Businesses -- Department Stores

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This interview covers his family history in Connecticut/Kansas City, including his connection to the Haas family and other well known Hartford names. His cousin, Julius Rosenthal, was possibly one of the first presidents of Sears and Roebuck. Hammerslough was one of the founding members of Tumblebrook Country Club. Hammerslough also discusses his silver collection and history of both Connecticut and Jewish silver.

Abstract JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER HARTFORD ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 79 No. of Tapes: Interviewee: Philip Hammerslough Date of Interview: Aug. 29,1974 Occupation: Tobacco business Date of Birth: Jan. 20,1891 Place of Birth: Kansas City, Mo. Transcript (yes/no): Yes No. of pages: 22Abstract: Mr. Hammerslough comes from one of the most prominent families in Hartford. He has one of the largest collections of American silver in the country, and at the time of...

Scope and Contents This file contained a biographical info sheet from a 1997 oral history interview, a packet from the JHSGH 30 years celebration with a summary of Handler's accomplishments, as well as the transcript of an Oral History interview conducted in 1990.1990 Interview covers prohibition/prostitution in Jewish Hartford, discussion of various businesses including I. Finklestein's (Cheap John) clothing store, and a walking tour with reflections of what used to be in the area/his...

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Interview covers prohibition/prostitution in Jewish Hartford, discussion of various businesses including I. Finklestein's (Cheap John) clothing store, and a walking tour with reflections of what used to be in the area/his childhood.

Scope and Contents Program indicates that this confirmation class was the last school function to be held in the old temple. A newsclipping mentions that Harry Herzfeld, Jr., had the last Bar Mitzvah in the old temple.Paper gives an overview of the Herzfeld family in Hartford from Julius (who may have ben Mark Twain's postman) who died in 1917 to Henriette (the author's mother), focusing on the years between the turn of the century and the 1960s. Also included are supplemental materials cited in...

Scope and Contents Subjects of interview include: Mother's family/parents history in Europe/Connecticut, particularly their involvement in Yiddish Theater and socialism. Father worked as a Tailor/Furrier. She also discusses her childhood growing up in Hartford. Husbands, married twice, Children File contains various poems and short stories written by Doris Hurwitz, as well as a Yiddish poem by her mother. Also are several newspaper articles, including on where Doris models chicken soup, as well as...