Jacob Keller papers
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains documents pertaining to Rabbi Keller's career in Witkower, Kingdom of Hanover, prior to coming to Lexington, Missouri. Included in the collection are the following items in Yiddish, with English translations: 1) A sermon (undated); 2) A wedding address (undated); 3) A letter of introduction for Rabbi Keller (1834); and 4) a kabalah for shehitah for Rabbi Keller (1826). Also included are photocopies, in German, of a letter of recommendation for Rabbi Keller (1831), and a copy of his birth certificate (1831); and English translations in manuscript of all of the above documents, as well as letters to Rabbi Keller (1828, 1829) and his rules for shehitah (1831).
Also includes description of wedding of Philip Keller and Hannah Keller.
Dates
- undated, 1826-1834
Creator
- Keller, Jacob (Person)
Language of Materials
The collection is in English, German, and Yiddish.
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
3 Folders
Abstract
The collection contains documents pertaining to Rabbi Keller's career in Witkower, Kingdom of Hanover, prior to coming to Lexington, Missouri. Included in the collection are the following items in Yiddish, with English translations: 1) A sermon (undated); 2) A wedding address (undated); 3) A letter of introduction for Rabbi Keller (1834); and 4) a kabalah for shehitah for Rabbi Keller (1826). Also included are photocopies, in German, of a letter of recommendation for Rabbi Keller (1831), and a copy of his birth certificate (1831); and English translations in manuscript of all of the above documents, as well as letters to Rabbi Keller (1828, 1829) and his rules for shehitah (1831).
Physical Location
Collection is located in Consolidated Box P8.
Acquisition Note
Gift of Dorothy Bergman 1973
Digitization Note
Box CB Folders 1-3 have been digitized as part of an ongoing digitization-on-demand program at the Center for Jewish History.
Processing Information
This collection and finding aid are minimally processed.
- Title
- Guide to the Jacob Keller papers, undated, 1826-1834 P-278
- 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
- November 21, 2018.: Added container list in preparation for collection on-demand digitization. Updated Creators, added Arrangement Note, Processing Note. Tanya Elder.
- May, October 2020: EHyman-post-ASpace migration cleanup
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
