Finding Aid to the Western Jewish History Center records

Presley Hubschmitt

The Bancroft Library

2023

The Bancroft Library

University of California

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000

bancref@library.berkeley.edu

URL: https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/visit/bancroft

Contributing Institution: The Bancroft Library

Title: Western Jewish History Center records

Creator: Western Jewish History Center

source: Judah L. Magnes Museum

Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2010/886

Physical Description: 19.5 linear feet (14 cartons, 1 box, 1 oversize box)

Physical Description: 9 sound cassettes

Physical Description: 4 videocassettes (VHS)

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD)

Date (inclusive): 1965-2009

Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.

Language of Material: English .

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Accruals

No future additions are expected.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Processed by Presley Hubschmitt in 2023 with funding from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation.

Alternate Forms Available

There are no alternative forms of this collection.

Arrangement

This collection is divided into five series: Administrative Files, Collection Materials, Access/Preservation, Outreach, and Correspondence. These series are further subdivided into sub-series that were previously determined by WJHC staff.

Biographical / Historical

The Western Jewish History Center (WJHC) was a research center based around a library and large archive and was founded in 1967. It was part of the Judah L. Magnes Museum, located in Berkeley, California until 2010 when it was donated to the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley. Its mission was to collect and preserve materials documenting the history of the Jewish community in the western United States. To that end, it collected a large number of organizational records; personal papers and correspondence; audiotapes; and photographs, graphic art, and motion picture films. It has also sponsored the creation of oral histories of noteworthy individuals; assisted in the publication of scholarly material; hosted and participated in educational conferences and symposia; and created and arranged for the distribution of museum exhibitions based on the WJHC's collections.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Access to audio-visual materials may be restricted due to technical limitations.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Western Jewish History Center records, BANC MSS 2010/886,The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Processing Information

Processed by Presley Hubschmitt in 2023 with funding from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation.

Scope and Contents

The collection contains minutes and agendas of the Western Jewish History Center's Advisory Committee; statistical reports, press releases and announcements; photographs, newspaper clippings, and brochures. Most of this material relates to the Center's various collections, exhibits, programs, publications, and projects. Also contains photographic slides of photographs in the Center's collection that were shown on the television program, "What on Earth are you Doing for Heaven's Sake?," produced by Michael Stempel, and the program's script; together with maps and photographic materials from the Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum's Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks, which is responsible for maintaining six pioneer Jewish cemeteries in the California Gold Rush country.

Conditions Governing Use

Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For additional information about the University of California, Berkeley Library's permissions policy please see: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/about/permissions-policies

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Jewish archives

Jewish archives -- California -- Berkeley

Jews--California

Jews--West (U.S.)

Administrative records.

Judah L. Magnes Museum

Administrative Files Series 1. 1965-2009

Physical Description: Cartons 1-2; Oversize box 1

Scope and Contents

Series 1 contains advisory board meeting minutes and agendas; budgeting and financial materials; donation information; grants; job descriptions and internship paperwork; long-term planning and space planning projects; WJHC policies; publicity; and general administrative materials like inter-office memos and office paperwork.

