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Oral histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 577 Collections and/or Records:

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

 Item
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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U358, A Sound Model Digital Archive / University of Colorado Denver

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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B098, Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Oral History Collection / Audiovisual / Box 20

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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Dorothy (Dokes) Kobey Berry Papers

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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / M054, Barry Matchett University Park Oral History Collection / Oral History Tapes / Box 1

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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B098, Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Oral History Collection / General / Box 6

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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B098, Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Oral History Collection / General / Box 5

Eli Birnbaum on Capulin, Colorado, 1979 April 25

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Identifier: B098.01.0003.00047
Abstract

Eli Birnbaum on life in Capulin, Colorado as the only Jewsih family; fur and hide trade.

Dates: 1979 April 25
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B098, Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Oral History Collection / General / Box 3

Erna Witsches Schmidmayer: A Holocaust Story from Kindertransport to Pioneer in Israel, 2016-09-16

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Identifier: B452.01.0001.0003
Abstract

Oral history interview with Erna Witsches Schmidmayer.

 Erna, born in Odessa, Ukraine, discusses her childhood in Danzig, Germany (now Gdansk, Poland); escaping Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport to London, England in 1939; and her immigration to Palestine in 1946.

Dates: 2016-09-16
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B452, Giselle Heimann Ratain Family Holocaust Videos / Oral Histories / Box 1

Excerpts from Oral History Interview with Ben and Bess Glass (for Slide Show), 1978 October

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Identifier: B098.01.0003.00049
Abstract "Ben and Bessie Glass, a couple who met while young patients of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) in the 1930s, recount their memories of living at the institution while recovering from tuberculosis. They discuss the somewhat unsuccessful attempts of the staff to segregate the younger boys and girls who were patients there. They also describe the institution's efforts to provide rehabilitation in all aspects of the patients' lives, for example by providing the opportunity to...
Dates: 1978 October
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B098, Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Oral History Collection / General / Box 3

Fort Collins, Colorado Trip Panel, 1986 August 1

 Item
Identifier: B098.01.0005.00133
Abstract

Recording covers a bus tour of Fort Collins, Colorado by the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society and a discussion about growing up Jewish in Fort Collins.

Dates: 1986 August 1
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B098, Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society Oral History Collection / General / Box 5

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