Oral history interview with Jennie Caston, 1972
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Caston, Jennie
- Title
- Oral history interview with Jennie Caston
- Dates
- 1972 (inclusive)19721972
- Quantity
- 1 sound cassette (ca. 20 min.) and 1 transcript (3 pages)
- Collection Number
- 2056 (Accession No. 2056-001)
- Summary
- Tape-recorded interview of Jennie Caston who migrated from Istanbul to Seattle discussing her husband's occupations
- 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, Spanish
Biographical Note
Mrs. Caston, now 94 years old, came to Seattle in 1911 with her husband Joseph and her children. He had been a stevedore in Istanbul, and he worked in Seattle for a time before returning for his family. He worked first as a stevedore in Seattle, and then operated a restaurant, first one at 12th and Jackson and a later one on First Ave. Her brother Isaac Akrish was the cook. Her husband later had a fruit business in the public market. He was an early president of Sephardic Bikur Cholim and helped in establishing the synagogue at 20th and Fir. He died at an early age.
Content Description
Tape recorded interview in English and Spanish conducted by Karyl Winn and Fannie Roberts on 18 Dec 1972; transcript.
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. Researchers may make brief quotations from interviews for non-commercial publications. More extensive quotation or commercial publication must be approved by the Director of Women Studies or the Director of the Women's Information Center at the UW or by the Director of Women Studies at Washington State University.
Administrative Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Caston, Jennie--Interviews
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
