Interview with Eliza M. Hazel
IntervieweeInterview with
Eliza M. Hazel
(American, 1925 - 2013)
InterviewerInterviewed by
Bruce M. Stave
(American, 1937 - 2017)
Date2007 January 24
Mediumdigitized audio cassette tape
DimensionsDuration: 32 Minutes, 7 Seconds
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2009.85.21
DescriptionAudio cassette tape of an interview with Eliza M. Hazel. She was interviewed on January 24, 2007 by Bruce M. Stave through a telephone call.
Eliza Hazel was born on December 25, 1925. She grew up in Hendersonville, North Carolina. She moved to Connecticut in 1953 with her husband and three children. Her husband worked at the VA Hospital in Newington. Eliza worked at Travelers Insurance Company as a text processor after leaving her job at G. Fox. She started working at G. Fox & Co. in 1963 and worked there for 11 years. She started out in the Credit Office before moving to Umbrellas, then to Gloves. She discusses some of the training she received and her memories of Beatrice Fox Auerbach. She discusses her friendship with Beatrice Fox Auerbach's chauffeur, Bill Newsome, and other women she worked with. She discusses the changes that occurred after the store was bought by the May Company. She discusses her interactions with customers.
Eliza Hazel was born on December 25, 1925. She grew up in Hendersonville, North Carolina. She moved to Connecticut in 1953 with her husband and three children. Her husband worked at the VA Hospital in Newington. Eliza worked at Travelers Insurance Company as a text processor after leaving her job at G. Fox. She started working at G. Fox & Co. in 1963 and worked there for 11 years. She started out in the Credit Office before moving to Umbrellas, then to Gloves. She discusses some of the training she received and her memories of Beatrice Fox Auerbach. She discusses her friendship with Beatrice Fox Auerbach's chauffeur, Bill Newsome, and other women she worked with. She discusses the changes that occurred after the store was bought by the May Company. She discusses her interactions with customers.
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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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Not on view2007 June 7