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Video recordings, 1970 - 2010

 Sub-Series — oversized-box: 2
Identifier: Subseries 2

Scope and Contents

Contains 2 videocassettes and 62 DVDs. Included are films created by Margot Smith of Off Center Video in 2009 and 2010. Films narrated by Nathan Zakheim and Masha Zakheim. Subjects include New Deal art, WPA murals, Coit Tower, Beach Chalet, Rincon Annex, and “The Jewish Wedding” at the San Francisco Jewish Community Center. Also included are oral history interviews with Bernard Zakheim completed in the 1970s. Interviews cover his childhood, experiences as a prisoner-of-war in Germany, life in Paris, study in Tuscany, family relationships, Federal Art Project, art commissions, Warsaw Ghetto Uprising project, Coit Tower mural, and UCSF murals.

Dates

  • Creation: 1970 - 2010

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Material is predominantly in English. Some printed material and writings in Yiddish, Polish, and Spanish.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Confidential personal material has been restricted at the folder level.

Extent

From the Collection: 7 Linear Feet (6 boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 1 slim box)

Repository Details

Part of the UCSF Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
UCSF Kalmanovitz Library
530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco CA 94143-0840 USA