Tag Archives: New Hope

Selma Bortner

Interviewee:  Selma Bortner Date of birth/age at interview: June 18, 1926/52 Interviewer:  Ivy Silver Interview date: July 13, 1978 Interview location:  Bortner home in Levittown, PA Interview length: 44 minutes Time span discussed: her career Summary:  Selma’s very active life … Continue reading

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Dorothy Grider

Interviewee:  Dorothy Grider Date of birth/age at interview:  January 19, 1915/63 Interviewer:  Terry Convey Interview date:  Summer 1978 Interview location:  Grider home in New Hope Interview length:  22 minutes Time span discussed:  1940s to 1978 Summary:  This interview of a … Continue reading

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Donald A. Hedges – 2

Interviewee:  Donald A. Hedges Date of birth/age at interview:  June 3, 1905/72 Interviewer:  Terry Convey Interview date:  July 1978 Interview location:  unknown Interview length:  6 minutes Time span discussed:  1930s to1978 Summary:  This short but focused interview allows the artist … Continue reading

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Charles J. Gussman

Interviewee:   Charles J. Gussman Date of birth/age at interview:  1913/65 Interviewer:  Nancy Menzies Interview date:  August 8, 1978 Interview location:  Gussman home in Doylestown Interview length:  37 minutes Time span discussed:  1935 to 1978 Summary:  Charles delivers an insider’s view … Continue reading

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Charles Hargens, Jr. – 2

Interviewee:  Charles Hargens, Jr. Date of birth/age at interview:  August 30, 1893/85 Interviewer:  Melouche, Subers (first names and organization unknown) Interview date:  Oct. 5, 1978 Interview location:  Hargen’s studio Interview length:  19 minutes Time span discussed:  His life and career … Continue reading

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Bernard Mangiaracina

Interviewee:  Bernard Mangiaracina Date of birth:  Estimate 1947 Interviewer:  Ivy Silver Interview date:  July 28, 1978 Interview location:  Guttman Center for the Fine Arts Interview length:  35 minutes Time span discussed:  1970s Summary: The artist at the beginning of his … Continue reading

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Bucks County Documentary with Robert L. Green, 1977

Host:  Robert. L. Green Topics/featured residents:  Bucks County, Lumberville, Carversville, New Hope/Charles Hargens, Raymond Granville Barger, Tom Tinsman, George Nakashima, William Smith, David Burpee, James Hayden Smith, Pat and Richard Whitman, Marjorie Content Toomer, Mary and Patrick Fowles, and the … Continue reading

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Robert Ranieri

Interviewee:  Robert Ranieri Date of birth/age at interview: 1931/47 Interviewer:  Ivy Silver Interview date:  July 28, 1978 Interview location:  Robert’s home in Kintersville, PA Interview length:  33 minutes Time span discussed:  1969 to 1978 Summary: Topics of a wide range … Continue reading

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Dorothy Slessinger Sommer

Name of interviewee:  Dorothy Slessinger Sommer (STHS) Date of birth/age at interview:  1906/47 Interviewer:  Two gentleman, one a radio host, broadcasting the interview Interview Date:  June 17, 1953 Interview Location:  Canal House Restaurant on Mechanic Street in New Hope, PA … Continue reading

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Rita Ann Vorhees Abbott

Interviewee:  Rita Ann Vorhees Abbott Date of birth/age at interview:  1920/ 64 Interviewer:  Rita Durrant Interview date:  August 1, 1984 Interview location:  Durrant home Interview length:  1 hour, 16 minutes Time span discussed:  1920 to 1940 Summary:  Rita, one of … Continue reading

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