Scheinfeldt Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: P-1006

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains papers of the Scheinfeldt and Calish families with the bulk of the materials chronicling the achievements and career of Jean Scheinfeldt. Included in the collection are vital records, specifically the birth certificates of Jean and Florence Scheinfeldt and Bertha Calish, Florence’s sister; the death certificates of Joseph, Florence and Jean Scheinfeldt; and the marriage certificate, or ketubah, of Joseph and Florence Scheinfeldt. Other certificates include military records, a copyright registration, and organizational certificates awarded to Jean Scheinfeldt. Additional materials in the collection include the deed to burial plots purchased by Samuel Calish, correspondence between Joseph and Florence Scheinfeldt on their first wedding anniversary, a television program guide published by Joseph Scheinfeldt, a brief biography of a relative, Anne Daniels Caras, a sketch of the Calish family tree, Jean Scheinfeldt’s graduation programs, report card, resume, news clippings and other papers of personal significance. There are also photographs of family members and personal artifacts.

Dates

undated, circa 1882-2000

Creator

Scheinfeldt, Jean, 1924-2000 (Person)

Language of Materials

The collection is in English and Hebrew.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for researcher use. Please contact us to request access or to make an appointment to view this collection at jhcreference@nehgs.org.

Use Restrictions

There may be some restrictions on the use of this collection. For more information contact jhcreference@nehgs.org.

Biographical Note

Joseph Henry Scheinfeldt was born on March 18, 1894 in Boston, Massachusetts to Jacob and Ida Daniels Scheinfeldt. He married Florence Calish on March 26, 1918 in Brookline, Massachusetts. Florence, one of eight children, was born on July 22, 1895 in Boston, Massachusetts to Samuel and Augusta Calish. Joseph and Florence spent much of their first year of marriage apart as Joseph served as a Private First Class in World War I. On February 24, 1919, the U.S. Army appointed Joseph to the rank of Corporal before he was honorably discharged on July 2, 1919 when his service was no longer needed. After the war, Joseph and Florence settled in Brookline and went on to have three children: Miriam, Jean, and Joseph, Jr., who died at the age of three.

Jean Scheinfeldt, the second child of Joseph and Florence, was born on October 9, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts. Jean grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts and graduated from Brookline High School on June 11, 1942. Jean pursued a career in nursing, where she entered the service like her father, and served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps from 1951 to 1953. In 1958, she graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Boston College and earned her Master of Science in Nursing in Child Psychiatry from Boston University in 1962. After her schooling, Jean held a number of positions throughout her career, including Instructor in Nursing at Boston University’s Graduate School of Nursing and director of the Opening Doors for Women in Need (ODWIN) program, encouraging minority students to pursue nursing careers. She also held positions as a juvenile parole agent in Massachusetts’ Division of Youth Services, a psychiatric nurse in Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, and finished her career as a school nurse in Boston. An active professional and community member, she was elected to the Executive Board of the Boston Teachers Union and was involved in numerous organizations. Jean died on December 16, 2000. She was survived by her older sister, Miriam Scheinfeldt Alpert.

References

Material from the collection.
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZNB-66J:accessed 29 April 2015), Joseph Henry Scheinfeldt, 1917-1918; citing Brookline City, Massachusetts, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,685,069.

Chronology

March 18, 1894
: Joseph Henry Scheinfeldt born.
July 22, 1985
: Florence Calish born.
March 26, 1918
: Joseph Scheinfeldt married Florence Calish.
July 2, 1919
: Joseph Scheinfeldt honorably discharged from U.S. Army.
October 9, 1924
: Jean Scheinfeldt born.
June 11, 1942
: Jean Scheinfeldt graduated from Brookline High School.
December 17, 1953
: Jean Scheinfeldt honorably discharged from U.S. Army.
1958
: Jean Scheinfeldt graduated from Boston College.
1962
: Jean Scheinfeldt graduated from Boston University.
August 29, 1965
: Joseph Henry Scheinfeldt dies.
November 28, 1968
: Florence Calish Scheinfeldt dies.
December 16, 2000
: Jean Scheinfeldt dies.

Extent

0.25 linear feet (1 half-manuscript box)

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains papers of the Scheinfeldt and Calish families with the bulk of the materials chronicling the achievements and nursing career of Jean Scheinfeldt, the daughter of Joseph Henry and Florence Calish Scheinfeldt. The materials in this collection include birth and death certificates, a marriage certificate, other certificates and awards, ephemera, photographs, and artifacts.