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Solomon Family
- Accession Number
- 2015-7-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2015-7-4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- moving images
- Physical Description
- 6 VHS tapes
- 1 folder of textual records
- 16 photographs
- Date
- 1940-1978
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of photographs and videos documenting the Solomon family, descendents of Harry and Dora Solomon. There are 6 videos. One video has been transferred to DVD and a finding aid has been created. A finding aid has been created for the photos. There is also a Toronto Life article, "Meet a Slumlord" about Harry Solomon, 1968. There is also a Rosh Hashana (New Years Card) and a baby Record for Stanley Solomon.
- Custodial History
- Stanley Solomon is the son of Alex and Gert Solomon, and was in possession of the records prior to donating them.
- Administrative History
- Stanley Solomon is the son of Gert and Alex Solomon. His brother is Leslie. Alex was the eldest son of Harry and Dora (nee Rogow) Solomon. Dora's parents were Sorita and Itche Rogowitch, eventually shortened to Rogow. There were 5 brothers: Alex (Gert), Joe (Ceal), Mike (Sarah Grafstein), Abe (Muriel), and Max (Lillian) and two sisters named Rose (m. Friedman) and Ida (m. Wagman). There was another brother named Sam who died young. Harry was a landlord and the owner of a scrapyard. A number of his sons worked with him in the family business. The family lived on Shaw Street between Dundas and Queen. In the 1930s, he began spending time in Miami, Florida. Harry died in 1972 and Dora died a few months later. Most of the films were shot by Joe Solomon.
- Descriptive Notes
- There is related material in accession 1980-11-2.
- Name Access
- Solomon, Stanley, 1939-
- Places
- North Bay, Ont.
- Source
- Archival Accessions