Louis Brandeis Collection
Scope and Content Note
Contains thirteen letters on a variety of subjects. Of interest are: a letter written to Walter Lippmann, referring to a talk with Felix Frankfurter regarding Brandeis' confirmation as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1916); and a letter to Abraham H. Sakier regarding Brandeis' wish not to have his name connected with any fund-raising project for a university in Palestine (1930).
Also includes: manuscript letters to Clifton Fadiman (1937) and David Ben-Gurion (1940); and . Also 4 items of "ephemera" re: Louis D. Brandeis.
Dates
- undated, 1886-1940, 1966
Creator
- Brandeis, Louis Dembitz, 1856-1941 (Person)
- Lippmann, Walter, 1889-1974 (Person)
- Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973 (Person)
- Sakier, Abraham H. (Person)
- Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999 (Person)
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
1 Manuscript Boxes
.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains thirteen letters on a variety of subjects. Of interest are: a letter written to Walter Lippmann, referring to a talk with Felix Frankfurter regarding Brandeis' confirmation as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1916); and a letter to Abraham H. Sakier regarding Brandeis' wish not to have his name connected with any fund-raising project for a university in Palestine (1930).
Physical Location
Collection is located in Consolidated Box P7.
Acquisition Note
Gifts, in part, of the Elsie O. & Philip D. Sang Foundation 1979 and 1982
- Title
- Guide to the Louis Brandeis Collection, undated, 1886-1940, 1966 P-248
- 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
- May, September 2020: EHyman: post-ASpace migration cleanup.
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
