National Jewish Welfare Board, Records
Collection
Identifier: I-337 subiiserdsub1
Abstract
The collection documents the National Jewish Welfare Board's (JWB) evolution from an organization founded in 1917 to provide support for soldiers in times of war to an agency involved in all aspects of Jewish life both in the United States and abroad. In 1990 JWB recreated itself as the Jewish Community Centers Association of North America.
Dates
- undated, 1889-1995 (bulk 1917-1990)
Creator
- National Jewish Welfare Board (Organization)
Language of Materials
The collection is in English, Hebrew, Yiddish, Spanish, French, Italian, Swedish, German, Latin, Hungarian and Afrikaans.
Extent
1535.8 Linear Feet (1527 Hollinger boxes; 4 [16 x 20"] oversized boxes; 1 [20 x 24"] oversized box; 71 MAP folders, 4 film cans)
Arrangement
The subseries has been arranged as follows:
- a) Bessie Pine Files, undated, 1969-1973
- b) Edward Kagen Files, undated, 1971-1987
- c) General Files, undated, 1968-1977
- d) Israel Program Resource Materials: Irving Brickman Files, undated, 1948, 1955, 1958-1974
- e) JWB Organizational Files, 1954-1975
- 1. Clerical Personnel: Diane Rogoff Files, 1954-1975
- f) JWB Personnel Files, 1925-1935?, 1938-1942
- g) Personnel Data, 1942-1985
- 1. Clerical Employees, 1942-1976
- 2. Support Staff, 1951-1985
- h) Personnel Evaluation, 1941-1962
- i) Personnel Profiles: Scholarships, 1964-1969
- j) Personnel Profiles, undated, 1918-1972
- 1. Set A, undated, 1927-1970
- 2. Set B, undated, 1925, 1932-1972
- 3. Set C, 1918-1971
- k) Professional Personnel Records, 1917-1983
- l) Reference Materials, undated, 1944, 1956-1971
- m) Scholarship Materials, 1957-1970
- n) Scholarship Rejections, 1971-1976
- 1. Irving Brickman Files, 1971-1976
- o) Sherwood Epstein Files, undated, 1951-1974 (bulk 1969-1974)
- 1. Alphabetical Files, undated, 1951-1974
- 2. Manpower Utilization Study, 1971
- p) Solomon Greenfield Files, undated, 1948, 1958-1987 (bulk 1976-1986)
- q) Staff Training, undated, 1944-1975 (bulk 1966-1975)
- 1. General Staff Training Files, 1949-1971
- 2. Irving Brickman Files, undated, 1944-1975 (bulk 1966-1975)
- 3. JWB Activities, 1948, 1964-1968
- r) [Executive] Training, 1969-1978
- s) Training Services, undated, 1935-1971 (bulk 1965-1970)
- t) USO Employee Cards, 1921-1970 (bulk 1941-1947)
- Title
- Subgroup II: Jewish Community Centers, Series D: Personnel Recruitment and Training, Subseries 1: Personnel Services, undated, 1917-1987 (bulk 1945-1975) *I-337
- Subtitle
- National Jewish Welfare Board
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Dominic Grandinetti, Susan Earle, Cat Lea Holbrook, and Judi Garner (May 2001-February 2004), and Marvin Rusinek (November 2006-July 2007)
- Date
- © 2007
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
