Hagop Varadian Oral History Interview

armed forces, Armenian, Armenian Genocide, Granite City, Granite City High School, immigration, Lincoln Place, World War I

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

Hagop (Jake) Varadian was born on April 12, 1938 to Armenian immigrants and has been a lifelong resident of the Lincoln Place neighborhood. In this interview, he talks about his parent's life in Armenia during World War One and his mother’s experience in the Armenian Genocide which resulted in her having to live in the desert where her sister was born. He also touches on aspects of his own life that include being in the Army and teaching school for the Granite City School District.

• Louisa H. Bowen University Archives and Special Collections

Fall 2001 Granite City Oral History Interviews

• Lincoln Place
• Granite City

Varadian, Hagop

November 6, 2001

• Lincoln Place

English

• Oral History

• mp3
• pdf

• 00:55:11

Wasson, William D.

Varadian, Hagop

Lincoln Place, Granite City, Illinois

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250 kbit/s

• Lincoln Place
• Granite City, Illinois

• Varadian_Hagop-O-001
• Original archive accession number: A02:43