American Jewish History Society—"Leon J. and Julia S. Obermayer-Collectors Extraordinaire" Exhibit, 1985-1987

This subseries includes correspondence, pamphlets, awards, certificates, legal documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, class notes and materials, date books, interviews, notes, newsletters, articles, and scrapbooks documenting the life of LJO and JSO. Of note are materials related to their collection of Jewish ceremonial objects at Congregation Rodeph Shalom; their travel throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa; LJO’s involvement in the Boy Scouts; and LJO’s collections of literature on religious education in public schools and on World War I, the interwar period, and World War II. Folders that pertain solely to either LJO or JSO are noted with that individual’s initials.