Richard A. Hamilton Oral History Interview

Title:: Richard A. Hamilton Oral History Interview
Description:: Richard A. Hamilton (1909 - 1997) was born and raised in Greenfield, Massachusetts. He attended Boston University and with his brother ran Hamilton’s Shoe Store, which his father had started. He and his wife retired to Maine. Paul Jenkins recorded this interview with Richard Hamilton while conducting research for his book, The Conservative Rebel: A Social History of Greenfield, Massachusetts, published by the town of Greenfield in 1982. In this interview, Hamilton recalls his childhood in Greenfield, including what it was like before cars were a common sight in town, winter activities, and businesses. The cassette tape on which this interview was recorded is very degraded and the recording has a great deal of background noise.
Interviewee:: Hamilton, Richard A., 1909 - 1997
Interviewer:: Jenkins, Paul, 1942-
Date:: March 19, 1979
Format:: Audio recordings (nonmusical)
Genre:: Oral histories
Location:: Greenfield Community College
Collection (local):: The Conservative Rebel Interviews
Subjects:: Shoe stores
Places:: Massachusetts > Franklin (county) > Greenfield
Extent:: 1 audio recording (1 hour, 6 minutes, 23 seconds) + transcript (25 pages)
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