Advisory Board

carton 1, folder 1

Advisory Board Minutes 1967-1968

carton 1, folder 2

Advisory Board Minutes 1969-1971

carton 1, folder 3

Advisory Board Minutes 1972-1974

carton 1, folder 4

Advisory Board Minutes 1975-1976

carton 1, folder 5

Advisory Board Minutes 1977-1979

carton 1, folder 6

Advisory Board Minutes 1980-1981

carton 1, folder 7

Advisory Board Minutes 1982-1983

carton 1, folder 8

Advisory Board Minutes 1984

carton 1, folder 9

Advisory Board Minutes 1985

carton 1, folder 10

Advisory Board Minutes 1986

carton 1, folder 11

Advisory Board Minutes 1987

carton 1, folder 12

Advisory Board Minutes 1988

carton 1, folder 13

Advisory Board Minutes 1989

carton 1, folder 14

Advisory Board Minutes and audiocassette 1990

Physical Description: 1 sound cassettes

carton 1, folder 15

Advisory Board Minutes 1991

carton 1, folder 16

Advisory Board Minutes 1992-1994

carton 1, folder 17

Advisory Board Minutes 1995

carton 1, folder 18

Advisory Board Minutes 1996-1997

carton 1, folder 19

Advisory Board Minutes 1998-1999

carton 1, folder 20

Advisory Board Minutes 2000

carton 1, folder 21

Advisory Committee Member Lists undated

carton 1, folder 22

Advisory Committee Mission Statements undated

carton 1, folder 23

Advisory Board Donations 1985, 1993

carton 1, folder 24

Board of Trustees meetings 1997

Budgets/Finances

carton 1, folder 25

Budgets/Finances 1967-1968, 1973

carton 1, folder 26

Budgets/Finances 1994-1995

carton 1, folder 27

Budgets/Finances 1995-1996

carton 1, folder 28

Budgets/Finances 1996-1997

carton 1, folder 29

Budgets/Finances 1997-1998

carton 1, folder 30

Budgets/Finances 1998-1999

carton 1, folder 31

Budgets/Finances 2004

carton 1, folder 32

Collections budgets 2006-2007

carton 1, folder 33

Friends of WJHC - Contributions 1968-1971

carton 1, folder 34

Friends of WJHC - Contributions 1989-1990

carton 1, folder 35

Friends of WJHC - Correspondence & Activities undated

carton 1, folder 36

Florence Coleman Memorial Donations undated

carton 1, folder 37

Douglas Goldman Donations and Acknowledgments 1986-1990

carton 1, folder 38

Heskin Fund - purchase records 1990-1992

carton 1, folder 39

Ethel Gold (Czizik) Heskin Fund donations 1985-1991

carton 1, folder 40

Walter and Elise Haas Fund Endowment 1979, 1983

carton 1, folder 41

L. J. Skaggs and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation 1989

carton 1, folder 42

The Fromer Fund undated

carton 1, folder 43

Daniel Stone Donations undated

carton 1, folder 44

Ruth Freeman Solomon's Donations undated

carton 1, folder 45

Ethel Raynor Memorial Fund Donations undated

carton 1, folder 46

Elinor Mandelson Donations - Computer 1979-1990

Grants

carton 1, folder 47

California Jewish Necro catalog - Preliminary Grant Proposal undated

carton 1, folder 48

Miscellaneous Grants/Reports undated

carton 1, folder 49

Editing Videotapes - Grant Proposal undated

carton 1, folder 50-51

Koret Matching Grant 1990-1993

carton 1, folder 52

Skaggs Foundation Grant 1989

carton 1, folder 53

NEH Grant RC-21346 1986-1987

carton 1, folder 54

NEH Grant RC-21161 1985-1986

carton 1, folder 55-56

NEH Grant 1984-1987

carton 1, folder 57

Skaggs Foundation Grant 1985

carton 1, folder 58

National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grants 1976-1980

carton 1, folder 59

Sourisseau Grant 1971-1979

carton 2, folder 1

DHEW/Jewish Welfare Federation 1976-1978

carton 2, folder 2

NEH Grant 1970-1971

carton 2, folder 3

NEH Grant 1967-1969

carton 2, folder 4

Goldman Grant - Stern-Haas Papers 1997-1998

carton 2, folder 5

Jewish Welfare Federation Grant 1998-1999

Personnel/Volunteers

carton 2, folder 6

WJHC - Processing Archivist Position Description undated

carton 2, folder 7

Job descriptions undated

carton 2, folder 8

Staffing undated

carton 2, folder 9

Volunteers undated

carton 2, folder 10

Interns - Correspondence undated

carton 2, folder 11

Staff and Volunteer schedules undated

carton 2, folder 12

Docent talks - Volunteer training materials 1987-1994

carton 2, folder 13

Ruth Rafael - Name plate undated

Long-term Planning Projects

carton 2, folder 14

WJHC Goals and Assessments undated

carton 2, folder 15

Space needs analysis 1995

carton 2, folder 16

Three Year Plan undated

carton 2, folder 17

Strategic planning undated

carton 2, folder 18

Long range planning undated

carton 2, folder 19

Strategic plan for exhibitions, education, and collections 2005-2006

carton 2, folder 20

Collections review project and collections access program 2007

carton 2, folder 21

Long range planning - staffing 1967-1992

carton 2, folder 22

Projects in process - miscellaneous planning undated

carton 2, folder 23

Planning/projects - Ruth Rafael's Notebook undated

carton 2, folder 24

Future exhibits ideas - Peace undated

carton 2, folder 25

Marketing and fundraising issues 1996

carton 2, folder 26

Magnes space needs questionnaire 1995

carton 2, folder 27

Archives room organization plan undated

carton 2, folder 28

Magnes long range planning - WJHC Response 1989-1992

carton 2, folder 29

Collection review processes and goals undated

carton 2, folder 30

Proposed Genealogical Resource Center undated

carton 2, folder 31

Society of American Archivists/AASLH Consultation - Evaluation of program 1982-1983

