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Audio Recording Interview with Isabella Erbe, weekly advice columnist for Eintracht, a German American newspaper, Chicago, Illinois, part 3

Interview with Isabella Erbe, weekly advice columnist for Eintracht, a German American newspaper, Chicago, Illinois, part 3

About this Item

Title

  • Interview with Isabella Erbe, weekly advice columnist for Eintracht, a German American newspaper, Chicago, Illinois, part 3

Names

  • Hellenberg, Antony, 1938-2000 (Collector)
  • Erbe, Isabella (Interviewee)

Created / Published

  • Chicago, Illinois, April 26, 1977

Headings

  • -  German Americans
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Interviews
  • -  Illinois -- Chicago

Genre

  • Ethnography
  • Interviews

Notes

  • -  Frau Isabella Erbe, part 3
  • -  Part 3 of a 4-part interview with Frau Isabella Erbe, a columnist for the weekly German American newspaper called Eintracht; Frau Erbe writes a "Dear Abby" column and reports on German American club events; the interview was recorded at the office of her son's decorating business where she takes telephone messages; a segment of the interview pertaining to the relationship between ethnic cultural groups and U.S. politics is transcribed in the additional related objects cited in this record; topics include the directors of German singing clubs; the presentation to the American Folklife Center of a bound copy of the 1938 national Sangerfest programs, a gift from Ludwig Lohmiller; about the Lohmiller archive on German-American singing club activities; about dance clubs and the German Veterans Associations in Chicago; on the future of German clubs in Chicago, the influence of Haley's "Roots" on German-American ethnicity, and the future of America; on the lack of togetherness and political impotence of the German Americans of Chicago; the vitality of ethnic groups depends upon how recently they immigrated; on raising second generation German Americans in the German language, criticism of government attempts to bilingualize for the sake of Spanish-Americans; about German regionalism transported to America; the best way for German ethnics to become politically involved is to do it through the American political party system, not through ethnic organizations, ethnic clubs should focus on culture; recording interrupted by telephone call; about the relationship between German and Austrian immigrants.

Medium

  • audiocassette, C-60

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Call number: AFC 1981/004: AFS 20548a
  • MBRS Shelflist: RYA 0616
  • Field Project Identifier: CH77-T025-C

Source Collection

  • Chicago Ethnic Arts Project collection (AFC 1981/004)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • audio

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Credit line: Chicago Ethnic Arts Project collection (AFC 1981/004), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Hellenberg, Antony, and Isabella Erbe. Interview with Isabella Erbe, weekly advice columnist for Eintracht, a German American newspaper, Chicago, Illinois, part 3. Chicago, Illinois, 1977. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20548a/.

APA citation style:

Hellenberg, A. & Erbe, I. (1977) Interview with Isabella Erbe, weekly advice columnist for Eintracht, a German American newspaper, Chicago, Illinois, part 3. Chicago, Illinois. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20548a/.

MLA citation style:

Hellenberg, Antony, and Isabella Erbe. Interview with Isabella Erbe, weekly advice columnist for Eintracht, a German American newspaper, Chicago, Illinois, part 3. Chicago, Illinois, 1977. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc1981004_afs20548a/>.