Hurricane Katrina Oral History Collection

1.2 Linear Feet

Special Collections & Archives Loyola University Library

Collection 35

Reference Code

Collection 35

Name and Location of Repository

Special Collections and Archives, J. Edgar & Louise S. Monroe Library, Loyola University, New Orleans

Title

Hurricane Katrina Oral History Collection

Date

2006

Extent

1.2 Linear Feet

Name of Creator

Loyola University, New Orleans

Administrative/Biographical History

In the spring of 2006, Loyola professor Jaqueline Woodfork’s students interviewed New Orleans community members about their experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast in August 2005.

Scope and Content The Hurricane Katrina Oral History Collection contains interviews with 40 individuals. Interviews were videotaped to mini-DV and audio recorded to tape and mini-tape. For access purposes, the videos and audio recordings were digitized 2 and are available on DVD and CD. Transcripts are available for nine of the interviews. There are also nine produced “final project” DVDs. All materials were produced in the spring of 2006, and all interviews were conducted in New Orleans.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged in four series. DVDs and CDs of interviews, transcripts, and final student projects are arranged alphabetically by student’s last name. Closed collection materials are arranged alphabetically by interviewee’s last name and are comprised of interviews that do not have consent forms and are closed to researchers. There is an index in the back of this finding aid of interviews by interviewer’s name.

Conditions Governing Access The first three series in the collection are open for research use. No duplications of any materials in the collection are allowed. Interviews lacking signed informed consent forms are located in the fourth series and are closed to researchers.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Physical rights are retained by the J. Edgar and Louis S. Monroe Library, Loyola University New Orleans. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Language and Scripts of the Material

Collection is in English.

Processing Information

Finding aid written by Elizabeth Kelly, 2012.

Series Description

Series I: DVDs and CDs of interviews

Series II: Final student DVD projects

Series III: Transcripts and other print materials Series IV: Closed collection 4

Container List

Series I: DVDs and CDs of interviews

Box Folder Description

Andrews, Michelle. Interviewed by Emily Otto, 2006 March 31 1 1 DVD

Angeles, Dean. Interviewed by Megan Lancaster, 2006. 1 2 DVD 1 3 CD

Aponte, Jean. Interviewed by Angela Boyle, 2006 March 2. 1 4 DVD—Part 1 1 5 DVD—Part 2 1 6 CD

Billiot, Norbert. Interviewed by Angela Boyle, 2006. 1 7 DVD

Boyle, William. Interviewed by Angela Boyle, 2006. 1 8 DVD 1 9 CD

Burke, Michael. Interviewed by Kevin Spellman, 2006. 1 10 DVD

Cramond, Jonel. Interviewed by Kevin Spellman, 2006 March 15. 1 11 DVD

Cramond, Leslie Jo. Interviewed by Kevin Spellman, 2006. 1 12 DVD

Davis, Edward. Interviewed by Gina Bell, 2006 March 9. 1 13 DVD

Delery, Jim. Interviewed by Kurt Schwartz, 2006. 1 14 DVD—Part 1 1 15 DVD—Part 2 1 16 CD

Deimel, Donna. Interviewed by Cassie Donovan, 2006. 1 17 DVD

Doran, Patricia. Interviewed by Kevin Spellman, 2006. 1 18 DVD

Dupre, Michelle. Interviewed by Angela Boyle, 2006. 1 19 DVD 1 20 CD

Giusti, E.J. Interviewed by Cassie Donovan, 2006. 1 21 DVD 1 22 CD

Glapion, Gussie. Interviewed by Megan Lancaster, 2006 March 23. 1 23 DVD 1 24 CD

Hill, Ronald. Interviewed by Kurt Schwartz, 2006 April 1. 1 25 DVD 1 26 CD

Holmes, Rebecca. Interviewed by Megan Lancaster, 2006 March 15. 1 27 DVD—Part 1 1 28 DVD—Part 2 1 29 CD

Hood, Lisa. Interviewed by Hayden Dumas, 2006. 1 30 DVD

Ictech, Lara. Interviewed by Ineke Van de Donk, 2006. 1 31 DVD 1 32 CD

Johnson, Jeremy. Interviewed by Emily Otto, 2006 March 11. 1 33 DVD

Johnston, Thor. Interviewed by Zachary McGar, 2006 March 31. 1 34 DVD 1 35 CD

Marshall, Juan. Interviewed by Megan Lancaster, 2006 March 27. 1 36 DVD 1 37 CD

Naccari, Paolo. Interviewed by Hayden Dumas, 2006 March 9. 1 38 DVD

Palmer, Kathryn. Interviewed by Kathryn Palmer, 2006. 1 39 DVD 1 40 CD

Riche, David. Interviewed by Zachary McGar, 2006. 1 41 DVD 1 42 CD

Roriguez, Connie. Interviewed by Zachary McGar, 2006. 1 43 DVD 1 44 CD

Snemyr, Krystall. Interviewed by Emily Otto, 2006 March 25. 1 45 DVD 1 46 CD

Thomas, Carla. Interviewed by Hayden Dumas, 2006. 1 47 DVD

Troncale, Terri. Interviewed by Ineke Van de Donk, 2006 March 5. 1 48 DVD—Part 1 1 49 DVD—Part 2

