WAUBrotmanJeffrey5668.xml Guide to the Oral History Interview With Jeffrey Brotman 2010 Brotman (Jeffrey) Oral History Interview Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries © 2011 (Last modified: 1/31/2020)
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Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 5668 (Accession No. 5668-001) Brotman, Jeffrey, 1942-2017 Oral history interview with Jeffrey Brotman 2010 1 vertical file and 1 CD Collection materials are in English. Oral history interview of UW Law school graduate who discusses his childhood and Jewish communities in Tacoma and Seattle and history of Costco wholesale

Jeffrey Brotman, born in 1942, grew up in Tacoma. He attended University of Washington where he majored in political science and graduated from law school in 1967. He practiced law briefly in Seattle while at the same time running a few retail businesses with his brother, Michael. In 1982, he cofounded Costco and served as Chairman of the Board until his death in 2017.

1 CD and one transcript of interview conducted on June 2, 2010 with Ernie and Doris Stiefel and Steve Adler. Brotman recounts his childhood and the Jewish communities in Tacoma and Seattle. He also explains the evolution of the business model for Costco Wholesale and its early history. Names discussed include: Rabbi Richard Rosenthal, Victor Alhadeff, and Jim Sinegal.

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Donor: Jeffrey Brotman, June 02, 2010

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