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Ruth Levitan and Hirsh Segal Correspondence
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The collection consists of approximately 220 letters, postcards, greeting cards, and telegrams written between Hirsh Segal and Ruth Levitan Segal, primarily during their courtship while Hirsh attended basic training at the Chemical Corps School at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and while stationed at the 390th/42nd Chemical Lab, Army Chemical Center in Edgewood, Maryland. Letters discuss their relationship including wedding preparations; their families; Hirsh's observance of Orthodox Judaism; Ruth's schooling; and other topics.
Donated by Naomi Segal in April 2019.
Collection processed and finding aid prepared in April 2019 by Jessica M. Lydon, Associate Archivist.
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Subject
- Courtship -- United States
- Jewish families -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Jewish soldiers -- Correspondence
- Jewish women
- Orthodox Judaism -- Customs and practices
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- Publisher
- Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
- Finding Aid Author
- Machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan, Sky Global Services India (P) Ltd.
- Finding Aid Date
- May 2024
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
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The Ruth Levitan and Hirsh Segal Correspondence is the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. The donor assigned rights to Temple University Libraries. Other creators' intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to them or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.