HTTP://JEWISHSTUDIES.DIV.ED.AC.UK/ Guide to Archival Resources for Jewish Studies in Edinburgh Researched, compiled, edited, and annotated by Mirella Yandoli Edinburgh, May 2013. http://jewishstudies.div.ed.ac.uk/ Guide to Archival Resources 2 Introduction This guide to academic archival resources is a subject-by-subject overview of what Edinburgh may have to offer researchers in a variety of research areas. Archival resources have been selected on the basis of their connection to Jewish individuals, groups, organisations, theology et al. Many of the categories relate directly to the Jewish community in Edinburgh and Scotland and/or Jewish religion and will therefore present scope for researchers in Jewish Studies and history. Other categories and archival listings point more obliquely towards more diverse subject areas such as musical theory, political theory and literature amongst many others. Overall the guide is designed to be as broad as possible and the Jewish connection that links them all can simply function as a research channel through which a range of subjects can be approached. The subject categories are arranged alphabetically and each one is given a table with a chronologically organised list of relevant material. The different archives in Edinburgh are listed below. Along with holdings found in Edinburgh, the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre, based in Glasgow, and the Scottish Catholic Archives are also listed due to the relevance of their collections. Researchers aware of more archival holdings or of items within the archival holdings listed below which have not been included, are invited to contribute their knowledge. This overview is not finite and the overall intention is that the guide serves as an initial glimpse into what Edinburgh may have to offer in terms of research and resources for research. If you do have any queries or contributions please contact Dr. Hannah Holtschneider [email protected]. Acknowledgements and copyright Thanks go to Mark Gilfillan for providing a whole set of references, in particular on Law and Legislation, Marc David Jacobs for assistance with compiling the Cinema section, to Maria Dlugolecka-Graham for helping with the records relating to the Polish School of Medicine, Rachel Hosker at ECA, and Christine Love-Rodgers of New College Library for invaluable advice, and Giney Sapera for help with the layout. Research for this publication was funded by a Challenge Investment Fund Award from the College of Humanities and Social Science, University of Edinburgh. This publication is licensed under: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/scotland/ http://jewishstudies.div.ed.ac.uk/ Guide to Archival Resources 3 Archives in Edinburgh Centre for Moving Image Archive, Filmhouse Cinema, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9BZ HTTP://WWW.FILMHOUSECINEMA.COM/ Edinburgh Central Library, 7-9 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EW HTTP://WWW.EDINBURGH.GOV.UK/DIRECTORY_RECORD/5079/ Edinburgh City Archives, Level 1, City Chambers, 253 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1YJ HTTP://WWW.EDINBURGH.GOV.UK/CITYARCHIVES Edinburgh University Archives, Special Collections, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LJ HTTP://WWW.ED.AC.UK/SCHOOLS-DEPARTMENTS/INFORMATION-SERVICES/SERVICES/LIBRARY-MUSEUM- GALLERY/CRC/COLLECTIONS/SPECIAL-COLLECTIONS/EUA Edinburgh University New College Library, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX HTTP://WWW.ED.AC.UK/SCHOOLS-DEPARTMENTS/INFORMATION-SERVICES/SERVICES/LIBRARY-MUSEUM-GALLERY/USING- LIBRARY/LIB-LOCATE/NEWCOLL-LIB National Archives of Scotland (NAS), 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh EH1 3YY HTTP://WWW.NAS.GOV.UK/ National Gallery of Scotland HTTP://WWW.NATIONALGALLERIES.ORG/RESEARCH/ARCHIVES/ National Library of Scotland (NLS), George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EW HTTP://WWW.NLS.UK/ National Library of Scotland (Map Library), Causewayside, Edinburgh EH9 1PH HTTP://WWW.NLS.UK/USING-THE-LIBRARY/READING-ROOMS/MAPS http://jewishstudies.div.ed.ac.uk/ Guide to Archival Resources 4 Archives in Glasgow and Aberdeen Scottish Catholic Archives (recently re-located from Edinburgh to Aberdeen University) HTTP://WWW.SCOTTISHCATHOLICARCHIVES.ORG.UK/ Scottish Jewish Archives Centre, 129 Hill Street, Garnethill, Glasgow G3 6UB HTTP://WWW.SJAC.ORG.UK/INDEX.HTML Subject Categories • Architecture • Art • British History • Business and Economics • Cinema • Christian Mission • Christian Theology • Edinburgh Jewish Community • Hebrew Language • Jewish Refugees • Jewish Religion • Law and Legislation • Literature • Medicine and Science • Military • Music • Notable Figures • Politics • Scottish Catholic Archives (Aberdeen) • Scottish Jewish Archives Centre (Glasgow) • Zionism Architecture This is a table which