Rabbi Salomon L. Vaz Dias Papers
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains sheet music, manuscript pages, and audiocassettes once owned by Rabbi Vaz Dias. Items include book manuscripts, notes, and Synagogue ephemera, as well as sheet music and audiocassetes containing traditional Sephardic music. These materials were donated to the American Sephardi Federation's archives as part of their ASF's initiative to preserve the rich history and culture of Sephardim locally and around the world.
Dates
- undated, 1942-2001
Language of Materials
The collection is in English, Hebrew, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, and Yiddish.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to researchers.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact: American Sephardi Federation, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 email: ASFinquiries@cjh.org
Biographical Note
Rabbi Salomon L. Vaz Dias lives in New York City and is a distinguished member of several Jewish organizations including the Jewish National Fund (Board of Trustees) and the American Sephardi Federation (Board of Directors Advisory Board). He is a lecturer and author on the topic of Western Sephardim.
Extent
2 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes, 2 cassette boxes, and several oversized folders in flat file storage.)
Abstract
The Rabbi Salomon L. Vaz Dias papers consist of book manuscripts, synagogue ephemera, sheet music, and audiocassettes.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by format. Many of the audiocassettes are untitled, but were numbered sequentially prior to processing. Any original cassette titles belonging to those numbered items can be found in folder notes.
Several legal-sized folders of sheet music were replaced with oversized folders to provide better housing. All oversized materials have been moved to the archives' flat file storage.
- Series I: Manuscripts, undated, 1994
- Series II: Sheet Music, undated, 1942-1975
- Series III: Audio and Digital Media, undated, 1972-2001
Acquisition Information
The American Sephardi Federation archives acquired these materials from Rabbi Salomon L. Vaz Dias in October 2006.
Processing Information
This collection was previously rehoused. Updated processing included finding aid creation, additional description, reorganization, and encoding.
- Title
- Guide to the Salomon L. Vaz Dias Papers undated, 1942-2001 ASF AR 16
- Author
- Processed by Janine Veazue
- Date
- © 2012
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the American Sephardi Federation Repository
