| Title: |
Interview of George Chauncey Weisman by Andrew Phillips, May 24, 1989
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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=S13851-D001
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1989 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Weisman, George Chauncey, 1913-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1913
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Ukraine; Europe
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Accountant
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| Age at speaking: |
76
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| Document date: |
24-May-1989
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| Interviewer: |
Phillips, Andrew, fl. 1989
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| Organizations discussed: |
Ellis Island Immigration Center, New York, NY; Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, United States
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| Historical events discussed: |
Great Depression, 1929-1941; Russian Revolution, 1917-1921
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| Locations discussed: |
Bridgeport, CT; Brownsville, PA; Connecticut; Europe; New York; New York, NY - Brooklyn; North America; Pennsylvania; Ukraine; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Antisemitism; Bridgeport, CT; Brownsville, PA; Connecticut; Ellis Island Immigration Center, New York, NY; Europe; Gangs; Great Depression, 1929-1941; Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, United States; New York; New York, NY - Brooklyn; North America; Pennsylvania; Russian Revolution, 1917-1921; Ukraine; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Domestic life; Economic depressions; Economics; Education; Elementary schools; Entertainment and recreation; Food shortages; Hired for job; Immigration and emigration; International travel; Military; Military raids; Refugees; Shipboard life; Sociology; Transportation; War
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0028006-30017
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