B'nai B'rith Philatelic collection
Scope and Content Note
Collection consists of first day of issue stamps issued by the U.S. Post office. Included with each stamp is a biographical or historical sketch of Jewish history as it relates to the stamp's theme. Sketches are organized alphabetically by subject. Among the many famous people featured in this collection, several notable names stand out in interest, such as Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Eddie Cantor, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Edna Ferber, Ira and George Gershwin, Samuel Goldwyn, Jacob Koppel Javits, the Marx Brothers, Henrietta Szold, Harry Truman, and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Dates
- Creation: 1957-1994
Creator
- B'nai B'rith Philatelic Service (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 or those restricted due to privacy concerns.
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
Extent
0.75 Linear Feet
Abstract
Collection consists of first day of issue stamps issued by the U.S. Post office. Included with each stamp is a biographical or historical sketch of Jewish history as it relates to the stamp's theme. Sketches are organized alphabetically by subject.
Arrangement
This collection is organized in one series, alphabetical by stamp subject.
Physical Location
Located in AJHS New York, NY
Acquisition Note
David Firestone 1997.006
Subject
- Adler, Cyrus, 1863-1940 (Person)
- Agnon, Shmuel Yosef, 1887-1970 (Person)
- Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 (Person)
- Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 (Person)
- Brandeis, Louis Dembitz, 1856-1941 (Person)
- Chagall, Marc, 1887-1985 (Person)
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 (Person)
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Organization)
- B'nai B'rith Philatelic Service (Organization)
- Yeshiva University (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
- Civic leaders
- Jewish athletes
- Jewish authors
- Jewish entertainers
- Jewish lawyers
- Jewish scientists
- Rabbis
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the B'nai B'rith Philatelic collection 1957-1994 I-427
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by marc2ead_ajhs.xsl
- Date
- © 2009
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Revision Statements
- 2016-09-22: PDF box list converted to dsc. Finding aid encoding revised by Janine Veazue
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
