marcella Haake, Lucille and Clarence Weyer, Theresa and Joseph Ketzner, Margaret Sullivan and Winifred Norris, and Etta Marie Klem. They discuss the importance of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Dubois County, Indiana, both as a physical landmark and as a symbol of communal and spiritual identity. Interviewed by Heiko Muehr. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives; copies of the transcribed interviews are also housed at the Indiana Humanities Council and Indiana Historical Society.

Dubois County: German Americans. Oral history collection, 1993-1994. Interviewees include Angela Sasse, Mary K. Scheessele, Phyllis Johanneman, Lillian Doane, Marilyn J. Nathan, and Sharon Dilger. The interviewees discuss German immigration to Dubois County, Indiana, preserving German heritage, historic preservation, the nature of community, multicultural education, and German language instruction. Interviewed by Heiko Muehr. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives; copies of the transcribed interviews are also housed at the Indiana Humanities Council and Indiana Historical Society.

Dubois County: Hoosier Faiths, Hoosier Communities. Oral history collection, 1996-1997. Interviewees include Irma and Theodore Dilger, Lavella Hoffman, Cleda and Ceril Jackle, Minnie Kearby, Frances and August Krampe, Hilda and Ralph Mann, and Rufina and Gregory Oeding. They discuss the interrelationship of ethnic and religious identity in Dubois County, Indiana; religious diversity in the county; and churches as community centers. Interviewed by Heiko Muehr. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives; copies of the transcribed interviews are also housed at the Indiana Humanities Council and Indiana Historical Society.

Dubois County: Picking up the Common Thread-The Ethnic and Religious Heritage of Southwestern Indiana's United Church of Christ Congregations. Oral history collection, n.d. Interviewees include Bernitha and Benno Werne, Dianne Hoppenjans, Doris and Clayton Peters, and Catherine and Harry Beumer. Topics include Reformed church traditions, pietism, the Evangelical Synod of North America, religious instruction, and community identity in Dubois County. Interviewed by Heiko Muehr. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives; copies of the transcribed interviews are also housed at the Indiana Humanities Council and Indiana Historical Society.

Dubois County: Religion, Community, and Ethnic Identity. Oral history collection, 1995-1996. Interviewees include Annette Harder, Ruth Ellen Doane, Sylvia Gehlhausen, Alice Olinger, Lauretta Verkamp, Irma Dilger, Maria Abel-Crecelius, and Jeanette Rauscher. They discuss the interrelationship of ethnic and religious identity in Dubois County, the impact of German Americans in the county, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, and churches as community centers. Interviewed by Heiko Muehr. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives; copies of the transcribed interviews are housed at the Indiana Humanities Council and Indiana Historical Society.

Dubois County: The Interwar Years. Oral history collection, 1994-1995. Interviewees include Martina Eckert, Eileen Schaber, Lillian Doane, Sabine Jordan. They discuss the Great Depression, World War II, religion, German clubs, the survival of German language in Dubois County, and family histories. Interviewed by Heiko Muehr. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives; copies of the transcribed interviews are also housed at the Indiana Humanities Council and Indiana Historical Society.

Economic Development in Indiana. Oral history collection, 1996-1997. Interviewees include Doreen Casey, Bessie Dent, Mary Mulligan, Kay Nelson, and Joanne Sanders. They discuss changes in the Indiana economy from 1960s to the 1990s, de-industrialization, state and local planning, the labor movement, and social and cultural factors affecting economic growth. Interviewed by Timothy Borden, Joseph Heathcott, Samuel White, Richard Kimball, and Richard Lindstrom. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

Economic History of Indiana in the 20^th Century. Oral history collection, 1976-1980. Interviewees include Betty L. Doty, Mary Frances Roll, Mary E. Rose, Marilyn F. Schultz, Elizabeth J. Shelton, and Mildred R. Stephenson, most of them employees at the RCA Plant in Bloomington. One worked at Guide Lamp in Anderson, Indiana. Topics include consumerism and the local economy from the 1920s to the 1970s. Interviewed by R. T. King, Mary L. Stevens, and Robert G. Barrows. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

Elder, Madeleine. Oral history interview, 1977. Resident of the Old Northside neighborhood, Indianapolis. Topics include early residents of the Old Northside. Interviewed by James A. Glass and Katie Steele. Transcript only. Indiana Historical Society. OH 18.

Ellis, Helen Clanin. Oral history interview, 1983. Indiana teacher, born in Indianapolis. Topics include her World War II experiences, including her work as a WAVE and a gunnery trainer at the Navy Training Station, Newport, R.I. Interviewed by Douglas Clanin. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 63.

