WAUBrennerItsey3934.xml Guide to the Itsey and Joe Brenner Oral History Interview and Papers 1905-1989 Brenner (Itsey and Joe) Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries ©2007 (Last modified: 4/12/2018)
Seattle, WA 98195
Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 3934 Itsey and Joe Brenner oral history interview and papers 1905-1989 circa .03 cubic foot plus 1 sound cassette and 1 transcript Collection materials are in English. Tape-recorded interview discuss the history of the Brenner family and their life in Seattle

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Accession No. 3934-001, Itsey and Joe Brenner papers, 1905-1989 Accession No. 3934-002, Itsey and Joe Brenner oral history interview, 1988

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Accession No. 3934-001: Itsey and Joe Brenner papers, 1905-1989 circa .03 cubic foot

Scope and Content: Postcards showing Seattle scenes, 1907; photocopied legal documents, list, duplicate photograph, clippings, ephemera.

Background material on Brenner family bakeries and the Yesler Neighborhood area where Brenner's Bakery was located in Seattle, prior to the establishment of Brenner Brothers Bakery in Bellevue. List gives names of all the shops in early-day Yesler Neighborhood.

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 Brenner Brothers, 10/1/1988.

 Itsey and Joe Brenner papers Accession No. 3934-002: Itsey and Joe Brenner oral history interview, 1988 1 sound cassette; transcript: 62 pp.

Scope and Content: Tape recorded interview conducted by Adina Russak on 7 Sept 1988; transcript.

The brothers discuss the history of the Brenner family; their beginnings as bakers in Seattle to the Brenner Brothers Bakery; the Depression; the race riots in the central Seattle area in 1967, describing the hold-ups and the constant breaking of their big plate glass windows which led to the move to Bellevue after 1968.

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 Itsy and Joe Brenner, 9/7/1988.

 Itsey and Joe Brenner oral history interview