[T1S1] early life in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh, PA; education, Colfax School, Taylor Allderdice High School; enlistment in the Army; graduation from Naval Reserve Officer Training Camp in South Carolina; returns to Pittsburgh; courtship and marriage in 1947; employment in father's wholesale business; 1961, opens a chain of drug stores, White Cross stores; children's names and careers; travels to Israel with the United Jewish Federation; offices held with the United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh, including president, 1971-73; merger of White Cross stores with Revco in 1972; involvement with the Symphony Society; board member and former vice president of Montefiore Hospital; national president of joint distribution committee (JDC); his travels for the JDC.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.368_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.368
"Robinson, Donald M. - January 27, 1978" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Robinson, Donald M. - January 27, 1978
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Donald Robinson, the founder of White Cross Drug Stores which later merged with Revco Drugs, has served as national president of the joint distribution committee.
Contributor
Robinson, Donald M. (interviewee), Alpern, Betty;Baskin, Marcia (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1978-01-27
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.368
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