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Size | 1 item |
Abstract | Clara Teplit Katz was born on 4 February 1916 in Memphis, Tenn. When she was six months old, Katz and her family moved to Lambert, Miss. The Teplits were one of a very small number of Jewish families in Lambert. Katz attended Delta State University, the University of Mississippi, and the University of Alabama, where she met her husband, Nat Katz. After marrying, they opened a store just outside of Lambert. The Katzs had one daughter, Mariette, who also attended the University of Alabama. Clara Teplit Katz died on 14 August 1998. The collection consists of Katz's typewritten memoir of her upbringing in a Jewish family in Lambert, Miss., during the 1920s. The memoir spans Katz's childhood, adolesence, and college years. |
Creator | Katz, Clara Teplit, 1916-1998. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Matt Dailey and Rachel Shope, February 2011
Encoded by: Matt Dailey, February 2011
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Clara Teplit Katz was born on 4 February 1916 in Memphis, Tenn. When she was six months old, Katz and her family moved to Lambert, Miss. The Teplits were one of a very small number of Jewish families in Lambert. Katz attended Delta State University, the University of Mississippi, and the University of Alabama, where she met her husband, Nat Katz. After marrying, they opened a store just outside of Lambert. The Katzs had one daughter, Mariette, who also attended the University of Alabama. Clara Teplit Katz died on 14 August 1998.
Back to TopThe collection consists of Clara Teplit Katz's typewritten memoir of her upbringing in a Jewish family in Lambert, Miss., during the 1920s. The memoir spans Katz's childhood, adolesence, and college years.
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