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[Alice Muehsam files at AAUW]

Collection

Identifier: DM 245

Abstract The collection holds primarily e-copies of Alice Muehsam’s correspondence with AAUW, 1941-1943. Also included are her CV and a description of her research, together with German letters of recommendation in reference to her dissertation, 1937-1938 (folders 1 and 2); as well as American letters of recommendation (folder 3).

Dates: 1937-1943

Found in: Leo Baeck Institute

Alice Salomon Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR 3875 / MF 1044

Abstract Professional and vital certificates, diplomas, honors, awards, and essays on feminism and social work.

Dates: 1877-1961

Found in: Leo Baeck Institute

Alicia Latzer Family Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR 25471

Abstract This collection contains correspondence, vital records, and other materials pertaining to restitution claims against Austria by Alicia Latzer on behalf of herself, her sister, Renata Latzer de Davids, aka Renée Latzer, and their parents Aladár and Elsa Latzer. Also included are Hungarian land ownership records and Spanish translations of various vital documents. It also contains a small amount of personal material, and genealogical materials about the descendents of Moses Latzer (1810-1905) and Albert Löwy (1836-1902).

Dates: 1868-2008

Found in: Leo Baeck Institute

Papers of Aliza Greenblatt (1885-1975)

Collection

Identifier: P-855

Abstract The papers of Yiddish poet Aliza Greenblatt include copies of published and unpublished songs, poems and articles in both typed and handwritten manuscript form, newsletters, newspaper clippings, programs, scrapbook pages, and sheet music. There are also drafts and correspondence regarding her autobiography, including original letters sent to her from her husband Isidore when he visited Palestine in 1920, which form a portion of her autobiography. The collection also contains correspondence and legal documents from Greenblatt’s family, documents relating to her Zionist and charitable activities, and correspondence from other Yiddish writers and poets.

Dates: undated, 1882-1983, 1993

Found in: American Jewish Historical Society

Allan T. Hirsh, Jr. Family Trees Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR 5284

Abstract The Allan T. Hirsh, Jr. Family Trees Collection holds the family trees of the Hirsch and related families, compiled by Allan Hirsch.

Dates: 1985-2001

Found in: Leo Baeck Institute

Allon Gal collection

Collection — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Consolidated Box P7, Folder: P-251

Identifier: P-251

Abstract Contains a bibliography of articles by Borochov published in 6 Yiddish newspapers in New York City, 1914-1917; and copy of lecture given by Gal at American Jewish Archives (1990).

Dates: undated, 1990

Found in: American Jewish Historical Society

Alois A.F. Marcus Family Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR 25297

Abstract This collection consists of family and education documents, correspondence and genealogical materials, such as passports, report cards, burial plots and confirmation speeches.

Dates: 1806-1941; Majority of material found within 1908-1941

Found in: Leo Baeck Institute

Alpha Delta Epsilon

Collection

Identifier: I-342

Abstract The collection contains the following publication: Bamagram (1940).

Dates: 1940

Found in: American Jewish Historical Society

Alpha Epsilon Phi

Collection

Identifier: I-489

Dates: March 1947

Found in: American Jewish Historical Society

Alpha Epsilon Pi collection

Collection

Identifier: I-341

Abstract The collection contains miscellaneous correspondence, announcements of those killed in the service, directories of national officers and alumnae chapters and alphabetical and geographical rosters of members. Also included is the following publications: Alumni News (1934-1956).

Dates: 1934-1956

Found in: American Jewish Historical Society

Alpha Omega collection

Collection

Identifier: I-343

Abstract This collection is comprised of invitations, programs, fliers, and reports. The documents in this collection describe annual conventions, the Boston Chapter's various events, award and annual dinners and memorial services. Also included is a report of the National Council meeting and a fiftieth Anniversary celebration program.

Dates: 1947-1970

Found in: American Jewish Historical Society

Alsace and Lorraine; Jewish Communities Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR 2863 / MF 509 / MF 438 / MF 220 / MF 356

Abstract Records of the Consistoire Central des Israélites de France, as well as of the local consistories for the departments of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin (Alsace) and Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle (Lorraine), in Strasbourg, Colmar, Metz and Nancy, including minutes, tax-lists, lists of rabbis, cantors, and notables, censuses of Jewish communities, and correspondence.

Dates: 1809-2000

Found in: Leo Baeck Institute

Alten Family Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR 7198

Abstract This collection contains materials about Kurt Alten, his parents Emil Aron and Selma Aron-Alten, and the family of his sister, Elli Loewenthal. The bulk consists of restitution files for Kurt Alten and Selma Aron-Alten. Other materials include documents about Kurt Alten and his family. Most of these are of an administrative or official nature. There are also documents about Alten's extended family and some genealogical information about the Aron and Cohn families. There is little personal material in this collection.

Dates: 1882-1967; Majority of material found within 1943-1967

Found in: Leo Baeck Institute

Altschüler Family Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR 3801

Abstract The collection contains a family tree of the Altschüler family of Grünstadt from 1760 to 1969, including birth, death, marriage, and emigration dates and locations. The family tree is accompanied by related correspondence. Also included is a certificate in memory of Henry Altschuler's work with the Jüdischen Jugendverein Ludwigshafen am Rhein.