carton 2, folder 32

Planning/projects - Proposed research scholarship 1968-1969

Policies

carton 2, folder 33

Collections policies/manuals - drafts undated

carton 2, folder 34

Photograph collections and policies 1981-1983

carton 2, folder 35

Old reproduction policies and background 1978-1991

carton 2, folder 36

Reproduction policy and background 1995

carton 2, folder 37

Accession and deaccession policies undated

carton 2, folder 38

Collections/deaccession policies 1981-1990

carton 2, folder 39

Loans - outgoing undated

carton 2, folder 40

Loans - incoming 1989-1995

carton 2, folder 41

Security policies and background 1989-1995

Publicity

carton 2, folder 42

Stationery - Letterhead undated

carton 2, folder 43

WJHC Brochure 1992-1995

carton 2, folder 44

Publicity - photographs undated

carton 2, folder 45

Publicity - National Council of Jewish Women 1981

carton 2, folder 46

Publicity - Clippings undated

General Administrative Files

carton 2, folder 47

WJHC By-Laws undated

carton 2, folder 48

WJHC Descriptions undated

carton 2, folder 49

Annual Reports 1965-1989

carton 2, folder 50

WJHC - Goals 2000s

carton 2, folder 51

Purchase of Historic Periodicals undated

carton 2, folder 52

High School Student Program 2007

carton 2, folder 53

The Western Jewish History Center: Strengths and Challenges - Report 2006

carton 2, folder 54

Concerns and needs for WJHC by Kim Klausner 2000

carton 2, folder 55

Hebrew Free Loan Acquisitions undated

carton 2, folder 56

Equipment undated

carton 2, folder 57

Miscellaneous Gifts and Requests undated

carton 2, folder 58

Vertical files undated

carton 2, folder 59

Collections Annual Report 2005

carton 2, folder 60

Proposal for Genealogical Resource Center undated

carton 2, folder 61

WJHC - Self-evaluation 2002 March

carton 2, folder 62

WJHC - General Information undated

carton 2, folder 63

WJHC Meeting notes undated

carton 2, folder 64

Staff and Board members undated

carton 2, folder 65

Usage statistics 2002

carton 2, folder 66

Wish lists undated

carton 2, folder 67

Magnes Museum Building plans undated

carton 2, folder 68

Family tree information undated

carton 2, folder 69

Memos undated

carton 2, folder 70

IFRAA Design Awards 1986

carton 2, folder 71

Core Committee Meeting Minutes 1999-2000

carton 2, folder 72

Web presence undated

carton 2, folder 73

Judah L. Magnes - Tribute by Nelson Glueck and others undated

carton 2, folder 74

Miscellaneous photographs undated

oversize_box 1

Donor and Affiliation (H-Z) Card Files undated

Collection Materials Series 2.

Physical Description: Cartons 2-4

Scope and Contents

Series 2 contains acquisitions lists; acknowledgements of non-manuscript donations of material (i.e. books, vertical file materials, etc.); some donation/potential donation correspondence; and various WJHC collection lists, finding aids, and guides.

carton 3, folder 1

Acquisitions Lists 1977-1984

carton 3, folder 2

Acknowledgements 1968-1969

carton 3, folder 3

Acknowledgements 1970

carton 3, folder 4

Acknowledgements 1971

carton 3, folder 5

Acknowledgements 1972

carton 3, folder 6

Acknowledgements 1973

carton 3, folder 7

Acknowledgements 1974

carton 3, folder 8

Acknowledgements 1975

carton 3, folder 9

Acknowledgements 1976

carton 3, folder 10

Acknowledgements 1977

carton 3, folder 11

Acknowledgements 1978

carton 3, folder 12

Acknowledgements 1979

carton 3, folder 13

Acknowledgements 1980

carton 3, folder 14

Acknowledgements 1981

carton 3, folder 15

Acknowledgements 1982

carton 3, folder 16

Acknowledgements 1983

carton 3, folder 17

Acknowledgements 1984

carton 3, folder 18

Acknowledgements 1985

carton 3, folder 19

Acknowledgements 1986

carton 3, folder 20

Acknowledgements (A-H) 1987

carton 3, folder 21

Acknowledgements (I-Z) 1987

carton 3, folder 22

Acknowledgements 1988

carton 3, folder 23

Acknowledgements 1989

carton 3, folder 24

Potential Donations 1978-1988

carton 3, folder 25

Requests for donations 1973-1978

carton 3, folder 26

Newspaper subscription correspondence 1968-1981

carton 3, folder 27-31

WJHC - Collections Lists (Basic Information) undated

carton 3, folder 32-33

Catalog of Manuscripts Collections and Notes 1977

carton 3, folder 34

Catalog of Western Jewish Periodicals, 1849-1945 at WJHC 1976-1977

carton 3, folder 35

WJHC - Guide to Archival and Oral History Collections undated

carton 3, folder 36

WJHC - Classification scheme undated

carton 3, folder 37

WJHC - NUCMC entries undated

carton 4, folder 1

WJHC Thesaurus - old undated

carton 4, folder 2

Thesaurus - Final Draft undated

carton 4, folder 3

WJHC Thesaurus - Sources undated

carton 4, folder 4

WJHC Subject Headings undated

carton 4, folder 5

Ruth Rafael Subject Headings file undated

carton 4, folder 6

WJHC - Cataloging notebook undated

carton 4, folder 7

Collection name changes undated

carton 4, folder 8

Collections transferred to vertical file undated

carton 4, folder 9

Collections online undated

carton 4, folder 10

Collections in MARC undated

carton 4, folder 11

UCB - EAD undated

carton 4, folder 12

Western Yiddish Imprints undated

carton 4, folder 13

Collection lists and locations undated

carton 4, folder 14

Classification scheme - books/vertical files 1968

carton 4, folder 15

Family History Guide undated

carton 4, folder 16

Newspaper lists undated

carton 4, folder 17

Periodical shelf lists undated

carton 4, folder 18

Oversize painting inventory undated

carton 4, folder 19

WJHC - Shelf list undated

carton 4, folder 20

Genealogical Index undated

carton 4, folder 21

Western Jewish Newspapers and Publications undated

carton 4, folder 22

Vertical files - Finding guide undated

carton 4, folder 23-24

Analytic Index - Persons undated

carton 4, folder 25

Analytic Index - Organizations undated

carton 4, folder 26

Analytic Index - Topics undated

carton 4, folder 27

American Jewish Yearbook - Northern California (A-D) undated

carton 4, folder 28

American Jewish Yearbook - Northern California (E-J) undated

carton 4, folder 29

American Jewish Yearbook - Northern California (K-L) undated

carton 4, folder 30

American Jewish Yearbook - Northern California (M-R) undated

carton 4, folder 31

American Jewish Yearbook - Northern California (S-Z) undated

carton 4, folder 32

WJHC: Guide to Archival and Oral History Collections 1987

Access/Preservation Series 3. 1967-2007

Physical Description: Carton 5; Carton 6, folders 1-11

Scope and Contents

Series 3 contains reference inquiries (including phone reference); photograph reproduction requests; paperwork for collections pulled for researchers; and projects covering preservation and imaging.

Reference Correspondence/Inquiries

carton 5, folder 1

Research inquiries and correspondence 1967-1969

carton 5, folder 2

Research inquiries and correspondence 1970

carton 5, folder 3

Research inquiries and correspondence 1971

carton 5, folder 4

Research inquiries and correspondence 1972

carton 5, folder 5

Research inquiries and correspondence 1973

carton 5, folder 6

Research inquiries and correspondence 1974

carton 5, folder 7

Research inquiries and correspondence 1975-1977

carton 5, folder 8

Research inquiries - List 1982

carton 5, folder 9

Research inquiries and correspondence 1991

carton 5, folder 10

Research inquiries and correspondence 1992

carton 5, folder 11

Research inquiries and correspondence 1995

carton 5, folder 12-13

Research inquiries and correspondence 1996

carton 5, folder 14

Research inquiries and correspondence 1997

carton 5, folder 15

Research inquiries and correspondence 1998

carton 5, folder 16

Research inquiries and correspondence 1999

carton 5, folder 17

Research inquiries and correspondence 2000

carton 5, folder 18

Research inquiries and correspondence 2001

carton 5, folder 19

Phone reference inquiries 2001

carton 5, folder 20

Phone reference inquiries 2002

Photograph Reproduction Requests

carton 5, folder 21

Photograph requests and correspondence 1976-1984

carton 5, folder 22

Photograph requests and correspondence 1984-1988

carton 5, folder 23

Photograph requests and correspondence 1986-1987

carton 5, folder 24

Photograph requests and correspondence 1988-1992

carton 5, folder 25

Photograph requests and correspondence 1993

carton 5, folder 26

Photograph requests and correspondence 1994-1996

carton 5, folder 27

Photograph requests and correspondence 1997

carton 5, folder 28

Photograph requests and correspondence 1998-1999

carton 5, folder 29

Photograph requests and correspondence 2000-2001

carton 5, folder 30

Photograph requests and correspondence 2002-2003

carton 5, folder 31

Photograph and art reproduction - Autry Museum undated

carton 5, folder 32

Photograph requests - Jewish Women Encyclopedia 2005

carton 5, folder 33

Reproduction requests - miscellaneous 1986-1993

Collections Pulled

carton 5, folder 34

Collections pulled for researchers 2001

carton 5, folder 35

Collections pulled for researchers 2002

carton 5, folder 36

Collections pulled for researchers 2003

carton 5, folder 37

Collections pulled for researchers 2004

carton 5, folder 38

Collections pulled for researchers 2005

carton 5, folder 39

Collections pulled for researchers 2006

carton 5, folder 40

Collections pulled for researchers 2007

Preservation Projects

carton 6, folder 1

Organization project 1996

carton 6, folder 2

Newspaper project undated

carton 6, folder 3

Photograph project undated

carton 6, folder 4

WJHC Digitization project undated

carton 6, folder 5

Benjamin Swig Scrapbook project 1982

carton 6, folder 6

American Jewish Historical Society - Microfilm project 1968-1979

carton 6, folder 7

Bookbinding - Emanuels 1973-1993

carton 6, folder 8

Microfilming project - Genealogical Society of Utah 1977-1983

carton 6, folder 9

Proposed Imaging Project - Mount Zion Hospital 1993

carton 6, folder 10

Audiotape Project 1998

carton 6, folder 11

Unidentified Preservation Project - Slides undated

Outreach Series 4. 1967-2007

Physical Description: Carton 6, folders 12-52; Cartons 7-9

Scope and Contents

Series 4 contains WJHC exhibit materials and information about material loans between institutions; WJHC publications; individual projects; surveys; materials from conferences, speeches, and special events attended by WJHC staff or held by WJHC; consulting projects correspondence and information; oral history projects.

Exhibits/Loans

carton 6, folder 12

Congregation Emanu-El 1984

carton 6, folder 13

California History Center 1984

carton 6, folder 14

National Museum of American Jewish History 1988-1989

carton 6, folder 15

Oakland Museum - Russian America 1991

carton 6, folder 16

Oakland Museum Loans 1995

carton 6, folder 17

American Jewish Committee 1997

carton 6, folder 18

Gold Fever - Oakland Museum 1999-2000

carton 6, folder 19

Jewish Community Library Exhibit undated

carton 6, folder 20

Adolph Sutro Exhibit 1990

carton 6, folder 21

If Not Now, When? Exhibit - DVD 2006

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD)

carton 6, folder 22

Exhibitions Schedule 2003-2006

carton 6, folder 23-27

Sam Hamburg Exhibit and Symposium 1988-1989

carton 6, folder 28-29

Sam Hamburg Agriculture Symposium - VHS videocassettes 1989

Physical Description: 4 videocassettes (VHS)

carton 6, folder 30

WJHC Loans to Other Institutions 2000-2001

carton 6, folder 31-32

Loans - Miscellaneous undated

Publications

carton 6, folder 33

Sam Hamburg Book - Correspondence and materials 1989

carton 6, folder 34

Bibliographies (Cogan) 1965-1980

carton 6, folder 35

"The Western Jewish History Center" by C. MacLeod 1968

carton 6, folder 36

"Family History Guide" by Moses Rischin 1967-1973

carton 6, folder 37

Preliminary List of Yiddish Imprints 1968

carton 6, folder 38

"Glimpses of Jewish Life in San Francisco" by M. Zarchin 1970-1973

carton 6, folder 39

"Ernest Bloch at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music" 1974-1976

carton 6, folder 40

Catalog of Western Jewish Periodicals, 1849-1945 1976

carton 6, folder 41

"Free to Choose" Fred Rosenbaum - Correspondence and Jacket Copy 1976

carton 6, folder 42

"A Selective History of San Francisco Jewish Life" by R. Rafael 1976

carton 6, folder 43

Catalog of Manuscripts Collection 1977-1978

carton 6, folder 44

"The Jews of the West: The Metropolitan Years" 1979-1980

carton 6, folder 45

Architects of Reform 1980-1981

carton 6, folder 46

House of Harmony 1983

carton 6, folder 47

"Founding of the First Jewish Congregation in San Francisco" 1990

carton 6, folder 48

"San Francisco and the Gold Country Jewish History" Draft undated

carton 6, folder 49

Beth Shalom Yearbook Article - Based on Oral History undated

carton 6, folder 50

Jewish Pioneer Cemeteries by S. Morris - Flyers and promotional materials 1993-1994

carton 6, folder 51

"Jewish Community in Northern California" A. Kahn - Proposal Draft 1993

carton 6, folder 52

"Old Traditions on a New Frontier" 1976

carton 7, folder 1

"The Name is Familiar" 1990-1991

carton 7, folder 2

"Jewish Life in Northern California" 1984

carton 7, folder 3

"The Gold Rush Decades: The Jewish Community Documents Itself" Draft 1994

carton 7, folder 4

"Birth of a Community: Jews and the Gold Rush" 1995

carton 7, folder 5

"The Western Jewish History Center" by C. MacLeod 1968

carton 7, folder 6

"Adolph Sutro and the Re-Founding of San Francisco" by Kevin Starr 2007

carton 7, folder 7

"The Western Jewish History Center: Strength and Challenges" 2006

carton 7, folder 8

Copyright - Various Western Jewish History Center publications 1973-1987

carton 7, folder 9

"Guide to Archival and Oral History Collections" R. Rafael 1984-1987

carton 7, folder 10

Guide to Archival and Oral History 1986-1987

carton 7, folder 11

Miscellaneous Publications 1970-1996

carton 7, folder 12

Publications - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1969-1986

carton 7, folder 13

"An Illustrated Guide to Jewish Historical Sites Northern California" Kinsey 1974

carton 7, folder 14

"A Jewish Tourist's Guide to the U.S." Bernard Postal 1974-1975

carton 7, folder 15

"What on Earth are You Doing for Heaven's Sake" - KGO-TV Script and Slides 1975 September 14

carton 7, folder 16

Golden Land Calendar - Hebrew 1976

carton 7, folder 17

Jewish Community Bulletin undated

carton 7, folder 18

"The Unknown Pioneers: Jewish Women of the West" 1984

carton 7, folder 19

Jewish Family and Children's Services - Invitations 1991

carton 7, folder 20

Jewish Wedding Book - Reform Judaism 1991

carton 7, folder 21

Jewish Cooking in America - Joan Nathan 1993-1994

carton 7, folder 22

Gold Rush Anthology - Heyday Books 1997

carton 7, folder 23

Jewish Women in America - Encyclopedia 1997-1998

carton 7, folder 24

San Francisco Neighborhoods - KQED 1994

Projects

carton 7, folder 25

Petaluma Project - Bonnie Burt 1998

carton 7, folder 26

"We are One" - KQED Television 1976

carton 7, folder 27

Chi Phi Sigma Project 1997

carton 7, folder 28

Gold Rush Sesquicentennial Project 1997 March

carton 7, folder 29

WJHC - A Traveling Jewish Theatre Project 2002

carton 7, folder 30-31

Sinai Memorial Microfilm Project undated

carton 7, folder 32

Arthur Goren Project undated

carton 7, folder 33-34

Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries Project undated

carton 7, folder 35

Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries Project - General information and correspondence undated

carton 7, folder 36

Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries Project - Donations and Finances undated

carton 7, folder 37

Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries Project - Trust and Trustees undated

Surveys

carton 7, folder 38

Surveys and Requests 1972-1994

carton 7, folder 39

Use Survey Report and Draft Questions 1984

carton 7, folder 40

Use Survey Questionnaires 1984

Conferences, Speeches, Special Events

carton 7, folder 41

Jesse Colman Memorial Library Dedication 1968 November 11

carton 7, folder 42

American Jewish Historical Society Conference 1969

carton 7, folder 43

Reception - Sonia Levitin "Journey to America" 1971 June 6

carton 7, folder 44

Association of Jewish Libraries Convention 1973 June 24-27

carton 7, folder 45

Jews of San Francisco and the Greater Bay Area, 1849-1919 - Reception 1974 February 24