Woodfork, Debra. Interviewed by Emily Otto, 2006 March 29. 1 50 DVD

Series II: Final student DVD Projects

Box Folder Description

Bell, Gina. Interview with Laure Ann Cook. 1 51 DVD

Boyle, Angela. Jean Aponte’s Testimony of the Superdome and Convention Center Following Hurricane Katrina. 1 52 DVD

Donovan, Cassie. Donna’s Story. 1 53 DVD

Dumas, Hayden. Hometown New Orleans. 1 54 DVD

Lancaster, Meg. Something to Believe In. 1 55 DVD

McGar, Zachary. Interview with Dr. Rodriguez. 1 56 DVD

Otto, Emily. New Orleans: Proud to Call It Home. 1 57 DVD

Spellman, Kevin. Oral History with Katrina Victims. 1 58 DVD

Van de Donk, Ineke. Terri’s Story. 1 59 DVD

Series III: Transcripts and other print materials

Box Folder Description

Aponte, Jean. Interviewed by Angela Boyle, 2006 March 2. 2 1 Transcript

Cook, Laure Ann. Interviewed by Gina Bell, 2006 March 12. 2 2 Transcript

Cramond, Jonel. Interviewed by Kevin Spellman, 2006 March 15. 2 3 Transcript

Delery, James. U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2006 March. 2 4 Affidavit

*Deimel, Donna. Interviewed by Cassie Donovan, 2006. 2 5 Transcript

Easterling, Anna. Interviewed by Hayden Dumas, 2006 April 3. 2 6 Transcript

Hill, Ronald. Interviewed by Kurt Schwartz, 2006 April 1. 2 7 Transcript

Holmes, Rebecca. Interviewed by Megan Lancaster, 2006 March 15. 2 8 Transcript

Johnston, Thor. Interviewed by Zachary McGar, 2006 March 31. 2 9 Transcript

Snemyr, Krystall. Interviewed by Emily Otto, 2006 March 25. 2 10 Transcript

Troncale, Terri. Interviewed by Ineke Van de Donk, 2006 March 5. 2 11 Transcript

*Donna Deimel’s name is misspelled as Donna Diemel in the transcript

Series IV: Closed Collection

Box Folder Description

Green, Daniel. Interviewed by Ineke van de Donk, 2006. 3 1 DVD 3 2 CD

Lew, Alex. Interviewed by Jared Carter, 2006 March 10. 3 3 DVD

Parks, Juan. Interviewed by Kurt Schwartz, 2006. 3 4 DVD

Prados, Luke. Interviewed by Kevin Spellman, 2006 March 13. 3 5 DVD

Rigamer, Linda. Interviewed by Ineke van de Donk, 2006. 3 6 DVD 3 7 CD

Schwartz, Kurt. Dialogue of Katrina Violence, 2006. 3 8 DVD

?, Shelby. Interviewed by Jared Carter, 2006. 3 9 DVD

Wellman, Katie. Interviewed by Cassie Donovan, 2006. 3 10 DVD 3 11 CD

Index by Interviewer

(Italicized interviews do not have consent forms and are closed to researchers)

Interviewer Interviewee

Bell, Gina Cook, Laure Ann Davis, Edward

Boyle, Angela Aponte, Jean Billiot, Norbert Boyle, William Dupre, Michelle

Carter, Jared Hansen, Alicia Lew, Alex ?, Shelby

Donovan, Cassie Deimel, Donna Giusti, E.J. Wellman, Katie

Dumas, Hayden Easterling, Anna Hood, Lisa Naccari, Paolo Thomas, Carla

Lancaster, Megan Angeles, Dean Glapion, Gussie Holmes, Rebecca Marshall, Juan

McGar, Zachary Johnston, Thor Palmer, Kathryn Ritchie, David Rodriguez, Connie

Otto, Emily Andrews, Michelle Johnson, Jeremy Snemyr, Krystall Woodfork, Debra

Schwartz, Kurt Delery, Jim Hill, Ronald Parks, Juan 11

Spellman, Kevin Burke, Michael Cramond, Jonel Cramond, Leslie Jo Doran, Patricia Prados, Luke

Van de Donk, Ineke Green, Daniel Ictech, Lara Rigamer, Linda Troncale, Terri