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Oral histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 568 Collections and/or Records:

Box 35, 1978-1980

 File — Box B098.08.0035: Series B098.08; Series B098.09; Series B098.10; Series B098.11; Series B098.16 [Barcode: U186023253020]
Identifier: B098.10.0035
Abstract

Copies of Beck Archives oral histories: Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society.

Dates: 1978-1980

Box 35, 1978-1980

 File — Box B098.08.0035: Series B098.08; Series B098.09; Series B098.10; Series B098.11; Series B098.16 [Barcode: U186023253020]
Identifier: B098.11.0035
Abstract

Copies of Beck Archives oral histories: Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society.

Dates: 1978-1980

Congregation Emanuel Sisterhood Archives of Interviews: Part I

 Item
Identifier: B098.15.0019.00003
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series features oral history video recordings of Denver's Jewish community and of the Hispano Crypto-Jewsish Resource Center. Among the events covered is a recording of Peryle Beck's 80th birthday party in 1995.

Dates: circa 1990

Congregation Emanuel Sisterhood Archives of Interviews: Part II

 Item
Identifier: B098.15.0019.00004
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series features oral history video recordings of Denver's Jewish community and of the Hispano Crypto-Jewsish Resource Center. Among the events covered is a recording of Peryle Beck's 80th birthday party in 1995.

Dates: circa 1990

David Brose and O.J. Seiden for Colorado Reflections, 1985, 2006 January 16

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Identifier: couda-brose_seiden
Abstract

David Brose, a folklorist, and O.J. Seiden, a physician and writer, are interviewed by Harry Cullis on the topic of oral history. Both discuss their concept, methodology, and interpretation of oral history and its value to local history.The tape was aired by Denver radio station KOA as part of the "Colorado Reflections" radio program on May 18, 1985.

Dates: 1985; Digitization: 2006 January 16

Dennis Meyer Video Interview

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Identifier: B098.15.0020.00001
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series features oral history video recordings of Denver's Jewish community and of the Hispano Crypto-Jewsish Resource Center. Among the events covered is a recording of Peryle Beck's 80th birthday party in 1995.

Dates: circa 1990

Dorothy (Dokes) Kobey Berry Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B100
Abstract Dorothy "Dokes" Berry (nee Kobey) was born in Aspen, Colorado in 1905 to Harris and Leah Sheffel Kobey. During Berry's childhood Aspen's primary industry was mining and very few Jewish families lived in the town. Her father and his brothers were businessmen who owned and operated apparel stores in Aspen, including the Kobey Shoe and Clothing Company. After she graduated from Aspen High School, Dorothy Kobey taught at a county school in Cow Creek, Colorado, outside Steamboat Springs. She...
Dates: 1880-2005

Dr. Allen Breck Presents a History of the University Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, 1986

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Identifier: M054.01.0001.00005
Abstract Dr. Allen Breck discusses the University Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Breck notes that although a number of professionals still live in the area, there are not as many University of Denver faculty members with homes in the neighborhood as there were in past years. He speculates that this may be due to the fact that University Park houses are more expensive. He discusses schools in the area, and the positive effect that living in the neighborhood has had on his life. He also...
Dates: 1986

Dr. Stanley Hordes on Crypto-Jews, 1991 March 1

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Identifier: B098.01.0006.00144
Abstract

Program put on by Genealogical Society of Hispanic America and Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Association about the Hispano-Crypto Jews of Colorado with guest speaker Dr. Stanley Hordes.

Dates: 1991 March 1

Eighty Years Story by Donald Meyer, 1985 August 27

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Identifier: B098.01.0005.00128
Abstract Donald Meyer reads "Eighty Years" which he wrote about his life. Judge Donald H. Meyer, the son of Morris Meyer, describes the early life of the Meyer brothers, Morris, Sam, Max, and Charles, who emigrated from Poland in the late 1800s. He talks about his father Morris' early business efforts in Wisconsin as well as his father's marriage to his mother, a German immigrant. He also recounts the couple's move to Colorado after his father was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He further describes the...
Dates: 1985 August 27