David George "Duke" Zeibert collection, [ca. 1950s]-1998.

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David George "Duke" Zeibert collection, [ca. 1950s]-1998.

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Personal papers, including correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, menus, certificates, and other memorabilia relating to the life of David George "Duke" Zeibert and his work as a restaurant owner in Washington D.C.; together with photographs of events that took place at Duke Zeibert?s Restaurant, sports personalities and events, photographs of celebrities, and photographs of David "Duke" Zeibert with restaurant patrons.

2 cubic ft. (4 containers and 2 oversized folders)

Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8066893

Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

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Duke Zeibert's Restaurant (Washington, D.C.)

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Zeibert, Duke, 1911-1997

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David George "Duke" Zeibert (1911-1997), was the owner of the popular downtown Washington establishment Duke Zeibert?s Restaurant. A native of Troy, N.Y., he began his lifelong career in the restaurant business as a dishwasher in the resorts of the Catskill Mountains. He then went on to bus tables and worked his way up to the position of headwaiter. In the 1940s, he worked at a number of Fan & Bill?s restaurants in upstate New York, Miami, and Washington. He earned his nickname "Duke" becaus...