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- Generations Interview with Atticus Ranck.
- Creator
- Fejes, Fred A., Ranck, Atticus, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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Atticus Ranck, at the time of this interview, is the Director of Transgender Services at SunServe. He was born on February 13 1989 and raised in Lancaster, PA and graduated from Slippery Rock University in May 2012 with a degree in Creative Writing. He graduated with his Masters in Gender and Sexuality Studies from Florida Atlantic University in May 2015. In his current position (March 2016), he is an educator, advocate, and case manager helping transgender adults as they navigate a world...
Show moreAtticus Ranck, at the time of this interview, is the Director of Transgender Services at SunServe. He was born on February 13 1989 and raised in Lancaster, PA and graduated from Slippery Rock University in May 2012 with a degree in Creative Writing. He graduated with his Masters in Gender and Sexuality Studies from Florida Atlantic University in May 2015. In his current position (March 2016), he is an educator, advocate, and case manager helping transgender adults as they navigate a world that has no place for them. For his work, SunServe has been awarded “Best Place for Trans Folks” by South Florida Gay News (SFGN) magazine. In addition, Atticus is proud to be included in SFGN South Florida 2016 OUT50 as a prominent leader in the local LGBT community. In his free time, he enjoys restoring furniture.
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- 2015-01-26
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAranckset
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- Set of related objects
- Title
- Generations Interview with F. Jouseph Sliba.
- Creator
- Fejes, Fred A., Sliba, F. Jouseph, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
- Abstract/Description
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F. Jouseph Sliba was born in Colombia on July 9, 1979. He grew up in Long Island and New York City, NY and moved to several cities around the country before settling down in Fort Lauderdale, FL in 2009. Mr. Sliba graduated with a BA in Fashion Merchandising in May 2005 and worked for 10 years in the fashion retail industry. Now he is perusing a Masters in College Student Affairs and works in higher education helping college students with financial aid and administrative issues. Mr. Sliba also...
Show moreF. Jouseph Sliba was born in Colombia on July 9, 1979. He grew up in Long Island and New York City, NY and moved to several cities around the country before settling down in Fort Lauderdale, FL in 2009. Mr. Sliba graduated with a BA in Fashion Merchandising in May 2005 and worked for 10 years in the fashion retail industry. Now he is perusing a Masters in College Student Affairs and works in higher education helping college students with financial aid and administrative issues. Mr. Sliba also volunteers at a few LGBTQ non-profit organizations that enrich the lives and culture of the LGBTQ youth in South Florida. Mr. Sliba is passionate about working out at Crossfit, eating healthy and creating a balanced lifestyle.
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- 2016-02-26
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAslibaset
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- Set of related objects
- Title
- Generations Interview with Jason Parsley.
- Creator
- Fejes, Fred A., Parsley, Jason, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
- Abstract/Description
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Jason Parsley is the executive editor of the South Florida Gay News. He was born in Louisville Kentucky and currently lives Boynton Beach with his partner Aydin Koymen.
- Date Issued
- 2015-03-20
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAparsleyset
- Format
- Set of related objects
- Title
- Generations Interview with Robert W. Lee.
- Creator
- Fejes, Fred A., Lee, Robert W., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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Judge Lee currently serves as an Acting Circuit Judge and the Chair of the Civil Division of the Broward County Court. He continues to speak about the court system to numerous organizations and schools throughout the country.
- Date Issued
- 2016-02-03
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAleeset
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- Set of related objects
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- Interview with Adelheid Rupp – ca. 2004.
- Creator
- Rupp, Adelheid (Interviewee), Moore, Charles (Interviewer)
- Abstract/Description
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Adelheid Rupp, born on the eve of WWII in Ledwigshafen, Germany, was only ten months old when the German Army drafted her father. She would be over ten years old when he returned. During the interim, Mrs. Rupp spent her childhood struggling with her mother to survive Nazi Germany. Enduring the conflict and the hardship, Mrs. Rupp formed an exceptionally strong bond with her mother. Upon her father’s return, Mrs. Rupp had to adjust to two new additions to the family: her father Ernst and her...
