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H. Goldovsky Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 296
Scope and Contents

Letters to Goldovsky by Yiddish literary and cultural figures, including Jacob Glatstein, H. Leivick, Mani Leib, Lamed Shapiro, Chaim Zhitlowsky.

Dates: 1920s-1940s

Israel Chaim Pomerantz Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 238
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence with organizations such as Workmen's Circle, Jewish Education Committee, Jewish Teachers' Seminary, YIVO. Correspondence with individuals including Menahem Boraisha, Daniel Charney, Mendl Elkin, Abraham Golomb, Peretz Hirschbein, David Ignatoff, H. Leivick, David Pinsky.

Dates: 1925-1960s

Jacob and Sara Dubov Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 1186
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Jacob Dubov to Sara. Correspondence from Yiddish writers including Chaim Grade, Moses (Moyshe) Leib Halpern, H. Leivick, Kadia Molodowsky, Abraham Sutzkever. Photographs of H. Leivick, Peretz Hirschbein, and David Pinsky.

Dates: 1910-1950s

Jacob Glatstein Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 353
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with writers and literary figures including: Jacob Ben Ami, Benjamin Bialostotzky, Menahem Boraisha, Daniel Charney, Solomon Dingol, Aaron Glanz-Leieles, Ben Zion Goldberg, Chaim Grade, Peretz Hirschbein, Ephim Jeshurin, A.M. Klein, Louis Lamed, Leibush Lehrer, H. Leivick, Jacob Lestschinsky, Herman Lieberman, Itzik Manger, Joseph Margoshes, Berl Mark, Alexander Mukdoni, Moshe Nadir, Shmuel Niger, Melech Ravitch, Maurice Schwartz, Jacob Isaac Segal, Hillel Seidman, Lamed Shapiro, Zalman Shazar, Abraham Sutzkever, Jonas Turkow, Jacob Waislitz, Simon Weber, Zishe Weinper, Max Weinreich, Aaron Zeitlin. Manuscripts of Glatstein's poetry. Materials relating to the In zikh group, 1920s. Clippings of Glatstein's writings and about Glatstein.

Dates: 1920s-1960s

Jacob M. Rothbart Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 492
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Yiddish literary figures, including H. Leivick, Yudel Mark, Jacob Milch, Kadia Molodowsky, David Pinsky, Melech Ravitch, Abraham Reisen, Jonas Turkow. Correspondence with family. Typescripts and mimeographed copies of Rothbart's memoirs.

Dates: 1918-1970s

Joseph Rolnick Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 359
Summary

Correspondence with literary figures, 1928-1955, including Aaron Glanz-Leieles, Jacob Glatstein, Chaim Grade, Reuben Iceland, H. Leivick, Mani Leib, Kalman Marmor, Nahum Baruch Minkoff, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Abraham Sutzkever, Baruch Vladeck. Manuscripts of poems, essays. Clippings of articles about Rolnick.

Dates: 1909 - 1955

Joshua Alkon Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 503
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Yiddish literary figures including Jacob Adler, Jacob Ben-Ami, H. Leivick, Shmuel Niger, H. Rosenblatt. Manuscripts of Alkon's novels and plays. Playbills, program notes.

Dates: 1929 - 1960

Julius Borenstein Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 658
Scope and Contents

YIVO correspondence, 1965-1972. Letters from Leibush Lehrer, H. Leivick, Abraham Sutzkever, Max Weinreich, and others. Correspondence with institutions.

Dates: 1960s-1972

Kinder Zhurnal and Farlag Matones Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG 465
Scope and Contents

Administrative reports, 1939-1960. Correspondence, minutes, clippings, bills, posters relating to the Anniversary Committee, 1932-1960. Correspondence, 1920s-1960s with individuals and organizations, including Shalom Asch, Shlomo Bickel, Aaron Glanz-Leieles, Jacob Glatstein, Chaim Grade, H. Leivick, Shmuel Niger, Joseph Opatoshu, Lamed Shapiro, I.J. Singer, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Malka Heifetz Tussman, Max Weinreich, Aaron Zeitlin, Chaim Zhitlowsky. Kinder zhurnal records: manuscripts of poems, plays, stories, songs and drawings. Authors include David Bridger, Bella Gottesman, Itzik Kipnis, Rivke Kope, Kadia Molodowsky, Mates Olitsky, Malka Heifetz Tussman. Financial documents. An unpublished bibliography of Hillel Zeitlin's Yiddish articles.

