Friends of the Cabildo Oral History Project -- B

Friends of the Cabildo
Oral History Program

Names Beginning with B [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I,J] [ K] [L] [M] [N,O] [P,Q] [R] [S] [T] [U,V] [W,X,Y,Z]

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

Babin, Madeline Archinard ("Madge") Autobiography; Creole lifestyles; French Quarter; Le Petit Salon; Maison Hospitaliere; Neighborhoods (S. Rampart, Esplanade Ave.) 1982/05/10

Christine Derbes 60 min.

Bain, Rudolph Autobiography; Katz & Besthoff; Soda fountain recipes 1976/08/23

Dorothy Schlesinger 30 min.

Baker, Mrs. Gary Gillis Family Services of Greater New Orleans; Junior League; Volunteerism 1995/09/19

Robert R. Quintana, Jr. 40 min.

Baker, Mrs. Robert (Katherine) Coliseum Square; Red Cross; World War I 1979

A. Salzer

Band, Ilonka van der Meulen Dutch community; European attitudes; Holland Club; 1984 World's Exposition 1984/11/13

Anna von Hale 50+ min.

Baquet, Edward ("Eddie") Autobiography; 5th Ward; Business at Eddie's Restaurant 1993/03/18

Dorothy Mahan 90 min.

Tape ends on Side A of second tape in mid-sentence

Barnett, Virginia (Mrs. Walter) Autobiography; 1920s New Orleans; Le Petit Theatre; Temple Sinai 1982/10/02

Dorothy Schlesinger 45 min.

Barnett, Walter City government 1930s; Huey Long; Integration; Jewish Community; Storyville; Yellow Fever 1907 1978/03/25

Dorothy Schlesinger 50 min.

Barney, Clarence Black political organizations; "Key 12"; 1980s black problems; Urban League 1988/02/27

Langston Reed

Batt, Harry, Jr. City Park; Integration; Pontchartrain Beach 1987/07/08

Dorothy Schlesinger 45 min.

Bavly, Ben Pharmaceutical Museum; Pharmaceutical preparations 1978/06/29

J. Pasternack 75 min.

Bear, Mrs. Renee Samuel Anti-German sentiment; Autobiography; B'nai B'rith; Council of Jewish Women; Covington 1910-1929; ERA; French Quarter; Rudolph Matas; I.I. Lemann; Samuel Family Genealogy; Keith Temple; Touro Infirmary; William Oswald; Women's Council for Defense; ** 1975/06/25

Dorothy Schlesinger

Women's Suffrage Movement 5 tapes

Belsom, Jack New Orleans Opera 1990/10/11 1990/10/25
Dorothy Mahan 60 min.

Benerito, Ruth Rogan Newcomb life; Science; UDA 1983/04/10

A. Salzer 30 min.

Bennecke, Frederick W. Bennecke Family genealogy; eureka Homestead; Louisiana Power & Light; Plaquemines Parish 1900; Sugar cane industry 1976/09/02

A. Salzer 45 min.

Benton, Maria Automobile racing 1985/04/03

Anna Maria van Heel

Bergman, Mrs. Adelaide Hubbard Autobiography; Rabbi Leo Bergman; Leonard Bernstein; Musical experience; New Orleans Symphony; Tanglewood; Mike Wallace 1997/02/13

Linda Friedman 60 min.

Berkett, Marian Mayer Hale Boggs; President Kennedy; LSU & Tulane Law Schools; Earl & Huey Long; Cecil Morgan; Chep Morrison; People's League; Women in Law in Louisiana; Elizabeth Werlein 1997/02/26

Dorothy Schlesinger 50 min.

Bernard, Joseph Architecture; Autobiography; LaBranche family; Neighborhoods, Esplanade Ave.; Plantation life (St. Charles Parish); Social life 1900s 1979/10/31

Dorothy Schlesinger 85 min.

Some background noise

Besthoff, R. Frank (Mrs. Sidney J.) Autobiography; Newcomb College; Uptown 1990/01/30

Dorothy Schlesinger 45 min.

Betz, Amelda (Seymour Calway) Autobiography; Black life; Domestic work 1984/11/26

Dorothy Schlesinger 165 min.

