Bunn, George W. Jr. #1 (1890-1973): Interview and memoir
Scope and Contents
George Bunn, Springfield businessman, discusses his family's history in Springfield: his grandfather's 1840's businesses, formation of the Marine Bank, and the Springfield Watch Company. He recalls his education at Lawrenceville School in New Jersey and Princeton University, work in New York as a reporter and editorial assistant, WWI service, and Springfield during the Depression. He also discusses his involvement with the Abraham Lincoln Association, his tenure as trustee and president of the Public Library Board, War Fund Council 1941-1945, the Springfield Art Association, and the Hobby Horse press.
3 tapes, 222 mins., 57 pp.
Interview by Sally Schanbacher, 1972
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See collateral file: Interviewer's notes, a copy of The First Ten Years of the Hobby Horse Press 1934-1944, and article on the Princeton Triangle Club.
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- Bunn, George W. Jr. (Person)
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5.00 items
Language of Materials
English
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- Bunn, George W. Jr. (Person)
- Schanbacher, Sally B. (Person)
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