Oral history interview with A. J. Koblentz [audio recording and transcript]
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OHP30Koblentz1a.mp3 -
OHP30Koblentz1b.mp3
- Title
- Oral history interview with A. J. Koblentz [audio recording and transcript]
- Description
- Abe Jack Koblentz (30 Aug 1899-17 Oct 1988), businessman, civic leader, and active member of Chattanooga's Jewish community, recalls the establishment and development of his father's, and later his, business interests, particularly their retail stores, first located in East Chattanooga; discusses business conditions during the Depression and his later clothing store in the downtown area; recounts his association with various civic, religious, and charitable organizations, especially SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives); describes early days in the community of East Chattanooga and their struggles for expansion; gives brief picture of Chattanooga's downtown business area in the 1920s and 1930s, touching on transportation, stores, theaters, etc.
- Interviewee
- Koblentz, A. J. (Abe Jack), 1899-1988
- Interviewer
- Bradley, Norman, 1913-2004
- Extent
- 1 audiocassette (1 hour 20 minutes)
- 1 transcript (36 pages)
- Collection
- Chattanooga Public Library Oral History Collection
- Subject
- SCORE (Organization)
- Business enterprises -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga
- Depressions -- 1929 -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga
- East Chattanooga (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
- Koblentz, A. J. (Abe Jack), 1899-1988
- Rights
- No Copyright
- Bibliographic Citation
- Oral History Collection. Chattanooga Public Library.
- Relation
- Index to the Oral History Collection
- Identifier
- OHP 30
- Type
- Sound
- Text
- Language
- English
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