Rose Azose Calvo oral history interview, 1993

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Calvo, Rose Azose
Title
Rose Azose Calvo oral history interview
Dates
1993 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 sound cassette ca. (90 min.); 1 folder (6 pages)
Collection Number
4430 (Accession No. 4430-001)
Summary
Oral history interview, reminiscences and clippings discussing her father who was the first Sephardic rabbi in Seattle
Repository
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

Open to all users.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Rose Azose Calvo's father, Rabbi Solomon Azose, was the first Sephardic rabbi in Seattle. The family came from Tekiradaq, Turkey.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Taped oral history interview, reminiscence, and clippings.

Calvo describes her early life (after 1911), education and marriage. She mentions the Settlement House, Washington Hall, White Kosher Market, and two Sephardic synagogues, Sephardic Bikur Cholim and Ahavat Ahim.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

Listen to the audio recording of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.

Restrictions on Use

Informant's/creator's rights dedicated to the public. May be used for research, instruction, publication or similar purposes.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated by Meta Buttnick, 10/26/1993.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

  • Calvo, Rose Azose--Archives

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Buttnick, Meta Bloom, 1913- (creator)
    Corporate Names
    • Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
    • Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)