Summerwood
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Housing for the Elderly
Collection
Identifier: Institution-0008-003-004b
Abstract
This collection consists of material documenting the origin, growth, and administration of several Hartford area housing projects for the elderly. Most of the material was generated since the 1970s.
Dates:
1980s-2000s
Rubenstein, undated
File — Flat_file_folder 6
Scope and Contents
Subjects of interview include: early life; father's military service in world War II and liberation of concentration camps; work as fundraiser and leader of Jewish Community Center.
Dates:
undated
Summerwood at University Park, 2000
File — Box 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection is strongest in recent materials; it contains relatively little early material. One very interesting component of this collection is the material relating to Sophie Tucker whose mother, Jennie Abusa, and friends in Hartford supported the Home and arranged for her to do benefit shows here. Another useful component is the photos and printed material that show the Home residents during the early 20th century, giving a sense of some of the religious observance that obtained...
Dates:
2000