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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 119 Collections and/or Records:

Larry Ruttman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-1033
Abstract

Lawerence A. (Larry) Ruttman is an attorney and author. This collection contains drafts, manuscripts, notes, research, correspondence, interviews, photographs, news clippings, book reviews, and VHS tapes documenting the research, writing, publication, and promotion of Ruttman’s two books, Voices of Brookline and American Jews and America's Game, as well as other work in the field of biographical cultural history.

Dates: undated, 1997-2015
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Larry Ruttman Papers

Laymen’s Institute of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs, New England Region Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-477
Abstract

The Laymen’s Institute (now known as TheRetreat) is a summer weekend retreat started in 1946 and sponsored by the New England Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs. The records include correspondence, speeches, short sermons, programs, ephemera, and cassette recordings of lectures. There is also a scrapbook and framed photo collage.

Dates: undated, circa 1951-2005
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Laymen’s Institute of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs, New England Region Records

Leo Levine Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-646 and P-646A
Abstract Leo Levine was born Leizers Levins in Riga, Latvia, on September 30, 1907. He worked as a European war correspondent until the outbreak of World War II. After immigrating to Dorchester circa 1941, Levine wrote freelance newspaper columns about the war, including several that were published in St. John’s, Newfoundland’s The Telegram. Levine was also an artist. Leo Levine died in November 1980.The addendum contains materials about Leo Levine's wife, Sylvia...
Dates: undated, 1920s-2010
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Leo Levine Papers

Leo Shapiro Newspaper Collection

 Collection
Identifier: P-929
Abstract Leopold (Leo) Shapiro was born in Paris, France, in 1907 and emigrated with his parents and brother, Jacques, to Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, when he was 8 years old. Shapiro began his career with the Boston Globe as a copy boy on the night shift. By 1928, Shapiro was reporting on education topics in Boston. Through much of his career, from the 1940s through the 1970s, Shapiro wrote about the Jewish community in Boston and abroad. Although he covered many other...
Dates: undated, 1928-1974
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Leo Shapiro Newspaper Collection

Levinson Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-984
Abstract

The Levinson family has its origins in Eastern Europe, though the majority of its members immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s. Members of the family were active in Boston business, science, and law. The material in the collection includes publications, photographs, a scrapbook, a photo album, and awards.

Dates: undated, circa 1900-1969
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Levinson Family Papers

Lillian Glickman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: JHCP-009
Abstract

Lillian Glickman was born in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1915. This collection contains photographs—including those documenting her many travels aboard cruise ships—an autographs book, and a "Checker of the Year Award" from the grocery store chain Stop & Shop.

Dates: undated, 1930-2000
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Lillian Glickman Papers

Lionel Spiro Papers

 Collection
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
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Lionel Spiro Papers

Louis Winer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-988
Abstract

Originally from Salem, Massachusetts, Louis Winer received both his undergraduate and law degree from Boston University. Admitted to the bar in 1916, the outbreak of World War I interrupted his law career, as Winer served in the American Expeditionary Forces in France. This collection includes photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, awards and an American Legion military cap and medal.

Dates: undated, circa 1919-1985
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Louis Winer Papers

Marcus and Feldman Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-1008
Abstract The Shevitz and Feldman families were first-generation immigrants from Russia who settled in Worcester, Massachusetts in the early 20th century. Wolf Shevitz changed his name to William Marcus upon enlisting in the United States Army and married Minnie Feldman after his discharge. The collection contains William’s service and naturalization records, correspondence between William and Minnie while William was serving in World War I, photographs of the Feldman and Marcus families, and a series...
Dates: undated, 1914-2015
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Marcus and Feldman Family Papers

Mark Bortman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-856
Abstract This collection primarily consists of MB's correspondence and memorabilia pertaining to his Americana collections and involvement in the People-to-People Program. The bulk of the correspondence consists of condolence letters sent to MB's wife, Llora, and include letters from former Presidents Eisenhower and Truman, and former First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson. Bortman's own correspondence includes letters from these luminaries as well as Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister. Several...
Dates: undated, 1948-1967
Found in: Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors / Mark Bortman Papers

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