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 a minimum of 2 business days are needed to retrieve these items for use. Researchers interested in consulting any of the collections are advised to contact Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
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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