Show moreAdelheid Rupp, born on the eve of WWII in Ledwigshafen, Germany, was only ten months old when the German Army drafted her father. She would be over ten years old when he returned. During the interim, Mrs. Rupp spent her childhood struggling with her mother to survive Nazi Germany. Enduring the conflict and the hardship, Mrs. Rupp formed an exceptionally strong bond with her mother. Upon her father’s return, Mrs. Rupp had to adjust to two new additions to the family: her father Ernst and her new baby sister Karoline. In 1953, the Rupp family moved to the United States and Mrs. Rupp found a new set of challenges. Through it all, Mrs. Rupp has proved that she is a survivor. Presently, Mrs. Rupp resides in Pompano Beach, Florida with her husband Henry and her daughter Monica.
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- 2004-02-19
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT72819
- Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945, Oral histories --Florida, Oral history, Nazi Germany
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- Set of related objects
- Title
- Interview with Adrienne Martin.
- Creator
- Martin, Adrienne, Iadevaia, Vincenza, Pezzullo, Viviana, Tiberini, Federico
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00002999p
- Subject Headings
- Italian Americans, Italian American families, Oral history--Italy, Oral history, Oral history--United States., Italian Americans--History--20th century., Italian Americans--Florida--History, Immigrants--Italy--History--20th century
- Format
- Set of related objects
- Title
- Interview with Alan Alford on Pearl City – ca. 1984 - 1985.
- Creator
- Alford, Alan (Interviewee), Evans, Arthur S. (Interviewer)
- Abstract/Description
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This interview is one in a series conducted from 1984-85 by sociologist Dr. Arthur Evans of Florida Atlantic University. The information gathered from these interviews was used for the compilation of “Pearl City, An Analysis of the Folk History,” by Sharon Wells, The Spanish River Papers, v. XV (1986-87) and the book Pearl City, Florida: A Black Community Remembers, by Dr. Arthur S. Evans, Jr. and David Lee (1990). In 1958 white resident Alan Alford and his wife, Lenore, established their...
Show moreThis interview is one in a series conducted from 1984-85 by sociologist Dr. Arthur Evans of Florida Atlantic University. The information gathered from these interviews was used for the compilation of “Pearl City, An Analysis of the Folk History,” by Sharon Wells, The Spanish River Papers, v. XV (1986-87) and the book Pearl City, Florida: A Black Community Remembers, by Dr. Arthur S. Evans, Jr. and David Lee (1990). In 1958 white resident Alan Alford and his wife, Lenore, established their home in Boca Raton. From 1960 – 66 Al served as Assistant City Manager of Boca Raton; 1966 – 1972 as City Manager; and held office as Mayor from 1973 – 1975 as a member of the “Three A’s” in the city’s government: Al Alford, Bill Archer and Dave Ashe.
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- 1984-1985
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU53702
- Subject Headings
- Oral histories -- Florida, Pearl City (Boca Raton, Fla.) -- History, Oral history, Culture -- Study and teaching -- Interviews, African Americans -- Florida -- History
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- Set of related objects
- Title
- Interview with Alan Alford, 2013.
- Creator
- Alford, Alan (Interviewee), Belotto, Nick (Interviewer), Department of History
- Abstract/Description
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The interview recounts Mr. Alfords early life and his childhood memories. After joining the military he enrolled at the University of Miami to study Business Administration. At the age of twenty-eight, he became the first assistant city manager of Boca Raton and eventually moved up to the official city manager position in 1966 which he held for 6 years. Having gained respect and support from the community, Mr. Alford was elected mayor of Boca Raton in 1972.
- Date Issued
- 2013 - 02 - 06
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007800p
- Subject Headings
- Florida Atlantic University -- History, Oral histories --Florida
- Format
- Set of related objects
- Title
- Interview with Amie Kay Tanner.
- Creator
- Tanner, Amie Kay, Fiorillo, Patricia
- Abstract/Description
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The following is a look into the history of Deerfield Beach as told through the eyes of Arnie Kay Tanner. Ms. Tanner was born November 4, 1947, she has lived within the city her entire life. Ms. Tanner and her family have been active members within the community since settling there in the 1920s, offering a unique and extensive point of view on Deerfield Beach's history. Through her story readers/researchers will be able to see the social, economic, and political changes that have occurred as...
