Bridgeport History Center General Oral History Collection

Digital audio
ORH-001-0004
Oral History interview with Carleen McDowell
Oral history interview with Carleen McDowell Carleen McDowell is a life-long resident of Bridgeport. She describes her early life in Marina Village in the City's South End, where she was fascinated by the great mix of ethnicities, cultures and rel... View Full Record
Digital audio
ORH-001-0007
Oral history interview with Isa Mujahid
Oral history interview with Isa Mujahid Mujahid grew up on Bridgeport's North End where his neighborhood was mostly black. His grandparents both came from the South and were part of the Great Migration of black southerners who came to the North to... View Full Record
Digital audio
ORH-001-0014
Oral history interview with Karin Smith
Oral history interview with Karin Smith, co-owner of the Kindred Thoughts bookstore in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Kindred Thoughts is Bridgeport's only bookstore with an emphasis on African American literature and cultural events Smith discusses her... View Full Record
DVDs
ORH-001-0010
Oral History Interview: Joseph "Joe" Minto, WW II veteran
Oral history interview with Jospeh Minto World War II veteran and Bridgeport native Joseph Minto describes his life in Bridgeport immediately before the attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor in 1941 when he worked as a wholesale distributor for a baker... View Full Record
Tape, magnetic
ORH-001-0015
Oral history interview with Herman Wolf
Oral history interview with Herman Wolf Herman Wolf was a life-long labor activist, campaigner, and publicist. He born in New York City and grew up on Long Island where he attended a school that was majority Jewish. He eventually came to Connectic... View Full Record
Tape, magnetic
ORH-001-0017
Oral history interview with Bernard "Bud" Riley
Oral history interview with Bernard "Bud" Riley... View Full Record
Tape, magnetic
ORH-001-0016
Oral history interview with three Women Artists: Wendy Bridgeforth, Shanna Melton, and Ina Alisa Anderson
Oral history interview with three Women Artists: Wendy Bridgeforth, Shanna Melton, and Ina Lisa Alisa Anderson... View Full Record
Tape, magnetic
ORH-001-0018
Oral history interview with John "Jack" Prince
Oral history interview with John "Jack" Prince Jack Prince discusses coming to Bridgeport as a 7 year old and living in the Hollow, then on Harold Avenue, and Washington Place. Sikorsky took him for rides in his test helicopter at Seaside Park. He... View Full Record
Tape, magnetic
ORH-001-0022
Oral history interview with Maestro Gustave Meier
Oral history interview with Maestro Gustave Meier Meier discusses his life and career as a conductor and his work with the Bridgeport Symphony Orchestra.... View Full Record
Tape, magnetic
ORH-001-0025
Oral history interview with Mildred Brewster
Oral history interview with Mildred Brewster... View Full Record
Tape, magnetic
ORH-001-0003
Oral history interview with Cynthia Griffin
Oral history interview with Cynthia Howard Griffin Cynthia Griffin is the founder of Bridgeport's Juneteenth Parade and the Fairfield County Juneteenth Celebration. She was born in Baltimore and lived in North Carolina, but eventually made her way... View Full Record
Digital audio
ORH-001-0024
Oral history interview with Beth Lazar
Oral history interview with Beth Lazar Long time Bridgeport resident and community activist Beth Lazar began interviewing some of her large number of friends and acquaintances starting the summer of 2022. She has become a regular volunteer for con... View Full Record
Digital audio
ORH-001-0028
Oral history interview with the Reverend Ina Anderson
Oral history interview with the Reverend Ina Anderson The Reverend Ina Anderson is a minister, a playwrite, Director of "Emerging Voices of Theater Company", and the first black woman in the Bridgeport Fire Department. She discusses growing up, l... View Full Record
Digital audio
ORH-001-0027
Oral history interview with Michael Araujo
Oral history interview with Michael Araujo Michael Araujo discusses his time living in Bridgeport as a biochemistry student at Sacred Heart University and the Portuguese-American experience. The son of Portuguese immigrants, Michael describes his... View Full Record