Farley, Minnie Marie Shering, 1903-    . Oral history interview, 1978. Reminiscences of her family, growing up Morman, and being very active in the Mormon church. Oral History Program of the Indianapolis, Indiana, North Stake, Church of Latter-Day Saints. Interviewed by Violet Hall Perkins. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Fedewa, Marie (Mrs. Arthur J.) 1895 -   . Oral history interview, 1975. Interview covers experiences growing up in Fort Wayne at the turn of the century, education at a Catholic school, work experiences, courtship, marriage, and the birth of her children. Wabash Carnegie Public Library Oral History Project. Interviewed by George Dingledy. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Fisher, Fannie Gascho 1862 -   . Oral history interview, 1969. Interview covers reminiscences of life on a farm in Hamilton County, Indiana, in the 1860s, 1870s, and 1880s. Discusses school, social activities, roads and road building, candlemaking, and farm and house buildings. The interview was done when Fisher was 106. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Thomas K. Krasean. Reel-to-reel tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Flodder, Ruth and Rich. Oral history interview. Huntersville, Indiana, residents; attended one-room schoolhouses. Interviewed by Jean Struewing. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Foley, Evajeane Alberta. Oral history interview, 1973. First African-American counselor at the Indiana Girls' School. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Susan I. Bell. Reel-to-reel tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Foster, Lena Minnick 1881-    . Oral history interview, 1982. Interviewed by F. Gerald Handfield. Audiocassette tape. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library

Franklin, Bessie 1924 -   . Oral history interview, 1974. Correctional officer for the Indiana Women's Prison. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Susan I. Bell. Reel-to-reel tape and draft transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Frenzel, Eleanor Dickson. Oral history interview, 1977. Resident of the Old Northside neighborhood, Indianapolis, and a descendant of German immigrants. Topics include early residents of the Old Northside. Interviewed by James A. Glass. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 8.

Frick, Helen McCaffery. Oral history interview, 1983. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Patty Hawkins. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Gappen, Elizabeth. Oral history interview, July 1, 1987. Hostess for the James Whitcomb Riley Home in Greenfield, Indiana. Gappen gives her personal history as it relates to the Riley Home, tells how she became involved as a hostess, and offers comments on visitors to the attraction as well as her personal favorites among Riley's writing. Southern Hancock County Oral History Project. Interviewed by Carol Cummings. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Gardner, Dorothy Haberstroh, 1892-    . Oral history interview, 1974. Gardner grew up in Pennsylvania and was trained as a nurse. She was a former Superintendent of the Indiana Women's Prison. Topics include women's prison life and conditions. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Susan Bell. Reel-to-reel and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Generations: Anderson, Indiana. Oral history collection, 1982. Interviewees include Loma and George Berkebile, Judith Lee, Margaret McCurry, Beverly Pickett, and Naomi Wilson, who worked at Guide Lamp in Anderson, Indiana. They discuss work, labor relations (including the strike of 1936-37), and their lives from the 1930s to the 1980s. Interviewed by Karen L. Gatz and Greer Warren. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

Gise, Emma Ambrose (Mrs. James Daniel.). Oral history interview, 1979. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Lois Leamon. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Glass, Berniece. Oral history interview, 1978. (Interviewed with Marjorie H. Montgomery.) Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Theresa Ilg and Mary Veronica Spiegal. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Goodman, Sarah Wolf. Oral history interview, 1972. Interview covers her life in St. Louis, Missouri, in the early 1900s and in Indianapolis from 1924 to 1972 as a leader in community affairs. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Randall W. Jehs. Reel-to-reel tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Guy, Ida. Oral history interview, 1969. Guy talks of her father, Dr. James H. Garnett, an ex-slave, founder of five colleges and seminaries, and dean of American Baptist Seminary. Gary Public Library Oral History Project. Interviewed by Reuben Olson. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Hall, Ann Louise. Oral history interview, 1979. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Helen Wiegman. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Hancock, Audrey Dillinger. Oral history interview, 1982. Interviewed by William E. Jacobs.  Audiotapes. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Hangary, Clara E. Oral history interview, 1969. Interviewed by Thomas K. Krasean. Audiotapes. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Hare, Pat (Wycoff). Oral history interview, August 3, 2000. Batesville, Indiana, resident; daughter of Paul and Minnie Wycoff (author of Builders of a City). Interviewed by Judy Tonges. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Harper, Elizabeth. Oral history interview, 1981. Interviewed by F. Gerald Handfield. Audiocassette tape. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Havey, Barbara. Oral history interview, 1991-1992. Montezuma Middle School Oral History Project. Audiocassette tape. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Hawkins, Patricia. Oral history interview, 1983. Irvington, Indiana, community leader, active in the Irvington Union of Clubs. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Lois Leamon. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Hazelwood, Bertha (Schott). Oral history interview, September 14, 1999. Batesville, Indiana, resident; daughter of the owner of the Schott Machine Shop. Interviewed by Judy Tonges. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Hedge, Julia, born Nov. 13, 1904. Oral history interview, 1972. Hedge was born in Knox County, Indiana, orphaned at an early age, and married in 1922. She spent the first 13 years of her married life as the wife of a farm laborer. Topics include her intense struggle to raise five children in the lean years of the Depression. Vincennes University Oral History Project. Interviewed by Thomas K. Krasean. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Heinman, Elizabeth. Oral history interview, 1978. Interviewed by Debbie Campbell. Audiocassette tape. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Hermann, Louise. Oral history interview, 1983. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Lois Leamon. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Historic Preservation in Indiana. Oral history collection, 1982. Interviewees include Lorethea Hamke, Rosemary Miller, and Esther Roache. The women interviewed discuss different historic preservation ventures or organizations, including the William Henry Harrison Home in Vincennes; the formation of Bloomington Restoration Inc.; and the founding of Hill Forest Foundation. Other topics include people and institutions involved in historic preservation, views of local history and relationships to the past, and specific projects in historic preservation. Interviewed by Thomas Walker. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

