Here in the Precise Order in Which They Were Found in the Box, Without Any Rearrangement, and Irrespective of Any Desired Chronological, Alphabetical Or Subject Order
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INVENTORY OF THE ARCHIVES OF THE JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. INVENTORY OF THE ARCHIVES OF THE JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND 30 SEPTEMBER 2015 Michael Jolles FORMATION OF INVENTORY This Inventory updates, slightly amends, slightly amplifies and completely supersedes the Progress Report dated 31 July 2015. The objective of the Inventory is to list precisely what constitutes the archives of the Society. In forming this Inventory, no items have been assorted, re-arranged, withdrawn, supplemented, marked or catalogued. No earlier inventory of the archives has come to light at the time of completion of this Progress Report. Only one item is known to have been externally deposited; all the others have been held in storage by the Society. OUTLINE OF CONTENTS [1] EXTERNALLY DEPOSITED [2] HELD IN STORAGE BY THE SOCIETY The items listed under this heading are those that have been selected for constituting the archive and whose details are thus entered into the Inventory, which has been compiled by Michael Jolles. These items have been listed in strict order, ‘as found’, irrespective of chronological, alphabetical or subject order. Brief descriptions, which almost invariably include the date, are provided for the purpose of identification, not for analysis, topic definition or interpretation. ABBREVIATIONS AGM Annual General Meeting. Barnett Rev. Arthur Barnett. Edwards Lewis Edwards, MA, FSA. Hyamson Albert Montefiore Hyamson, OBE. JC Jewish Chronicle. JHSE (or JHS) Jewish Historical Society of England. NY New York. OR Oskar Rabinowicz. Roth Dr. Cecil Roth, D. Phil, FRHistS, FRSL. UCL University College, London. 1 INVENTORY OF THE ARCHIVES OF THE JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. THE INVENTORY EXTERNALLY DEPOSITED (E) [E1] London Metropolitan Archives. ACC/2712/15/01/0 (was “163”). 1918. [Source: LMA website.] ITEMS HELD IN STORAGE BY THE SOCIETY (A) Those items listed in sections A1 to A22 in this inventory had been stored in a plastic box which David Jacobs requested Michael Jolles, on 16 June 2015, to annotate. These items have been listed here in the precise order in which they were found in the box, without any rearrangement, and irrespective of any desired chronological, alphabetical or subject order. Division into Sections merely reflects the physical separation, not thematic aspects, of the items, as found. Some items were nevertheless folded in a complex manner so that it was not clear which item was being enclosed within which. Brief descriptions, which are almost invariably accompanied by the date, are provided here for the purpose of identification, but not for analysis, topic definition or interpretation. The inspection and the annotation of these items were undertaken during June 2015 and July 2015. This part of the archive consisted of one box, of just over one cubic foot capacity. Those items listed under section A23, which were annotated by Michael Jolles and David Jacobs on 30 September 2015, occupy just less than a cubic foot. The contents are dry, and generally well preserved, but need replacement paper clips and new folders. Some items are rather faded, especially Photostats. Some documents treated with adhesive tape need further attention. Dates have been standardised, including those on postmarks; for example, “8 June 1945”, instead of, say, “8 VI 45”. ‘Carbon copy’ denotes that the document has the texture and appearance of carbon copy paper. The ‘date’ of a legal document may be the date of a copy (or any other date prominently inscribed, maybe of a document referred to), not necessarily the date of any agreement. This Inventory is paginated 1 to 40. 2 INVENTORY OF THE ARCHIVES OF THE JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. RANGE OF ITEM NUMBERS IN EACH SECTION A1. One item. Completely listed. A2. One item [Three copies]. Completely listed. A3. [1] to [9.1.2]. Completely listed. A4. [1] to [2]. Completely listed. A5. One item. Completely listed. A6. [1] to [6]. Completely listed. A7. [1] to [6.4]. Completely listed. A8. [1] to [41]. Completely listed. A9. One item. Completely listed. A10. [1] to [14]. Completely listed. A11. [1] to [13]. Completely listed. A12. One set of items, not individually annotated here. A13. [1] to [36]. Completely listed. A14. [1] to [12.13.6]. Completely listed. A15. [1] to [277]. Completely listed. A16. [1] to [3]. Completely listed. A17. [1] to [4]. Completely listed. A18. [1] to [11]. Completely listed. A19. [1] to [3]. Completely listed. A20. [1] to [304]. Listed but not fully annotated. A21. One item. Completely listed. A22. Folder of over one hundred sheets. Not annotated. Not completely inspected. A23. [1] to [30]. Listed but some sets of items not fully annotated. 3 INVENTORY OF THE ARCHIVES OF THE JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. A1. Edinburgh Jewish Literary Society. 