Past Clients

What follows is a small sampling of past personal and public history clients, narrators, and projects. They have all worked to ensure their stories and their legacy are documented for generations to come.

Past Personal History Clients

Kenneth & Dede Feinberg, Special Master, 911 Victim’s Compensation Fund, Washington DC
Scott Cook, CEO & Founder, Intuit, Palo Alto CA
John Doerr, Chairman, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Park CA
Boris Frank, Boris Frank Associates, Madison WI
George David, CEO, United Technologies, New York City
The Ibrahim Family, USA & England
The Bellows Family, Chicago, IL
The Calderon Family, Madison WI & Oakland CA
The Koralek / Linder Families, Mexico, England, USA
The Schwartz Family, Israel

Past Public History Clients

Vice President Walter Mondale
U.S. Congressman David Obey
Governor Patrick Lucey, Wisconsin
Paul Volcker, Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Richard Riley, U.S. Secretary of Education
Ralph Nader, Consumer Advocate
U.S. Senators Alan Simpson, Jake Garn, Paul Sarbanes
U.S. Representative Ron Kind
Mark Shields, Political Commentator, PBS NewsHour
Gordon Ambach, Commissioner of Education, State of New York

Oral History & Institutional Archives

Judah Magnes Museum, Berkeley, California
The Wisconsin Historical Society & Foundation
New York State Archives: SIFEPP (States Impact on Federal Education Policy Project)
Yale University Archives
The Wisconsin Arts Board
USC Shoah Foundation
Performing the Jewish Archive, University of Leeds, England

Businesses

Oscar Mayer, Inc.
Chocolate Shoppe, Madison, Wisconsin

Educational Institutions

School of Social Work, UW-Madison
Free University of Berlin, Germany
The George L. Mosse Program in History
Senior Summer School, UW-Madison,

Non-profits

The Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service
Community Support Network, Inc.
The Lead Belt Jewish Historical Society

Religious Institutions

Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco, CA
Solana Beach Presbyterian Church, Solana Beach, CA

… and many more. For references and samples, please contact us.

I learned so much. I had no idea my grandmother spoke 5 languages! I also realized that my aunts both earned their masters degree – such modern women for the 1940s!

Helen

Daughter, Wisconsin

As the Archivist of Temple Emanu-El, an historic San Francisco congregation founded in 1850, my association with Ms. Hecht began in 2004 when she and I embarked on a project to digitize a series of decade-old oral histories she conducted in the 1990s. I cannot emphasize enough my respect for Ms. Hecht’s professionalism and for the initiative, creativity, and practicality she brought to our project. Furthermore, as I watched each of the interviews she conducted on behalf of Temple Emanu-El, I was especially struck by the sensitivity with which she guided her subjects. It was readily apparent that her preparation for each interview was extensive and that her ability to gain the trust of each subject and engage him or her in a lively, meaningful conversation was impressive. In addition, the supplementary written materials, which accompanied each interview could not have been more expertly produced.

Paula Freedman

Archivist, Edith S. Green Oral History Project of Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco, CA

You conduct the interviews with insight, being inquisitive enough to make it interesting and yet with the discretion to make the person feel comfortable

Ariel Cojuc

Grandmother, Mexico

I have done several limited oral histories for certain parts of my public life, but yours was more of a complete picture of my role as U.S. Secretary of Education. I am very pleased with the final product. You handled the interview, written biography, and transcript in a professional and effective manner. It would be a pleasure for me to recommend you to others for a very professionally-done oral history.

Richard Riley

Former U.S. Secretary of Education & Governor of South Carolina, States’ Impact on Federal Education Policy Oral History Project

My parents felt comfortable with you and shared details that might have been lost forever had you not been such an experienced and professional interviewer.

Edith

Editor, Wisconsin

I was pleased beyond any expectations. Anita has the technique and ability to make the interviewee feel comfortable.

Myer

Attorney, California

Your gentle questioning and sympathetic manner helped me search and express ideas that had never occurred to me, but lay buried in my subconscious.

Joseph

Cantor-Educator, California

The preliminary meeting also made me more comfortable so that at the interview itself, I could relax, ignore the camera and just have a pleasant chat, reminiscing with you.

Melvin

Retired Businessman, California

We were very, very pleased with the results [of the oral history project]—the rapport you established with each of the various members, of different ages and attitudes, and the business like manner in which the job was done.

Don Green

Chair of the Edith S. Green Oral History Project, Temple Emanu-El, California

I did not think that I was deserving of being put on tape. [However], this record of my personal history will give me a kind of immortality, touching the minds and hearts of my grandchildren.

Harold

Grandfather, California