History and Development of Girls' High School Sports. Oral history collection, 1989. Interviewees include Margaret, Bernita, and Kelly Adkins; Mildred Ball; Hester Beth Bland; Janet Connor; Sally Dill; Priscilla Dillow; Emma Flack; Rebecca Freeman; Geraldine Houchin; Mary Hurley; Norma Jean Johnson; Rosie Leedy; Florida Lowry; Nancy McMillen; Florence Molinder; Carmen Morischini; Sarah Ricketts; Pat Roy; Helen Scheibner; Phyllis Tubbs; Bedelia Weirick; Imogene Winslow; and Claudia Zuege. All were involved in girls' athletics in Indiana. Topics include girls' athletics, the Girls' Athletic Association, and the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) from the 1920s to the 1980s. Interviewed by Susan Bair. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

History Department Centennial Oral History. Oral history collection, 1994. Among the nine interviewees of emeritus faculty in the IU Bloomington History Department is Irene Neu. The interviewees discuss their decision to become a historians, academic community life, teaching at IU, dealing with the administration, and changes in the history department. Interviewed by Elizabeth Glenn. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

History of New Harmony, Indiana. Oral history collection, 1977. Interviewees include Almah W. Glump, Helen Elliott, Dorothy Donald, Anne Mathas, and Mary E. Kuykendall. The interviewees, born at the turn of the 20^th century, discuss the history of New Harmony, Indiana, in particular the history of restoration in New Harmony, historic preservation, and the community. There are 8 interviews in this project, covering the period from the 1910s to the 1970s. Interviewed by Vincent A. Giroux, Jr. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

Hoff, Mary (Flodder). Oral history interview, February 27, 2000. Batesville, Indiana, resident; daughter of the owner of Flodder's Grocery Store. Interviewed by Jean Struewing. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Hopper, Hazel Glenne, 1906-   . Oral history interviews, 1977 and 1982. Hopper was born in Columbia City, Indiana. She discusses growing up in Martin County and her family life. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by F. Gerald Handfield. Audiocassette tapes and draft transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Howard, Mrs. James. Oral history interview, 1969. Resident of Jeffersonville, Indiana.  Topics include the founding of the Howard Shipyard in 1834 at Jeffersonville, boat building, experiences delivering boats, and navigation of boats.  She describes members of the Howard family. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Thomas K. Krasean. Draft transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Hubbard, Josephine Jackson (Mrs. Kin). Oral history interview, 1968. Wife of Indiana humorist Kin Hubbard. The interview covers memories of her husband, Frank McKinney (Kin) Hubbard, his family background, his career as cartoonist and writer, and his association with other noted writers and humorists. Indiana Oral History Project. Interviewed by Thomas K. Krasean. Reel-to-reel tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Hunteman, Martha (Benz). Oral history interview, July 6, 2000. Batesville, Indiana, resident; daughter of the owner of Benz Meat Market, and the brother of Joe "Butcher Boy" Benz. Interviewed by Jean Struewing. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Hunter, Swan and Eva Bosley. Oral history interview, 1978. Descendants of Miami Indians living in Miami County, Indiana. Topics include Miami culture at the turn of the twentieth century, including language, food, cooking, and the history and genealogy of the Godfroy family. Interviewed by Stewart Rafert. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. CT0434 (main collection number SC 2246).

Indiana Broadcasters Pioneers Foundation, Inc. Oral History Project Collection, 1994-1997. Grant project to interview Indiana's early broadcasters (1994-1997) and to publish a book, "In the Public Interest": Oral Histories of Hoosier Broadcasters (1999). Women interviewees were Barbara Boyd (African-American television reporter, interviewed in 1996, CT 0817-0819), Bettie Engelbrecht (television and radio administrator, interviewed in 1997 by John Warner, CT 0841-0842), Marthabel Geisler (administrative assistant, interviewed in 1997 by Jane R. Nolan, CT 0856), and Ann Wagner Harper (radio broadcaster and professor at Butler University, interviewed in 1995, CT 0857-0860). Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Indiana Historical Society. Main collection number M 0744.

