Gordon DeLeon papers, 1919-1982

Overview of the Collection

Creator
DeLeon, Gordon, 1907-1994
Title
Gordon DeLeon papers
Dates
1919-1982 (inclusive)
Quantity
2 sound cassettes (60 min. each), 2 Vertical Files, and 1 Oversize Folder
Collection Number
3268
Summary
Oral history of a member of the Sephardic Jewish community in Seattle, Washington
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, Ladino

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Member of the Sephardic Jewish community in Seattle, Washington.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Consult the scope and content information for each of the accessions listed below.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Forms a part of the Washington State Jewish Archives

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions vary by accession. Consult the restrictions governing reproduction and use for each of the accessions listed below.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 2 accessions.

  • Accession No. 3268-001, Gordon DeLeon oral history interview, 1943-1982
  • Accession No. 3268-002, Gordon DeLeon playbill, 1919

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Accession No. 3268-001: Gordon DeLeon oral history interview, 1943-1982Return to Top

2 sound cassettes (60 min. each); transcript: 31 pp.

Scope and Content: Taped interview by H. Droker, 2/17/82 and transcript; photocopied newspaper clippings (c. 1943 and c 1946), obituary, and memorial articles on Haim DeLeon.

Discusses Sephardic community and organizations.

Digital Content/Other Formats: Listen to the audio recording and view the transcript of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Gordon DeLeon, 2/17/1982.

Description
Gordon DeLeon oral history interview

Accession No. 3268-002: Gordon DeLeon playbill, 1919Return to Top

1 Vertical File and 1 Oversize Folder

Scope and Content: Playbill with translation.

Playbill (in Ladino) is for a production of the Young Men's Sephardic Association (Seattle) and the Seattle Talmud Torah of Mordecai and Esther.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Gordon DeLeon, 1/1/1984.

Description
Gordon DeLeon playbill

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Immigrants--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
  • Jews, Greek--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
  • Sephardim --Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews

Personal Names

  • Cohen, Dora
  • DeLeon, Gordon, 1907-1994--Archives
  • DeLeon, Haim

Corporate Names

  • Congregation Ezra Bessaroth (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Educational Center (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Seattle Sephardic Brotherhood
  • Seattle Sephardic Talmud Torah
  • Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Settlement House (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Young Men's Sephardic Association (Seattle, Wash.)

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)--Emigration and immigration

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Droker, Howard (creator)
    Corporate Names
    • Jewish Archives (University of Washington) (creator)
    • Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington) (creator)

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)