Jewish Veterans Association Collection

The Jewish Veterans Association Collection holds this association's organizational records, such as membership lists, a memorial book, financial and tax records, meeting minutes, some clippings and notes.

Information on membership in the Association and on its activities will be found primarily in the first two series of this collection. Series I, which holds the general records of the organization, includes a number of circular letters that announce events. Several folders also include lists of members. Most notable is the Association's memorial book, which lists both deceased members as well as those who still lived upon the dissolution of the organization in 1972, and also lists members of the Ladies Auxiliary. Obituaries for prominent members of the Association are also located in Series I. Series II, which holds notebooks of meeting minutes, includes notes on twenty years of membership meetings. These notes often mention events and activities as well as contain notes on topics of interest to members. Information on the Jewish Veterans Association's annual memorial service will likewise be found in every series; invitations to it are particularly prominent among the circular letters of Series I.

The most prevalent topic of this collection is the information on the Jewish Veterans Association's financial status. Material pertaining to this subject will be found in every series. Series I includes tax records, notes on finances, and receipts for both routine matters and special events, while finances are often mentioned in the meeting minutes of Series II. The yearly reports of the Burial Fund in Series III primarily relate to the Fund's finances.