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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 160 Collections and/or Records:

Congregation Kenesseth Israel (Boston, Mass.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-266
Abstract

This collection contains a record book of meetings (1908-1913), membership lists, addresses, and yahrzeits; correspondence; notes; and photographs and newspaper clippings marking the closure of the synagogue (1965). The collection also contains artifacts, including: one ornamental Torah breast plate, one inscribed European spice box, and three Torah pointers (two wooden, one of which is inscribed, and one silver, which is inscribed).

Dates: undated, 1908-1965

Congregation Ohave Sholom (Gardner, Mass.) Records

 Collection
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

David B. Alpert Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-82
Abstract Rabbi of Boston. Diaries containing notes and reflections on religious and personal matters, on a trip to Israel and Europe, and on current political events. Includes general observations of a hospital chaplain and background information on patients at Boston City Hospital where Alpert served as the Jewish chaplain; includes material from the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis and the Eastern New England Conference of Liberal Rabbis. Material also consists of a scrap book containing newspaper...
Dates: 1924-1981

David R. and Muriel K. Pokross Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-1041
Abstract

This collection contains awards and honors, business records, meeting minutes, financial documents, correspondence, manuscripts, interview transcripts, and speeches documenting the work and personal lives of lawyer and philanthropist David R. Pokross and his wife Muriel K. Pokross.

Dates: undated, 1898-2015

Davis and Isaacs Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-936
Abstract The Isaacs and the Davis families were both active members of the Jewish community in Cincinnati, Ohio dating back to the mid 19th century. The Davis family includes Charles K., who along with Leo Wise helped to found the Beersheba immigrant colony in Kansas in 1882. The Isaacs family included many well-known, religious, legal, and medical scholars. The two families were joined together on March 21, 1912 when Ella Davis, daughter of Charles K. Davis and Ida (Fletcher) Davis, married Nathan...
Dates: undated, 1882-1987 Addendum 1: undated, 1863 - 1997

Dewey D. Stone Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-529 and P-529A
Abstract Contains papers and photos including correspondence and other materials relating to work as Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Palestine (and Israel), as National Chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, as a leading campaigner for Israel Bonds, and as co-founder of and Chairman of the Board of the Weizmann Institute of Science; 2 texts of radio broadcasts made in 1948 informing America about the Israeli war for independence and the new Israeli republic; a list of military equipment supplied by...
Dates: undated, 1916-1984

Dr. Samuel A. Levine and Rosalind Weinberg Papers

 Collection
Identifier: JHCP-018
Abstract

This collection contains materials belonging to esteemed cardiologist Dr. Samuel A. Levine and his wife, philanthropist and artist Rosalind Weinberg. Materials include artifacts and documents such as correspondence, newspaper clippings from Jewish and local papers, issues of medical journals, programs, recognitions of philanthropy, and photographs.



Dates: undated, 1923-1993.

Dr. Samuel Goodman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-629
Abstract

Dr. Samuel Goodman was a graduate of the University of the City of New York, Medical Department (now Cornell Medical School) and was one of the first Jewish physicians to practice in Boston. This collection includes clippings, letters, and a photograph pertaining to the medical career of Dr. Goodman.

Dates: undated, 1892-1977

Edward Bernard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-102
Abstract Edward Bernard was a composer in the Boston area. He also wrote several pamphlets on sociology, religion, politics and music, as well as an unpublished manuscript of a sociological novel entitled, "Maxie the Genius." This collection contains Edward Bernard's musical compositions and writings, including an unpublished manuscript, "Maxie the Genius," and letters to editors of local newspapers and Nathan Kaganoff, former library director of the American Jewish Historical Society. In addition,...
Dates: undated, 1968-1972

Elihu Stone Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-555 and P-555A
Abstract This collection contains speeches, essays, correspondence, resolutions, and photographs documenting the professional, political, and personal life of Elihu David Stone. Included are materials pertaining to Stone's Zionist activities and his associations with the New England Zionist Region, World Zionist Organization, Zionist Organization of America, Jewish National Fund, Keren Hayesod, and the passing of the Palestine and Lodge-Fish resolutions. Also included are speeches from Louis Lipsky,...
Dates: undated, 1881-2015