Antin, Mary, 1881-1949

The collection consists primarily of letters written by Zangwill to Philip Cowen (1897-1903) regarding the American Hebrew and social matters. Also includes letters to Philip Henry on the Jewish Territorial Organization (1905 and 1908), and a letter to Max J. Kohler regarding an invitation to a meeting in his honor given by the Judaeans (1923).

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.

The collection consists of the correspondence between Sigmund Mannheimer's (1835-1909) wife and daughter. It contains two personal letters from Mary Antin to Louise Herschmann Mannheimer, and four personal letters to Jennie Mannheimer, who went under the stage name of Jane Manner. The correspondents of the latter are Henry Mosler (1841-1920), the artist, Claude F.G. Montefiore (1858-1938), and Henrietta Szold (1860-1945).

Contained in this collection are personal letters from Antin, a draft of a manuscript, and publications of her articles and monographs, including her annotations.

This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Abbo Ostrowsky, including correspondence with many important figures from the art world, several of whom had been students of Ostrowsky at the Educational Alliance Art School. There is also information about Ostrowsky’s career as an artist, including some original artwork, exhibition catalogues, and photographs. These materials show Ostrowsky’s significant influence on modern Jewish art and on the success of the Educational Alliance as an institution.