Guide to the Salo W. Baron Papers, 1920-1989 M1162

Department of Special Collections and University Archives

2017

Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford 94305-6064

specialcollections@stanford.edu

URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Title: Salo Wittmayer Baron papers

creator: Baron, Salo W (Salo Wittmayer), 1895-1989

Identifier/Call Number: M1162

Physical Description: 10 Linear Feet (19 boxes)

Date (inclusive): 1920-1989

Abstract: Manuscripts, correspondence, and financial papers of Salo W. Baron, one of the fathers of Jewish Studies. Primarily an artificial collection purchased from a bookdealer and received as a gift.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Conditions Governing Use

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased, 2000, 2004, and 2011. Gift of Shoshana B. Tancer, 2010. Accessions 2000-260, 2004-075, 2010-234, 2011-175, and 2011-200.

Related Materials

Stanford Special Collections holds another collection of Salo Baron Papers, 1900-1983 (M0580) https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/4083818

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Salo W. Baron Papers, 1920-1989 (M1162). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Jews -- History.

Jewish studies.

Baron, Salo W (Salo Wittmayer), 1895-1989

Series I. Accession 2000-260

box 1, folder 1

Jeanette Baron - Misc Papers

box 1, folder 2

SW Baron - Ephemera 1960s

box 1, folder 3

Letter re: support for family in Poland

box 1, folder 4

to Tobi Baron (SW's brother?) 1923

box 1, folder 5

Misc Documents

box 1, folder 6

Two Love Letters

box 1, folder 7

Professional Correspondence

box 1, folder 8

SW Baron 1970s and 1980s Finances (Personal)

box 1, folder 9

Tax Returns 1933-1940

box 1, folder 10

1934 Wedding Congrats

box 1, folder 11

Two important Baron checks

box 1, folder 12

Academic papers

box 1, folder 13

Misc Baron Envelopes

box 1, folder 14

Kohut Foundation Bank Book

box 1, folder 15

Personal Correspondence

box 1, folder 16

Financial Report on Conference on Jewish Social Studies 1956

box 1, folder 17

YMHA 1935 "Y" Forum - Lectures Poster (including Baron), Baltimore

box 1, folder 18

Letters re: Kohut Festschrift

box 1, folder 19

1930 NY Tax Audit (securities spreadsheets)

box 1, folder 20

Caanan CT Property

box 2, folder 1

1939 Lawsuit of Polish Bank

box 2, folder 2

Volume 1

box 2, folder 3

Volume 1

box 2, folder 4

Volume 1

box 3, folder 1

Volume 2

box 3, folder 2

Volume 2

box 3, folder 3

Volume 2

box 3, folder 4

Abbreviations

box 3, folder 5

Volume VII, pages 0 to 70

box 3, folder 6

Photograph

box 4, folder 1

Bank Books 1935

box 4, folder 2

Bank Books 1936, 1938

box 4, folder 3

Bank Book 1946-1958

box 4, folder 4

Diary 1938

box 4, folder 5

Cufflinks, Luggage Tag, Radio Cassette, and "Yifat Shalom" stamp

box 4, folder 6

Checks 1939-1941

box 5, folder 1

Checks 1939

box 5, folder 2

Checks 1939

box 5, folder 3

Stock Transactions 1930-1940

box 5, folder 4

Stock Transactions 1930-1940

box 5, folder 5

Checks 1959

box 6, folder 1

Checks 1959

box 6, folder 2

Check Stub Books 1931-1935

box 6, folder 3

Checks 1960-1961

box 7, folder 1

Checks 1961-1962

box 7, folder 2

Checks 1961-1962

box 7, folder 4

Checks 1931-1932

box 8, folder 1

Checks 1933

box 8, folder 2

Checks 1934

box 8, folder 3

Checks 1935

box 8, folder 4

Checks 1935-1936

box 9, folder 1

Checks 1936

box 9, folder 2

Checks 1937

box 9, folder 3

Checks 1938

box 9, folder 4

Checks 1938

Series 2: Accession 2010-234

box 11

Letters of condolence to Shoshana Baron Tancer on Salo Baron's death, 1989

box 12

Letters to and from Baron's parents; correspondence regarding efforts to bring Baron's sister and family to US; household accounts and correspondence; correspondence relating to divorce of Tanya Baron Lindenfeld; correspondence re: estate of Emmanuel Luft; postcards; photocopies Circa 1930s-1940s

box 14, box 13

Picture postcards, mainly sent to Baron daughters from parents Circa 1940s

box 14, box 15

Postcard sets

flat-box 16

Hebrew Union College honors certificate, presented to Salo Baron on his 90th birthday

box 17

Accordion file containing stationery; Biblia Hebraica, 1831; plastic ruler from Canaan Savings Bank; Israel souvenirs: brass bookends and 2 olive wood trays

box 18

Book catalogs

Series 3: Accession 2011-175

Conference of Historians, remarks of Prof. Salo Baron, undated; obituary for M.D. Brandstetter, undated; typescript of German article by Salo Baron, circa 1920s; Judisch und Palastina - Fragenauf dem Zahnten Kongress der Internationalen Union der Volkerbundligen (von Prof. Dr. S. Baron, Wien), 1926.

flat-box 19, folder 2

ALS from Arno Erteschik to Baron on the occasion of his wedding, 1934; TLS from David Patterson to Baron re Sacks lecture, 1984; TLS from Ruth L.S. [Hyun?], 1977; Seminar on religion and democracy by Dr. Sal W. Baron, 1947; 10th Sacks lecture (by Prof. Sal Baron), 1983.

flat-box 19, folder 3

Clippings: Profile of Sal Baron for Polish newspaper, "Chwila," 1930; German clipping on the Jewish Question at the Vienna Congress, c. 1920s; Clipping by Salo Baron, "The Jewish Question at the Vienna Congress."

Series 4: Accession 2011-200

box 10, folder 1

Teshuvah be-safah Italkit me-Avraham Gratsi`ani / Salo Wittmayer Baron, Vienna (Hebrew book, 16 p. ; 24 cm.), with manuscript notes 1929

box 10, folders 2-4

Wiener Morgenzeitung 1926

box 10, folder 5

Wiener Morgenzeitung 1920

box 10, folder 6

Juedische Volksstimme 1920