Records of the Kischineff Massacre Indignation Meeting
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains correspondence and related material of the Committee organized to sponsor the Kishinev Protest Meeting held on May 27, 1903, at Carnegie Hall in New York City. It includes letters from Carl Schurz, Lyman Abbott, and Newell D. Hillis; addresses of former President Grover Cleveland and Robert S. MacArthur; resolutions adopted at the meeting; and a copy of the appeal sent to Czar Nicholas II of Russia to protect Jewish rights.
Dates
- undated, 1903
Creator
- Kischineff Massacre Indignation Meeting (Organization)
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.
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Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 half manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
French
Russian
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence and related material of the Committee organized to sponsor the Kishinev Protest Meeting held on May 27, 1903, at Carnegie Hall in New York City. It includes letters from Carl Schurz, Lyman Abbott, and Newell D. Hillis; addresses of former President Grover Cleveland and Robert S. MacArthur; resolutions adopted at the meeting; and a copy of the appeal sent to Czar Nicholas II of Russia to protect Jewish rights.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into a single series.
Acquisition Note
Gift of Lewis M. Isaacs, 1910.
- Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922
- Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
- Correspondence
- Hillis, Newell Dwight, 1858-1929
- Jews -- Persecutions -- Russia
- Kishinev Massacre, Chișinău, Moldova, 1903
- MacArthur, Robert Stuart, 1841-1923
- Resolutions (administrative records)
- Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906
- Speeches (documents)
- United States -- Relations
- Title
- Guide to the Records of the Kischineff Massacre Indignation Meeting, undated, 1903
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Marvin Rusinek
- 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
- December 2020: RJohnstone: post-ASpace migration cleanup.
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