carton 8, folder 1

Jacob H. Voorsanger Archives Room Opening 1974 November 3

carton 8, folder 2

Society of California Archivists Conference - Berkeley 1975

carton 8, folder 3

Bicentennial Project Information - History of the Jews of Alameda County 1976

carton 8, folder 4

Conference on Western Jewish History 1974, 1977

carton 8, folder 5

Conference on Western Jewish History - Invitations/Attendance 1977

carton 8, folder 6

Conference on Western Jewish History - Photographs 1977

carton 8, folder 7

American Jewish Library Association Meeting - San Francisco - Arrangements 1978

carton 8, folder 8

American Jewish Library Association Meeting - San Francisco - Program 1978

carton 8, folder 9

American Jewish Library Association Meeting 1978

carton 8, folder 10

Frances B. Rothmann - Book Reception 1979

carton 8, folder 11

Society of American Archivists Meeting 1980

carton 8, folder 12

Society of California Archivists Meeting 1981

carton 8, folder 13

The Life and Legacy of Judah L. Magnes International Symposium 1981-1983

carton 8, folder 14-15

The Life and Legacy of Judah L. Magnes International Symposium Papers 1982

carton 8, folder 16

The Life and Legacy of Judah L. Magnes International Symposium 1982 October 12

carton 8, folder 17

American Jewish Historical Society Meeting (R. Rafael Presenter) 1985

carton 8, folder 18

American Jewish Historical Society Meeting (R. Rafael Presenter) 1986

carton 8, folder 19

Ethnicity in California Agriculture 1988-1989

carton 8, folder 20

American Jewish Historical Society Meeting 1989

carton 8, folder 21

American Jewish Historical Society Meeting 1992

carton 8, folder 22

American Jewish Historical Society Meeting 1994

carton 8, folder 23

California Sesquicentennial Commission and Museum Meeting 1994-1995

carton 8, folder 24

"Fighting Back" - Ralph Kessler/KUSF Radio 1995

carton 8, folder 25

American Jewish Historical Society Meeting San Francisco 1994-1995

carton 8, folder 26

American Jewish Historical Society Meeting San Francisco - Papers and cassette tapes 1995

Physical Description: 2 sound cassettes

carton 8, folder 27

American Jewish Historical Society Meeting San Francisco - Financial records 1995

carton 8, folder 28

Southern California Jewish Historical Society - Preservation workshop 1995

carton 8, folder 29

California Historical Society - Louis Heilbron Speech 1997 January 23

carton 8, folder 30

Society of California Archivists - "Unexpected Intimacy" 1997

carton 8, folder 31

Farewell party/exhibition for Seymour Fromer 1997 October

carton 8, folder 32

Golden State Museum - Antenna Theatre/Radio Interview 1997 November 19

carton 8, folder 33

Miscellaneous Speeches and Events 1969-1998

Consulting

carton 8, folder 34

Consulting - Mount Zion Hospital Archives 1975

carton 8, folder 35

Consulting - Israel Trip - Ruth Rafael 1983

carton 8, folder 36

Consulting - San Francisco Jewish Community Center - 10 Jewish Families Project 1983

carton 8, folder 37

Consulting - Intern Project - Feasibility of Cemetery Slide Show 1984

carton 8, folder 38

Consulting - Review of Jewish Fund Grant 1991-1992

carton 8, folder 39

Consulting - San Francisco State University Proposed Minor in Jewish Studies 1992

carton 8, folder 40

Consulting - Congregation B'nai Israel, Sacramento Archive Project 1995

Oral History Projects

carton 8, folder 41

Oral History Department Proposals - Jewish Welfare Federation 1978, 1993

carton 8, folder 42

Oral History and WJHC Card Copies and Information undated

carton 8, folder 43

Oral History Transcribing Information 1990

carton 8, folder 44

Regional Oral History Office - Correspondence and forms 1968-1992

carton 8, folder 45

Petaluma Oral History Projects 1974-1977

carton 8, folder 46

Oregon Jewish History and Archives Project 1976

carton 8, folder 47

Alma Wahrhaftig - Correspondence and Notes 1980

carton 8, folder 48

Emanu-El/Edith Green Oral History Project 1994

carton 8, folder 49

SOHA - Paper Proposal 1994

carton 8, folder 50-51

Mary Gamburg Oral History Project - Transcript 1994

carton 9, folder 1

Mary Gamburg Oral History Project - Correspondence and supplemental materials undated

carton 9, folder 2

Miscellaneous Oral History Projects - Suggestions 1972-1993

carton 9, folder 3

Oral History Presentations - Photos and speeches 1976-1980

carton 9, folder 4

Oral History Publicity - Press Releases 1968-1992

carton 9, folder 5

Oral History Publicity - Clippings 1968-1978

carton 9, folder 6

Elaine Dorfman - Oral History Class Flyers 1982-1988

carton 9, folder 7

Anita Hecht - Oral History Projects 1997

carton 9, folder 8

San Francisco Jews of Eastern European Origin - Grant Applications, budgets 1976-1978

carton 9, folder 9

San Francisco Jews of Eastern European Origin - Advisory board minutes 1976-1980

carton 9, folder 10

San Francisco Jews of Eastern European Origin - Meetings 1976-1978

carton 9, folder 11

San Francisco Jews of Eastern European Origin - Balance sheet 1976-1977

carton 9, folder 12

San Francisco Jews of Eastern European Origin - Releases 1976-1977

carton 9, folder 13

Tape donation forms and procedures undated

carton 9, folder 14

San Francisco Jews of Eastern European Origin - Donation Acknowledgements 1976-1978

carton 9, folder 15

San Francisco Jews of Eastern European Origin - Volunteers/Workshops 1976-1977

carton 9, folder 16

San Francisco Jews of Eastern European Origin - Oral History materials 1977

carton 9, folder 17

San Francisco Jews of Eastern European Origin - Interviewee evaluations undated

carton 9, folder 18

San Francisco Jews of Eastern European Origin - Correspondence 1976-1982

carton 9, folder 19

San Francisco Jews of Eastern European Origin - Benefits and events undated

carton 9, folder 20

San Francisco Jews of Eastern European Origin - Photographs 1978

carton 9, folder 21

German Jewish Migration to Bay Area - Ernest Braun Interview Transcript 1978

carton 9, folder 22-23

German Jewish Migration to Bay Area, 1933-1947 - Transcript Fragments undated

carton 9, folder 24

German Jewish Migration to Bay Area, 1933-1947 - Correspondence undated

carton 9, folder 25

German Jewish Migration to Bay Area, 1933-1947 - Project questions and materials undated

