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| Person Interviewed | Subject(s) of Interview | Date of Interview (1) | Date of Interview (2) | Date of Interview (3) | Interviewer(s) | Length of Interview (1) | Length of Interview (2) | Length of Interview (3) | Notes/Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wachenheim, Albert, Jr. | Autobiography; Imperial Shoe Store | 1981/03/13 | Dorothy Schlesinger | 40 min. | Ends abruptly | ||||
| Wadsworth, Erminia | Autobiography; Newman School | 60 min. | |||||||
| Waechter, Mrs. A.J. | Visually impaired children; Family Service Society; Elizabeth Porter | 1995/09/09 | Robert R. Quintana, Jr. | 40 min. | |||||
| Waguespack, Richard | Duck Decoy; Duck Hunting | 1973/12 | Charles Frank | 20 min. | |||||
| Walker, Odette Wehrmann | Autobiography; Family; Alciatore Family; New Orleans 1905-- | 1981/11/28 | Meta Colvin | 60 min. | |||||
| Warren, Mrs. George Ethel | Black heritage; Volunteerism | 1988/02/27 | Matilda McQuarter | 60 min. | |||||
| Waters, Mrs. Arthur C. | Garden District Association; Natchitoches; Preservation; Natalie Scott; State and local politics | 1976/09/14 | 1978/06/20 | 1982/10/06 | Dorothy Schlesinger | 70 min. | 30 min. | ||
| Weber, Stella | Family Services in the 1930s; Elizabeth Porter; Eva Smill | 1995/09/08 | Robert R. Quintana, Jr. | 40 min. | |||||
| Weill, Raymond H. | Philately | 1979/08/01 | M. Cohen | ||||||
| Weiss, Mrs. Leon (Caroline) | Artists; Literary community; New Orleans 1910-- | Dorothy Schlesinger | 10 pages, transcribed | ||||||
| Weiss, Viola | Family Service Society; Social Services in the 1940s, 1950s; Elizabeth Porter; Eva Smill | 1995/09/07 | Robert R. Quintana, Jr. | 60 min. | |||||
| Welcker, Beaulah | Autobiography; New Orleans Public Schools; World War II, New Orleans; 1927 Flood; Pierce Street | 1993/05/31` | Dorothy Mahan | 55 min. | |||||
| Wells, Lise Wehrmann | Alciatore family; Family; French Opera House; Music | 1980/10/26 | Meta Colvin | 45 min. | |||||
| West, Mrs. William | Creole lifestyle; 1020 Esplanade Ave. | 1975/09/03 | Dorothy Schlesinger | 50 min. | |||||
| West, William | Autobiography; Neighborhood (Uptown); Richland Plantation; Tulane | 1975/03/25 | Dorothy Schlesinger | 23 pages, transcribed | |||||
| Westfeldt, Alice | Autobiography; Neighborhood (Esplanade Ave.) | 1975/08/25 | Dorothy Schlesinger | 45 min. | |||||
| Whann, Robert III and Robert IV (Sandy) | Leidenheimer Bakery | 1991/02/28 | Dorothy Mahan | 50 min. | |||||
| White, Marguerite | Autobiography; Lykes Brothers; Jazz Musicians Al & Joe Verger; Hagan Street; Old French Opera House; Spanish Fort Train; Lakeview; Dryades Street; Huey Long; 1927 Flood; 1915 Hurricane; Abita Springs; Movie houses; Prohibition | 1993/10/29 | David White & Dorothy Mahan | ||||||
| White, Ophelia Arceneaux | Autobiography; Black heritage; New Orleans 1924--; St. James Parish | 1979/07/17 | Dorothy Schlesinger | 60 min. | |||||
| Wilds, John | Medicine in New Orleans; Newspaper reporting; States-Item | 1987/07/17 | 1987/07/22 | 1987/08/25 | Dorothy Mahan | 60 min. | 60 min. | 60 min. | |
| Wilkerson, Dr. Frank | Blacks; Civil Rights; Desegregation | 1988/02/28 | Linda Adams | 90 min. | Joint interview with Dr. Adams | ||||
