| Title: |
Interview of Alexander Brown by Nancy Dallett, August 19, 1985
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Paid Only
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| Repository: |
Alexander Street Press
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| Collection: |
North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories (Subscription only)
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| URL: |
http://www.alexanderstreet4.com/cgi-bin/asp/imld/documentidx.pl?docid=S9352-D001
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1985 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Brown, Alexander, 1912-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
5-Aug-1912
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina; Federal District, Argentina; Argentina; South America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Age at speaking: |
73
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| Document date: |
1985
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| Interviewer: |
Dallet, Nancy, fl. 1989
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| Historical events discussed: |
Great Depression, 1929-1941; Holocaust, 1938-1945; World War I, 1914-1918
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| Locations discussed: |
Chester County, PA; Ellis Island, NJ; New Jersey; North America; Pennsylvania; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Agriculture; Chester County, PA; Economics; Education; Ellis Island, NJ; Emigration and immigration; English language; Great Depression, 1929-1941; Holocaust, 1938-1945; Italian language; New Jersey; North America; Pennsylvania; United States; World War I, 1914-1918
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Academic performance; Character traits; Diet and nutrition; Domestic life; Economic conditions; Educational systems; Entertainment and recreation; Ethnic groups; Extended family; Family affection; Farming; Fathers; Fistfights; Health; Hebrew language; Household moves; Identification documents; Intellectual life; Jewelry; Life Styles; Luggage; Medical treatments and procedures; Military; Military draft; Motion sickness; National government; Personal finances; Physical illnesses; Politics; Relationships; Religion; Religious persecution; Romanian people; Russian language; Salespeople; Sisters; Sociology; Spanish language; Tobacco
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0027873-30160
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