Henry Rossetty interview and transcript, June 8, 1990
Scope and contents note
Series is comprised of audiotapes and printed transcripts of the interviews.
Dates
- June 8, 1990
Language of Materials
Most of the interviews are in English but a number of them are in German.
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the administrative files is restricted and also to some of the interviews. Contact staff for further information.
Biographical note
Henry Rossetty was born Rosenfeld in Berlin in 1905. His father, Eugene Rosenfeld, was an opera singer. Rossetty became an electrician and then a band leader in Berlin until 1933. In 1939 he and his wife, Wally, and three other band members took a Japanese ship from Italy to Shanghai. Two days after arrival Rossetty and his band found work. Rossetty sailed to the United States after the war on the "General Gordon," and went to work in Chicago. Eventually they settled in southern California. Rossetty died in 1992.
Extent
1 audiocassette(s)
Creator
- From the Collection: Hochstadt, Steve, 1948- (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Repository
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