Adler, Felix, 1851-1933

This Collection consists primarily of English, German, Hebrew, and French language correspondence concerning Reform Judaism, Zionism; the founding of the American Jewish Historical Society; the Jewish Publication Society; B'nai B'rith; the legal position of Jews in England and the United States with particular reference to the Naturalization Acts; the religious and social life and the history of Jews in Russia and Poland; Bible readings in public schools; the study of Jesus in Jewish Sabbath Schools; anti-slavery issues in the Fremont Campaign in 1856; and other correspondence pertaining to his numerous activities.

The collection contains three letters of a routine nature.

This collection includes incorporating documents, fund-raising materials, reports, programs, newsletters, alumni publications and anniversary brochures and adbooks for a settlement house located on New York's Lower East Side. Merged with Hamilton House in 1954 to form Hamilton-Madison House.