Oral history transcript, Herman Von Holt, interview 1 (I), 3/9/1987, by Michaelyn Chou

[For interviews 1 to 4] Biographical information and family background; annexation of Hawaii by the US; 1910 fire at the Thatcher School in California; Von Holt's experiences at Yale and living with Ellsworth Bunker; why Von Holt's grandfather came to Hawaii; religion at Yale; Von Holt's knowledge of Hawaiian; Bunker family history; Ellsworth Bunker's personality; Von Holt's involvement with the University and Pacific Clubs; military service; Dwight Eisenhower; George Patton; VonHolt family ranches; building water tanks, gates and fences; Pearl Harbor and its effect on the Hawaiian Electric Company; selling coral and topsoil for an airfield site; Frank Fasi; how Mrs. VonHolt came to Hawaii; bad experiences with the church; water polo; Yale President Hadley; surfing; the Hygienic Dairy; Scottish jokes; favorite foods and cooking; hobbies; anecdotes about interactions with Hawaiian natives.