relates records at the University of Edinburgh and the City Archives to Jewish individuals, areas which were largely populated by Jews and directs to Edinburgh’s Jewish community. Repository Date Title Relevance Scope Reference Edinburgh City Archives 1896 and 1897 Architectural drawings Synagogue architecture Architectural drawings Referenced by street or (Plans Store) for Graham St with notes by architect’s name Synagogue (conversion from Greyfriars Church) Initial design and revisions Planning application (applicants details and documents) Edinburgh University 1890s Records and reports on The art college was See Art (Edinburgh College of Graham St Synagogue built on the site of Art) before it was Graham St synagogue demolished to build the which signifies the art college. potential for there being records of the conversion and/or records of the previous buildings on Graham St Edinburgh City Archives 1892 33 Caledonian Crescent Synagogue architecture Architectural drawings Referenced by street or (Plans Store) Synagogue with notes by architect’s name Initial design and revisions Planning application (applicants details and documents) Architecture This is a table which relates records at the University of Edinburgh and the City Archives to Jewish individuals, areas which were largely populated by Jews and directs to Edinburgh’s Jewish community. Repository Date Title Relevance Scope Reference Edinburgh City Archives 1894 N. Richmond St Synagogue architecture Architectural drawings Referenced by street or (Plans Store) Synagogue with notes by architect’s name Initial design and revisions Planning application (applicants details and documents) Edinburgh City Archives 1897 Christian Mission Christian Mission to the Architectural drawings Referenced by street or (Plans Store) Caledonian Crescent Jews with notes by architect’s name Initial design and revisions Planning application (applicants details and documents) Edinburgh City Archives 1921 Conversion of N. Architectural drawings Referenced by street or (Plans Store) Richmond St Synagogue with notes by architect’s name into a Picture House Planning application (applicants details and documents) Architecture This is a table which relates records at the University of Edinburgh and the City Archives to Jewish individuals, areas which were largely populated by Jews and directs to Edinburgh’s Jewish community. Repository Date Title Relevance Scope Reference Edinburgh City Archives 1930 - 1932 Blue prints for Salisbury Synagogue architecture Architectural drawings Referenced by street or (Plans Store) Rd Synagogue with notes by architect’s name Initial design and revisions Structural drawings Planning application (applicants details and documents) Edinburgh University 1947-1959 Architectural Report Council leader: Walter Material relating to GB 237 PJM-LCC/E/1 Archives Bor, Czech-Jewish different areas of Creator: Walter Bor Refugee from Prague to London County England in 1938 Council’s Comprehensive Development Area no 1: City of London Edinburgh University 1951-1957 Sociological reports for Jewish refugees to the London sociological GB 237 – PJM-LCC-D-6 Archives architects East-End of London in reports regarding the post war period ethnic groups and and the sociological community make-up of make-up of the East- areas of London, which End are targeted for redevelopment projects, particularly the East-End. The Architecture This is a table which relates records at the University of Edinburgh and the City Archives to Jewish individuals, areas which were largely populated by Jews and directs to Edinburgh’s Jewish community. Repository Date Title Relevance Scope Reference reports are based on primary research conducted through questionnaire and survey work and report on a number of factors which would influence housing design and amenity provision. There are different editions or drafts of some of the titles, and some include original photographs or are typescripts. Art This category is comprised of material that either relates to art as a subject matter or is taken from art archives in Edinburgh. The three main sources are Edinburgh University Library, The National Gallery of Scotland and Edinburgh College of Art (ECA). The National Gallery does not have an electronic catalogue and therefore an appointment needs to be made at the archive department in the gallery itself in order to explore and view its contents. The Archives of Edinburgh College of Art and other institutions that merged into the University of Edinburgh, such as Moray House, have potential for further research. Edinburgh College of Art had studios in the area of the synagogue on Graham Street and later built near/ on that site. We also know that there were eastern Europeans that came to study at the college from the 1930s and through World War II who could have been Jewish. Researching individuals