“WRITING KATRINA” (SPRING 2006) collection
(Mss 332)
Inventory
Earl K. Long Library
University of New Orleans
August 2006
Summary
Size: 1.5 linear feet
Geographic
locations: New Orleans, La.
Inclusive
dates: 2006
Summary: Interviews with persons who experienced Hurricane Katrina (August 29, 2005) and/or its aftermath in the New Orleans area. Each interview file contains a transcript, related documentation, and audiotape(s) and/or videotape(s) and/or CD(s). Some additionally are accompanied by photographs. The interviews were conducted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the University of New Orleans course HIST 4991, “Writing Katrina: Oral History Theory and Practice” (Spring 2006), taught by Dr. Connie Z. Atkinson.
Related
collections: The Times-Picayune Hurricane Katrina Editions Collection (Mss 331)
Source: Gifts, May 2006
Citation: “Writing Katrina” (Spring 2006) Collection, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans
Historical Note
Hurricane Katrina was the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane on record and the third-strongest to strike the United States. After crossing Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on August 25, 2005, it entered the Gulf of Mexico and, as a strong Category 3 hurricane with a Category 5 storm surge made its second landfall near Buras, Louisiana, on August 29, 2005. The heavy winds and storm surges associated with Katrina weakened the levee system that protected the city of New Orleans from flooding. Many levee failures were reported, including major breaches at the Seventeenth Street, London Avenue, and Industrial Canals, which allowed water to inundate at least eighty percent of the city. Katrina proved to be the costliest hurricane and one of the deadliest disasters in United States history.
More than eighty percent of area residents evacuated in advance of Katrina’s arrival, many did not. As the world watched in growing horror, rising floodwaters forced many to flee for their lives or to await long-delayed rescue in attics or on rooftops. The disaster had significant and enduring economic and political implications on local, state, and national levels, as well as an uncalculable personal toll on the hundreds of thousands of lives it touched.
The course “Writing Katrina” introduced students to the methods and practice of collecting interviews. Students learned about interview preparation, research and technique, the nature and character of evidence, transcribing and editing interviews, and legal and ethical concerns in conducting and making available oral histories. The course stressed the documentation of recent experiences of New Orleanians during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Container List
|
NARRATOR |
SUBJECT |
INTERVIEWER |
DATE |
|
|
|
|
|
332-1 |
Funti, Mary |
Tulane University Hospital |
Akins, Virginia C. |
2006-04-05 |
332-2 |
Havrilla, Elizabeth (Liz) Ashe |
In Slidell on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain during the hurricane |
Arnold, Carolyn |
2006-03-27 |
332-3 |
Matute, Oscar |
Migrant workers helping to rebuild New Orleans |
Bernal, Julio |
2006-04-20 |
332-4 |
Dye, Lois G. |
Obstacles faced by a displaced family |
Brown, Isha Michelle |
2006-04-02 |
332-5 |
Frey, Adam |
The hurricane and its aftermath in Chalmette |
Clements, Curtis |
2006-04-18 |
332-6 |
Pscenicka, Michael, III |
Evacuation to Houston |
Fontaine, Shelley |
2006-04-08 |
332-7 |
Patterson, Nick |
Katrina-related experiences of a Kenner police officer |
Fuselier, Karen |
2006-04-03 |
332-8 |
Lee, Reginald |
Rescuing stranded family in Mid-City |
George, Zachary J. |
2006-01-29 |
332-9 |
Havrilla, Elizabeth (Liz) Ashe |
In Slidell on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain during the hurricane |
Arnold, Carolyn |
2006-03-27 |
332-10 |
Blum, Ed |
Evacuation from New Orleans East after Katrina |
Johnson, Colby S. |
2006-04-04 |
332-11 |
Labeaud, Valerie |
Rescue by the U.S. Coast Guard |
Lathers, Colleen |
2006-04-01 |
332-12 |
Weick, Toni |
Flooding in Mid-City |
Mathews, Jamie |
2006-04-10 |
332-13 |
Mattingly, Ryan |
Surviving Katrina in Gentilly; slow pace of recovery |
Peychaud, Stephen Joseph |
2006-04-06 |
332-14 |
Kirkland, Glen |
Losing a home to Katrina; encounter with an intruder |
McBride, Daniel |
2006-04-06 |
332-15 |
Branch, Christine Meche |
Hurricane-related experiences in Uptown |
Surcouf, Michael T. |
2006-03-17 |
332-16 |
Robinette, Dwight, Jr. |
Search-and-rescue experiences of a state trooper |
Willis, Sheila H. |
2006-03-23 |
332-17 |
X, Mr. |
A newcomer’s first hurricane |
George, Zachary J. |
2006-04-20 |
332-18 |
Peyton, Jeannette |
Evacuation experiences |
Peyton, Robert K. |
[2006-04?] |
Index Terms
Blum, Ed
Branch, Christine Meche
Dye, Lois G.
Frey, Adam
Funti, Mary
Havrilla, Elizabeth (Liz) Ashe
Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Kirkland, Glen
Labeaud, Valerie
Lee, Reginald
Mattingly, Ryan
Matute, Oscar
Patterson, Nick
Peyton, Jeannette
Pscenicka, Michael, III
Robinette, Dwight, Jr.
Weick, Toni
X, Mr.