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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

Boston Workers (Workmen's) Circle Records

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Identifier: I-494
Abstract Created to provide mutual aid and education, The Workmen's Circle was established in New York in 1900 and officially chartered in 1905. Massachusetts established an Independent Workmen's Circle in 1903 to maneuver around prohibitive insurance laws, but was able to unify with the national organization in 1921. Several chapters were operational in Massachusetts by 1911. The Boston District often mirrored National's development, including the establishment of cemeteries, a chorus, a camp, and...
Dates: undated, 1927-1999

Congregation Ohave Sholom (Gardner, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-492
Abstract

Congregation Ohave Sholom was formed on January 20, 1910 in Gardner, Massachuesetts. At the time the synagogue was built, Ohave Sholom had 20 families as members, but during World War I the population peaked, and 60 families held membership. However, by the 1970s membership began to decline and in 1998, with only 12 members remaining, the congregation dissolved.

Dates: undated, 1957-1998

Hebrew Free Loan Association (Pittsfield, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-205
Abstract

The Hebrew Free Loan Association was formed circa 1935 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to offer interest-free loans to dues-paying members of the organization in need of temporary financial relief. The records of the Association consist of two bound ledgers, one containing minutes from meetings of the organization’s officers, and the other holding a list of account holders and their transactions between 1949 and 1970.

Dates: undated, 1944-1970

Hebrew Free Loan Society (Boston, Mass.) Records

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Identifier: I-115
Abstract

The Hebrew Free Loan Society was organized in 1912 to assist those in need of temporary financial relief. Formed in the wake of increasing immigration from Eastern Europe and the proliferation of urban poverty, the Society also became a constituent of the Federation of Jewish Charities. These records document the Society’s major operations and include administrative articles, in meeting minutes, and financial reports and statements.

Dates: undated, 1912-1974

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

Lionel Spiro Papers

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Identifier: P-1032
Abstract This collection contains business records, correspondence, news clippings, photographs, meeting minutes, memoranda, architectural plans, promotional materials, publications, and reports documenting the personal, professional, and charitable life of Lionel Spiro. It contains materials on the 1964 founding of Charrette, an art and architectural supply company he co-founded, and its subsequent growth into a national enterprise, as well as Spiro’s work with various organizations, including the...
Dates: undated, 1909-2013

Lynn Hebrew Young Men’s Aid Association Records

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Identifier: I-73
Abstract The Lynn Hebrew Young Men’s Aid Association was founded in 1903 by a group of Lynn men who wanted to assist new Jewish immigrants. In the 1940s, Lynn was no longer a community of immigrants, and the focus of the organization began to change. Now members utilized the club for various medical and insurance benefits, as well as for socializing. By January 1970 the Jewish community in Lynn had dwindled and the organization voted to dissolve the organization. This collection includes financial...
Dates: undated, 1936-1971

Massachusetts Board of Rabbis Records

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Identifier: I-56 and I-56A
Abstract The Massachusetts Board of Rabbis was founded in 1938 as the Rabbinical Association of Greater Boston by Rabbis Herman Rubenovitz, Louis Epstein, Joshua Loth Lieberman, Beryl D. Cohen, and Sam Abrams. During the 1970s the Board focused on its chaplaincy work in hospitals as well as timely topics, such as social action, chevruta, and health insurance for Rabbis. This collection contains minutes, correspondence and statements regarding the Board's work around hospital chaplaincy, kashruth,...
Dates: undated, 1970-1980

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Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston 5
Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009 3
Brandeis University 2
Dukakis, Michael S. (Michael Stanley), 1933- 2
Epstein, Louis M., 1887-1949 2
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Hebrew Free Loan Association of Pittsfield, Mass. 2
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Action for Soviet Jewry 1
Adath Jeshurun Cemetery Association 1
Alpert, Abraham 1
Alpert, Helen 1
American Association of Small Research Companies 1
American Cancer Society 1
American Chemical Society. Northeastern Section 1
American Jewish Committee 1
Axelrad, Albert S., 1938- 1
Babson College 1
Bailen, Samuel L. 1
Bernstein, Julius 1
Beth Hamidrash Hagodol (Crawford Street Shul) (Boston, Mass.) 1
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 1
Beth Israel Hospital (Boston, Mass.) 1
Biden, Joseph R. 1
Bloomfield, Meyer 1
Boston Athenæum 1
Boston Redevelopment Authority 1
Boston Society of Architects 1
Boston Workers Circle (Brookline, Mass.) 1
Boxer, Barbara 1
Boy Scouts of America 1
Brandeis University,. Student Coalition for Soviet Jewry 1
Brooke, Edward W. (Edward William), 1919-2015 1
Brookline Town Meeting 1
Burke, James A., 1910-1983 1
Bush, George Herbert Walker 1924- 1
Carter, James E. 1935- 1
Central Conference of American Rabbis 1
Central High School (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Cohen, Beryl D. 1
Congregation Adath Israel (Boston, Mass.) 1
Congregation Mishkan Tefila (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) 1
Congregation Ohave Sholom (Gardner, Mass.) 1
Crawford Street Shul (Boston, Mass.) 1
Dodd, Christopher 1
Donohue, Harold 1
Food Marketing Institute 1
Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983 1
Globe Newspaper Co. 1
Gold, Samuel 1
Goldberg, Avram J. 1
Goldberg, Carol R. 1
Goldman, Robert 1
Goodman, Jacob 1
Gordon, Albert Isaac, 1903-1968 1
Grossman, Benjamin 1
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America. Boston Chapter 1
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America. Gardner Chapter (Gardner, Mass.) 1
Harvard Alumni Association 1
Harvard Club of Boston 1
Harvard University. Graduate School of Design 1
Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel Foundation 1
Hebrew Free Loan Society (Boston, Mass.) 1
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society of Boston 1
Hebrew Union College 1
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 1
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 1
Israel, Richard J. 1
Israel, Sherry 1
Jewish Community Center (Dallas, Tex.) 1
Jewish Community Center of Greater Boston 1
Jewish Community Relations Council (New York, N.Y.) 1
Jewish Labor Committee (U.S.) 1
Jüdisches Museum Creglingen 1
Kehillath Israel (Brookline, Mass.) 1
Kerry, John F. 1943- 1
Levi, Alexander 1
Liebman, Joshua Loth, 1907-1948 1
Lynn Hebrew Young Men's Aid Association 1
Massachusetts College of Art 1
Massachusetts College of Art and Design 1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1
McCarthy, Eugene J. 1916-2005 1
Moleculon Research Corporation 1
National Jewish Welfare Board 1
New England Chassidic Center 1
New England Jewish Free Press 1
New Israel Fund 1
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 1
Obermayer, Arthur S. 1
Obermayer, Herman J. 1
Obermayer, Leon J. 1
O’Neill, Tip 1
Pearson, Drew, 1897-1969 1
Pill, Hyman 1
Pinanski, Nathan, 1862-1956 1
Poorvu, Harris 1
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