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Oral history interview with Darby N. Silverberg, 1983
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Silverberg, Darby N
- Title
- Oral history interview with Darby N. Silverberg
- Dates
- 1983 (inclusive)19831983
- Quantity
- 1 sound cassette
- Collection Number
- 3606 (Accession No. 3606-001)
- Summary
- Oral history of Jewish community members of Seattle, Washington
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Tape-recorded interview with Albert Grosse and Ray LaVene in 1983.
Darby Silverberg recorded this interview with Al Grosse (Side A) and Ray LaVene (Side B) in the course of a genealogical search. His father was Sam Silberberg [sic], a resident of the communal settlement of Home in Kitsap County. He interviewed Grosse in West Seattle and LaVene in Inglewood, Calif. The interview tells why Jews came to Home due to their interest in anarchism. There was no organized Jewish life there but there was also no discrimination for being Jewish. Grosse mentions many names including Emma Goldman and also talks about the Mutual Home Association and the nude bathing incident as well as free love. Industries included raising chickens, gathering eggs, picking berries, and gathering brush. He tells how the first settlers did not want to be on the waterfront but wanted land to farm. Darby received first hand information about his grandfather and stepgrandfather, Sam and Rosie Silverberg.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
Listen to the audio recording of the Albert Grosse interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.
Listen to the audio recording of the Ray LaVene interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.
Restrictions on Use
Literary rights retained by informants.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
Personal Names
- Silverberg, Darby N.--Interviews
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
