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Morgenthau, Henry, 1856-1946

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1856 - 1946-

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Everett P. Wheeler papers

 Collection — Box CB-P8, Folder: P-288
Identifier: P-288
Abstract

Consists of letters written to Wheeler on various matters by the following individuals: Samuel Greenbaum and David Levintritt, New York State Supreme Court judges; Jonathan J. Freedman, New York State Superior Court judge; Simon Adler, majority leader of the New York State Assembly (1915-1926); Henry Morgenthau, Felix M. Warburg, and Julius Mayer, judge of the New York State District Court.

Dates: 1907-1921

Louis Marshall Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-24
Abstract

Louis Marshall, a leader in the American Jewish community, was born in Syracuse, New York. He moved to New York City and graduated from Columbia Law School in 1877. In 1894 he joined the law firm of Guggenheimer and Untermyer, later becoming a partner. Marshall practiced Reform Judaism. He served as president and strategist of the American Jewish Committee; Chairman of the Commission of Immigration in New York State; and led the opposition concerning the establishment of literacy tests for new immigrants. Marshall was a defender of Leo Frank, a negotiator in the Peace Conference of 1919, and attempted to block Henry Ford's publication, the Dearborn Independent, due to anti-Semitic rhetoric. Though Marshall was a somewhat controversial figure in the American Jewish community, he worked diligently on issues regarding Jewish immigration and rights.

The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, pamphlets, minutes, reports, and copies of Congressional bills.

Dates: undated, 1905-1933

Max James Kohler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-7
Abstract

The Papers of Max J. Kohler (1871-1934) document his life's work as lawyer, historian, writer, researcher, and defender of Jewish and immigrant rights. Correspondents include many of Kohler's contemporaries in the field of history and immigration law including Cyrus Adler; William Taft; John Bassett Moore; Mortimer Schiff; David Hunter Miller; Baron and Baroness de Hirsch; the Straus Family including Oscar Straus; Luigi Luzzatti; Leon Huhner; and Julian Mack. Subjects include U.S. immigration law, American-Jewish history, Col. Alfred Dreyfus, Haym Salomon, Ellis Island, Rabbi Kaufmann Kohler, the publication God in Freedom, international treaties, and the Peace Conference of 1919.

Dates: 1765-1963; Majority of material found within 1888 - 1935

Morgenthau Commission souvenir napkin

 Collection — Consolidated Box I-2, Folder: I-143
Identifier: I-143
Abstract

A paper napkin, printed in Hebrew by the Mizrachi organization in Poland, marking the visit of the Commission, which was investigating pogroms in Poland.

Dates: 1919

Stephen Wise papers

 Collection
Identifier: P-134
Abstract

The collection has been arranged according to the following broad subject areas: personal affairs; speeches, sermons, and articles, both manuscript and published; the Free Synagogue in New York City; the Jewish Institute of Religion; American Jewish affairs; relations between the Jewish and non-Jewish communities; New York City affairs; United States affairs; the press (both Jewish and non-Jewish); world affairs; the American Jewish Congress and World Jewish Congress; refugees; Zionism; Palestine and Israel; arts and letters; and individual corrspondence of a general nature.

Dates: 1841-1978