Oral history interview with Samuel Stroum, June 12 and July 10, 1990.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Oral history interview with Samuel Stroum, June 12 and July 10, 1990.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50681427

Stroum discusses his early business career as a salesman and how he progressed to own various companies of his own, including Shuck's Auto Supply, ALMAC/Stroum Electronics, and the Samuel N. Stroum Company. He opines that being Jewish was not a major factor in his business dealings. He also discusses his leadership in the Seattle Jewish community and organizations such as Temple de Hirsch, the Jewish Community Center, and the Jewish Federation. He comments on his philathropy and philosophy of giving.

Sound recordings: 4 sound cassettes (ca. 60 min. each) : analog, mono.

University of Washington. Libraries

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7631187

University of Washington. Libraries

Related Entities

There are 7 Entities related to this resource.

Jewish Archives (University of Washington)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62c9q0b (corporateBody)

Temple de Hirsch (Seattle, Wash.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6b60zxp (corporateBody)

Jewish Community Center of Greater Seattle

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63f93q9 (corporateBody)

Stroum, Samuel, 1921-2001,

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cv4zs8 (person)

Born in 1921 in Waltham, Massachusetts, Stroum came to Seattle, Washington, in the early 1940s. A businessman and entrepreneur, he was the principal of Samuel Stroum Enterprises, led several other business ventures, and served on various boards. Stroum was a legendary philanthropist, giving to the arts, education, and community agencies - including significant fundraising efforts for the Jewish Community Center of Greater Seattle. He died on March 9, 2001. From the description of Ora...

Eulenberg, Julia Niebuhr

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vt2skr (person)

Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6284nn3 (corporateBody)

Jewish Federation and Council of Greater Seattle

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66f0sb5 (corporateBody)

The Jewish Federation and Council of Greater Seattle was established in 1926 as Seattle Jewish Fund, and later became Federated Jewish Fund (1936), Federated Jewish Fund & Council of Seattle (1950), Jewish Federation and Council of Greater Seattle (1966), and Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle (1973). From the guide to the Jewish Federation and Council of Greater Seattle Photograph Collection, circa 1950s-1960s, (University of Washington Libraries Special Collections) ...