Dates: 1920s-1960s

Leibush Lehrer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 507
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with brothers David and Lippa and other family members, 1907-1964. Correspondence with individuals including Ephraim Auerbach, Menahem Boraisha, Joshua Fishman, Jacob Glatstein, Aaron Glanz-Leieles, Abraham Golomb, Oscar Handlin, David Ignatoff, Zelig Kalmanovitch, Mordechai Kaplan, H. Leivick, Shmuel Niger, Melech Ravitch, A.A. Roback, Jacob Shatzky, Israel Steinbaum, Salomon Suskovich, Abraham Sutzkever, Yokhanan Twersky, Max Weinreich, Aaron Zeitlin. Correspondence with organizations, including the YIVO Institute. Materials relating to YIVO-Yad Vashem Documentary Projects. Manuscripts of poetry, drama, fiction, essays. Translations, speeches and lectures. Miscellaneous pedagogical materials. Materials relating to Camp Boiberik. Research materials such as questionnaires, statistics, correspondence and reports on various topics including reactions to the Eichmann trial. Personal materials. Clippings of articles by and about Lehrer.

Dates: 1908 - 1968

Letters Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 107
Scope and Contents

Letters to and from several hundred Jewish personalities, mainly Jewish writers, political thinkers, community leaders and rabbinical figures. Correspondents include Jacob P. Adler, S. An-Ski, Shalom Asch, Mendel Beilis, David Bergelson, Hayyim Nahman Bialik, Nathan Birnbaum, Ber Borochow, Reuben Brainin, Adolphe Cremieux, Albert Einstein, Zechariah Frankel, Sigmund Freud, Maksim Gorkii, Rabbi Chaim Oyzer Grodzienski, Alexander Harkavy, Rabbi Isaac Herzog, Samuel David Luzzatto, Golda Meir, Mendele Moykher Sforim, Emanuel Ringelblum, Nahum Sokolow, Judah Steinberg, Henrietta Szold, Boris Thomashefsky, Leon Trotsky, Chaim Weizmann, Morris Winchevsky, Leopold Zunz.

Dates: 1800-1970s

Lippa Lehrer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 459
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Yiddish literary figures such as Jacob Adler, Chaim Grade, Moses (Moyshe) Leib Halpern, Mani Leib, H. Leivick, Itzik Manger, Noach Nachbush, Shmuel Niger, Maurice Schwartz, Abraham Sutzkever, Aaron Zeitlin.

Dates: 1920s-1960s

Malka Heifetz Tussman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 622
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence with Jewish writers including Aaron Glanz-Leieles, Abba Gordin, H. Leivick, S. (Isaiah) Miller, Shmuel Niger, Joseph Rolnick, Ignacy (Isaac) Schwarzbard, Jacob Isaac Segal, Jacob Shatzky, Max Weinreich, Uriel Weinreich.

Dates: 1928 - 1965

Malka Lee Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 367
Scope and Contents

Several hundred letters from Yiddish literary, artistic, and cultural figures including Menahem Boraisha, Marc Chagall, Daniel Charney, Solomon Dingol, Aaron Glanz-Leieles, David Ignatoff, Leon Kobrin, H. Leivick, Itzik Manger, Kalman Marmor, Jacob Mestel, Kadia Molodowsky, Shmuel Niger, Joseph Opatoshu, Melech Ravitch, Abraham Reisen, Maurice Schwartz, Zalman Shneur, Abraham Sutzkever. Manuscripts of Malka Lee's works. Clippings. Family photograph. Yiddish manuscripts of Malka Lee's husband, Aaron B. Rappaport.

Dates: 1916 - 1964

Mani Leib Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 491
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Yiddish literary figures including Reuben Iceland, David Ignatoff, Aleph Katz, H. Leivick, Itzik Manger, David Pinsky, Melech Ravitch, Abraham Reisen, Abraham Sutzkever. Galley proofs of poetry. Lists of titles of poems and translations. Photographs of Mani Leib, family and friends. Manuscripts and printed copies of several hundred poems by Mani Leib. Poems translated by Mani Leib from English, Russian and other languages into Yiddish. Mani Leib's poems translated into Hebrew, English, Spanish. Articles about Mani Leib.

