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Max Leopold Margolis Collection, 1891-1932 (inclusive) 1894-1932 (bulk)

Extent:

23 linear feet (14 document boxes)

Abstract:

Max Margolis (1866-1932) was a professor of Semitic languages and Hebrew Exegesis at Hebrew Union College and the University of California in Berkeley, before becoming a professor of Biblical Philology at Dropsie College in Philadelphia from 1909 until his death. The Max Leopold Margolis Collection dates from 1891 to 1932, and consists of Margolis' drafts of publications, correspondence, drafts and notes for the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation of the Hebrew Bible, and newspaper clippings of his work.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Archives at the Library of the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies [Contact Us]

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Wilhelm Reich Collection, 1870-1929 (inclusive) 1876-1929 (bulk)

Extent:

4 linear feet (8 containers)

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Wilhelm Reich (1852-1929) was the chief rabbi of the communities of Savar, Baden and Neunkirchen, an essayist and an author of multiple books. The Wilhelm Reich Collection consists of commentaries on the Torah and Talmud, sermons, correspondence, writings, financial records and notebooks, dating from 1870 to 1929.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Archives at the Library of the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies [Contact Us]

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Joseph Medoff Collection, 1901-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 linear feet (2 document cases)

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Joseph Medoff (1876-) was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Dropsie College, as well as the principal of the Philadelphia North Eastern Talmud Torah Association and Gratz College. The Joseph Medoff Collection consists of photographs, notebooks, correspondence and personal materials, dating from 1901 to 1915.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Archives at the Library of the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies [Contact Us]

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Princeton University Library Single Photograph Acquisitions, 1860-1967 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 2.5 linear feet

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Consists of miscellaneous single-item acquisitions of photographs that span multiple collecting areas, topics, genres, and time periods.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Saint Joseph'S University Records, 1851-2019

Extent:

815.92 linear feet

Abstract:

The Saint Joseph’s University Records (formerly Saint Joseph’s College) houses the institutional, and organizational records of Saint Joseph’s University. This collection, which dates from 1851-2019, with bulk dates of 1960-1990, consists of photographs; including negatives and slides, correspondence, documents; including records, minutes, memoranda and reports, ephemera, objects, memorabilia; including audio and video recordings, scrapbooks and yearbooks which document and evidence the history of the administrative and academic units and activities of SJU’s administration, faculty, staff and students. Because of SJU’s association with Old Saint Joseph’s Church and the English and French Jesuits who founded it, this collection not only documents the University’s history and activities but adds to the knowledge of Catholic History in the City of Philadelphia and its surrounding areas. Saint Joseph's University which is currently a Jesuit, Catholic co-educational institution, began...(see more)

Held at: Saint Joseph's University (formerly Saint Joseph’s College) [Contact Us]

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Isaac Leeser collection, 1822-1868 (inclusive) 1848-1867 (bulk)

Extent:

25 linear feet

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Isaac Leeser (1806-1868) was a Jewish religious leader at Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia, founder of the Jewish Publication Society and The Occident and American Jewish Advocate and translator of religious texts. The Isaac Leeser Collection consists of a full run of The Occident and American Jewish Advocate, correspondence, financial records, legal documents and writings, dating from 1822 to 1868.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Archives at the Library of the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies [Contact Us]

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Joseph Reider Collection, 1913-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:

8.5 linear feet (7 containers)

Abstract:

Joseph Reider (1886-1960) was a professor of Biblical philology and a librarian at Dropsie College as well as the author of articles for periodicals and encyclopedias. The Joseph Reider Collection consists of lecture notes, correspondence, ephemera, typescripts and notes for articles, dating from 1913 to 1959.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Archives at the Library of the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies [Contact Us]

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General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, 1502-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:

120 boxes and 67.8 linear feet

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Consists of over 3000 miscellaneous items of primarily American literary, historical, and political figures, including business and personal letters, manuscripts, drawings, photographs, and official documents.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Princeton University Library Single Item Acquisitions, 1700-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:

4.4 linear feet (7 boxes)

Abstract:

Consists of miscellaneous single-item acquisitions that span multiple collecting areas, topics, genres, and time periods.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]