Macht, David I. (David Israel), 1882-1961

The collection contains correspondence with notable American Jews regarding membership, lectures and other activities of the Jewish Academy of Arts and Sciences; copies of the presentations introducing new members; a typescript address by Bernard Revel on "Maimonides and Our Present Generation" (1935); and other manuscript and printed materials dealing with Academy affairs. The largest amount of correspondence by volume is with David I. Macht (1882-1961) and Abraham Aaron Roback (1890-1965).