Oral History
Interviewee: Crispin "Cris" Rodarte (b. 12/05/1915 – d. 06/12/2004)
Interviewer: Mona McCroskey
Audio Number: 980
Duration: 00:29:58
Date: July 9, 1993
Topics Discussed: Rodarte Family History; Prohibition in Prescott; Prescott Courier, 1920-1940; and Santa Fe Railroad Workers.
Oral History
Interviewee: Lucia "Lucy" De La Rosa (Rodriguez) Rodarte (b. 12/13/1938 – d. 01/28/2015)
Interviewer: Sylvia Neely
Audio Number: 1548
Duration: 01:01:27
Date: January 9, 2009
Topics Discussed: Rodriguez & Rodarte Family History; Jerome, Arizona; Hispanic Families in Prescott.
Oral History
Interviewee: Rafaila (De La Rosa) Rodriguez (b. 10/24/1912 – d. 08/05/2007)
Interviewer: Mona McCroskey (Hazel Deming present)
Audio Number: 848-849
Duration: 01:28:40
Date: May 17, 1991
Topics Discussed: Prescott Hispanic history, Hispanics in Jerome 1930s-1940s, Mexican independence celebrations, McCormick and Goodwin Streets neighborhood, Granite Creek flood
Oral History
Interviewee: Jeb & Dorothy Rosebrook
Interviewer: Sandy Gauthier
Audio Number: Transcript Only
Duration: 00:00:00
Date: August 26 & October 4, 2016
Topics Discussed: This folder contains an oral history interview transcript (no audio, only a transcript) of Jeb and Dorothy Rosebrook. This transcript is titled "Tell "Em Junior Sent You." and includes information and photographs of Jeb in his early days at Orme Ranch School, photos of the filming of movie "Junior Bonner" starring Steve McQueen and movie posters, as well as photos of Jeb when he was the Grand Marshall of the Frontier Days Parade, 1996.
NOTE: There is a revised, final screenplay dated June 29, 1971 written and autographed by Jeb Rosebrook that is located in the SHM Library with the Call Number: RBC 791.43 ROS.
Oral History
Interviewee: Audrey Nora (Larremore) Rosenberger (b. 07/16/1918 – d. 08/25/2003)
Interviewer: Mona McCroskey
Audio Number: 923
Duration: 00:59:34
Date: February 25, 1992
Topics Discussed: Larremore family history; Mayer, Arizona; Humbolt, Arizona
Oral History
Interviewee: Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt III (b. 04/04/1928 – d. 10/06/2019)
Interviewer: Mona McCroskey
Audio Number: 1217-1220
Duration: 01:55:06, 01:57:28, 00:55:29
Date: April 10, 1998 & May 15, 1998
Topics Discussed: Rosenblatt Family History; Prescott West, 1933-1946; Prescott Sheet Metal Works, 1933-1946; Sam Hill Hardware Store; Soap Box Derby, 1940; Boy Scout Troop #204; Sid & Emma Webb; Arizona Congressional Delegation, 1967-1971; English Only Movement; Halloween; United States Post Office; Yavapai County Courthouse; and 212 S. Mt. Vernon Street Residence.
Oral History
Interviewee: Leonard Allen "Rosie" Ross (b.02/19/1906 – d. 04/21/2009)
Interviewer: Mona McCroskey
Audio Number: 1007
Duration: 00:40:17
Date: March 7, 1994
Topics Discussed: Career as a musician, Prescott Municipal Band, Garden of the Gods, Whipple Veterans Administration Center 1960s
Oral History
Interviewee: Margaret "Peg" (Boice) Rubel (b. 12/25/1927 – d. xx/xx/xxxx)
Interviewer: Sylvia Neely
Audio Number: 1547
Duration: 00:58:06
Date: November 14, 2008
Topics Discussed: X Bar One Ranch; Seligman, Arizona; Ranching in Yavapai County and Raising Hereford Cattle.
Oral History
Interviewee: Mary Ruddock (b. 07/04/1964 – d. xx-xx-xxxx)
Interviewer: Jim McCarver
Audio Number: 1631
Duration: 00:49:53
Date: September 16, 2021
Acquisition Number: ACC# 2021.077
Topics Discussed: Growing up in Prescott in the 1970s. Veteran's Administration (VA) Hospital (Bob Stump VA Center), 1970-2013; Mother was a Yavapai County Infection Control and TB Nurse; Jobs in Prescott; Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo and Smoki performances; Fort Whipple VA Hospital 1990-2013; Everett Brisendine; Moving of Bashford House; Sir Nino Cochise & Jay Jones.
NOTE: The digital photos that Mary Ruddock donated along with this oral history were placed in the Fort Whipple & VA Center Collection, MS-90.
Oral History
Interviewee: Elisabeth "Bette" (Friedrich) Ruffner (b. 09/17/1919 – d. 03/13/2019)
Interviewer: Mona McCroskey
Audio Number: 1001
Duration: 01:18:52
Date: January 27, 1994
Topics Discussed: Health Care History, Lenox Nursing Home on South Mt. Vernon, 1940s; Medical Community in Prescott During World War II (WWII), 1940s; & Development of Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC).