| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Garfinkel, Stanley |
| Title: | Stanley Garfinkel Oral History Collection |
| Dates: | 1981-1983 |
| Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | Stanley Garfinkel (1930-1997) was an oral historian, documentarian, and history professor at Kent State University. After college, Garfinkel worked in his family's seven-store chain Garfinkel Shoes. He was appointed office manager of the company in the early 1960s, but was encouraged by his father to pursue his dream of teaching. He obtained a position at Kent State University in 1963 and taught there until his retirement in 1996. Garfinkel had a special interest in oral history. One of Garfinkel's oral history projects was on the garment industry in Cleveland, Ohio. He interviewed several people who worked in or helped shape the garment industry. He then used those interviews to produce a slide show entitled "Rags: 100 Years of the Apparel Industry in Northeast Ohio," and a television documentary entitled "Rags." The collection consists of interview transcripts and scripts. |
| MS Number | MS 5106 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
Stanley Garfinkel (1930-1997) was an oral historian, documentarian, and history professor at Kent State University. After college, Garfinkel worked in his family's seven-store chain Garfinkel Shoes. He was appointed office manager of the company in the early 1960s, but was encouraged by his father to pursue his dream of teaching. He obtained a position at Kent State University in 1963 and taught there until his retirement in 1996.
Garfinkel had a special interest in oral history. One of Garfinkel's oral history projects was on the garment industry in Cleveland, Ohio. He interviewed several people who worked in or helped shape the garment industry. He then used those interviews to produce a slide show entitled "Rags: 100 Years of the Apparel Industry in Northeast Ohio," and a television documentary entitled "Rags."
The Stanley Garfinkel Oral History Collection, 1981-1983 and undated, consists of interview transcripts and scripts.
This collection is of value to researchers studying the history and evolution of the garment industry in Cleveland, Ohio, the development and decline of industry in Cleveland, and relations between labor and management. Of particular note are the first-hand accounts of working conditions, strikes, and unionization. Among those interviewed were leaders in the industry, including Arthur Dery, Louis N. Gross, Frank E. Joseph, David Reinthal, and Maurice Saltzman. The collection also includes an interview with local historian Judah Rubinstein.
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Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult MS 3886 Joseph and Feiss Company Records; MS 3870 Printz-Biederman Company Records; and MS 4694 S. Korach Company Records.
Separated MaterialAll photographs have been removed to the photograph and print collection. All audio material has been removed to the audio-visual collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 5106 Stanley Garfinkel Oral History Collection, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of Stanley Garfinkel in 1993.
Processed by Jessica Marra in 2012.
Series I: Transcripts 1981-1983 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Tape 111, Victor Liscoe 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Tape 112, Stella Cochrek 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Tape 117, Janet Mednik and Arnold King 1983 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Tape 126, Hilda Proath 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Tape 137, Helen Haggerty 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Tape 138, Mary Locigna 1981 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Tape 139, Frances Scebbi and Mary Zangara 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Tapes 259A and 259B, Sam Janis 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Tape 260, Anna Lipnick 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Tape 261, Panel Discussion 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Tape 262, Ron Gottfried 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Tape 265, Sadie Davis 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Tape 266, Frank Farrino 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Tape 267, Arthur Dery 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Tape 268, Evelyn DeJonge 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Tape 269, Louis N. Gross undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Tape 271, Maurice Saltzman undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Tape 272, Mary Kusera 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Tape 273, Frank E. Joseph 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Tape 274, Frank Farrino 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Tape 275, Don Weinberg 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Tape 276, Charles Nebelda undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Tape 277, David Reinthal 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | Tapes 279A and 279B, Judah Rubinstein undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 25 | Tape 281, Mary Springer, Stella Chockworth, Mattie Walter, Emily Zimalovich, and Elizabeth Miller 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 26 | Tape 296, Unknown 1982 | |||||||||
Series II: Scripts 1982 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 27 | Slide Show, "Rags: 100 Years of the Apparel Industry in Northeast Ohio" undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 28 | Television Show, "Rags" 1982 | |||||||||