copyrighted Marin County Free Library. Anne T. Kent California Room April 27, 1977 Copyright 2009, Anne T. Kent California Room, Marin County Free Library
Description
Fritz was 95 years old when this interview was conducted in Sausalito, at the home of his daughter, Louise. Fritz is the son of Dr. Adolf Barkan, and a close friend of Dr. Leo Eloesser. Fritz shares his memories of Mill Valley and San Francisco before and after the 1906 earthquake. He speaks of his life as a diamond broker, a career which sent him to Amsterdam and Paris.
From 1974 to 1984, Carla Ehat, with partner Anne Kent, and later Genevieve Martinelli, interviewed a broad spectrum of Marin County's long-time residents, from ranchers to politicians, including descendants of early pioneer families. This program was co-sponsored by the Marin County Free Library and the Moya Library in Ross. The resulting archive, consisting of nearly 300 recordings and their corresponding transcriptions, are housed in the Anne T. Kent California Room at the Civic Center branch of the Marin County Free Library.
Oral Histories Diamond industry and trade San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906 Barkan, Fritz, 1884-1984 Ehat, Carla Kent, Anne Thompson Barkan, Adolf Eloesser, Leo
Place
Marin County (Calif.) Mill Valley (Calif.) San Francisco
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