Bezou, Sidney Creole lifestyle; Neighborhood (Treme) changes 1905-1920 1982/09/23

Dorothy Schlesinger 85 min.

Bickford, Gloria B. Autobiography; Depression; French-Italian lifestyles (1920-1930); Neighborhood (931 Elysian Fields); World War II 1989/07/11

Beatrice Owsley 60 min.

Sound quality somewhat poor

Bisso, Louis Ferries; Neighborhoods; New Orleans Planning Commission; Zoning 1983/09/22

Bernard Lemann 60 min.

Tape ends abruptly

Bland, Louise Faulk Newcomb College Pottery; New Orleans, 1900s 1982/04/22

Florence Quail 60 min.

Blum, Beulah Autobiography; Donaldsonville 1900; Latter & Blum; Social life 1900s

Bernard Lemann

Blum, Mr. & Mrs. Stanford, Sr. (Clare Lopez) New Orleans, early 1900s 1973/05/26

Dorothy Schlesinger 60 min.

Blum, Mrs. Edwin H. (Lucille) Cultural Commission; Flood of 1914; Louisiana Council for Music and Performing Arts; St. Charles Ave. (Upper); Travel 1910s 1977/08/22

Dorothy Schlesinger 70 min.

Blum, Mrs. Louis (Caroline Steinhart) Autobiography; 5807 St. Charles 1972/09/26

Dorothy Schlesinger 20 min.

Boggs, Mrs. Corinne "Lindy" C. Newcomb College; New Orleans politics; Pointe Coupee Parish; French Quarter preservation 1978/07/06

M. Dennery 40 min.

Bolding, Alexander Autobiography; Plantation laborer; Schooling; Segregation 1977/02/09

Dorothy Schlesinger 75 min.

Boll, Bastiaan Dutch community; Port of New Orleans 1985/07/19

Anna Marie van Heel 45 min.

Booker, Mrs. Evelyn Autobiography; Farming; New Orleans 1920- 1979/01/11

J. Geiser III 60 min.

Boothby, Norman Country Day School; Ralph Boothby 1976

A. Salzer 20 min.

Bosch, Charles Duck decoys 1979/01/01

Charles Frank 40 min.

Boucree, John Autobiography; Family ties and values; Original Illinois Club; School desegregation; Public school and Xavier Prep teaching; Xavier University 1995/02/02

Vaughan Fitzpatrick 165 min.

Boudreaux, Hilda (Mrs. Raymond) French Opera; Opera, New Orleans; Albert Voss (her father) 1990/08/21

Dorothy Mahan 40 min.

Boudreaux, Raymond J. Aquarium of Americas; Neighborhood (Vieux Carre 1930s); Preservation/Activism; Riverfront Expressway; Vieux Carre Commission; Vieux Carre Property Owners Association 1991/01/11

Dorothy Mahan 120 min.

Bougere, Marguerite Bondy Day Care; Newcomb Education Department; Newcomb College life 1984/06/26

Adele Salzer 30 min.

Bourdette, Mrs. Marion Integration; Orleans Parish School Board; Teacher's Union 1981/05/20

Dorothy Mahan 60 min.

Side 2 interview ends mid-sentence

Boyce, Hazell Business woman; Bed & breakfast; Bed & breakfast ordinance 1990 1993/05/11

Dorothy Mahan 50 min.

Brandao, Dorothy Autobiography; CIA; New Orleans Tourist & Convention Commission; Newcomb College 1983/10/12

Adele Salzer

Breaux, Mr. Solanie Acadian lifestyle; Autobiography; Loureauville 1985/07/20

Gayle Smith 45 min.

Brennan, Ella Autobiography; Brennan family; Business in New Orleans; commander's Palace Restaurant 1991/06/26

Dorothy Mahan 45 min.

Brett, Mrs. Ethel Crumb Autobiography; Le Petit Theatre; Newcomb College Art School; New Orleans 1900 1975/04/07

Dorothy Schlesinger 90 min.

Bridaham, Lester Art; Friends of the Cabildo; Louisiana State Museum 1980/03/28

Dorothy Schlesinger 90 min.

