Jefferson Monroe Levy collection
Scope and Content Note
Contains clippings, letters, certificates and photographs relating to the activities of Levy in both his public and private life. Materials relating to his service as a Representative of the State of N.Y. to the U.S. Congress focus on fiscal and labor legislation; the suffering of the Jews in Russia and Rumania and the attempts for the amelioration of their condition; and the controversy over Levy's purchase of Thomas Jefferson's home at Monticello. The latter constitutes the greater part of the collection.
Collection also includes also correspondence of Amelia Mayhoff, 1901-1939, sister of Levy, and documents relating to the military career of Monroe Mayhoff, 1910-1930.
Dates
- undated, 1901-1939, 1985
Creator
Language of Materials
The collection is in English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to all researchers, except items that may be restricted due to their fragility, or privacy.
Use Restrictions
No permission is required to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection, as long as the usage is scholarly, educational, and non-commercial. For inquiries about other usage, please contact the Director of Collections and Engagement at mmeyers@ajhs.org.
For reference questions, please email: inquiries@cjh.org
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (3 manuscript boxes + 1 oversized box)
Abstract
Contains clippings, letters, certificates and photographs relating to the activities of Levy in both his public and private life. Materials relating to his service as a Representative of the State of N.Y. to the U.S. Congress focus on fiscal and labor legislation; the suffering of the Jews in Russia and Rumania and the attempts for the amelioration of their condition; and the controversy over Levy's purchase of Thomas Jefferson's home at Monticello. The latter constitutes the greater part of the collection.
Collection also includes also correspondence of Amelia Mayhoff, 1901-1939, sister of Levy, and documents relating to the military career of Monroe Mayhoff, 1910-1930.
Physical Location
Located in AJHS New York, NY
Digitization Note
This collection was digitized in 2010 with the exception of Box 1, Folder 1 and the copies found in Box 1, Folders 9-11. The digitized material has been made fully available.
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
- Jewish statesmen
- Labor laws and legislation -- United States
- Levy, Jefferson M. (Jefferson Monroe), 1852-1924
- Levy, Uriah Phillips, 1792-1862
- Mayhoff, Monroe
- Memoirs
- Monticello (Va.)
- New York (State)
- Official documents
- Romania -- Politics and government
- Scrapbooks
- Taxation -- United States
- Title
- Guide to the Jefferson Monroe Levy collection, undated, 1901-1939, 1985 P-48
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by marc2ead_ajhs.xsl
- Date
- © 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2016-11-22: PDF box list converted to dsc. Finding aid encoding revised by Janine Veazue.
- 2017-09-28: dao links added by Leanora Lange.
- March, June 2020: EHyman: post-ASpace migration cleanup
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
