Tape# 150 Volgel, Mildred
Born: about 1920
Died: October 27, 2005
Occupation: Women's Fashion
Ethnic Background: Jewish
Interviewer: Margaret Hart
Summary: Tape describes Jewish life. Family from Czechoslovakia. Father lost everything in the Depression. Description of how the Taylor Shop was bought, trips to New York to buy stock, showrooms in N.Y. Disappearance of stores like Sutherland's. Starting out in Lawrence at the Taylor Shop. People in Lawrence destructive, don't take pride in city.
Collection
Lawrence History Center Oral History Collection
https://lawrencehistory.org/files/audio/oh/2007.500.558-mvogel.mp3
Date (created)
1988-09-14