Portrait of a City oral history collection, 1980-1992

Biographical Note

The Portrait of a City project was undertaken by Jonas Zweig between 1980-1992 to document the history of Paterson, New Jersey. Zweig intended to use the interviews in a planned but never published book or documentary

Scope and Contents

The interviews of the Portrait of a City oral history collection document the history of Paterson, New Jersey in the twentieth century. Some of the subjects addressed include labor relations, the textile industry, immigrant groups, geography of the city, prominent locally-owned businesses, and entertainment The collection's narrators are: Ronald Abruzzese; Teresa Apolei; Rose W. Batavia; Theodore and Clara Bell; Sam Bograd; Sam and Joe Bograd; Armen Boyajian; Abraham Brennan and Goodman; Al Capone; Joseph Claeys; Ella Cummins; Oliver De Lotto; Marinus de Nooyer; Angela De Vita; Romeo T. De Vita; John Deimel; Rocco A. Di Giacomo; Izzy Dickoff; Jennie and Mary Filippelli; William Gallo; Abe Gelbart; Grace M. George; Henry S. Guabello; Adele Guarino; Lonnie Guarino; Hy Gurinsky; Sheila Hellman; William F. Hinchcliffe, Jr.; Thomas Spencer Holman; Walter J. Hunziker, Sr.; Walter J. Hunziker, Jr. Herman P. Imperatore; Beverly Infield; Anne Janowitz; Charles Samuel Joelson; Alfred E. Kahn; Bernard Kalkstein; Helen A. Kehoe; Bunny Kuiken and Louis Arrighi; Alberta Lees; Harry Levin; Lou Levin; Alexander L. Levine; Benjamin Lynn; William Maloney; Saul Mann; Margaret Marelli; William A. Marrocco; Robert B. Meyner; Jacob Moskow; Sylvia Moskow; Dr. Sam Nelson; Jerry Okin; Orville Parisien; Osterman, Benjamin, and David Pincus; J. Leo Quinn; Charles Robinson; Jacob Roemer (a life history written by Milton I. Roemer); Charles Roemer; Morris Rosen; Esther Sabin; Mary and Rita Saccomando; Alice Scheller and Euphemia Marchitti; Esther Schwartz; Samuel S. Schwartz; Frank J. Sciro and William A. Marrocco; George William Shea; Mary Silvestri; Ed Stave; Henry Taub; Margaret Tiffany; Andrew Vaccaro; Art Van Houten; Francis C. Walter; John and Mary West; and Ethel Williams

Subjects

• Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Paterson (N.J.)--History.