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Gustave Stefanik (b. April 29, 1899), born in the Slovakian region of Austria-Hungary, was the son of Thomas and Mary Subort (sp?). He was married twice. After working as a teenager in local silk mills he obtained a job at Bethlehem Steel and was trained as a machinist. He later served the company as a foreman and a safety supervisor.

Lewis J. Kozo (1908-October 24, 1992 ) was married to Mary Kozo, née Hock, and was the son of Joseph and Mary Kozo, née Antol. Mary Kozo (ca. 1915- April 27, 2003), married to Lewis, was the daughter of Joseph J. and Anna Velas, née Mack. Both Lewis and Mary participated in this interview. Their parents emigrated from Hungary. After working in a silk mill as a weaver Lewis joined Bethlehem Steel at age 19. Mary joined the R.K. Laris silk mill at a young age and later worked as a seamstress at Phoenix Clothes (?).

Ruth E. Linderman Frick (August 23, 1885-April 14, 1979) was the daughter of Robert Packer Linderman and Ruth May Linderman, née Sayre. She was married to John Arthur Frick, former president of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Gas Company and a director of Lehigh Valley National Bank.

Lt. Col. Stephen C. Farris (1912-April 13, 1982) was married to Anna S. Farris, née Posivak. His parents emigrated from what is now Slovakia. His early employment included operating a lathe at Bethlehem Steel and working as a spinner at the R.K. Laris silk mill. After graduating from the United States Military Academy he served in the Philippines and Japan during World War II. After the war he served in a variety of positions including anti-aircraft battalion commander and assistant military attaché.

William Cummings (b. ca. 1908) was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The son of a geologist at Bethlehem Steel, Cummings graduated from Dartmouth College and later earned a degree in mining engineering from Lehigh University. He worked in a variety of different positions including helper on a coal mine drilling rig, scouting gold mines in Canada, and office work in the mining department at Bethlehem Steel.

Muriel Wilson (April 23, 1905-January 12, 1997), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the daughter of Evan Taylor and Emma L. Wilson, née Mertz. Wilson was a schoolteacher who taught in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania city schools at all levels from 1926 to 1970. In this interview she discusses her family background, education, leisure activities as a youth, the influenza epidemic of 1918-1919, World War I, the Pennsylvania German language, influential teachers, and reasons for entering teaching.

Richard L. Willis (1911-November, 7, 1998), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was the son of Albert and Sara Willis, née Evans. He was married to Alice Willis, née Heimbrook. Willis, a mechanical engineer by training, joined Bethlehem Steel in 1934 and worked in a variety of supervisory positions such as superintendent of Combustion, superintendent of Construction and chief engineer of the Bethlehem plant. When he retired in 1971 he was working on a team responsible for evaluating the profitability of products and by-products.

Harry K. Trend (ca. 1910-July 10, 1991), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was married to Jean Trend, née Ewen. After working as a reporter for the Bethlehem Globe-Times and the manager of the Bethlehem bureau of the Allentown Morning Call, he served as general secretary of the Bethlehem Area Chamber of Commerce for 37 years. In this interview he discusses leisure activities as a youth, neighborhoods, religious activity, sports, theaters, Prohibition, and country clubs. He also talks about the Depression including the Unemployment League and other community support.

Walter A. Schrempel (July 9, 1984-May 23, 1982), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was the son of Emil and Martha Schrempel, née Brinker. He was married to Frances Schrempel, née Kratz. Schrempel operated a coal and ice business from 1912 to 1954 and served as the Director of Civil Defense for the city of Bethlehem during World War I and World War II. In this interview he discusses the operation of his business, performing his civil defense duties, conflicts between the North Side and South Side of Bethlehem, education, neighborhoods, and religious activities.

Ruth Schoenly, née Moyer (b. January 29, 1904), born in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, was the daughter of Katie E. Moyer, née Coleman. She was married to Norman H. Schoenly. His oral history is also included in this collection. In this interview Schoenly discusses the Boyertown Opera House Fire of 1908, her family, childhood activities, education, shopping, religious activities, courting, domestic work, World War II rationing, and life during the Depression.

Joseph K. Mangan (ca. 1916-November 16, 1986) was married to Anna Mangan, née Narzisi . He was a Bethlehem city councilman from 1955-61, staged an unsuccessful bid for mayor on the Democratic ticket in the 1977 primary, and was assistant executive director of the Bethlehem Housing Authority. He was a key figure in developing 27 public parks in Bethlehem during his tenure as director of parks and public property from 1961 until 1976, when he retired. In this interview Mangan discusses the rapid growth of Bethlehem Steel and his 17 years with the company as a millwright in the coke ovens.

Herman P. Landrock (July 5, 1889 - May 29, 1980) was married to Anna Landrock, née Trembeth. He came to New York from Germany in 1906 at the age of 17 and was hired by Bethlehem Steel. Landrock previously served an apprenticeship at the Krupp Works in Essen. By age 20 he was promoted to foreman at Bethlehem Steel and subsequently held positions of increasing responsibility including chief tool engineer in the Ordinance Division and head plating engineer in the Plating Division.

Clayton W. Bernhardt (d. 1978), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was married to Helen H. Bernhardt. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Baden-Baden in Germany. After learning the steel fabricating business by working in his father's business at an early age and then operating a fabricating business with others, Bernhardt ultimately started his own business, which became Bethlehem Contracting Company. In 1945 he became a director and later president and chairman of the board of a local bank (First National Bank?).

Marion A. Baum, née Stone (January 31, 1883-March 10, 1983), married to Robert E. Baum, Sr., grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania and moved to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania upon her marriage. In this interview she discusses Bethlehem's North Side, domestic activities such as cleaning and preserving foods, the advent of modern conveniences, local Fourth of July celebrations, and her father's recollections of Moravian summer picnics.