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.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1930s-1977
Bulk Dates: 1930s-1950s
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