[T1S1] father's work history; parents' emigration from Europe to Gloversville, NY; parents' marriage; family moves to Brooklyn, NY, and Newark, NJ; moves to Pittsburgh, PA to work for Penn Tire Company; education, Gloversville High School, Carnegie Institute of Technology in Physics; home life; Jewish education; father was president of Glove Workers Union; influence of teachers; employment as youth; financing his college education by playing football; playing football and other activities as an adolescent; activities at Carnegie Tech; member, Tau Delta, Jewish fraternity; works for the Bureau of Mines after graduation; contract employment with the United States Navy.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.327_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.327
"Nelkin, Arthur - May 19, 1986" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Nelkin, Arthur - May 19, 1986
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Arthur Nelkin, an award-winning scientist in the field of oceanography, has worked with Jacques Cousteau in ocean research and was Chief Scientist of Oceanic Research at Westinghouse Electric Corporation; birth year, 1917.
Contributor
Nelkin, Arthur (interviewee), Goldzer, Louis;Goldzer, Bicky (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1986-05-19
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.327
Rights
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your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).. Rights Holder: University of Pittsburgh, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
