Oral histories
Found in 568 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Joe Apodaca, 1989 September 29, 2006
Oral History Interview with Joe Chappell, 1981 July 9
Interview covers Joe and his wife Norma leaving BNH and joining Rodef Shalom, highlights of the early history.
Oral History Interview with Joe Coffee, 1981 October 5
Speaks about early life in Pueblo and carrer as a boxer.
Oral History Interview with Joe Glaser, 1979 August 4
Topics covered: Early life in Austria, Chedar education, only surviving child of 10 boys (all others died in infancy, mother died at tuberculosis, Czarist Russia, Polish/Russian relations, came to US at 15 years old, memories of his grandparents, ended up in South Bend, Indiana with his uncle working with horses, went to night school to learn English, farm work, Austrian Army, married and lived in Toledo.
Oral History Interview with John Ivey, 1986
Oral History Interview with John Lake, 1986
John Lake explains that he wanted to start a bookstore in the University Park area of Denver, Colorado, so he purchased the Varsity Eight Ball Club, a pool hall, in 1977. He discusses transforming the business into the Bloomsbury Bookstore over a four year period and he also talks about the types of books that were popular at the store. Lake also discusses the University of Denver's influence on businesses and the University Park neighborhood.
Oral History Interview with John Streltzer, 1978 August 31
Topics include: Raising money and building the Ex-Patients Home and providing vocational training. When the need to help TB victims lessened they began to focus on patients that needed mental health care they couldn't afford. Interview index in file B098.18.0022.0008.
Oral History Interview with John Streltzer, 1979 June 29
Topics Covered: Originally from Denver, West Colfax, family life, involvement with JCC through B'nai B'rith at first, Ranch Camp, Fundraising, President of B'nai B'rith and JCC, time in legislature. Index in file: B098.18.0022.0010.
Oral History Interview with Joseph Ginsburg, 1983 May 30
Interview covers buildings, businesses and families who lived along West Colfax and West 14th Avenue from 1912 until the 1970s. A little family history at the end of the Colfax drive.
Oral History Interview with Joseph H. Silversmith, Jr., 1978 October 8
Topics cover family history, family in Missouri and Denver family history; Jewish community, time as President of the NJH board, endowment at University of Denver and taught insurance courses (insurance program no longer exists), one child worked at Du and one went to DU.