Sports -- Tennis

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Subjects of interview include: Hartford history circa 1900; family life in Hartford; father's immigration from Austria; father's business as cattle dealer and butcher; early Jewish education and inability to go to college; husband's music career

Abstract The JHSGH has had a long time interest in the history of Jews in sports. This collection consists of memorabilia, newspaper clippings, and other material related to the athletic achievements of local Jewish Athletes. Baseball Baseball/B’Nai B’rith Little League Cohen, Rubin family collection of newspapers clippings and other memorabilia Basketball Golf Gymnastics Hockey Jewish Athletic Club, 1940s, membership consisted of German Jewish Refugees and Holocaust...

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One black and white photo from 1948 women's tennis victory One photocopy of same picture One crop of same picture of just Edith

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3x5 black and white photograph of Sylvia Novarr playing tennis, undated. 3x5 black and white photograph of Sylvia Novarr accepting Hall of Fame award, October 1983. One film negative in WAVEs uniform, c. early 1940s. One 5x7 black and white mounted print of Sylvia Novarr playing tennis, undated. One 5x7 black and white photograph, of Sylvia Novarr accepting Hall of Fame award, October 1983. One 8x10 black and white photograph, of Sylvia Novarr playing tennis, undated.