Brill, Mrs. Ben (Flora) Marrero lifestyle; Women's clothier 1988/09/22

Dorothy Schlesinger 60 min.

Brocato, Arthur Angelo Brocato Ice Cream Parlor; Autobiography; Brocato family; Business in New Orleans; Vieux Carre/Italian community 1991/07/13

Dorothy Mahan 60 min.

Brody, Henry Conrad Port of New Orleans

Patricia Rittner

Brunious, Wendell Joseph Black heritage; Jazz; Music 1988/02/22

Richard Allen 60 min.

Bruns, Mrs. T.M. Logan Independent Women's Organization; Louisiana Officials; Politics (New Orleans); Segregation; University of New Orleans 1983/03/08

Dorothy Schlesinger 40 min.

Brupacher, Geraldine "Calaboose"; New Orleans 1920s; St. Louis Cathedral; Vieux Carre, Orleans Alley 1990/06/15

Dorothy Mahan 20 min.

Buechtel, Jason Autobiography; Education; Lafayette Cemetery I; Restaurants; Southern Film Institute 1994/04/17

Dorothy Mahan 60 min.

Not included in printed index

Burguieres, Gertrude (Mrs. Sam) Autobiography; lifestyles, New Orleans 1920s 1993/04/02

Dorothy Schlesinger 45 min.

Burke, Mrs. and Burke, Miss Connie (with Queen of Comus)

No summary card

Burkenroad, William B., Jr. Autobiography; Coffee business; New Orleans attitudes 1982/02/05

Dorothy Schlesinger 40 min.

Burns, Mrs. Effie LeBlanc Rural life; Domestic service; French Quarter 1978/05/10

Dorothy Schlesinger

Busch, Elsie Autobiography; New Orleans, early 1900s 1987/03/09

Dorothy Schlesinger 50 min.

Bynum, Alden Autobiography; A.L. Davis; Epicureans; Mixed marriages; Original Illinois Club; NAACP; School desegregation; Judge John Minor Wisdom 1995/02/15

Vaughan Fitzpatrick 90 min.

