[T1S1] Respondent provides names of maternal and paternal grandparents, details parent's background, their marriage, early life in New York City; father's career in national advertising, ownership of Paul Block and Assoc.; father's interest in musical theater. Respondent reminisces about schooling at Hotchkiss, Yale; majored in government and international relations, graduated, 1936; extracurricular activities; family's large home in Westchester; lists members of PPG including, Ray Sprigle, Cy Hungerford, Oliver Keller who visited house. Respondent recounts newspapers that father acquired in 1920s including "Toledo Blade," "Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph," PPG; mentions Pittsburgh had five newspapers during this time, gives their names.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.047_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.047
"Block, William - May 10, 1994" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Block, William - May 10, 1994
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Respondent chairman of "Pittsburgh Post Gazette" (PPG) born 1915.
Contributor
Block, William (interviewee), Menlowe, Mildred;Winer, Ruth (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1994-05-10
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.047
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