carton 9, folder 26

German Jewish Migration to Bay Area, 1933-1947: An Oral History (original copy) 1979 November

carton 9, folder 27

German Jewish Migration to Bay Area, 1933-1947: An Oral History (library copy) 1979-11

carton 9, folder 28-29

German Jewish Migration to Bay Area, 1933-1947 - Discussion One Transcript Edits undated

carton 9, folder 30

German Jewish Migration to Bay Area, 1933-1947 - Discussion Two Transcript Edits undated

carton 9, folder 31

German Jewish Migration to Bay Area, 1933-1947 - Tape three Transcripts undated

carton 9, folder 32

German Jewish Migration to Bay Area, 1933-1947 - Discussion four Transcript edits undated

carton 9, folder 33

German Jewish Migration to Bay Area, 1933-1947 - Transcript Rough Type undated

carton 9, folder 34-36

German Jewish Migration to Bay Area, 1933-1947 - Interview cassette tapes undated

Physical Description: 6 sound cassettes

Correspondence Series 5. 1967-2006

Physical Description: Cartons 10-14; Box 1

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Access to audio-visual materials may be restricted due to technical limitations.

Scope and Contents

Series 5 contains correspondence in three overlapping subseries due to changes in the filing of correspondence at the organization. Alphabetical files are arranged by correspodents, subjects, categories, or organization. Chronological files are arranged in order of date. Finally, email correspondence were filed separately for years 2000-2005.

