Finding Aid for the Jacob Bauman Papers, ca. 1886-1940

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UCLA Library Special Collections
UCLA Library Special Collections staff
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
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Finding Aid for the Jacob Bauman Papers, ca. 1886-1940

Collection number: 2097

UCLA Library Special Collections

UCLA Library Special Collections staff



Los Angeles, CA

Contact Information

  • UCLA Library Special Collections staff
  • UCLA Library Special Collections
  • Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
  • Box 951575
  • Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
  • Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
  • Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
  • URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
Processed by:
Lilace Hatayama, January 1981
Encoded by:
Caroline Cubé
Online finding aid edited by:
Josh Fiala, May 2003
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Jacob Bauman Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1886-1940
Collection number: 2097
Creator: Bauman, Jacob, 1871-1940
Extent: 1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Rabbi Jacob Bauman (1871-1940) was the rabbi of Agudath Achim Congregation, then Congregation Talmud Torah, and finally with Congregation Share Torah, where he remained until his death in 1940. As a scholar, he was concerned with the study of the Torah and problems of Jewish law. The collection consists of Bauman's correspondence, manuscripts, and related papers including an original manuscript of his Hemdat Ya'akov and a partial manuscript of Matnat kehunah.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language: English.

Administrative Information

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Restrictions on Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

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  • Public Services Division
  • UCLA Library Special Collections
  • Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
  • Box 951575
  • Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
  • Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
  • Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Eva Bauman Narwitz, 1997.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Jacob Bauman Papers (Collection 2097). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 462311 

Biography

Rabbi Jacob Bauman was born in Riseshitz, Poland, in 1871; pursued rabbinical studies in Poland; came to Los Angeles in 1907 and became rabbi of Agudath Achim Congregation, then Congregation Talmud Torah, and finally with Congregation Share Torah, where he remained until his death in 1940; was a scholar concerned with the study of the Torah and problems of Jewish law.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of correspondence, manuscript, and related papers of Jacob Bauman. Includes an original manuscript of Bauman's Hemdat Ya'akov and a partial manuscript of Matnat kehunah.
The collection is in Hebrew and Yiddish.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged in the following folders:
  1. Early writings.
  2. Correspondence with various rabbis (mainly on marriage and divorce).
  3. Material relating to dissolution of marriage.
  4. Original manuscript of Hemdat Ya'akov.
  5. Partial manuscript of Matnat kehunah by Yehudah ha-Kohen with Bauman's emendations.
  6. Miscellaneous writings.
  7. Private papers.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Bauman, Jacob, 1871-1940--Archives.
Rabbis--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.


Box 1, Folder 1

Early writings.

Box 1, Folder 2

Correspondence with various rabbis (mainly on marriage and divorce).

Box 1, Folder 3

Material relating to dissolution of marriage.

Box 1, Folder 4

Original manuscript of Chemdat Ya'akov by Jacob Bauman.

Box 1, Folder 5

Partial manuscript of Matnah Kehunah by Yehudeh ha-Kohen, of Lissa, with Bauman's emendations.

Box 1, Folder 6

Miscellaneous writings.

Box 1, Folder 7

Private papers.