Show moreThe following is a look into the history of Deerfield Beach as told through the eyes of Arnie Kay Tanner. Ms. Tanner was born November 4, 1947, she has lived within the city her entire life. Ms. Tanner and her family have been active members within the community since settling there in the 1920s, offering a unique and extensive point of view on Deerfield Beach's history. Through her story readers/researchers will be able to see the social, economic, and political changes that have occurred as the city grew. Major topics of discussion in this oral history include: the contributions her father (Odas Tanner) has made to Deerfield Beach, Ms. Tanner's early life, Cracker Day, population growth, the impacts hurricanes have had on the city's grow;th and development, and President Gerald Ford's visit to the city's pier.
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- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007889_p
- Subject Headings
- Oral histories --Florida
- Format
- Set of related objects
- Title
- Interview with Amos Jackson – ca. 1984 - 1985.
- Creator
- Jackson, Amos (Interviewee), Evans, Arthur S. (Interviewer), Boca Raton Historical Society
- Date Issued
- 1984-1985
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAjacksonaset
- Subject Headings
- Oral histories -- Florida, Pearl City (Boca Raton, Fla.) -- History, Oral history, Culture -- Study and teaching -- Interviews, African Americans -- Florida -- History
- Format
- Set of related objects
- Title
- Interview with Ann Blumberg Capone.
- Creator
- Capone, Ann Blumberg, Iadevaia, Vincenza, Pezzullo, Viviana, Tiberini, Federico
- Date Issued
- 2017-03-24
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003476p
- Subject Headings
- Italian Americans, Italian American families, Oral history--Italy, Oral history, Oral history--United States., Italian Americans--History--20th century., Italian Americans--Florida--History, Immigrants--Italy--History--20th century
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- Set of related objects
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- Interview with Anthony J. Catanese, 2013.
- Creator
- Catanese, Anthony J. (Interviewee), Shibley, Gregory J. (Interviewer), Department of History
- Abstract/Description
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Anthony J. Catanese gives an account of his tenure as the president of Florida Atlantic University between 1990 and 2002.
- Date Issued
- 2013 - 01 - 30
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007802p
- Subject Headings
- Florida Atlantic University -- History, Oral histories --Florida
- Format
- Set of related objects
- Title
- Interview with Antonio Leon.
- Creator
- Leon, Antonio, Garreaud, Michael
- Abstract/Description
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Antonio Leon was one of 14,008 Cuban children who were part of ( Operation Pedro Pan (1961-1965). These children immigrated to the United States unaccompanied by their parents under the sponsorship of the Catholic Welfare Bureau in conjunction with the United States government. Antonio immigrated to the United States age fourteen in October of 1961. Antonio's experiences within the Pedro Pan program where unique, in that after arriving and temporarily settling in Miami, Florida, he was...
Show moreAntonio Leon was one of 14,008 Cuban children who were part of ( Operation Pedro Pan (1961-1965). These children immigrated to the United States unaccompanied by their parents under the sponsorship of the Catholic Welfare Bureau in conjunction with the United States government. Antonio immigrated to the United States age fourteen in October of 1961. Antonio's experiences within the Pedro Pan program where unique, in that after arriving and temporarily settling in Miami, Florida, he was relocated on three occasions to different regions within the United States- in the West in Reno, Nevada, the Southwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and in the Mid-West in Superior, Wisconsin.
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- 2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007882_p
- Subject Headings
- Oral histories --Florida
- Format
- Set of related objects
- Title
- Interview with Assunta Russo.
- Creator
- Russo, Assunta (Interviewee), Harmer, Alecia (Interviewer), Aletto, Gina (Translator)
- Date Issued
- 2010-10-02
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT3358434
- Subject Headings
- Oral histories --Florida, Oral history
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- Set of related objects
- Title
- Interview with Barbara Cheslick – ca. 2004.
