Interview with Bruce Blawie
IntervieweeInterview with
Bruce Blawie
(American, 1948 - 2010)
InterviewerInterviewed by
Bruce M. Stave
(American, 1937 - 2017)
InterviewerInterviewed by
Sondra Astor Stave
Date2007 January 4
Mediumdigitized audio cassette tape
DimensionsDuration: 30 Minutes, 18 Seconds
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2009.85.15
DescriptionAudio cassette tape of an interview with Bruce Blawie. He was interviewed on January 4, 2007 by Bruce M. Stave and Sondra Astor Stave at the home of Mr. Blawie's mother in East Hartford, Connecticut.
Bruce Blawie was born on February 12, 1948 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. His father got a job at Pratt & Whitney, so the family moved to Cleveland Avenue in the North End of Hartford. His father was able to purchase a house in East Hartford with a G.I. Bill loan. His mother, Roslyn Blawie, and aunt, Mae. worked at G. Fox & Company. At age 16, one of Bruce's first jobs at G. Fox was turning on the air conditioners on each floor and cleaning the air filters, as well as other maintenance tasks. He was trained by the more experienced staff in the Maintenance Department, so when a plumbing issue arose, Bruce would tag along with the more senior staffer. Bruce remembers seeing water marks on the basement walls from the 1938 Hurricane and 1955 Flood. He then worked in Daytime Dresses in the Ladies Department. He worked at G. Fox for two years. He describes his interactions with Beatrice Fox Auerbach.
Bruce Blawie was born on February 12, 1948 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. His father got a job at Pratt & Whitney, so the family moved to Cleveland Avenue in the North End of Hartford. His father was able to purchase a house in East Hartford with a G.I. Bill loan. His mother, Roslyn Blawie, and aunt, Mae. worked at G. Fox & Company. At age 16, one of Bruce's first jobs at G. Fox was turning on the air conditioners on each floor and cleaning the air filters, as well as other maintenance tasks. He was trained by the more experienced staff in the Maintenance Department, so when a plumbing issue arose, Bruce would tag along with the more senior staffer. Bruce remembers seeing water marks on the basement walls from the 1938 Hurricane and 1955 Flood. He then worked in Daytime Dresses in the Ladies Department. He worked at G. Fox for two years. He describes his interactions with Beatrice Fox Auerbach.
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Funding Note: In 2006, the Connecticut Historical Society received a grant from the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to support the collection of oral histories, the cataloging of G. Fox & Co. materials and Fox and Auerbach family materials, and the creation of web pages. Additional funding for the oral histories was provided by The Prospect Fund, The Brookside Fund, and The Maple Tree Fund. The Connecticut Historical Society gratefully acknowledges these generous supporters. Without such generosity, this project would not have been possible.
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