Oral history interview with Erna Brite, 1976
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Interviewee
- Brite, Erna
- Title
- Oral history interview with Erna Brite
- Dates
- 1976 (inclusive)19761976
- Quantity
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2 sound tapes (90 min.
ea.)
Transcript; papers - Collection Number
- 2517 (Accession No. 2517-001)
- Summary
- Legal documents, biography, letter and tape recorded interview of a judaist convert who came to New York in 1946
- 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
-
Open to all users.
- Languages
- German, English
Biographical Note
Erna Brite (1893-1986) was born Erna Friedlander on December 17, 1893 in Breslau, Germany. She married Emanuel Breitkopf (1892-1985) on September 14, 1919. They lived in Breslau, Germany and worked in work camps. They went into hiding between January 1944 and May 1945. They came to New York in 1946 and changed their surname to Brite. The family moved to Seattle in 1951.
Content Description
Legal documents, biography, letter, tape recorded interview conducted by Jeanette Schrieber.
Most of the documents are in German, but have English translations or descriptions.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
Listen to the audio recording and view the transcript of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Brite, Erna--Interviews
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