Subject/Name Files

carton 10, folder 1

Correspondence A-B 1968-1982

carton 10, folder 2

Alter, Marcus - Correspondence and Paper-Graphs Newsletters 1935-1964

carton 10, folder 3

American Association for State and Local History 1972-1984

carton 10, folder 4

American Institute of Physics 1975

carton 10, folder 5

American-Italian Historical Association 1974-1978

carton 10, folder 6

American Jewish Archives 1967-1984

carton 10, folder 7

American Jewish Committee - Institute of Human Relations 1969-1975

carton 10, folder 8

American Jewish Congress 1969-1980

carton 10, folder 9

American Jewish Historical Society 1968-1989

carton 10, folder 10

American Jewish Historical Society - Exchanges 1967-1991

carton 10, folder 11

American Jewish Historical Society - Questionnaires 1981-1991

carton 10, folder 12

American Jewish Periodical Center 1968-1983

carton 10, folder 13

American Library Association and Jewish Librarian's Caucus 1976-1981

carton 10, folder 14

Association of Jewish Libraries 1975-1990

carton 10, folder 15

Bay Area Library and Information System (BAYLIS) 1983-1988

carton 10, folder 16

Bay Microfilm, Inc. undated

carton 10, folder 17

Blaustein, Norman 1975-1976

carton 10, folder 18

Beth Hatefutsoth 1982-1988

carton 10, folder 19

Correspondence C-F 1967-1978

carton 10, folder 20

California Historical Records Educational and Consultant Service 1979-1982

carton 10, folder 21

California Historical Society 1967-1986

carton 10, folder 22

California - Libraries, Museums, History Centers 1968-1992

carton 10, folder 23

California Social Welfare Heritage 1980-1982

carton 10, folder 24

California State Library 1968-1975

carton 10, folder 25

California Universities 1967-1976

carton 10, folder 26

Canada 1969-1978

carton 10, folder 27

Card Copy 1976-1991

carton 10, folder 28

CASPR undated

carton 10, folder 29

Cohen, Marcus - Book and Publisher 1975-1977

carton 10, folder 30

Coliver, Norman 1974-1992

carton 10, folder 31

Colleges, Museums - Non-Jewish 1975-1992

carton 10, folder 32

Colorado 1968-1994

carton 10, folder 33

Columbia State Historical Park undated

carton 10, folder 34

Committee for Archives and Research 1975-1983

carton 10, folder 35

Dunn, Sheldon 1974-1975

carton 10, folder 36

Emanu-El Temple, San Francisco 1968-1984

carton 10, folder 37

Fromer, Seymour 1967-1991

carton 10, folder 38

Correspondence G-L 1968-1990

carton 10, folder 39

Genealogical Societies 1969-1981

carton 10, folder 40

Goldsmith Information (Norton Stern) 1974-1975

carton 10, folder 41

Goren, Arthur - Re: Magnes 1970-1982

carton 10, folder 42

Ha'Etgar (Newspaper) 1982

carton 10, folder 43

Harris, Leon 1966-1976

carton 10, folder 44

Hart, James 1966-1983

carton 10, folder 45

Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion 1969-1977

carton 10, folder 46

Heilner Family 1980

carton 10, folder 47

Holt-Atherton Center - University of the Public 1979-1981

carton 10, folder 48

Institute for the History of Jews in Austria undated

carton 10, folder 49

Israel and International 1969-1992

carton 10, folder 50

Jewish Community Library (Los Angeles) 1972-1975

carton 10, folder 51

Jewish Community Library (San Francisco) 1974-1983

carton 10, folder 52

Jewish Historical Associations, Universities, Museums 1969-1983

carton 10, folder 53

Kahn, Ava undated

carton 10, folder 54

Kinsey, Stephan 1973-1985

carton 10, folder 55

Kornblum, Aaron - Thank you letters undated

carton 10, folder 56

Koshland, Edith undated

carton 10, folder 57

Kramer, William 1970-1979

carton 10, folder 58

Kuhn, Marshall 1964-1978

carton 10, folder 59

Levinson, Robert 1967-1980

carton 10, folder 60

Library of Congress 1967-1989

carton 10, folder 61

Library of Congress - NUCMC 1977-1994

carton 10, folder 62

Correspondence M-R 1968-1979

carton 10, folder 63

MacDonald, Russell W. 1980-1981

carton 10, folder 64

Magnes, Beatrice undated

carton 10, folder 65

Magnes, Cyril undated

carton 10, folder 66

Magnes, Jonathan undated

carton 10, folder 67

Magnes, Judah and Family 1966-1991

carton 10, folder 68

Mary Townsend (Henderson) League 1984

carton 10, folder 69

Maurice Spertus Museum 1996

carton 11, folder 1

Menorah Journal 1962-1976

carton 11, folder 2

National Foundation for Jewish Culture 1969-1975

carton 11, folder 3

Newspaper correspondence undated

carton 11, folder 4

Northern California Board of Rabbis 1977

carton 11, folder 5

Nowinski, Ira 1983-1984

carton 11, folder 6

OAC - Correspondence 2001-2004

carton 11, folder 7

Oliner, Sam 1979-1983

carton 11, folder 8

Oral History Association 1970-1981

carton 11, folder 9

Oregon 1973-1986

carton 11, folder 10

Organization of American Historians 1968-1980

carton 11, folder 11

Plattus, Stephan David 1977-1978

carton 11, folder 12

Rischin, Moses (WJHC Director) 1968-1991

carton 11, folder 13

Rochlin, Harriet and Fred 1982-1990

carton 11, folder 14

Correspondence S-Z 1968-1986

carton 11, folder 15

Sacramento Synagogue Fires - Correspondence 1999 June

carton 11, folder 16

Schoener, Allon 1982-1984

carton 11, folder 17

School of the Madeleine 1973

carton 11, folder 18

Silverberg, Barry 1973-1975

carton 11, folder 19

Smithsonian Institute 1968-1971

carton 11, folder 20

Society of American Archivists 1976-1981

carton 11, folder 21

Society of California Archivists 1975-1982

carton 11, folder 22

Society of California Archivists - Program Committee 1992

carton 11, folder 23-24

Stern, Norton - Western Jewish Historical Quarterly 1966-1990

carton 11, folder 25-26

Correspondence between Stern, Norton and Coliver, Norman 1978-1990

carton 11, folder 27

Solmitz Archive undated

carton 11, folder 28

Strauss, Leon 1977-1978

carton 11, folder 29

Texas - Utah 1968-1981

carton 11, folder 30

Washington 1972-1974

carton 11, folder 31

William E. Wiener Oral History Library 1975-1979

carton 11, folder 32

Women's History Sources Survey, University of Minnesota Libraries 1976-1978

carton 11, folder 33

Zerin, Ed 2006

carton 11, folder 34

Miscellaneous - Organizations 1967-1993

carton 11, folder 35

Miscellaneous - Other undated

Chronological Files

carton 11, folder 36

Correspondence 1967-1968

carton 11, folder 37

Correspondence 1970-1974

carton 11, folder 38

Correspondence 1975

carton 11, folder 39

Correspondence 1976

carton 11, folder 40

Correspondence 1977

carton 11, folder 41-42

Correspondence 1978

carton 11, folder 43-44

Correspondence 1979

carton 11, folder 45

Correspondence 1980

carton 12, folder 1

Correspondence 1980

carton 12, folder 2-4

Correspondence 1981

carton 12, folder 5-6

Correspondence 1982

carton 12, folder 7-8

Correspondence 1983

carton 12, folder 9-11

Correspondence 1984

carton 12, folder 12-14

Correspondence 1985

carton 12, folder 15-16

Correspondence 1986

carton 12, folder 17-18

Correspondence 1987

carton 12, folder 19-20

Correspondence 1988

carton 12, folder 21

Correspondence 1989

carton 12, folder 22-23

Correspondence 1990

carton 13, folder 1-2

Correspondence 1991

carton 13, folder 3-5

Correspondence 1992

carton 13, folder 6-8

Correspondence 1993

carton 13, folder 9-10

Correspondence 1994

carton 13, folder 11-12

Correspondence 1995

carton 13, folder 13

Correspondence 1996

carton 13, folder 14

Correspondence 1997

carton 13, folder 15

Correspondence 1998

carton 13, folder 16

Correspondence 1999

carton 13, folder 17

Correspondence 2000

carton 13, folder 18

Correspondence 2001

carton 13, folder 19-20

Correspondence 2002

carton 13, folder 21

Correspondence 2003

carton 13, folder 22

Correspondence 2004

carton 13, folder 23

Correspondence 2005

carton 13, folder 24

Correspondence 2006

Email Correspondence

carton 13, folder 25

Email Correspondence 2000

carton 13, folder 26-27

Email Correspondence 2001

carton 13, folder 28-29

Email Correspondence 2002

carton 14, folder 1-2

Email Correspondence 2002

carton 14, folder 3-7

Email Correspondence 2003

carton 14, folder 8-25

Email Correspondence 2004

box 1, folder 1-7

Email Correspondence 2004

box 1, folder 8

Email Correspondence 2005