| Willems, Casey | Bayou potters; Holland; Holland Club of New Orleans; Hotel industry; Marriott Hotel Chain; Travel in Europe | 1984/10/29 | A. Van Heel | Tape often hard to hear | |||||
| Willems, Constance | Dutch community; Integration; Local events; Femail attorneys | 1985/03/30 | Anna Maria Van Heel | ||||||
| Willems, Maurice | Book Illustrator (On New Orleans Talking); European travey; Kayak sport | 1985/08/28 | A. Van Heel | 45 min. | |||||
| Williams, Lawrence | Dry cleaning business | 1976/12/13 | Dorothy Schlesinger | 20 min. | Not in printed index | ||||
| Wilson, Dr. Norman | Blacks; Education; Southern University at New Orleans | 1991/10/01 | Bernard Lemann | 50 min. | |||||
| Wilson, Mrs. Gordon (Alice "Tippy") | New Orleans social life; L.N. Poole family; Woods (Pops) Whitesell | 1980/06/10 | Dorothy Schlesinger | 180 min. | |||||
| Wilson, Samuel, Jr. | Autobiography; Richard Koch, Preservation; Ursuline Convent history | 1980/07/09 | 1980/07/17 | Dorothy Schlesinger | 50 min. | 60 min. | |||
| Wilson, Samuel, Jr. | Louisiana State Museum History (partial speech) | 1979/12/05 | |||||||
| Wirth, Charles, Jr. | Business; Grocery, Toledano & Magazine; Local events; Stuyvesant Dock fire | 1975/08/26 | Dorothy Schlesinger | 50 min. | |||||
| Wirth, Dr. Willard | Autobiography; Business; Grocery (Toledano & Magazine) | 1975/04/10 | J. Kostmayer | 21 pages, transcribed | |||||
| Wisdom, Betty | Audubon Park Commission; Audubon Park Zoo; James Chubbock; Mayor Moon Landrieu; Mayor Dutch Morial | 1981/07/16 | Dorothy Mahan | 60 min. | |||||
| Wisdom, Judge John Minor | Autobiography; Fair Trade case; Republicanism; Tulane | 1978/10/25 | J. Geiser III | 60 min. | |||||
| Wisdom, Mrs. John Minor (Bonnie) | French Quarter expressway controversy; Integration; Preservation; Race relations; Republican Party in New Orleans; Judge John Minor Wisdom | 1981/06/24 | Dorothy Schlesinger | 90 min. | |||||
| Wolf, Mrs. Albert (Caroline Godchaux) | Family | 1973/03/14 | Dorothy Schlesinger | 5 min. | |||||
| Woolfley, Mrs. Francis (Rosalie Dufour) | Newcomb | 1981/08/03 | 30 min. | ||||||
| Worms, Bertha | Autobiography; 5824 St. Charles Ave. | 1975/07/21 | Dorothy Schlesinger | 14 pages, transcribed | |||||
| Wright, Noelie Larrieu | City Park Board; Dairy business; Larrieu family, Auguste, Mary and Children; Londontown Dairy, City Park | 1991/10/24 | Dorothy Mahan | 50 min. | |||||
| Wrightson, Mrs. Phyllis Gresham Bush | Family; 1909 hurricane; Mardi Gras; Terrebonne Parish | 1974/07/31 | Lilly McLean | 8 pages, transcribed | |||||
| Young, Beatrice | Bayou Goula; Nottoway Plantation | 1983/07/01 | Maria Landry | 10 min. | |||||
| Zaeringer, Alice | Autobiography; Neighborhood (Faugourg St. John); 3216 Grand Route St. John | 1979/12/04 | Dorothy Schlesinger | ||||||
| Zainey, Leon | Autobiography; Ballet; French Quarter; French Market; French Opera fire; Opera company; Lelia Haller; Huey Long; Mardi Gras parades | 1996/11/19 | Dorothy Schlesinger | 120 min. | |||||
| Zatarain, Charles | Audubon Park History; Audubon Park Commission; Sugar Bowl Association | 1981/02/13 | Adele Salzer | ||||||
| Zuppardo, Mrs. | St. Joseph's altar symbolism; Greater New Orleans Italian Cultural Society | 1979/03/19 | Chris Mall | 30 min. |
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