Indiana Humanities Council. Oral history collection, 1993. Interviewees include Virginia B. Ball and Anya Peterson Royce. Topics include their backgrounds, careers, and education; serving on the board of the Indiana Humanities Council; the development of the council; IHC retreats; the Aspen Institute; the changing role of humanities; and private fundraising from the 1960s to the 1990s. Interviewed by Elizabeth Racette. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

Indiana University. Oral history collection, 1968-1981. Interviewees include Ivy Leone Chamness, Zora G. Clevenger, Jane Fox, Clara M. Kinsey, Mrs. Albert L. Kohlmeier, Ruth J. McNutt, Mary Rieman Maurer, Alice Nelson, Ardith L. Phillips, Alva L. Prickett, Winifred Merrill Warren, Mrs. Cecil Weathers, and Lucia A. Showalter Wilson. The interviewees talk about their involvement with Indiana University, changes in the university over time, traditions, the growth of departments, athletics, and notable people at IU. Other topics include student life in the early 1900s to 1920s, department development, the city of Bloomington in the early 20^th century, African-American students in the 1940s and 1950s, and World War II veterans at IU. There are 91 interviews in this project, conducted from 1968 to 1981. Interviewed by Barbara E. Benson, D. Scott Peterson, Thomas D. Clark, Victoria Cuffel, William B. Pickett, Vincent A. Giroux, Jr., David Warriner, and Oscar O. Winther. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

International Women's Year. Records, 1975-1985. Created by the United Nations to call attention to women's issues, the International Women's Year became the International Women's Decade. Administrative records for the Indiana Committee as well as newsletters, speeches, and interviews. Among those interviewed were Sylvia Bowman, special assistant to the Indiana University president, on breaking into university teaching as a woman; Louise Bates, graduate student at Indiana University; and Mary Anne Dolan, Indianapolis cashier interested in women's rights issues (CT 0444, Samuel Shapiro, interviewer); Pat Mabbatt, South Bend bank officer; and Violet Perkins, Indianapolis pro-life and pro-family activist (CT 0445, Samuel Shapiro, interviewer); and Violet Perkins (see previous listing) and Robbie Piper, Terre Haute resident (CT 0446, Samuel Shapiro, interviewer). Audiocassette tapes. Indiana Historical Society. Main collection number M 0545.

IU Center on Philanthropy. Oral history collection, 1993. Interviewees include Janet Huettner, M. Jeanne Peterson, Anya Peterson Royce, Harriet Rodenberg, Dorothy Rosso, and Jan Shipps. The interviewees talk about the Center on Philanthropy and its development and goals; teaching, research, and philanthropic philosophy; and Robert Payton's influence on the center. The 23 interviews in the project deal particularly with the period from the 1930s to 1990s. Interviewed by Jeanne Harrah. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

Jacobs, Edna. Oral history interview, 1987. Hostess for the James Whitcomb Riley Home in Greenfield, Indiana. Jacobs gives her personal history as it relates to the Riley home in Greenfield, Indiana, and how she became involved as a hostess. She offers comments on visitors to the attraction as well as personal favorites among Riley's writings. Southern Hancock Oral History Project. Interviewed by Carol Cummings. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Janzaruk, Dorothy (Davis). Oral history interview, November 6, 1999. Batesville, Indiana, resident; daughter of the owner of the Davis Grocery Store. Interviewed by Judy Tonges. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Jenckes, Virginia. Oral history interview, 1967. U.S. Representative (1933-1939) from Indiana's 6^th District. Topics include her family background, work with flood control, and her experiences in the campaign against communism and as U.S. delegate to the Interparliamentary Union in Paris in 1937. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Thomas K. Krasean. Transcript and reel-to-reel tapes. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Johnston, Irene. Oral history interview, 1981. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Rosemary Dilley. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Kidd, Lillian May, 1882-    . Oral history interview, 1973. Lifelong resident of Vincennes. After graduating from Lincoln High School she went to work at the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, where she worked for 41 years. She also operated the Yellow Cab Company for ten years. Vincennes University Oral History Project. Interviewed by Thomas K. Krasean. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