1888-1988 5648-5748. Centenary Dinner. 1 May 1988. Folded card, four sides. A2. Invitation. “A Dinner in celebration of the twenty-first anniversary of the Society’s foundation will be held on Monday, April 27 1914 at the Hotel Great Central (Wharncliffe Rooms) Marylebone Road, London, NW. at 7.30 pm…” The Right Hon. Lord Reading Lord Chief Justice of England in the Chair. Single card. [Rev. S. Levy and Sidney Mendelssohn, Hon. Secs. of the celebration committee.] [Four copies.] A3. Correspondence relating to the Asher Myers and Gustave Tuck Prizes. [1] Letter dated 10 January 1936, with one enclosure consisting of two sheets (on same headed note-paper; the enclosures [for teachers] dated ‘January 1936’). Scheme for an essay competition in Anglo-Jewish history, for competition amongst the pupils attending the Jewish non-Provided Schools in London and the Provinces. [Instituted by Asher I. Myers and Mr. Gustave Tuck for pupils under age 15.] [2] B. M. Birnberg. Essay entitled “Jewish Life in Medieval England”. 38 pages. Lined paper, ink. With covering letter from B. M. Birnberg, Carmelcourt, Birchington, Kent, dated 1 December 1949. One sheet, two sides. [3] Paul Adelman, BA. Essay entitled “Jews and the Growth of the Empire”. Seven pages, typed. With covering letter from P. Adelman, 122 Woodhall Lane, Carpenters Park, Watford, Herts. Dec 23. [Born 11 January 1926.] [4] E. Toeman. Essay entitled “British Interest in Palestine Before the Balfour Declaration”. 36 pages, ink. With covering letter 26 Dec. 1949) from Edward Toeman, 27 Norfolk Road, London, NW8. [Born 10 June 1925.] [5] Draft letter or notice. One page, typed. Asher I. Myers, Gustave Tuck & Elly Kadoorie Prizes for essays on Jewish history. [Competitors to be between 17 and 24 years on 31 December 1949. 3000 to 5000 words.] [6] stapled sheets: [6.1.] The Jewish Annual compliment slip, mentioning the editor as Rev. S. Levy, 9 Northfield Road, Stamford Hill, London, N16. [6.2.] List of contents. Six lines. Ink. [6.3.] 5 pages of draft text relating to notices concerning Asher I. Myers and Gustave Tuck Prizes (and associated details). Red ink. [7] Papers relating to Myers/Tuck prizes: [7.1.] Entry form. Two draft versions. 1947. [Relating to session 1947/1948.] [7.2.] Three typed papers relating to announcing the prize scheme 1948/1949. [7.3.] One page list, typed, of institutions to be circulated (re prize before end of December 1947). [7.4.] One page, ink, ‘press announcements’. [Inferred date before 1954.] [7.5.] One page, typed. Notice re Myers/Tuck/Kadoorie prize scheme. 25 October 1949. [Two copies.] 4 INVENTORY OF THE ARCHIVES OF THE JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. [7.6.] Letter to H. H. Merkel from Arthur Barnett, dated 21 February 1950. Typed. One page. Letter to Mr. Merkel from Peter Elman, dated 23 February 1950. Ink. Typed note from H. H. Merkel, dated 6 March 1950, listing recommended awards and honourable mention. [8] Papers relating to prizes for essays on Anglo-Jewish history, dated 1959 to 1960. [8.1.] Two sheets, ink, re competition. Undated, unsigned. Four attachments, paper clipped, drafts of letters dated 21 December 1959, encouraging attendance at a lecture. [8.2.] One page, ink, on headed notepaper of 77 Chatsworth Road, Brondesbury, London. Undated, unsigned. [Presumably a list of essay titles (eight suggestions)]. [8.3.] One typed letter to Mr Barnett, from Israel Finestein, dated 12 September 1960. [9.1.] Two typed letters. [9.1.1] To Felix Nabarro, from Secretary, dated 7 June 1966. [9.1.2] To Mr Finken, from Secretary (presumably Ettinghausen), dated 21 June 1966. A4. Israel Branch of the JHSE. [1.] Minutes of committee meeting of JHSE –Israel branch. Jerusalem. 29 October 1981. Two pages, fading. [2.] Letter from Ruth Goldschmid, (JHSE Israel branch) to Mrs Schwab. 31 March 1982. One page, typed. A5. JHSE and copyright. [1] Description of situation re copyright. Signed ‘JMS May 76’. One page, typed, fading. A6. Correspondence between A. Tattersall and Dr Jonathan Israel. June 1978 to July 1978. [Relates to silver.] [1] A. Tattersall to J. Israel, dated 16 June 1978. [Two copies.] [2] J. Israel to A. Tattersall, dated 26 June 1978. Fading. [Two copies.] [3] J. Israel to A. Tattersall, dated 6 June 1978. [4] A. Tattersall to J. Israel, dated 27 June 1978. [5] J. Israel to A. Tattersall, dated 3 July 1978. [Two copies.] [6] “The Mocatta Library, 1906-1976”. Three page history of the Mocatta Library, by Jonathan Israel. September 1976. A7. Anglo-Jewish Archives and miscellaneous documents. [1] Laws of Anglo-Jewish Archives. 4 pages. Signed by A. S. Diamond, 25 September 1967. [2] Anglo-Jewish Pedigrees. One typed page. Signed by Anthony J. Camp, November 1989. [3] One page of apparently published material consisting of two illustrations forming one plate, the page number being printed as ‘Plate II’, and the illustrations depicting an armorial saucer […Lousada] and a trade card of M. Emanuel, Birmingham. 5 INVENTORY OF THE ARCHIVES OF THE JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND.