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Speder, Gustav “Gus” b. 1941: Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-SP25

Scope and Contents

Gus Speder recalls his early years in East Germany, his move to West Germany with his mother and brother when he was eight, and their immigration to Illinois when he was fifteen. He recalls hardships as a child in Germany during and after WWII, his travels from Europe to the United States on a “Super Constellation” plane to New York, and his childhood education and experiences as a high school history teacher.

2 tapes, 120 mins., 32 pp. Interview by Kevin Reed, 2006 See collateral file – Maps, notes

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Extent

3.00 items

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Interview and memoir in the Illinois Digital Archives.

http://www.idaillinois.org/u?/uis,4214

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Repository Details

Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository

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