Dates: 1915 - 1953

Mattes Deitch Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG 518
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Yiddish literary figures including Menahem Boraisha, Daniel Charney, Aaron Glanz-Leieles, Jacob Glatstein, Peretz Hirschbein, H. Leivick, Abraham Liessin, Itzik Manger, Shmuel Niger, Melech Ravitch, Abraham Sutzkever, Wolf Younin. Manuscripts of Deitch's writings. Clippings of his writings and reviews.

Dates: 1920s-1960s

Papers of Aaron Glanz-Leieles

 Collection
Identifier: RG 556
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence with individuals and organizations, manuscripts, news clippings and personal documents relating to the life and career of Glanz-Leieles. Correspondents include B. Alkwit, Shlomo Bickel, Marc Chagall, Daniel Charney, Jacob Glatstein, Abba Gordin, Chaim Grade, Szmerke Kaczerginski, Leibush Lehrer, Mani Leib, H. Leivick, Shmuel Niger, David Pinsky, Maurice Schwartz, Abraham Sutzkever, Elias Tcherikower, Menashe Unger, Max Weinreich, Aaron Zeitlin, Chaim Zhitlowsky. Manuscripts by Glanz-Leieles including poems, diaries (1939-1940), plays, lectures, speeches, articles about various topics. Manuscripts by other writers including poems by Moses (Moyshe) Leib Halpern, Mani Leib, Peretz Markish, Leon (Leib) Feinberg, Melech Ravitch. Materials relating to In zikh such as manuscripts about the periodical, clippings, correspondence, notes. Personal papers.

Dates: 1914 - 1966

Papers of Abraham Golomb

 Collection
Identifier: RG 455
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Yiddish writers and scholars including Menahem Boraisha, H. Leivick, Jacob Lestschinsky, Joseph Opatoshu, Max Weinreich. Correspondence with Yiddish schools and cultural organizations.

Dates: 1945 - 1958

Papers of Abraham Liessin (1872-1938)

 Collection
Identifier: RG 201
Abstract

This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Abraham Liessin, including correspondence with many important literary figures, manuscripts of essays and poems by Liessin from Di Tsukunft(The Future) and from his published works, clippings, receipts, invitations, and other materials relating to Liessin’s family. This collection shows how Di Tsukunft became one of the leading Yiddish literary journsl during hte 25 years of Liessin's editorship.

Dates: 1894-1948

Papers of Alexander Mukdoni

 Collection
Identifier: RG 227
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with individuals and organizations: Ben Adir, Shlomo Bickel, Marc Chagall, Baruch (Boris) Glassman, Jacob Glatstein, H. Leivick, Mendele Moykher Sforim, Paul Muni, Shmuel Niger, Melech Ravitch, Zalman Reisen, Ignacy Schipper, Nahum Shtif, Isaac Nachman Steinberg, Abraham Sutzkever. Manuscripts of articles by Mukdoni, including fragments of his memoirs.

Dates: 1918 - 1958

Papers of Alexander Pomerantz

 Collection
Identifier: RG 500
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Yiddish literary figures, including Abraham Cahan, Daniel Charney, Chaver-Paver, Max Erik, Itsik Feffer, H. Leivick, Kalman Marmor, Shmuel Niger, Melech Ravitch, Abraham Reisen. Correspondence with Yiddish cultural and political organizations in the U.S. Material on the Institute for Jewish Proletarian Culture in Kiev: Pomerantz's lecture notes, diplomas, clippings. Biographical notes on Max Erik. Manuscripts of published and unpublished articles by Pomerantz. Manuscripts and notes on executed Jewish writers in the Soviet Union. Materials relating to Grodno and Grodno landsmanshaftn. Articles about Pomerantz.

Dates: 1920s-1965

Papers of Arthur Schechter

 Collection
Identifier: RG 408
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Yiddish literary figures, including Daniel Charney, Mendl Elkin, Aaron Glanz-Leieles, Chaim Grade, Szmerke Kaczerginski, H. Leivick, Shmuel Niger, A.A. Roback, I.J. Schwartz, Abraham Sutzkever, Berish Weinstein.

Dates: 1940 - 1968

Papers of B. Alkwit

 Collection
Identifier: RG 698
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of manuscripts, correspondence, news clippings and photographs relating to Alkwit's career and personal life. Correspondents include Ephraim Auerbach, Shlomo Bickel, Jacob Glatstein, Moses (Moyshe) Leib Halpern, Leibush Lehrer, H. Leivick, Nahum Baruch Minkoff, Alexander Mukdoni, Shmuel Niger, Melech Ravitch, Lamed Shapiro, Moshe Starkman, Abraham Sutzkever, Tolush, Isaiah Trunk.