Dates: 1920-1972

Found in: Leo Baeck Institute

Altschuler and Weinberger Families Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR 25333

Abstract The Altschuler and Weinberger Families Collection includes materials related to the history of these families prior to World War II as well as materials that shed light on the fate of various members of the Altschuler and Weinberger families during the Holocaust. The collection consists of correspondence, printed materials, documents, photographs, genealogical materials such as charts and family trees, stammbuch (most likely belonging to Helen Altschuler), and a handwritten cookbook.

Dates: 1884-2007

Found in: Leo Baeck Institute

Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America collection

Collection

Identifier: I-330

Abstract Contains almanacs, programs, newsletters, pamphlets and local and regional publications issued by the clothing workers union. Includes material relating to the union's conventions, insurance fund, cultural activities, cooperative housing, and health and welfare programs.

Dates: undated, 1923-1964

Found in: American Jewish Historical Society

American Academic Association for Peace in the Middle East (N.Y.) collection

Collection

Identifier: I-321

Abstract Collection contains publications relating to research and statements made by scholars responding to the Israeli-Arab conflict. Publications include articles, papers, pamphlets, posters, reports, newsletters, bulletins, fact sheets, public statements, and the first annual conference proceeding.

Dates: undated, 1967-1984

Found in: American Jewish Historical Society

American Academy for Jewish Research, records

Collection

Identifier: I-508

Abstract Consists of correspondence from the formative years of the American Academy for Jewish Research from 1930 to 1936, fellows files and correspondence, ledgers and notebooks of membership dues and fellowship grants, minutes of the various committee meetings, Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research, and photographs. Correspondents include Salo Baron, Isaac E. Barzilay, Robert Chazan, Louis Finkelstein, Louis Ginsberg, David Weiss-Halivni, Arthur Hyman, Saul Lieberman, Alexander Marx, Harry Orlinsky, and Harry Austrin Wolfson.

Dates: undated, 1928-2001; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1999

Found in: American Jewish Historical Society

American Association for Ethiopian Jews (AAEJ), records

Collection

Identifier: I-503

Abstract Founded in 1969, the American Association for Ethiopian Jews (AAEJ) was instrumental in the international effort to promote recognition of the Beta Israel (known among non-Jewish Ethiopians as "Falashas") by Israeli authorities, and to assist Jewish emigration from Ethiopia to Israel. The extensive files of the AAEJ include case work files, research materials and Jewish artifacts collected in Ethiopia by AAEJ workers. In the wake of the successful evacuation of Ethiopian Jewry to Israel in 1993, the AAEJ decided to disband and voted to deposit its records at the American Jewish Historical Society. Included are correspondence, office files, photographs, slides, videotapes, audiocassettes and other materials which pertain to AAEJ's efforts to raise the consciousness of the American Jewish community about this unique Jewish subculture. The organization's papers supplement those of its founder, Graenum Berger, which are also held at the American Jewish Historical Society.

Dates: undated, 1960-1961, 1963, 1965-1968, 1970-1995, 2001-2002

Found in: American Jewish Historical Society

American Association of Former European Jurists Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR 6546

Abstract The collection contains correspondence, circular letters, reports, and lectures of the American Association of Former European Jurists. The materials are from the files of member Hans Teutsch.

Dates: 1945-1977

Found in: Leo Baeck Institute

American Council for Judaism collection

Collection

Identifier: I-344

Abstract This collection is comprised of correspondence, invitations, programs, fliers, pamphlets, reports, memorandum, membership applications and a directory of publications. The documents in this collection describe resolutions and reports concerning organizational issues, reports concerning reaction to ACJ from other organizations and general promotional materials. Of special interest to researchers will be the correspondence that addresses the 1963 60 Minutes television program "A Tyranny of Minorities." Another topic discussed in the correspondence is David Ben Gurion's visit to Boston in 1967 on behalf of the United Jewish Appeal. Included in the collection are the following publications: Brief (1958), The Council News (1949-1957), Education In Judaism (1967), Information Bulletin (1943-1967), Issues (1966-1991), News (1947-1967), and Blueprint (I & II).

Dates: undated, 1943-1991

Found in: American Jewish Historical Society

American Economic Committee for Palestine records

Collection

Identifier: I-288

Abstract Newsletters, pamphlets and fact sheets published by an organization devoted to the economic development of Jewish industries in Palestine.

Dates: 1933-1938

Found in: American Jewish Historical Society

American Federation of Jews from Central Europe Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR 4420

Abstract This collection consists mainly of responses to a 1944 questionnaire sent by the American Federation of Jews from Central Europe to collect information on the communal property owned by Jewish communities in Germany prior to November 1938. Materials include completed questionnaires, correspondence, lists of reporting congregations, addresses, charts of data collected, and a final report. A small amount of materials related to other functions of the Federation is also included.

