Interview with Leonard Krawcheck [DVD]

Publication

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Origformat: Digital Image

Origformat: Digital Image

Name/Title

Interview with Leonard Krawcheck [DVD]

Entry/Object ID

2019.002.02

Description

Interview of Leonard ("Lenny") Krawcheck who grew up on Colonial Street and still lives in the same house he grew up in that his parents purchased in 1927. Mr. Krawcheck describes his family life; his neighborhood and schooling; what he did for recreation and entertainment; his father's business, Jack Krawcheck's menswear [313 King Street]; the places his family shopped for groceries and goods; and about life in Charleston in general. He also talks about the Jewish community in Charleston; his perception of race relations; and the changes in the practice of law since he began his career until the present. He also discusses his experience as Chairman of the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) over several decades, the various threats to the city, and the importance of zoning laws. Recorded as part of HCF's "Changing Neighborhoods" series, made possible in part by grants from the SC Humanities Commission and the Employees Community Fund of The Boeing Company. Date of interview: November 1, 2018. Interviewed by April Wood (HCF) at Mr. Krawcheck's office, 9 State Street. Leigh Moring, videographer. 1 DVD: 1:14:15 Digital files (MP3/audio and MP4/video) on MyPassport-OralHistory (external hard drive)

Collection

HCF Oral History Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2019.002

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2019)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

South of Broad, Lowcountry Digital Library, Changing Neighborhoods, Krawcheck, Leonard--Interviews, Neighborhoods--South Carolina--Charleston, Charleston (S.C.)--Social life and customs

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Oral History

Publication Details

Author

Krawcheck, Leonard

Series

Historic Charleston Foundation Oral History Project

Date Published

2018

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Location

Location

Container

DVD (Videos) Box 1

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: Consent Form and transcript on Media link. MP3 (audio) and MP4 (video) files on MyPassport hard drive.

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Create Date

January 3, 2019

Updated By

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Update Date

February 17, 2023