New York City, United States, New York
· 2 pages
Recorded by: Manoff, Arnold
IN A CONVALESCENT HOEE as told to Arnold Manoff The scene is a room in a large converted private house, situated on a rather quiet street. Furnished cheaply with four beds two on either side with the customary small night -tables in between, the room might be one in a small mountain hotel that has not been re -painted or re -decorated for a long time. There are three inmates present, the typical kind one would expect in a home for the aged. Unprofessional -looking nurses come and go and a…
New York City, United States, New York
· 1938-09-14
· 8 pages
Recorded by: Manoff, Arnold
V STATE New 7•ork NAME OF WORKER ADDRESS DATE SUBJECT Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview FORM Circumstances of Interview Arnold *anon 27 Hamilton Terrace Sept. 14, 1988 Yiddish songs, super*Ititions and miscallansous bits FOLKLORE 1. Date and time of interview 80Pto 14$ 1938 0.0. late afternoon 2. Place of interview 181 Mast 170 At. 3. Name and address of informant Bertha Edugateh 151 But 170 At. 4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in touch with informant. 5. Name and…
New York, New York City, United States
· 1938-12-13
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Manoff, Arnold, Reuben, Arnold
Forms to be Filled out for Eacn Interview FORM 1. Circumstances of Interview STATE New York NAME OF %WRYER Arnold Man off ADDRESS 27 Hamilton lerrace New York DATE December 18, 1938 SUBJECT REUBEN AND HIS RESTAURANTWTHE LORE OF A SANDWICH" 1. Date and time c' interview December 13, 1938 afternoon FOLKLORE NEW YORK 2. Place of interview Reuben's Restaurant and Squibb Building on Fifth Ave. 3. Name and address of informant Arnold Reuben 8 East 58 St. 4. Name and address of person, if any, WHO…
New York, United States, New York City
· 1938-09-24
· 9 pages
Recorded by: Manoff, Arnold, R. Mr, R. Mrs
e t 217;lf--4 Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview FORM i‘ Circumstances of Interview STATE New York NAME OF Mom. Arncld Manoff mmEss 27 Hamilton Terrace DATE Sept. 27, 1938 SUBJECT tTAX-STUFF: WOMEN AND CARDS FOLKLORE NEW YORK 1. Date and time of interview Sept. 24th 1938 in the early afternoon 2. Place of interview Neighborhood of 170th St and the Grand Concourse, Bronx. (Informant wishes to remain anonomous. See Interview sheet for explanation. 3. Name and address of informant Mr. and…
New York, New York City, United States
· 1938-09-19
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Manoff, Arnold, Simon, Ethel
Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview FORMA Circumstances of Interview STATE I:ew York NAME OF WORKER Arnold 2,:anoff ADDRESS 27 Hamilton Terrace DATE Sept 20, 1038 SUBJECT FOLK I= 1. Date and time of interview Sept. 10, afternoon 2. Place of interview Goldrnis,Convalescent Home 176 St. iliarmion Ave. Fronx 3. Name and address of informant Ethel Simon As above FOLKLORE NEW YORK 4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in touch with informant. 5. Name and address of person, if…
New York, United States, New York City
· 1938-10-11
· 12 pages
Recorded by: Manoff, Arnold, Simon, Gussie
Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview FORM A Circumstances of Interview KATE New York NAME OF WORKER Arnold Manoff ADDRESS 27 Hamilton Terrace DATE Oct. a 1938 SUBJECT Yiddish anecdotes, tales, etc. 1. Date and time of interview 2. Place of interview 0,4,44.1 FOLKLORE NEW YORK Oct. 11A 1938 irn-4he—se-berseen' 2096 Creston Ave. Bronx, New York 3. Name and address of informant Gussie Simon, 2096 Creston Ave. 4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in toucn with informant. 5. Name…
New York City, United States, New York
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Manoff, Arnold
CHASE THE WHITE HORSE *When we got a little older we stopped ohasing the white horse and started chasinL the girls, yehs and instead of shooting the oamnon we be. gan to shoot the dice* And plenty of other thirigs* Yeah and then I went to Colleges but it didn't exactly reform TABLE OF CONTENTS Chase the Mite Horse Honor Student WashinGton Market Blues 0, Happy Distances1 Under the Bridge To Shoe Makin,, Not to Six6 2,7 Arnold Isarv);f 721e tine I lived on ,:encorti ,kire., that waz the tbs.…
