University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
5836
Damm, Peter M.
Peter M. Damm
papers
2007
.21 cubic ft including 2 audio
cassettes (1 box)
Collection materials are in
English.
Ooral history interview in which Damm discusses his family history in Germany and his family's persecution as Jews under the Nazis, emigration and life in Shanghai where his family lived for eight years as well as the printing business he operated for nearly 40 years in Seattle
Born in Germany, Peter Damm emigrated with his family to Shanghai in
1939 and lived there until 1947 when they moved to the United States. In 1960,
Damm opened his own printing shop in Seattle, Damm Fine Printing, which he
operated until 1999.
2 audiocassetes and one transcript from an oral history interview
conducted by Steve Adler on March 14, 2007. Damm discusses his family history
in Germany and his family's persecution as Jews under the Nazis. He describes
their emigration and life in Shanghai where his family lived for eight years as
well as the printing business he operated for nearly 40 years in Seattle.
Also contains photocopies of photographs and documents, such as Red
Cross refugee and immigration papers, in German and English, referred to by
Damm in his interview.
Forms part of the Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
Open to all users.
Request at UW
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington
Libraries.
Damm, Peter M.--Archives
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Oral Histories
Jewish Americans
Seattle
Businesses and Corporations
Sound Recordings
Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
Accession No. 5836-001: Peter M. Damm papers, 2007
.21 cubic ft (1 box) including 2 audio
cassettes
Scope and Content:
2 audiocassetes and one transcript from an oral history interview
conducted by Steve Adler on March 14, 2007. Damm discusses his family history
in Germany and his family's persecution as Jews under the Nazis. He describes
their emigration and life in Shanghai where his family lived for eight years as
well as the printing business he operated for nearly 40 years in Seattle. Also
contains photocopies of photographs and documents, such as Red Cross refugee
and immigration papers, in German and English, referred to by Damm in his
interview.
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:
Peter Damm, 2007-03-14
1/1
5836-001
Oral history transcript and audio cassettes
2007
Restrictions on Access:
The cassette tapes must be transferred to digital format before
they can be accessed.
1/2
5836-001
Papers regarding Peter Damm
circa 1940s
1/3
5836-001
Papers regarding Hans Damm
circa 1920s-1930s
1/4
5836-001
Papers regarding Hans Damm and Martha
Abraham
1920s, 1940s, 1971
1/5
5836-001
Family search and immigration documents
circa 1890s-1976