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Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection, 1771-1992 (inclusive) 1872-1944 (bulk)

Extent:

2.6 linear feet

Abstract:

The Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection is a fluid one, consisting of manuscripts that are unidentified or too small for their own collection. Each sub-collection within the group is given a Miscellaneous Manuscript Number which corresponds to the collection.

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

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Cyrus Adler Papers, 1866-1942, 1907-1939 (bulk). (inclusive) 1907-1939 (bulk)

Extent:

65 linear feet (129 boxes)

Abstract:

Cyrus Adler was a prominent Jewish scholar and communal builder. Born in 1863, he had a tremendous role in shaping much of Jewish America by the time of his death in 1940. The collection contains Dr. Adler's business correspondence and personal papers and spans much of his multi-faceted career. It also contains many papers connected to the formation and day-to-day business of the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning. (See the Biography and Scope and Content Notes for a more detailed description of Adler's life and the collection.)

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

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Eduard Glaser collection, 1875-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.25 linear feet

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Eduard Glaser (1855-1908) was an archeologist who conducted research on Yemeni history and culture in the late 1800s. The Eduard Glaser collection consists of correspondence, offprints and ephemera, dating from 1875 to 1956.

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

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Margy and Martin Meyerson Collection, 1936-2009 (inclusive) 1950-1981 (bulk)

Extent:

3 linear feet

Abstract:

The Margy and Martin Meyerson collection consists of over 100 items, including ephemeral pamphlets, maps, photographs, brochures, bulletins, policy papers, booklists, investment prospectuses, tourist industry material, as well as government publications, off-prints, monographs and individual serials volumes, documenting the early decades of the modern State of Israel. Especially notable are four beautiful hand-painted Oriental, perhaps Kurdish, Jewish amulets.

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

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

Extent:

25 linear feet

Abstract:

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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Boonin Family Collection of Immigration Letters, 1884-1991 (inclusive) 1907-1919 (bulk)

Extent:

4 linear feet (6 manuscript boxes, 1 large box and three large binders)

Abstract:

The Boonin Family Collection of Immigration Letters comprises a variety of materials related to the Boonin family and the correspondence between family members, mainly in Philadelphia and Russia, from 1884-1991. The material represents an archival history of how the Boonin/Bunin family left Russia, beginning in 1903, and eventually immigrated to the United States in 1911.

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

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Isaac Baer Levinsohn (RIBAL) letters, 1827-1859 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.2 linear feet (1 box)

Abstract:

Isaac Baer Levinsohn (1788-1860) was a Russian-Hebrew scholar and writer who is considered a founder of the Russian Haskalah (enlightenment). This collection consists of thirty-seven letters and/or documents (probably intended for specific recipients) written by Isaac Baer Levinsohn to notable Russian Jews about a wide range of issues including his published works Bet Yehudah and Te'udah be-Yisrael.

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

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Jesselson family collection of Isaac Leeser material, 1829-1896 (inclusive)

Extent:

2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)

Abstract:

Isaac Leeser (1806-1868) was a rabbi, educator, writer, translator, editor and publisher; and proposed, founded, or led many significant civic, religious, and charitable institutions. This collection consists of letters, largely written to or from Isacc Leeser, that bear witness to Leeser's efforts to build the infrastructure of organized Jewish life in an English-speaking environment.

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

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George Kreier, Jr. Collection, 1955-1999 (bulk)

Extent:

22 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection contains the records of the professional work and practice of George Kreier, Jr., a Philadelphia-based decorative and structural mold maker, designer, and inventor. It includes architectural drawings, professional and project correspondence, patent research as well as the final patents, project related photographic material (including descriptions and tear sheet layouts for advertising the work of the firm), a few competitor catalogs, and plaster and plasticine sample objects.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Architectural Archives [Contact Us]