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Person Interviewed	Subject(s) of Interview	Date of Interview (1)	Date of Interview (2)	Interviewer(s)	Length of Interview (1)	Notes/Comments
Babin, Madeline Archinard ("Madge")	Autobiography; Creole lifestyles; French Quarter; Le Petit Salon; Maison Hospitaliere; Neighborhoods (S. Rampart, Esplanade Ave.)	1982/05/10		Christine Derbes	60 min.
Bain, Rudolph	Autobiography; Katz & Besthoff; Soda fountain recipes	1976/08/23		Dorothy Schlesinger	30 min.
Baker, Mrs. Gary Gillis	Family Services of Greater New Orleans; Junior League; Volunteerism	1995/09/19		Robert R. Quintana, Jr.	40 min.
Baker, Mrs. Robert (Katherine)	Coliseum Square; Red Cross; World War I	1979		A. Salzer
Band, Ilonka van der Meulen	Dutch community; European attitudes; Holland Club; 1984 World's Exposition	1984/11/13		Anna von Hale	50+ min.
Baquet, Edward ("Eddie")	Autobiography; 5th Ward; Business at Eddie's Restaurant	1993/03/18		Dorothy Mahan	90 min.	Tape ends on Side A of second tape in mid-sentence
Barnett, Virginia (Mrs. Walter)	Autobiography; 1920s New Orleans; Le Petit Theatre; Temple Sinai	1982/10/02		Dorothy Schlesinger	45 min.
Barnett, Walter	City government 1930s; Huey Long; Integration; Jewish Community; Storyville; Yellow Fever 1907	1978/03/25		Dorothy Schlesinger	50 min.
Barney, Clarence	Black political organizations; "Key 12"; 1980s black problems; Urban League	1988/02/27		Langston Reed
Batt, Harry, Jr.	City Park; Integration; Pontchartrain Beach	1987/07/08		Dorothy Schlesinger	45 min.
Bavly, Ben	Pharmaceutical Museum; Pharmaceutical preparations	1978/06/29		J. Pasternack	75 min.
Bear, Mrs. Renee Samuel	Anti-German sentiment; Autobiography; B'nai B'rith; Council of Jewish Women; Covington 1910-1929; ERA; French Quarter; Rudolph Matas; I.I. Lemann; Samuel Family Genealogy; Keith Temple; Touro Infirmary; William Oswald; Women's Council for Defense; **	1975/06/25		Dorothy Schlesinger		Women's Suffrage Movement 5 tapes
Belsom, Jack	New Orleans Opera	1990/10/11	1990/10/25	Dorothy Mahan	60 min.
Benerito, Ruth Rogan	Newcomb life; Science; UDA	1983/04/10		A. Salzer	30 min.
Bennecke, Frederick W.	Bennecke Family genealogy; eureka Homestead; Louisiana Power & Light; Plaquemines Parish 1900; Sugar cane industry	1976/09/02		A. Salzer	45 min.
Benton, Maria	Automobile racing	1985/04/03		Anna Maria van Heel
Bergman, Mrs. Adelaide Hubbard	Autobiography; Rabbi Leo Bergman; Leonard Bernstein; Musical experience; New Orleans Symphony; Tanglewood; Mike Wallace	1997/02/13		Linda Friedman	60 min.
Berkett, Marian Mayer	Hale Boggs; President Kennedy; LSU & Tulane Law Schools; Earl & Huey Long; Cecil Morgan; Chep Morrison; People's League; Women in Law in Louisiana; Elizabeth Werlein	1997/02/26		Dorothy Schlesinger	50 min.
Bernard, Joseph	Architecture; Autobiography; LaBranche family; Neighborhoods, Esplanade Ave.; Plantation life (St. Charles Parish); Social life 1900s	1979/10/31		Dorothy Schlesinger	85 min.	Some background noise
Besthoff, R. Frank (Mrs. Sidney J.)	Autobiography; Newcomb College; Uptown	1990/01/30		Dorothy Schlesinger	45 min.
Betz, Amelda (Seymour Calway)	Autobiography; Black life; Domestic work	1984/11/26		Dorothy Schlesinger	165 min.
Bezou, Sidney	Creole lifestyle; Neighborhood (Treme) changes 1905-1920	1982/09/23		Dorothy Schlesinger	85 min.
Bickford, Gloria B.	Autobiography; Depression; French-Italian lifestyles (1920-1930); Neighborhood (931 Elysian Fields); World War II	1989/07/11		Beatrice Owsley	60 min.	Sound quality somewhat poor
Bisso, Louis	Ferries; Neighborhoods; New Orleans Planning Commission; Zoning	1983/09/22		Bernard Lemann	60 min.	Tape ends abruptly
Bland, Louise Faulk	Newcomb College Pottery; New Orleans, 1900s	1982/04/22		Florence Quail	60 min.
Blum, Beulah	Autobiography; Donaldsonville 1900; Latter & Blum; Social life 1900s			Bernard Lemann
Blum, Mr. & Mrs. Stanford, Sr. (Clare Lopez)	New Orleans, early 1900s	1973/05/26		Dorothy Schlesinger	60 min.
