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92nd Street Y (New York, N.Y.)

 Organization

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Herman Muehlstein Foundation Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-519
Abstract

The collection consists of the records of the Herman Muehlstein Foundation from 1947 to 2007. The Herman Muehlstein Foundation was a philanthropic organization that gave generously to educational institutes and agencies that supported Herman Muehlstein’s mission to improve the life and quality of young men and women in need of financial assistance. The Herman Muehlstein Foundation was established in 1947 and closed in 2005. The collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, legal papers, and grant proposals.

Dates: undated, 1947-2007

Jewish Counter Culture Collection

 Collection
Identifier: I-504
Abstract

This collection includes materials documenting the activities and publications of independent and activist American Jewish organizations. Sample news publications from a variety of independent presses are included, as are a variety of home-published newsletters and flyers. The collection addresses anti-war protests and U.S. draft avoidance; American Jewish activism on Israel; feminist involvement in Judaism; socialism and radicalism; and international affairs. Materials include newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, news clippings, articles, limited correspondence, speech notes, reports, and flyers.

Dates: 1954-2010

Louis Lipsky Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-672
Abstract

Louis Lipsky (1876-1963) was a noted Zionist leader, journalist, and writer. The collection contains personal correspondence, memoranda, speeches, magazine and newspaper articles, manuscripts, drafts of books, and organizational materials concerning the Zionist movement, and various Jewish organizations.

Dates: 1898-1976

Rosenberg-Aronheim Family and Nora Kronstein-Rosen Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 866
Abstract

The collection contains materials pertaining to the Rosenberg-Aronheim family and Nora Kronstein-Rosen.

Dates: 1850-2013; Majority of material found within 1850-1988

United Jewish Appeal-Federation of New York collection

 Collection
Identifier: I-433
Abstract

United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York is the organization that resulted from the mergers of various New York federations with the New York office of UJA. UJA-Federation and its predecessor organizations have been a central force for communal planning and philanthropy in the New York Jewish community since 1917, and in overseas Jewish communities since 1939. The largest section of this collection covers the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies and its predecessor organizations in Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn. Important subject areas include Federation’s work with their affiliated agencies including detailed budget files through most of the 20th century; UJA’s programs in Israel and campaigns in New York during the 1960s and 1970s; an overview of the UJA-Federation Joint Campaign 1974-1986; and the day to day work of the successfully merged organizations 1986-2000.

Dates: 1909-2004

Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association (YM & YWHA) (New York, NY) collection

 Collection
Identifier: I-418
Abstract

This collection contains annual reports, miscellaneous reports, invitations, programs, journals and schedules of courses and lectures. The documents in this collection include progress reports of the Executive Director, descriptions of a new building dedication program, art exhibits and a strawberry festival program. Recitals and film listings are also included. Included are the following publications: Bulletins (1902, 1924), Monthly Journal (1886), Newsletter 1979-1980), Personnal Reporter (1992-1993), The Scroll (1923), and Who What When Where Y (1992).

Dates: 1886-1993