New York, New York City, United States
· 1938-11-15
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Dickstein, Ben, Manoff, Arnold
6;)wa44..0 Forms to to be Filled put for Each Interview FORMA Circumstances of Interviow MATE New York NAMIEOF MIXER Arnold Manoff ADDRESS 27 Hamilton Terrace DATE Nov. 15, 1938 SUBJECT GAMES PLAYED ON CONCORD AVE: _ DICKSTEIN 1. Date and time of interview Monday Nov. 14, evening 2. Place of interview 2060 Buhre Ave. Bronx, New York 3. Name and address of informant Ben Dickstein 2060 Buhre Ave. Bronx 4. Name and address of person, if any, wtio put you in touch with informant. 5. Name and…
New York, United States, New York City
· 2 pages
Recorded by: Manoff, Arnold, Winocur, John
Arnold manoff t. MARIhE LOCAL John Winocur: Everyone in this racket is a crackpot. We don't mind it. We're used to being called crackpots. We're all waiting for the day when we can get out. There was one guy who had a scheme for a cooperative chicken farm. He had it worked out down to the last detail. It was twelve pages long, a scheme whereby the boys on the beach wouldn't have to stay hungry. He elaborated it as far as he possibly could, down to the last de- tail. One guy had a scheme for…
New York, New York City, United States
· 1938-10-23
· 8 pages
Recorded by: Ginsberg, Mr, Manoff, Arnold
Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview FORM A Circumstances of Interview STATE NEW YORK NAME OF WORKER. ARNOLD MANOFF ADDRESS 27 Hamilton Terrace DATE October 23, 1938 SUBJECT THE GINSBERGS 1. Date and time of interview Oct. 20, 1938 morning and afternoon 2. Place of interview 1357 Teller Ave. 3. Name and address of informant Abe Ginsberg 1357 Teller Ave. 4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in touch with informant. 5. Name and address of person, if any, accompanying you…
New York City, United States, New York
· 1938-01-31
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Manoff, Arnold, Thorsten, Chris
0-€7, 7--• Forms to be Filled out for ,Each Ipterview FORM A Circumstances of Interview STATE New York NAME OF WORKER Arnold Nanoff ADDRESS 27 Hanilton Terrace DATE February 1, 1939 SUBJECT Chris Thornton 1. Date and time c!' interview January 31, 1938 From 111I to 5F11 FOLKLORE NEW YORK 2. Place of interview Union hall, International Association Bridge Structural Stool and Iron Workers 247 Nast 84th Street New York City 3. Name and address of informant CHRIS THORSTEN *lives somewhere uptown…
New York, United States, New York City
· 1939-02-16
· 2 pages
Recorded by: Chris, Manoff, Arnold, Sam
A I FORM C Text of Interview (Unedited) FOLKLOBE NEW YORK STATE New York r27 NAN,E OF WORKER Arnold Manoff ADDRESS 20 West 125th Street DATE February 16, 1939 SUBJECT INTER:ATIONAL Bridge Construction Steel and iron Worker's Union. (continued) SAM Ya lookin fer Chris? He's workin. Yeh. He's on the Sixth Ave. el job. I remember you. You were aroun here talkin to Chris. I was there too. I ain't got nothin to tell ya. We don like to talk aroun here. We got our own worries. Ask Mike over there.…
New York, New York City, United States
· 1938-11-23
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Horn, Mother, Morris, Vivian
4,10 ast,„4.4740 Forms to be,kills4 out for Eqch IntervieW FORM A CircuMstanties pf Interview STATE New York NAME OF iwORICER Vivian Morris AmmEss 225 W. 130th St. New York City DATE Nov. 23, 1938 malincT GOD WAS HAPPY --MOTHER HORN FOLKLORE NEW YORK 1. Date and time o!! interview Sunday Nov. 20th (9 P. M. to 12,00) 2.. Place of interview Pentecostal Church 129th S. Lenox Ave. 3. Name and address of infOrmant None 4.. Name and address of person, if any, who pia you in touch with inforMant. 5.…
New York, New York City, United States
· 1939-03-09
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Laundy Workers, Morris, Vivian
Fenno to be Filled out for _Each Interview FOLKLORE NEW YORK FORMA Circumstances of Interview STATE New York NAME OF WORKER Vivian Morris ADDRESS 225 West 130th Street, ILY.C. DATE March 9, 1939 SUBJECT Laundry Workers 1. Date and time c!' DMCFPRPRObsettration March 8th. 110.0 A.M. to 12 Noon. observation 2. Place of Zatamitus West End Laundry 41th Street between 10th 11th Avenues. 3. Name and address of informant 4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in touch with informant. 5.…
New York, United States, New York City
· 1939-02-23
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Laundry Workers, Morris, Vivian
STATE NAVE OF WORKER ADDRESS DATE SUBJECT FORM C Text of Interview (Unedited) New York Vivian Morris 225 West 130th Street, N.Y.C. February 23, 1939 Laundry Workers Lunch Hour FOLKLORE NEW YORK The fifty colored and white girls of assorted ages who work in the West End Laundry, loc&ted between Ninth and Tenth Avenues on 41st Street, straggled out for their lunch hour, chatting like magpies. Out of the confusion could be heard fragmentary speech such as, "You tellin' me," "Gee girl," "A killer…
New York, New York City, United States
· 1939-02-10
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Macon, Evelyn, Morris, Vivian
Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview FORM A Circumstances of Interview STATE New York NAME OF WORKER Vivian Morris ADDRESS 225 West 130th Street, N.Y.C. DATE February 15, 1939 SUBJECT Negro Laundry Workers 1. Date and time c" interview February 10, 1939 2. Place of interview 254 West 120th Street, N.Y.C. Evelyn Macon 3. Name and address of informant Same FOLKLORE NEW YORK 4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in touch with informant. United Laundry Workers Union C.I.O. Harlem…
New York, New York City, United States
· 1938-12-06
· 7 pages
Recorded by: Minnie, Morris, Vivian
Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview FORMA Circumstances of Interview STATE New York NAME OF WORKER Vivian Morris ADDRESS 225 West 130 St. DATE December 6, 1938 SUBJECT BRONX SLAVE MARKET FOLKLORE NEW YORK 1. Date and time o interview Observation Nov. 30th from 9.40 A. M. to 1.30 P. M. 2. Place of interview 167th St. Girard Ave. Bronx, New York City 3. Name and address of informant Minnie Marshall, 247 West 132nd St. 4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in touch with…
New York, United States, New York City
· 1938-10-27
· 6 pages
Recorded by: Morris, Vivian
o•••• t:t4, FOLKLORE Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview FORM it. Circumstances of Interviw KNOT New York NAME OF MAIER Vivian Morris mmmins 225 W. 130th St. New York City DATE October 31, 1938 SUBJECT HARLEM CONJURE MAN 1. Date and time of interview October 27, 1938 2. Place of interview HARLEM Nest 141st S1'., near Lenox Ave. 3. Name and address of informant 4. Name and address of person. if any, wno put you in touch with informant. "Sagwa" (Known only by that name) 71 West 141st. St.…
New York, United States, New York City
· 1938-12-14
· 5 pages
Recorded by: Morris, Vivian
tr? 44e7."9 Forms to be F11}ed ottt for )Each Interview FORM A Circumetances of Interview STATE New York NAME OF WORKER Vivian Morris ADDRESS 225 14 130th St. New York DATE Dec. 14,1038 SUBJECT PRICE V.1.1. IN TEE BRONX SLAVE MA12 POLKLORE NEW YORK 1. Date and time o:* interview 2. Place of interview East 170th St. &Walton Ave., Bronx, N. Y. C. 3. Name and address of informant (See previous story 14 "Bronx Slave Market") 4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in touch with…
New York, United States, New York City
· 1938-10-20
· 13 pages
Recorded by: Miller, Wilbert J., Morris, Vivian
'FOLKLORE Forms to be Filled out for Eacn Interview NEW YORK FORM A Circumstances of Interview STATE New York NAME OF WIMUTR Vivian Morris Amuss 225 W. 130th St. New York DATE Oct. 20, 1938 SUBJECT THE MAN WHO WAS ALMOST MADE KING. 1. Date and time o interview Oct. 4th, 5th, 10th, 12th, 19th 2. Place of interview Informants home, 224 W. 140th St. 3. Name and address of informant Wilbert J. Miller, 224 W. 140th Si. Apt 9 4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in toucn with…