- Creator
- Cheslick, Barbara (Interviewee), Wilcox, Gina (Interviewer)
- Date Issued
- 2004-02-22
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT76774
- Subject Headings
- Depressions --1929 --United States, World War, 1939-1945, Kentucky, Depressions --1929 --Kentucky, Oral histories --Florida, Oral history, Great Depression, 1929-1939
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- Set of related objects
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- Interview with Barbara McLellan – ca. 2006.
- Creator
- McLellan, Barbara (Interviewee), Martin, Anne (Interviewer)
- Date Issued
- 2006-10-26
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT76791
- Subject Headings
- Policewomen --United States, Policewomen --United States --Interviews, Law enforcement, Fort Lauderdale (Fla.), Oral histories --Florida, Oral history, Law enforcement --Florida
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- Set of related objects
- Title
- Interview with Bernice Butler Chavez and Manuel J. Chavez Jr.
- Creator
- Chavez, Bernice Butler (Interviewee), Chavez, Manuel J. Jr. (Interviewee), Kintop, Aubrey (Interviewer)
- Date Issued
- 2010-09-28
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT3358431
- Subject Headings
- Oral histories --Florida, World War II, Rationing, Boca Raton Army Air Field (Fla.), Oral history
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- Set of related objects
- Title
- Interview with Bill Zern – ca. 2002.
- Creator
- Zern, Bill (Interviewee), Wiseman, Maury (Interviewer)
- Date Issued
- 2002-10-19
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT78806
- Subject Headings
- Altoona (Pa.), United States Army, Great Depression, 1929-1939, World War, 1939-1945, West Palm Beach (Fla.), Lake Worth (Fla.), Segregation, Intergration, Racism --Florida --History, Oral histories --Florida, Oral history, Segregation --Florida
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- Set of related objects
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- Interview with Bob Roth.
- Creator
- Roth, Bob, Altschul, Hunter
- Abstract/Description
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The primary topic of this interview was Bob Roth's lifestyle, his family, and the values important to him. Bob has been a farmer at New River Groves in Davie for over 50 years. He was able to provide insight into the experiences of the fruit business, which have interested him since his time as a student at North Miami High School in the 1960s. The discussions in this interview will cover topics such as early Davie history, Bob's family history, the fruit business, and changes in South...
Show moreThe primary topic of this interview was Bob Roth's lifestyle, his family, and the values important to him. Bob has been a farmer at New River Groves in Davie for over 50 years. He was able to provide insight into the experiences of the fruit business, which have interested him since his time as a student at North Miami High School in the 1960s. The discussions in this interview will cover topics such as early Davie history, Bob's family history, the fruit business, and changes in South Florida. The interview, which began just before the tape begins, was not interrupted to begin again. This was done as a means to keep a natural pace and flow to the discussion.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007887_p
- Subject Headings
- Oral histories --Florida
- Format
- Set of related objects
- Title
- Interview with Bobbie Lou David.
- Creator
- David, Bobbie Lou, Sielinski, Brent T.
- Abstract/Description
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The primary topic of this interview was to engage with the experiences of Bobbie Lou David's extensive teaching career while honing in on her time teaching at the Davie School in Davie, Florida. Bobbie Lou worked with various student demographics in Virginia, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and in Davie, Florida. More specifically in Davie, Bobbie Lou's compassionate experiences with many people over her years demonstrate the close-knit, friendly, and communicative bond Davie's citizens have with...
Show moreThe primary topic of this interview was to engage with the experiences of Bobbie Lou David's extensive teaching career while honing in on her time teaching at the Davie School in Davie, Florida. Bobbie Lou worked with various student demographics in Virginia, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and in Davie, Florida. More specifically in Davie, Bobbie Lou's compassionate experiences with many people over her years demonstrate the close-knit, friendly, and communicative bond Davie's citizens have with one another. Over the decades, Bobbie Lou saw various changes to the size of Davie, Florida in regards to both population and development. The topics covered in this interview range from the early childhood, life as a student, marriage, the Davie school, the integration of schools, notable news events, integration and the 1960's, hobbies, obtaining a Master's degree at Florida Atlantic University, educational accomplishments, and the town of Davie today.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007872_p
- Subject Headings
- Oral histories --Florida
- Format
- Set of related objects