Alwyn Goldstein interview
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- Title:
- Alwyn Goldstein interview
- Date:
- 2008
- Interviewee:
- Goldstein, Alwyn, 1915-2010
- Description:
- Alwyn Goldstein is interviewed by his grandson, Keith Greenspon. Goldstein discusses his parents, Max and Rosie Goldstein, who owned a clothing store on King Street in Charleston (S.C.); his childhood in Charleston and working in the family store; and starting his own store, Alwyn's Department Store, in Georgetown (S.C.). Related materials in Special Collections at the College of Charlestion include the Alwyn Goldstein papers (Mss 1034-100) and a 1995 oral history interview with Philip Schneider and Alwyn Goldstein (Mss 1035-004).
- Collection Title:
- Jewish Heritage Collection Personal Papers
- Contributing Institution:
- College of Charleston Libraries
- Biographical Note:
- Alwyn O. Goldstein (1915-2010) was born to Rosie Goldman Goldstein (1888-1980) and Max Goldstein (1891-1967) who owned and operated a clothing store on King Street in Charleston, South Carolina. As a child, Goldstein worked in his parents' store until he opened Alwyn's Department Store in 1938 in Georgetown, South Carolina. That same year, Goldstein married Thelma Engel (1815-1968), and the couple had two children: Roslyn and Steve. After the death of his first wife, Goldstein married Frances Ward (1921- ), a family friend. Together, they ran the store until it closed in 1989 after being badly damaged in Hurricane Hugo. Goldstein died in 2010.
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Alwyn's Department Store (Georgetown, S.C.)
- Topical Subject:
- Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Georgetown, Jews -- South Carolina -- Georgetown, Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Charleston
- Geographic Subject:
- Pee Dee
- S.C. County:
- Georgetown County
- Language:
- English
- Date Digital:
- 1905-06-30
- Digitization Specifications:
- Mp3 derivative audio created with Audacity software. Archival masters are .wav files.
- Internet Media Type:
- audio/mp3
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Copyright © Keith Greenspon
- Access Information:
- For more information, contact Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries, 66 George Street, Charleston SC 29424.
- Admin ID:
- 220868
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