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Selected Acquisitions 1984 SELECTED ACQUISITIONS Congregational and Community Records and Histories Bloomington, Ind., Beth Shalom Bloomington Jewish Community. Minutes, 1969-1984; News- letters, 1969-1974, 1979-1983; correspondence, 197-1975; constitution, 1975; and membership lists, 1969-1981; Manuscript and Typescript; Microfilm (Received from Beth Shalom Bloomington Jewish Community Center.) Canadian Jewry. "On the Jews of Lower Canada and 1837-38," compiled by David Rome, 1983; Printed (Received from Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, Canada.) Carbondale, Pa., Congregation Agudath Sholom. Congregational history, 1907-1983; Type- script; Xerox copy (Received from Earl S. Stone, Denver, Colo.) Jefferson City, Mo., Temple Beth El. Historical data, 1873-1963; correspondence and deeds pertaining to the Jefferson City Cemetery Association; newsclippings; materials from the State of Missouri's celebration of the American Jewish Tercentenary, 1954; 75th and 100th Anniversary of Temple Beth El, 1957 and 1983; and congregational minutes, 1937-1983; Typescript and Manuscript; Xerox copy (Received from Julius Meyerhardt, Jefferson City.) Laguna Hills, Cal., Temple Judea. Constitution, administrative rules, and statements of policy for the congregation, 1980, and house rules, 1982; Typescript; Xerox copy (Received from Martin M. Weitz, Laguna Hills.) Massachusetts. WPA Historical Records Survey of Jewish Congregations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Typescript and Manuscript; Microfilm (Received from Office of the Secretary of State, Boston.) Newport, Ky., United Hebrew Congregation Sisterhood. Minutes, 1947-1956; Manuscript (Received from Mrs. Martin Ruben, Cincinnati.) Norfolk, Va. "The East European Jewish Immigrant in America: A Compilation of the 1900 Norfolk Census," compiled by Irwin M. Berent, 1982; Printed (Purchased from Irwin M. Berent, Norfolk.) Pennsylvania. WPA Historical Survey of Jewish Congregations in the Commonwealth of Penn- sylvania and WPA Ethnic Survey of Jews in Philadelphia; Manuscript and Typescript; Mi- crofilm (Received from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg.) Rapides Parish, La. "Fourscore and Eleven-A History of the Jews of Rapides Parish-1828- 1919," by Rabbi Martin I. Hinchin, 1984; Typescript (Received from Martin I. Hinchin, Alexandria, La.) Tampa, Fla., Congregation Schaarai Zedek. Testimony from a court suit brought by the Ortho- dox faction of the congregation regarding "dirty tricks" used by the Reformers to take con- trol of the congregation, 1902; Typescript; Xerox copy (Received from Frank N. Sundheim, Tampa.) 250 American Jewish Archives 'Iitusville, Pa., B'nai Zion Congregation. Cash books, 1881-1920, and minute books, 1881- I 9 I 5 ; Manuscript (Received from T. H. Welch, Oil City, Pa.) Waco, Tex. Temple Rodef Sholom Sisterhood minutes, 1923-1931; 196-1982; Hebrew Rest Association and B'nai B'rith Irving Ginsbergh Lodge 198, Records, I 93-1961, I 965-1981; Manuscript and Typescript; Microfilm (Received from the Texas Collection, Baylor University, Waco.) Records and Papers of Societies and Institutions Hartford, Conn. Ladies Deborah Society. Constitution and by-laws, 1854; correspondence, 1858-1909, 1911-1954; minutes, 1906-1966; Cash books, 1921-1971; Scrapbooks, 1954,196-1976; and Dues Book, 1889-1947. Manuscript, Typescript, and Printed; Eng- lish and German; Microfilm (Received from Mrs. Sidney L. Rafal, West Hartford, Conn.) Detroit, Mich. Jewish Welfare Federation. Minutes and correspondence of the Jewish Welfare Federation Committees, 1928-1936; the Detroit Service Group-Board of Directors and Committees, 1929-1959; the United Jewish Charities of Detroit, 1899-1963; the Executive Committee, 1928-1961; the Board of Governors, 1937-1940; the Board of Directors, 1931-1937,1941-1945, 1948-1965; a General Summary of the Detroit Jewish Communi- ty, 1923; and "The History of the United Jewish Charities of Detroit, I 899-1949," and "The Story of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit, 1926-1949;'' Manuscript, Typescript, and Printed; Microfilm (Received from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library, Detroit.) Lazarus, Emma. Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs. Articles, bulletins, clippings, souvenir journals, and other materials concerning Emma Lazarus and the activities and history of the Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs, 1849,1863, and 1909-1979; Typescript; English and Hebrew; Microfilm (Received from Emma Lazarus Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs, New York, N.Y.) New York, N.Y. Henry Street Settlement. Inventory of the Henry Street Settlement records, 193 3-1967, housed at the University of Minnesota Social Welfare History Archives Center, Minneapolis; 1983; Typescript; Microfilm (Received from University of Minnesota Social Welfare History Archives Center.) New York, N.Y. First Yezierzaner Sick Benevolent Society. Constitution of the Society, 1897; Typescript; Xerox copy (Received from Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Goldsmith, New York.) Northern Federation of Temple Youth. Booklets, brochures, and pamphlets concerning the ac- tivities of this branch of the National Federation of Temple Youth, 1961-1974; Typescript (Received from Robert Tabak, Henrietta, N.Y.) Cincinnati, Ohio. Orthodox Jewish Home for the Aged. First, second, and third annual reports of the Home, 1918-1920; history of the Home by M. Englander, 1906-1920; cornerstone- laying ceremonies, 1920; cash book for building fund, 193 1-1959; scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and programs pertaining to the activities of the Home, 1961-1962; and a "Golden Book" listing donations, 1917-1926; Manuscript, Typescript, and Printed (Received from the Orthodox Jewish Home for the Aged.) Cincinnati, Ohio. Workmen Circle Branch. Speech and documents detailing history of the Cin- cinnati chapter of the Workmen Circle Branch, including the constitution of a Russian Circle formed in 1905; Manuscript; Russian and Yiddish (Received from Louis Ginberg, Cincinnati.) Selected Acquisitions 251 National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods. Convention proceedings and executive board minutes, 1931-1946; Typescript; Microfilm (Received from National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods, New York.) National Association of Temple Secretaries. Archives of the Association, including convention proceedings, 1941-1956; reports and minutes, 1943-1956; miscellaneous records pertain- ing to the Association's activities as an affiliate of the Union of American Hebrew Congrega- tions, 194 1-1956; and copies of the NATS Quarterly, 195-1957; Typescript; Xerox copies (Received from Howard B. Lazar, Hollywood, Cal.) National Association of Temple Administrators. Constitution of the Association as amended and adopted by the 36th Annual Workshop Conference and the 41st Annual Workshop Conference, 1977 and 1982; plus minutes of the Plenary Sesslon of the 37th Annual Work- shop Conference, 1978; Typescript; Xerox copy (Received from the National Association of Temple Administrators, New York.) Letters and Papers Beckman, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph; San Diego, Cal. Letter to the Beckmans from the Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio thanking them for preserving correspondence between Abra- ham Lincoln and Salmon P. Chase, 1958; and a copy of one of the letters, 1861; Typescript; Xerox copy (Received from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Beckman.) Belmont, August; New York, N.Y. Letter to Rabbi Malcolm H. Stern from Mr. Frank J. Adler concerning Belmont's genealogy, 1983; Typescript; Xerox copy (Received from Malcolm H. Stern, New York, N.Y.) Benjamin, Judah P.; Washington, D.C. Excerpt from the Congressional Globe in which Senator Benjamin Franklin Wade of Ohio directs an anti-Semitic slur against Benjamin, 1858; Type- script; Xerox copy (Received from Dan A. Oren, New Haven, Conn.) Derecktor, Samuel; New York. Letters and documents pertaining to the voyage of Exodus 1947, a ship owned by Derecktor and used in an attempt to transport European Jews from post- World War I1 Europe to Palestine, 1946-1960; an oral interview with Direcktor, 1981-1982; Typescript and Manuscript; Original, Xerox copies, and Tape Recording (Received from Mrs. Samuel Derecktor, Scarsdale, N.Y.) Ettelson, Harry W.; Memphis, Tenn. Correspondence, primarily with Rabbi James A. Wax, plus miscellaneous writings, 1954-1975; Manuscript and Typescript (Received from James A. Wax, Memphis.) Gottschalk, Alfred; Cincinnati. Newspaper clippings and correspondence pertaining to Presi- dent Gottschalk's activities, both in the Jewish and secular communities, including corre- spondence regarding his prayer at the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan, theNationa1 Workshop on Christian-Jewish Relations, his membership on the Advisory Board of "Civili- zation and the Jews," the WNETlThirteen television series, the silver anniversary of his association with HUC-JIR, Reform Judaism in Israel; and correspondence with international political and academic personages, 1984; Typescript; Xerox copies (Received from Alfred Gottschalk.) Gries, Moses J.; Cleveland, Ohio. Correspondence and documents of Gries's parents, 185- I 870; Manuscript and Typescript; English, German, and Yiddish; Original and Xerox copies Hebrew Union College. Letter from Simon Wolf to Isaac Mayer Wise offering congratulations on the opening of the college, 1875; Manuscript; Xerox copy (Received from Alfred Gottschalk.) 252 American Jewish Archives Hyde, Ida H.; Kansas City, Kan. Personal papers, 1867-1942; letter from Dr. Gail S. Tucker to Dr. Jacob R. Marcus containing biographical information concerning Hyde, 1983; and arti-
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