Oral history interview with Grace M. George, 1982
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- Name
- George, Grace M (Interviewee)
- Zweig, Jonas (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Grace M. George, 1982
- Abstract
- Audio from first two tapes is an oral history interview with Grace George. Audio from the third and fourth tapes is a tour of six churches by George
- Collection Name
- Portrait of a City oral history collection
- Subjects
- Public historians; Historic preservation--United States; Historic districts--New Jersey; Paterson (N.J.) History; Great Falls of the Passaic Society for Universal Manufacturing Historic District (Paterson, N.J.); George, Grace M
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1982
- Note (Biographical)
- Grace M. George was the director of the Visitor Center for the Great Falls Historic District of Paterson. A descendant of mill workers active in the 1913 Paterson Silk Workers' Strike, George helped revitalize the Great Falls Historic District in the late 1970s. She later created the City of Paterson Historic Preservation Commission's Koar-George Fund to provide scholarships to Paterson college students pursuing degrees in history, museum studies and related fields
- Note
- Interviewed by Jonas Zweig on December 26, 1981 and January 4, 1982
- Note (Provenance)
- Jonas Zweig, Gift circa 1992
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 14449171
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-zes0-jy49
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.