Blum, Mrs. Edwin H. (Lucille)	Cultural Commission; Flood of 1914; Louisiana Council for Music and Performing Arts; St. Charles Ave. (Upper); Travel 1910s	1977/08/22		Dorothy Schlesinger	70 min.
Blum, Mrs. Louis (Caroline Steinhart)	Autobiography; 5807 St. Charles	1972/09/26		Dorothy Schlesinger	20 min.
Boggs, Mrs. Corinne "Lindy" C.	Newcomb College; New Orleans politics; Pointe Coupee Parish; French Quarter preservation	1978/07/06		M. Dennery	40 min.
Bolding, Alexander	Autobiography; Plantation laborer; Schooling; Segregation	1977/02/09		Dorothy Schlesinger	75 min.
Boll, Bastiaan	Dutch community; Port of New Orleans	1985/07/19		Anna Marie van Heel	45 min.
Booker, Mrs. Evelyn	Autobiography; Farming; New Orleans 1920-	1979/01/11		J. Geiser III	60 min.
Boothby, Norman	Country Day School; Ralph Boothby	1976		A. Salzer	20 min.
Bosch, Charles	Duck decoys	1979/01/01		Charles Frank	40 min.
Boucree, John	Autobiography; Family ties and values; Original Illinois Club; School desegregation; Public school and Xavier Prep teaching; Xavier University	1995/02/02		Vaughan Fitzpatrick	165 min.
Boudreaux, Hilda (Mrs. Raymond)	French Opera; Opera, New Orleans; Albert Voss (her father)	1990/08/21		Dorothy Mahan	40 min.
Boudreaux, Raymond J.	Aquarium of Americas; Neighborhood (Vieux Carre 1930s); Preservation/Activism; Riverfront Expressway; Vieux Carre Commission; Vieux Carre Property Owners Association	1991/01/11		Dorothy Mahan	120 min.
Bougere, Marguerite Bondy	Day Care; Newcomb Education Department; Newcomb College life	1984/06/26		Adele Salzer	30 min.
Bourdette, Mrs. Marion	Integration; Orleans Parish School Board; Teacher's Union	1981/05/20		Dorothy Mahan	60 min.	Side 2 interview ends mid-sentence
Boyce, Hazell	Business woman; Bed & breakfast; Bed & breakfast ordinance 1990	1993/05/11		Dorothy Mahan	50 min.
Brandao, Dorothy	Autobiography; CIA; New Orleans Tourist & Convention Commission; Newcomb College	1983/10/12		Adele Salzer
Breaux, Mr. Solanie	Acadian lifestyle; Autobiography; Loureauville	1985/07/20		Gayle Smith	45 min.
Brennan, Ella	Autobiography; Brennan family; Business in New Orleans; commander's Palace Restaurant	1991/06/26		Dorothy Mahan	45 min.
Brett, Mrs. Ethel Crumb	Autobiography; Le Petit Theatre; Newcomb College Art School; New Orleans 1900	1975/04/07		Dorothy Schlesinger	90 min.
Bridaham, Lester	Art; Friends of the Cabildo; Louisiana State Museum	1980/03/28		Dorothy Schlesinger	90 min.
Brill, Mrs. Ben (Flora)	Marrero lifestyle; Women's clothier	1988/09/22		Dorothy Schlesinger	60 min.
Brocato, Arthur	Angelo Brocato Ice Cream Parlor; Autobiography; Brocato family; Business in New Orleans; Vieux Carre/Italian community	1991/07/13		Dorothy Mahan	60 min.
Brody, Henry Conrad	Port of New Orleans			Patricia Rittner
Brunious, Wendell Joseph	Black heritage; Jazz; Music	1988/02/22		Richard Allen	60 min.
Bruns, Mrs. T.M. Logan	Independent Women's Organization; Louisiana Officials; Politics (New Orleans); Segregation; University of New Orleans	1983/03/08		Dorothy Schlesinger	40 min.
Brupacher, Geraldine	"Calaboose"; New Orleans 1920s; St. Louis Cathedral; Vieux Carre, Orleans Alley	1990/06/15		Dorothy Mahan	20 min.
Buechtel, Jason	Autobiography; Education; Lafayette Cemetery I; Restaurants; Southern Film Institute	1994/04/17		Dorothy Mahan	60 min.	Not included in printed index
Burguieres, Gertrude (Mrs. Sam)	Autobiography; lifestyles, New Orleans 1920s	1993/04/02		Dorothy Schlesinger	45 min.
Burke, Mrs. and Burke, Miss Connie (with Queen of Comus)						No summary card
Burkenroad, William B., Jr.	Autobiography; Coffee business; New Orleans attitudes	1982/02/05		Dorothy Schlesinger	40 min.
Burns, Mrs. Effie LeBlanc	Rural life; Domestic service; French Quarter	1978/05/10		Dorothy Schlesinger
Busch, Elsie	Autobiography; New Orleans, early 1900s	1987/03/09		Dorothy Schlesinger	50 min.
Bynum, Alden	Autobiography; A.L. Davis; Epicureans; Mixed marriages; Original Illinois Club; NAACP; School desegregation; Judge John Minor Wisdom	1995/02/15		Vaughan Fitzpatrick	90 min.