Reference code
ZA UCT BC949_B_A341
Title
Melville Henry Sydney Festenstein
Date(s)
- 01-09-1988 (Creation)
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Name of creator
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Scope and content
Transcript of interview with Melville Festenstein of Johannesburg. Born in Standerton in 1906. Father was born in Lithuania and mother in London. Father immigrated to South Africa about 1880 and mother, with her family, about 1902. They married in 1904. Father was a general dealer. Interviewee was an advocate. Lived in Standerton, Bethel and Johannesburg. Interviewer: Lynette Douglas.