Arthur Bedian Oral History Interview

Armenian, Armenian Orthodox Church, Ellis Island., Granite City, immigration, Lincoln Place

Bedian, Arthur, “Arthur Bedian Oral History Interview,” Madison Historical, accessed April 23, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/1026.

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This oral history interview with Arthur Bedian was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History.

Author Bedian lived his whole life in Lincoln Place and was born to an immigrant father from Armenia. In this interview, he talks about his father’s experience immigrating through Ellis Island, growing up in Lincoln Place, the community center, and his time and service in the Armenian Orthodox Church.

There was no audio recording of this interview in the original archive, but there is a transcript and biographical summary.

• Louisa H. Bowen University Archives and Special Collections

Fall 2001 Granite City Oral History Interviews

• Lincoln Place
• Granite City

Bedian, Arthur

November 18, 2001

• Granite City
• Lincoln Place

English

• Oral History

• pdf
• pdf

Bruder, Eric

Bedian, Arthur

Lincoln Place, Granite City, Illinois

• Lincoln Place
• Granite City, Illinois

• Bedian_Arthur-0-001
• Original archive accession number: A02:43