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Oral histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 577 Collections and/or Records:

Hispano Crypto-Jews Video Interviews: Richard Olivas, 1996 October 23

 Item
Identifier: B098.15.0021.00001
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: 1996 October 23

History of the University Park Elementary School, 1986

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Identifier: M054.01.0002.00019
Abstract

Mary Beth Twining provides a brief history of the University Park Elementary School in the University Park area of Denver, Colorado. She discusses details including the names of the individuals who were involved in the planning, design, and construction of the building as well as the costs of construction. Twining recounts short biographical sketches of some of the principals who worked at the school and she also relates information about the University Park Parent Teacher Association.

Dates: 1986

Interview with Herman Berman on the history of the Imperial Cap Co., 1985 December 1

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Identifier: B098.01.0005.00131
Abstract

Interview covers the history of the Imperial Cap Co.

Dates: 1985 December 1

Interviews, 1998

 Series
Identifier: D093.01
Scope and Contents

This series contains cassette tapes, floppy disks, cds, transcripts, and related material on the interviewees for Ellie Sciarra's "Taps are Talking: Women in Tap" production.

Dates: 1998

JCPL Oral History with Susan and Bernie Goldman , 2010 November

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Identifier: B353.05.0001.0026
Abstract

Correspondence with Jefferson County Public Library regarding the oral history project and transcript of oral history with Bernie and Susan Goldman. 3D model of the synagogue is mentioned in the interview, B353.10.0005.00001.

Dates: 2010 November

Jeanne Abrams and Marjorie Hornbein on Jewish Culture in Denver, 1982 August 8

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Identifier: B098.01.0007.00167
Abstract

Recording of a radio interview on a segment called "Communities in Action" with Erin Hart with Jeanne Abrams and Marjorie Horbein about the contributions of the Jewish community to Colorado and Jewish history of the area.

Dates: 1982 August 8

Kurt Heimann Holocaust Story, 1988

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Identifier: B452.01.0001.0007
Abstract oral history interview with Kurt Heimann. Kurt, born December 7, 1912 in Berlin, Germany, describes being barred from advancing in his early career because of the German antisemitic laws in the 1930s; his family life; meeting and marrying his wife (Lotte Grünfeld); escaping Berlin, Germany via train on September 16, 1940 with his wife, parents, and brother (Gerhard); arriving in Shanghai, China; life in the Shanghai Ghetto with other Jewish refugees; conditions in the ghetto, including the...
Dates: 1988

Legends of Dance Honorees, 2005

 Series
Identifier: D009.04
Scope and Contents

This series contains transcripts, cassettes, and personal files on the 2005 'Legends of Dance.'

Dates: 2005

Legends of Dance Honorees, 2006

 Series
Identifier: D009.05
Scope and Contents

This series contains transcripts, photos, and oral histories from the 2006 Legends of Dance honorees.

Dates: 2006