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Arthur S. Obermayer Papers

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Identifier: P-1019
Abstract Arthur S. Obermayer was a scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He established his own research and development company, Moleculon Research Company, in the Boston area and was involved in numerous philanthropic and professional organizations, especially through his foundation, the Obermayer Foundation. Obermayer was also a political activist, and played a key role in establishing the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. This collection...
Dates: undated, 1897-2016

Beth Hamidrash Hagodol (Crawford Street Shul) (Roxbury, Boston, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-239
Abstract Beth Hamidrash Hagodol (known colloquially as the Crawford Street Shul), was founded in 1913 in a small house on Harold Street in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. In 1915, the cornerstone of the synagogue was placed at 105 Crawford Street in the Elm Hill District of Roxbury. The congregation elected Louis M. Epstein as their first Rabbi in 1918. This collection contains the business, activity and social records of Beth Hamidrash Hagodol, including correspondence, financial records, ledgers,...
Dates: undated, 1922-1924, 1933-1973

Congregation Linath Hatzedek-Beth Israel (Chelsea, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-101
Abstract Congregation Linath Hatzedek-Beth Israel was located on Chestnut Street in Chelsea, Massachusetts (previously at 200 Second Street). Founded c. 1909 by Ukrainian immigrants from the Kamen Kashirsky region and the local carpenter's union, it was defunct by 1978. The synagogue's cemetery is located in Everett, Massachusetts. This collection contains a ledger with minutes of the Ladies' Auxiliary of Congregation Linas Zedek, a membership ledger, and miscellaneous event flyers and invitations in...
Dates: undated, 1928-1953

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Boston Port Records

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Identifier: I-96
Abstract The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) was founded in New York City in the 1880s by the Russian Jewish community of New York in response to the influx of Russian Jewish immigrants fleeing the pograms in the Pale of Settlement in Russia and Eastern Europe. In 1889, a shelter which was used to house many of the immigrants adopted the name “Hebrew Sheltering House Association.” This organization merged with HIAS in 1909 and by 1914, had branches operating in Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and...
Dates: undated, 1886-1977; Majority of material found within 1938-1954

Wyner Family Papers

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Identifier: P-803
Abstract The Wyner Family Papers document the personal, professional, organizational and philanthropic activities of three generations of a prominent Boston Jewish family. The documents describe the operations of the family knitting and textile businesses, the building and management of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel of Boston and the development and operations of the Beth Israel Hospital of Boston (1926-2001.) This collection describes the Wyner family's involvement in a wide variety of organizations, both...
Dates: undated, 1863-2004

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Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston 2
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Adath Jeshurun Cemetery Association 1
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American Association of Small Research Companies 1
American Cancer Society 1
American Chemical Society. Northeastern Section 1
Bailen, Samuel L. 1
Beth Hamidrash Hagodol (Crawford Street Shul) (Boston, Mass.) 1
Beth Israel Hospital (Boston, Mass.) 1
Bloomfield, Meyer 1
Boy Scouts of America 1
Brookline Town Meeting 1
Bush, George Herbert Walker 1924- 1
Carter, James E. 1935- 1
Central High School (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Congregation Adath Israel (Boston, Mass.) 1
Congregation Linath Hatzedek-Beth Israel(Chelsea, Mass.) 1
Crawford Street Shul (Boston, Mass.) 1
Dukakis, Michael S. (Michael Stanley), 1933- 1
Epstein, Louis M., 1887-1949 1
Grossman, Benjamin 1
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America. Boston Chapter 1
Harvard University 1
Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel Foundation 1
Hebrew Free Loan Association of Pittsfield, Mass. 1
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society of Boston 1
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 1
Jewish Community Relations Council (New York, N.Y.) 1
Jüdisches Museum Creglingen 1
Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009 1
Kerry, John F. 1943- 1
Massachusetts Board of Rabbis 1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1
McCarthy, Eugene J. 1916-2005 1
Moleculon Research Corporation 1
New England Chassidic Center 1
New Israel Fund 1
Obermayer, Arthur S. 1
Obermayer, Herman J. 1
Obermayer, Leon J. 1
O’Neill, Tip 1
Pill, Hyman 1
Poorvu, Harris 1
Rabbinical Association of Greater Boston 1
Republicans for McCarthy 1
Ritz-Carlton Hotels (Firm) 1
Shawmut Mills 1
Shawmut Woolen Mills 1
Shawmut, Inc. 1
Swarthmore College 1
Tufts University 1
Union of American Hebrew Congregations 1
United States. Small Business Administration. Small Business Innovation Research Program 1
United Way of Massachusetts Bay 1
Wyner, George 1
Wyner, Gertrude (Gussie) Edelman 1
Wyner, Gloria Geller 1
Wyner, Justin Lawrence 1
Wyner, Rudolph H. 1
Wyner, Sara Goldberg 1
Wyzanski, Max 1
Zuber, Jacob 1
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