THD Oral History Project
The Telegraph Hill Dwellers Oral History Project records the experiences of many of the unique people who have made, and continue to make, our neighborhood the wonderful place it is. In addition to preserving the character of Telegraph Hill, the THD Oral History Project seeks to preserve the characters of Telegraph Hill.
To date our collection includes transcripts of interviews with:
- Virginia and Elios Anderlini
- Hermon Baker
- Ines Belli
- Dante Benedetti
- Ad Bonn
- Thomas Cara
- Sal Colla and Rhoda Robinson
- Rhoda Pack Curtis
- Art Hanna
- Marie Harrington
- Joe Jachetta
- Peter Macchiarini
- Lena Spediacchi Massucco
- Richard Monaco
- David Myrick
- B.J. Papa
- Vera Ransom
- Ray Rovero
- Ted Siddoway
- Norma Tealdi
- Anne Guardino Wallace
- Gene Wright
- John Valentini
Would you like to read one of these interviews in its entirety or any others from our collection? Transcripts are available at the North Beach Branch of the S.F. Public Library, the S.F. History Center, Main Branch, and the Bancroft Library at U.C. Berkeley.
If you would like to help or support the THD Oral History Project, we would love your help! Please contact THD Oral History Project Director Carlo Arreglo at arreglo@berkeley.edu or leave a message for him at (415) 273-1004.