King, Katherine. Oral history interview, 1990. World War II experiences of Katherine (Kay) King of Indianapolis, Indiana. Interviewed by Ryan Kamp. Draft transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Kinman, Eliza Jane, 1897-    . Oral history interview, 1973. Kinman was born in Clover, Indiana. She married Everett Emmons in 1915, and lived near French Lick until 1920 when the moved to Vincennes and took up work on a farm in southern Knox County. Topics include tenant farming in 1930s. Vincennes University Oral History Project. Interviewed by Thomas K. Krasean. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Kinsey Institute for Sex Research. Oral history collection, 1971-1972. Interviewees include Dorothy Craig Collins, Margaret Edmondson, Clara M. Kinsey, Kate Hevner Mueller, Joan Kinsey Reid, Eleanor L. Roehr, Edith B. Schuman, Cecelia H. Wahl, and Mary G. Winther. The interviewees talk about Alfred Kinsey and the development and work of the Kinsey Institute for Sex Research. Topics include societal values towards sexuality, marriage, and deviance; institutional responses to Kinsey's work; and the impact of Kinsey's work on cultural values and views of sexuality. The 27 interviews in the project cover the period from the 1920s to the 1960s. Interviewed by James H. Jones. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

Koester, Betty (Borchelt). Oral history interview, November 9, 2000. Huntersville, Indiana, resident; relative of Koester & Borchelt families, Koester Dairy, Huntersville & Ray Township. Interviewed by Don Karbowski. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Kwollek, Grace. Oral history interview, 1973. Parole officer and as Superintendent of the Women's Prison. Topics include her work and experiences. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Susan I. Bell. Reel-to-reel tapes and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Lambert, Anna. Oral history interview, 1983. Resident of Indianapolis and immigrant from Austria. Topics include the Haughville (Indianapolis) neighborhood immigrant experience. Interviewed by Margaret Trauner. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 73.

Latham, Josephine. Oral history interview, 1977. Resident of Old Northside neighborhood, Indianapolis. Topics include Early residents of the Old Northside, Indianapolis. Interviewed by James A. Glass and Katie Steele. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 19.

Lewis, Olive Beldon. Oral history interview, 1969. Lewis's memories of politics and political figures in Indiana in the 1920s to 1940s, the 1929 Depression, Prohibition, the women's suffrage movement, and World War II. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Thomas K. Krasean and Dr. Richard Gemmecke. Reel-to-reel tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Lindener, Irma Vonnegut. Oral history interview, 1978. Resident of the Old Northside neighborhood, Indianapolis. Topics include early residents of the Old Northside and German-Americans in Indianapolis. Interviewed by James A. Glass. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 20.

Lopossa, Paula E. Oral history interview, n.d. Marion County (Indiana) Superior Court judge. Interview covers her background and experiences. Forms part of Betty Scales Barteau, ""Thirty years of the journey of Indiana's women judges, 1964-1994" (main collection number M 0716). Audiocassette tape only. Indiana Historical Society. CT 0808.

Luzar, Rose. Oral history interview, 1983. Resident of Indianapolis and immigrant from Slovenia. Topics include the Haughville (Indianapolis) neighborhood immigrant experience. Interviewed by Margaret Trauner. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 74.

Mackall, Corinne Gingery. Oral history interview, 1981. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Edith Gingery Walder. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Macke, Betty (Roell). Oral history interview, August 10, 2000. Batesville, Indiana, resident; daughter of fire chief "Pop" Roell. Interviewed by Jean Struewing. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Martin, Marcie. Oral history interview, July 6, 2000. Batesville, Indiana, resident; worked in the sewing room of Batesville Casket Company. Interviewed by Jean Struewing. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

McCutcheon, Evelyn (Mrs. John T.). Oral history interview, 1976. McCutcheon was born in Chicago and graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1914. Topics include her parents, her husband, and living in Chicago. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by F. Gerald Handfield and Ray Banta. Reel-to-reel tapes and draft transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Miller, Jeanne S. Oral history interview, 1991. Forms part of the Senior Lawyers Project Collection, 1968-1991 (main collection number M 0574). Project was to record the memories of lawyers connected with recent historical events. Miller practiced law in New Haven, Indiana, and became the first woman president of the Indiana Bar Association in 1988. Interviewed by Michelle Hale. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Indiana Historical Society. CT 0538-0543, BV 2618.

Milliser, Jay and Margaret. Oral history interview, 1982. The Millisers owned a pet store in Irvington, Indiana. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Lois Leamon. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Montgomery, Marjorie H. Oral history interview, 1978. (Interviewed with Berniece Glass.) Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Theresa Ilg and Mary Veronica Spiegal. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Murphy, Thelma. Oral history interview, 1981. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Lois Leamon. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Nicholson, Roberta West, 1903-1987. Oral history interview, 1971, 1978, 1981. Nicholson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married Meredith Nicholson, Jr., son of the Hoosier novelist and New Deal Ambassador. Active in politics, she was the only woman in the Indiana House of Representatives in 1935. The interview documents her life, political career, and social service efforts. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by F. Gerald Handfield. Audiocassette tapes and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

League of Women Voters of Indianapolis. Oral history interviews, 1995. Eight long-term members of the League were interviewed in connection with its 75^th anniversary.  Seven of the eight were members for more than 50 years. All the interviewed League members were well-educated women, interested in politics, and pro-reform. Interviewed by Jeannie Regan. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Nixon, Marian. Oral history interview, 1975. Nixon was born in Indianapolis, and her family moved to Kokomo when she was two. She married Joe Nixon, manager of the Peru Tribune and the Wabash papers. Topics include her childhood and marriage, and living in Wabash. Wabash Carnegie Public Library Oral History Project. Interviewed by George Dingledy. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Nolcox, Delores. Oral history interview, 1979. Resident of Patoka, Indiana. Topics include the history of the African-American settlement of Lyles Station, Indiana. Interviewed by Jean Spears. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 4-5.

Nursing Home Study. Oral history collection, 1981. Interviewees include Anna, Nora and Rowlett Ayres; Deva Birch; Oma Felts; Elsie Hagen; Sandy; Atsom; and Bea, Dana, Hood, Rosemary; and Hamstra Parks, all patients or staff in the Bloomington Convalescent Center. The interviews focus on nursing home life in the late 1970s. Topics include the sense of community in a nursing home, generational differences, and the treatment of the elderly in American society. Interviewed by Hans Lütgen. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

Pantzer, Katherine F. Oral history interview, 1974. Actor who worked with the Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre in Indianapolis from 1926 to 1974. Topics include her experiences as an actor. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Susan I. Bell. Reel-to-reel tapes and tanscript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Paoli, Indiana. Oral history collection, 1988. Interviewees include Hazel Bosley, Cora Brown, Bethel Cornwell, Brenda Cornwell, Mable Davis, Dillard, Lucille Dillard, Evelyn and Winston Flick, Ethel, Mabel, and Hollen Fultz, Mabel Gray, Blanche and Exum Hall, Irene Hickman, Blanche Lashbrook, Elizabeth Hollan Mathers, Mabel Miller, Stephanie Nicholson Strange, Leigha R. Rutherford, Louanne Rutherford, Alta Slaton, Susan Terrell, Anne Wellman, and Peggy Wellman. There are 50 interviews in this project, covering the period from the 1920s to the 1980s. Topics include life in Paoli and how it has changed over time, family, education, local businesses and factories, values, and community. Interviewed by Chrystyna Huk, Catherine Jones, Maria Green, and Julie Hunter. Audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Oral History Research Center (Indiana University) and the Indiana University Archives.

Pappas, Jenny. Oral history interview, 1980. Indianapolis resident and descendant of Greek immigrants. Topics include the Greek-American community in Indianapolis. Interviewed by Carl C. Cafouros. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 13.

Parker, Hazel, 1901-    . Oral history interview, 1973. Parker was born in Iona, Indiana, and completed her education with the 7^th grade. Topics include life in lower Knox County on a small rural farm raising three daughters during the Depression. Vincennes University Oral History Project. Interviewed by Thomas K. Krasean. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Patrick, Bertha. Oral history interview, 1980. Resident of Indianapolis and immigrant of Greece. Topics include the Greek-American community in Indianapolis. Interviewed by Carl C. Cafouros. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 14.

Pearson, Esther. Oral history interview, 1963. Pearson moved to Miller, Indiana, in 1906, and relates its history. Gary Public Library Oral History Project. Interviewed by Walter Pickett. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Ramier, Mary Elizabeth Hanger. Oral history interview, 1981. Lawyer and children's writer residing in Irvington, Indiana. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by June Brooks. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Randall, Hazel Gredith, 1897-    . Oral history interview, 1978. Resident of Indianapolis. Reminiscences of growing up in Indianapolis, married life, church life, and her family. Church of Latter Day Saints Oral History Project. Interviewed by Violet Hall Perkins. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Rauch, Gertrude Schnull. Oral history interview, 1976. Resident of the Old Northside neighborhood, Indianapolis, and descendant of a German immigrant. Topics include the Schnull-Rauch house in Indianapolis. Interviewed by James A. Glass. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 7.

Reverman, Margaret (Telles). Oral history interview, April 5, 2000. Batesville, Indiana, resident; daughter of the owner of Telles Ready-to-Wear. Interviewed by Don Karbowski and Jean Struewing. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Ridge, Mary Dallas, 1888-1987. Oral history interview, 1977. Reminiscences of Indianapolis and Shortridge High School. Church of Latter Day Saints Oral History Project. Interviewed by Violet Hall Perkins. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Robbins, Margaret. Oral history interviews, 1992. Forms part of Margaret Robbins Oral History Project (main collection number SC 1927). Director of a family training program for the International Cooperation Administration and daughter of Henry Frederick Schricker, state senator (1932-36) and governor of Indiana (1941-45 and 1949-51). Robbins discusses her family background; local, state, and national politics; the Great Depression; the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana; her work and life; and her husband's career with the Public Health Service. Interviewed by Linda Weintraut and Jane R. Nolan. Six audiocassette tapes and transcripts. Indiana Historical Society. CT 0809-0814.

