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Hyman Dave

Dave Steel Company

OH-JBWNC D38 H9



Dave Steel Company during WWII, WWII: Mountain Memories Oral History Collection, D.H. Ramsey
 Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville

  
                
  Title Hyman Dave Oral History  
  Creator Hyman Dave  
  Alt. Creator Interviewers: Sharon Fahrer and Jan Schochet, History @ Hand  
  Subject LCSH:
Jews -- North Carolina -- Asheville -- History
Jews -- North Carolina --Asheville -- Identity
Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Asheville Metropolitan Area
Asheville (N.C.) -- History 		 
  Subject Keyword: Dave Steel Company; Jewish History in Western North Carolina  
  Description Interview discusses Hyman Dave's work with Dave Steel, a manufacturer founded by his brother Joseph Dave during the Depression. Dave Steel was a major local contributor to the local war effort in WWII. The collection includes a video presentation showcasing his life through family photographs.  
  Publisher D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville, NC  
  Contributor History @ Hand  
  Date Electronic Record Issued: 2007-09-26  
  Type Sound, Digital photographs  
  Format DVD, wav file  
  Identifier http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/JBWNC/dave_hyman/dave_hyman.html  
  Source Jewish Businesses in Western North Carolina Oral History Collection, D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville  
  Language English  
  Relation Hyman Dave Oral History, Voice of Asheville Collection, Joseph Dave Family Papers, Joseph Dave Biography, Dave Steel Company Chronology, Beth Ha-Tephila Collection, Beth-Ha-Tephila Temple Correspondence, Albert, Alan, Ray and Jay Sorrells Oral Histories, William Kirkman Biography, World War II: Mountain Memories Oral History Collection, Dave Steel Company Official Site  
  Coverage 1929-2004  
  Rights No restrictions. Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law.  
  Acquisition Donor number: 183 ;  Date of acquisition: 2005-08-09  
  Processed By Ramsey Library Special Collection staff , 2005, 2007.  
  Interview Date 2004-08-04  
  Biography Dave came to Asheville from Durham for summer in 1929 and then moved here in 1934 as a civil engineer.  He worked with his brother who started Dave Steel Company during the Depression.  They had practically no equipment but worked hard and grew, putting up buildings and prefabricating steel for industries all over the country. He served as chairman of the board for the Asheville Downtown City Club.   
       

 

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