View source for Tweed, Mrs Richard 1977-11-28

Mrs. Tweed talks about the Tweed family papers and history, especially about William Marcy (Boss) Tweed. 

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Mrs. Richard Tweed

'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None

'''Date:''' November 28, 1977

'''Location:''' Borger, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' David Murrah

'''Length:''' 20 minutes


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Margaret Tweed Knickerbocker,
Papers,
Richard Tweed’s aunt,
Father, Richard M. Tweed,
Tweed papers received (1950s),
Reasons,
Old family home,
Other parts of family tree,
Leo Hershkowitz,
Tweed’s New York,
Father-in-law to Texas (1930s),
Insurance company,
Father-in-law’s occupations,
Tweed fortune,
Husband,
Education,
Business in Borger, Texas,
Southwest Collection as repository,
Reasons,
Books about Boss Tweed,
Boss Tweed: The Story of a Grand Generation, by Denis Tilden Lynch,
Other Days in Greenwich, by Frederick A. Hubbard,
Tweed’s New York, by Leo Hershkowitz.
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Blank
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'''Range Dates:''' 1930s-1977

'''Bulk Dates:''' 1930s-1950s


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