Depression Era
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:
Handler, Morris, December 12, 1995
File — Box 2
Scope and Contents
Topics covered include Handler's family history and childhood growing up in Hartford, discussion of immigration, politics, and the move towards West Hartford.
Dates:
December 12, 1995
Heilpern, George, 1978 - 1992
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
The contents of this folder includes information on George Heilpern's photography career as well as remarks on his life by his children at his funeral.Additionally, this file includes the transcript of his Oral History Interview. The transcript is mostly complete, however the tape apparently ran out cutting off the conclusion of the interview. Regardless, the interview covers his childhood and family history in Jewish Hartford, particularly concerning the Emanuel Synogogue, as...
Dates:
1978 - 1992
Heilpern, George_1979, Oral History, March 21, 1979
Item — Box 11, Box: unknown container
Identifier: 199
Abstract
GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 199
No. of Tapes:
Name of Interviewee: George S. Heilpern
Date of Interview: March 21, 1979
Occupation: Photographer, businessman
Date of Birth: July 4, 1913
Place of Birth: Hartford, CT
Transcript (yes/no): Yes
No. of Pages: 32Abstract: Mr. Heilpern’s father, Joseph S., came to the United States in 1890 from Brody, which was part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire on the...
Dates:
March 21, 1979
Hillman, Lillian, 2004 - 2011
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
The oral histories cover Lillians Hillman's life growing up in Hartford and helping her father in his cattle dealing and butcher business.
Dates:
2004 - 2011
Hillman, Lillian_2004, Oral History, April 30, 2004
File — Box 31, Box: 651
Identifier: 0014 001 001651
Dates:
April 30, 2004
Hillman, Lillian_2011, Oral History, July 21, 2011
File — Box 41, Box: 1099
Identifier: 0014 001 0011099
Scope and Contents
The oral histories cover Lillians Hillman's life growing up in Hartford and helping her father in his cattle dealing and butcher business.
Dates:
July 21, 2011
Himelstein, 2005 - 2006
File
Scope and Contents
This file contains the obituaries for Chester and Monroe Himmelstein. Both are very detailed and give a good overview of their lives.
Dates:
2005 - 2006
Himmelstein, Morgan, 1925 - 2010
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
This folder contains a partial oral history transcript outlining the life of Morgan Himmelstein, who grew up on a farm in Lebanon and who later became a teacher in Hartford. Other materials on file detail the history of the Himmelstein family, including a 1977 reflection by Morgan Himmelstein on his life, an article on the relfections of Morgan's aunt Rachel Himmelstein, as well as immigration lists of various Himmelsteins coming through Ellis Island.The file also has several...
Dates:
1925 - 2010