Dates: 1942-2005; Majority of material found within 1944-1947

Found in: Leo Baeck Institute

American Financial and Development Corporation for Israel collection

Collection

Identifier: I-322

Abstract Contains incorporation and bylaws, financial statements, memorandum, minutes, newsletters, promotional pamphlets and brochures, bond receipts and certificates, security registration statements and prospectus relating to the corporation's work in marketing and selling bonds for Israel.

Dates: undated, 1950-1977

Found in: American Jewish Historical Society

American Friends of the Hebrew University collection

Collection

Identifier: I-339

Abstract Contains annual reports, catalogs, pamphlets, brochures, newsletters and bulletins concerning the Hebrew University in Jerusalem from 1938-1993. Also includes fundraising brochures, correspondence, activity information and press releases outlining the work of American Friends of the Hebrew University.

Dates: undated, 1938-1996

Found in: American Jewish Historical Society

American-Israel Pavilion, New York World's Fair (1964-1965) Collection

Collection

Identifier: I-585

Abstract The records of the World’s Fair American-Israel Pavilion consists of materials relating to the American-Israel Pavilion at the 1964 World’s Fair. The collection contains numerous pictures of the Pavilion, both while it was under construction and while it was in use during the Fair, as well as newspaper articles. The collection also contains a souvenir guide and press releases from the opening. The collection also details the disagreement between the American-Israeli World’s Fair Corporation and the Jordanian Pavilion regarding an inflammatory mural through correspondence, press releases, and articles from various sources.

Dates: 1961-1965

Found in: American Jewish Historical Society

American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism (New York, New York) Records

Collection

Identifier: I-326

Abstract The American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism Collection consists of correspondence, articles, pamphlets, speeches, lectures, and reports issued by the organization lobbying its stance on Jewish anti-Zionism as a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict from 1959 to 1988.

Dates: 1959-1988

Found in: American Jewish Historical Society

American Jewish Committee - Office of Jewish War Records

Collection

Identifier: I-9

Abstract This collection consists of the American Jewish Committee's project to document Jewish participation in the United States Armed Forces during World War I. The bulk of the material consists of questionnaires the AJC sent to servicemen to determine Jewish identity, which contain information on personal identification and details of military service. Responses to the questionnaire come from both Jews and non-Jews. In addition, the collection contains office papers concerning the project and a ledger of manuscripts documenting the distribution of records collected by the Office of Jewish War Records, as well as lists Jews who died or were given military honors.

Dates: undated, 1918-1921, 1962

Found in: American Jewish Historical Society

American Jewish Committee Records, Domestic and Geographic Files

Collection

Identifier: RG 347.17.13

Abstract The American Jewish Committee Records, Domestic and Geographic Files consists of materials created by executive offices, departments, local offices and chapters of the committee concerning a variety of matters, primarily Jewish civil and religious rights, integration, Jewish communal organizations and communal issues. However, materials found in this collection encompass other civil, racial, and religious minority groups as well. The records consist of briefs, conference proceedings, correspondence, legal documents, memoranda, minutes of meetings, printed materials, reports, resolutions, statements, studies, and surveys.

Dates: 1921, 1941-1962, 1995

Found in: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

American Jewish Committee Records, Subject Files

Collection

Identifier: RG 347.17.10

Abstract The collection documents American Jewish Committee’s efforts to combat all forms of discrimination against the Jews in the United States. Additionally, there are materials pertaining to AJC’s work regarding other minority groups in the United States. The collection offers researchers a unique chance to see how and what was done prior to the changes in public opinion and civic and legal laws. The American Jewish Committee Records, Subject Files consists of materials created by executive offices, departments, local offices and chapters of the Committee concerning a variety of matters; foremost Jewish civil and religious rights, immigration, and the Holocaust.

Dates: 1930-1973

Found in: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

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[Alice Muehsam files at AAUW]

Alice Salomon Collection

Alicia Latzer Family Collection

Papers of Aliza Greenblatt (1885-1975)

Allan T. Hirsh, Jr. Family Trees Collection

Allon Gal collection

Alois A.F. Marcus Family Collection

Alpha Delta Epsilon

Alpha Epsilon Phi

Alpha Epsilon Pi collection

Alpha Omega collection

Alsace and Lorraine; Jewish Communities Collection

Alten Family Collection

Altschüler Family Collection

Altschuler and Weinberger Families Collection

Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America collection

American Academic Association for Peace in the Middle East (N.Y.) collection

American Academy for Jewish Research, records

American Association for Ethiopian Jews (AAEJ), records

American Association of Former European Jurists Collection

American Council for Judaism collection

American Economic Committee for Palestine records

American Federation of Jews from Central Europe Collection

American Financial and Development Corporation for Israel collection

American Friends of the Hebrew University collection

American-Israel Pavilion, New York World's Fair (1964-1965) Collection

American Jewish Alternatives to Zionism (New York, New York) Records

American Jewish Committee - Office of Jewish War Records

American Jewish Committee Records, Domestic and Geographic Files

American Jewish Committee Records, Subject Files

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