Baron de Hirsch Fund/Jewish Agricultural Society Collection
Collection
Identifier: RG 651
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documents and photographs of the Baron de Hirsch Fund and its subsidiary, the Jewish Agricultural Society. The entire collection pertains to Jewish farm settlement in the United States from 1885 until the 1960s. The photographs that constitute the prevailaing portion of the collection come from the the files of The Jewish Farmer, a periodical published by the Jewish Agricultural Society.
Dates
- 1885-1960s
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was given to YIVO by the Baron de Hirsch Fund and the Jewish Agricultural Society in February 1973.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Repository
