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.