Joint Advisory Committee records
Scope and Content Note
Contains background material, minutes of meetings (1947-1972, incomplete), correspondence (1947-1972), memoranda, and miscellaneous publications pertaining to the question of religion in the public schools, release time, and kosher slaughtering.
Dates
- undated, 1947-1972
Creator
- Joint Advisory Committee of the Synagogue Council of America and the National Community Relations Advisory Council (Organization)
Language of Materials
The collection is in English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to all researchers by permission of the Director of Library and Archives of the American Jewish Historical Society, except items that are restricted due to their fragility.
Use Restrictions
Information concerning the literary rights may be obtained from the Director of Library and Archives of the American Jewish Historical Society. Users must apply in writing for permission to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection. For more information contact:
American Jewish Historical Society, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY, 10011
email: reference@ajhs.org
Biographical Note
The Joint Advisory Committee was established in 1947 by the National Community Relations Advisory Council and the Synagogue Council of America to develop guidelines for the Jewish community on issues relating to church and state.
Extent
5.5 Linear Feet (11 manuscript boxes)
Abstract
Contains background material, minutes of meetings, correspondence, memoranda and miscellaneous publications pertaining to the question of religion in the public schools, release time and kosher slaughtering.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into four series, based on item type.
Physical Location
Located in AJHS New York, NY
- Church and education -- United States
- Church and state -- United States
- Correspondence
- Joint Advisory Committee of the Synagogue Council of America and the National Community Relations Advisory Council
- Minutes (administrative records)
- National Community Relations Advisory Council (U.S.)
- Publications (documents)
- Reports
- Shehitah
- Slaughtering and slaughter-houses -- United States
- Synagogue Council of America
- Title
- Guide to the Joint Advisory Committee records, undated, 1947-1972 I-191
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by marc2ead_ajhs.xsl
- Date
- © 2009
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2016-10-06: PDF box list converted to dsc. Finding aid encoding revised by Janine Veazue.
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
