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Myers, James E. #2 (1913-2001): Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-M992JE.2

Scope and Contents

MYERS BROTHERS DEPARTMENT STORE PROJECT James E. Myers discusses Springfield's Myers Brothers Department Store; his father, Albert, and uncles who founded the store, anti-Semitism, employing African Americans, operation and location of the store, and family involvement in the business.

1 tape, 45 mins., 26 pp. Interview by John Vrooman, 1973 RESTRICTED: Neither the tape nor the memoir transcript may be quoted, cited, or published in whole or in part without the written approval of the narrator, James E. Myers, or his heirs. See collateral file Tape also contains James Wilday interview

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Conditions Governing Access

RESTRICTED: Neither the tape nor the memoir transcript may be quoted, cited, or published in whole or in part without the written approval of the narrator, James E. Myers, or his heirs.

Extent

2.00 items

Language of Materials

English

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Repository Details

Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
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Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
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