Sam Balloff Oral History
Collection consists of a 114-page bound interview from Veteran's Oral History Project conducted by the Center for the Study of War and Society, Department of History at the University of Tennessee. Balloff discusses his experieces as a young Jewish boy growing up in the South and as a soldier during World War II. During the war, he was assigned odd jobs, including grave registration and truck driving.
Dates
- 2004
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
Collection consists of a 114-page bound interview from Veteran's Oral History Project conducted by the Center for the Study of War and Society, Department of History at the University of Tennessee. Balloff discusses his experieces as a young Jewish boy growing up in the South and as a soldier during World War II. During the war, he was assigned odd jobs, including grave registration and truck driving.
Biographical/Historical Note
Balloff is a first-generation American. His parents migrated to Kentucky from New York during the 1919 flu epidemic. His family established business in Lafollette (Campbell County), and eventually branched into Knoxville after WWII. Sam Balloff enlisted for service in 1942 and went to war, serving mostly as a truck driver and in grave registration. Balloff's retail store was most common in the West Town Mall in Knoxille between the 1970s and 1980s.
Arrangement
Collections consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Collection was donated to Special Collections in 2005.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository