Anna Mark-Goodman papers

Collection, MC/22

Administrative/Biographical History: Anna Mark was born on October 28, 1920, at the Jewish Maternity Hospital and grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Her parents were Gittel (Gussie) and Jacob (Yankel) Mark, both immigrants from Poland. She graduated from Seward Park High School in 1938 and attended City College of New York for two years. From 1938 to 1942 she worked as a bookkeeper for Willie Rosenthal, a moneylender located at 88 Ludlow Street. Mark began working at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1942 and worked there until 1947.

Anna Mark married Irving (Isadore) Goodman on April 20, 1947, at the Broadway Mansion and they honeymooned at the famous Catskill Nevele Hotel. They first lived at 55 Suffolk Street, a building that Irving and his father built, and later moved to 568 Grand Street. Irving was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army during the Normandy campaign.
Scope and Content: The collection consists of material related to Anna Mark-Goodman’s employment at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II and in the post-war period. Items include a Pearl Harbor Day War Bond Certificate, a wartime service commendation, notices of within-grade salary increase and appointment as a Time, Leave, and Payroll Clerk, and a U.S. Civil Service Retirement System brochure. There is also a clipping from the Shipworker announcing the marriage of Anna Mark and Irving Goodman, as well as a U.S. Navy Civilian Service pin.

System of Arrangement: This collection is arranged chronologically.
Access and Use: Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research.; Conditions Governing Reproduction Material in this collection is made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The use must assume full responsibility for any use of the material, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced material. Please see the BNYDC Archives’ Policy on Access and Use for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish. Any material used for academic research or otherwise should be credited using the citation below.; Preferred Citation Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); Anna Mark-Goodman papers; MC/22; Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation Archives, Brooklyn, NY.

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