Dates: 1920s-1950s

Papers of Ben-Adir

 Collection
Identifier: RG 394
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with literary figures including Menahem Boraisha, Abraham Golomb, Vladimir Grossman, Louis Lamed, H. Leivick, Jacob Lestschinsky, Shmuel Niger, Melech Ravitch, Isaac Nachman Steinberg, Chaim Zhitlowsky. Manuscripts of Ben-Adir's works. List of printed articles by Ben Adir. Condolence telegrams. Scrapbook of clippings.

Dates: 1934 - 1942

Papers of Benjamin Graubard

 Collection
Identifier: RG 665
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts of articles and talks, criticisms of his book A fertl yorhundert. Correspondents include Jacob Glatstein, Joseph Opatoshu, H. Leivick.

Dates: 1930s-1950s

Papers of Benjamin Jacob Bialostotzky

 Collection
Identifier: RG 479
Scope and Contents

Typescripts of Bialostotzky's works, essays, letters, speeches. Typescripts of works by others. Clippings of articles by and about Bialostotzky's writings. Clippings about other authors. Bialostotzky's notes about various Yiddish writers. Correspondence with Yiddish literary figures including Shlomo Bickel, Menahem Boraisha, Daniel Charney, David Einhorn, Ben Zion Goldberg, Abba Gordin, Chaim Kazdan, Leon Kobrin, Malka Lee, Leibush Lehrer, H. Leivick, Raphael Mahler, Kalman Marmor, Shmuel Niger, Joseph Opatoshu, David Pinsky, Melech Ravitch, Abraham Reisen, A.A. Roback, Israel Jacob Schwartz, Mark Schweid, Zalman Shneur, Nahum Shtif, Abraham Sutzkever, Jennings (Yehudah) Tofel, Lazar Weiner, Max Weinreich, Berish Weinstein.

Dates: 1929 - 1963

Papers of Boruch Rivkin

 Collection
Identifier: RG 476
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Yiddish literary figures such as Daniel Charney, Chaim Grade, David Ignatoff, H. Leivick, Kalman Marmor, Shmuel Niger, Joseph Opatoshu. Manuscripts by Rivkin, Abraham Liessin, H. Leivick, David Pinsky and Rivkin's wife, Mira Bordo Rivkin. Correspondence with readers. Clippings of Rivkin's articles.

Dates: 1930s-1960s

Papers of Chaim Krull

 Collection
Identifier: RG 382
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Yiddish cultural and literary figures, including David Bergelson, David Ignatoff, Mani Leib, H. Leivick, Abraham Liessin, Kalman Marmor, Shmuel Niger, Baruch Vladeck.

Dates: 1922-1940s

Papers of Daniel Charney

 Collection
Identifier: RG 421
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with individuals including Sidor Belarsky, Menahem Boraisha, Simon Dubnow, Aaron Glanz-Leieles, Jacob Glatstein, Chaim Grade, David Hofstein, H. Leivick, Jacob Lestschinsky, Abraham Liessin, S. Nepomnyashtchy, Shmuel Niger, Joseph Opatoshu, Melech Ravitch, Abraham Reisen, A.A. Roback, Abraham Sutzkever, Baruch Charney Vladeck, Max Weinreich, Aaron Zeitlin. Family correspondence. Clippings of articles by and about Charney. Manuscripts by Charney, photographs, personal documents. Diaries, 1935-1936. Papers of Baruch Vladeck (1886-1938). Letters to B. Vladeck from Shalom Asch, Eduard Bernstein, Leon Blum, Marc Chagall, Albert Einstein, Karl Kautsky. Articles and obituaries about B. Vladeck.

Dates: 1920s-1959

Papers of Eliezer Greenberg

 Collection
Identifier: RG 752
Scope and Contents

Correspondence. Typescripts of Greenberg's poems. Articles and essays on Yiddish literature. Manuscripts of other Yiddish writers: Moshe Dluznowsky, Noah Goldberg, Josef Okrutny, Leib Olitzky, David Opalov. Reviews of the anthology A Treasury of Yiddish Poetry, compiled by Irving Howe and Greenberg. Materials relating to the Yiddish P.E.N. Club. Photographs. Clippings of Greenberg's articles.

Dates: 1949 - 1977