Reference code
ZA UCT BC949_B_A422
Title
Mrs Lilian Elizabeth Mervis
Date(s)
- 02-11-1987 (Creation)
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Scope and content
Transcript of interview with Lilian Mervis of Johannesburg. Born in Johannesburg in 1910. Parents born in London. Father immigrated to South Africa in 1878 and mother in 1897. Parents were hoteliers. Interviewee recounts the adventures of her father, Sidney Adler, in his early days in South Africa and how he became a hotelier. Interviewer: Thea Fleiser.