Robertson, Mary Josephine Delker. Oral history interview, 1980. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Lois Leamon. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Schlemmer, Marjorie. Oral history interview, 1975. Schlemmer was born in Wabash, Indiana, and spent her early years there and in Anderson, Indiana. Topics include her work experiences in the library and on a newspaper in Wabash, and reminiscences of people, places, and activities in Wabash from turn of the century to 1975. Wabash Carnegie Public Library Oral History Project. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Schumacher, Mathilda (Gleasenkamp). Oral history interview, December 3, 1999. Lifelong resident, Huntersville, Indiana. Interviewed by Judy Tonges. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Scott, Tillie, 1891-    . Oral history interview, 1973. Scott was born in Knox County and graduated from Briceville High School. She moved with her husband in 1928 to Vincennes and settled on a farm just north of the city. Reminiscences of farm life during the Depression in Vincennes. Vincennes University Oral History Project. Interviewed by Thomas K. Krasean. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Sherwood, Effie Edwards, 1879. Oral history interview, 1974. Reminiscences of Mitchell, Indiana. Mitchell-Marion Township Public Library Oral History Project. Interviewed by Mabel Davis. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Snowden, Juliet. Oral history interview, 1973. (Also includes interviews with Reuben Dooley, Austin Noblitt, and Charles Felkner.) Interview covers the history of the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival from its beginnings. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Susan I. Bell. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Sterling, Sarah Bodily, 1912-    . Oral history interview, 1978. Talks of being Mormon and church history. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Oral History Program. Interviewed by Mary Chapman. Reel-to-reel tapes and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Stevenson, Lillian, 1922-    . Oral history interview, 1980. Nurse and native of the near westside in Indianapolis, and one of the earliest Hoosier black women to become a registered nurse. Stevenson describes her upbringing in a slum neighborhood of Indiana Avenue and her experiences as a nurse. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by F. Gerald Handfield. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Stewart, L. Marjorie Gilbert. Oral history interview, 1983. Resident of Indianapolis. Topics include her World War II experiences as a WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) . Interviewed by Townsend E. Taggart. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 65.

Stewart, Mary. Oral history interview, 1975. Stewart was born in Dalton, Alabama, receiving her BA from Furman University and a master's in social work from IUPUI. She became Superintendent of the Woman's Prison. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Susan I. Bell. Transcript and audiocassette tapes.  Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Stone, Hazel Vera Amber. Oral history interview, 1975. Interview covers Stone's family background, education, and life in Wabash County, Indiana, around the turn of the century. She describes her experiences as a school teacher and as the wife of a school teacher. Wabash Carnegie Public Library Oral History Project. Interviewed by George Dingledy. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Sullivan, Sibyl Shafer, 1892-    . Oral history interview, 1977. Covers being a Mormon and church life. Church of Jesus of Latter Day Saints Oral History Program. Interviewed by J. Petty Jones. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Tamasetig, Josephine. Oral history interview, 1983. Resident of Indianapolis and immigrant from Slovenia. Topics include the Haughville (Indianapolis) neighborhood immigrant experience. Interviewed by Margaret Trauner. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 75.

Tangman, Margaret (Parsons). Oral history interview, September 5, 2000. Lifelong resident of Batesville, Indiana; lived across the street from Liberty Park. Interviewed by Jean Struewing. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Termeer, Hermann, 1911-    , and Lottie, 1922-   . Oral history interview, 1980. (German) Interviewed by Berthold P. Riesterer. Transcript in German. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Thurman, Lottie. Oral history interview, 1975. Daughter of an A.M.E. Methodist minister in Wabash,Indiana. Topics include her experiences as piano player for the church and as an elevator operator for Eagle Theater. Wabash Carnegie Public Library Oral History Project. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Van Brunt, Dorothy. Oral history interview, 1973. Van Brunt was born near Rockville, Indiana. She talks of being superintendent of the Indiana Girls' School and working at the Womens Prison. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by Susan I. Bell. Reel-to-reel tapes and draft transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Wabash College Oral History Project, 1982-1987. Oral history interviews. The collection contains 50 interviews of African-American alumni, faculty, and staff at Wabash College and of African Americans living in Crawfordsville. The interviewees provide an overview of race relations at a predominately white male college in east central Indiana. Crawfordsville women interviewees included Edith Reed (CT 0593-0594, interviewed by Jasmine Robinson), Frances Wooden (CT 0600-0605, interviewed by Linda Clark), Mrs. Sam Churchill (CT 0606, interviewed by Cleo Washington), Leona Mitchell (CT 0607-0608, interviewed byTony Warfield), Helen Eubank (CT 0609-0611, interviewed by Tony Warfield), Jasmine Robinson (CT 0614-0617, interviewed by Paul Mielke and Mike Raters), Peggy Wooden (CT 0618-0619, interviewed by Cleophas Washington), Madonna Robinson (CT 0620-0622, interviewed by Tony Warfield), Maxine Burdett (CT 0623-0624, interviewed by Eugene Anderson), Elsie Bard (CT 0625-0626, interviewed by Eugene Anderson), Elizabeth Smith (CT 0627-0629, interviewed by Linda Clark), Betty Lee (CT 0630-0631, interviewed by William Mays), Brenda Barbee (CT 0632, interviewed by William Mays), Pat Johnson (CT 0633, interviewed by Mike Raters), Gwen Dudley (CT 0634-0635, interviewed by Cleophas Washington), Briana Robinson (CT 0636, interviewed by William Mays), Rebecca Powell (CT 0639-0640, interviewed by William Mays), Tracy Smith (CT 0641-0642, interviewed by Cleo Washington), Pam Turner (CT 0643-0646, interviewed by Eugene Anderson), Patricia Turner (CT 0649-0650, no transcript), Katrynka Eubank (CT 0651-0652, interviewed by Cleo Washington), and Shannon Barbee (CT 0653, interviewed by Mike Raters). Wabash College women interviewees included Rose Olabegi Adesiyan (CT 0686-0687, interviewed by Keith D. Lee) and Max and Nancy Servies (CT 0700-0701, interviewed by Irene McGrath). Audiocassettes and transcripts. Indiana Historical Society (main collection number M647).

Wagoner, Jean Brown. Oral history interview, 1980. Irvington, Indiana, resident. Daughter of Hilton U. Brown and an author of children's books. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Lois Leamon. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Wakefield, Faye. Oral history interview, 1973. Interview covers early life in Choketown, Indiana (near Wabash) from her birth in 1888 until she moved to Wabash at age twelve, and life in Wabash from then until 1973. Wabash Carnegie Public Library Oral History Project. Interviewed by George Dingledy. Transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Weber, Marian. Oral history interview, 1978. Librarian at the Irvington, Indiana (Hilton U. Brown) Branch Library (IMCPL) for many years. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Theresa Ilg. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Weberding, Monica and Bill. Oral history interview, July 19, 2000. Batesville, Indiana, residents; owners of Weberding Carving shop. Interviewed by Don Karbowski. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Weiler, Harold & Kathy (Hertel). Oral history interview, September 16, 1999. Batesville, Indiana, residents; owners of Hertel Shoe Store. Interviewed by Judy Tonges. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Wheaton, Dorothy. Oral history interview, 1974. Home economics teacher at the Indiana Girls School at Clermont, Indiana (1948-1974). Topics include changes in organization and education at the school. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interview by Susan I. Bell. Reel-to-reel tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Wiegman, Helen Brown. Oral history interview, 1979. Irvington Oral History Project. Interviewed by Lois Leamon. Tape available from the Irvington Historical Society. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Transcript available at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Irvington Branch, and the Indiana State Library, Indiana Division.

Williams, Dorothy June. Oral history interview, 1987. Hostess for the James Whitcomb Riley Home in Greenfield, Indiana. Williams was raised in Greenfield, Indiana, and graduated from IU with a BA in English. Topics include the Riley home and how she became involved as a hostess. She comments on visitors to the attraction as well as personal favorites among Riley's writings. Southern Hancock County Oral History Project. Interviewed by Carol Cummings. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Williamson, Ruth, b. 1912. Oral history interview, 1987. Lifelong Greenfield, Indiana, resident, and hostess for the James Whitcomb Riley home there. Topics include how she became involved as a hostess and visitors to the attraction. Southern Hancock County Oral History Project. Interviewed by Carol Cummings. Audiocassette tapes and transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Wilson, Ida, 1892-1983. Oral history interview, 1980. Wilson was born in Boonville, Indiana. The interview contains reminiscences of life in Indiana and her political career. Indiana Division Oral History Project. Interviewed by F. Gerald Handfield. Audiocassette tapes and draft transcript. Manuscript Section, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library.

Yatros, Irma Linda (Schrader). Oral history interview, August 8, 2000. Batesville, Indiana, resident; daughter of the owner of Schrader Apartments, Hardware & Tin Shop. Interviewed by Jean Struewing. Audiocassette tape and supporting documents. Batesville Area Historical Society, Batesville Memorial Public Library.

Zeunik, Mary. Oral history interview, 1983. Resident of Indianapolis and descendant of Eastern European immigrants. Topics include the Haughville (Indianapolis) neighborhood immigrant experience. Interviewed by Margaret Trauner. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 72.

Zniderisch, Agnes. Oral history interview, 1983. Resident of Indianapolis and immigrant from Slovenia. Topics include the Haughville (Indianapolis) neighborhood immigrant experience. Interviewed by Margaret Trauner. Audiocassette tape and transcript. Indiana Historical Society. OH 71.