Register of the Matook Raymond Nissim papers

Finding aid prepared by Jill Golden and Rita Wang
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Title: Matook Raymond Nissim papers
Date (inclusive): 1922-2000
Collection Number: 98041
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English and Hebrew
Physical Description: 1 manuscript box, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder (1.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, identification documents, serial issues, clippings, other printed matter, photographs, and sound and video recordings relating to the Jewish community in Shanghai from the 1920s to the 1940s.
Creator: Nissim, Matook Raymond, 1923-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Use

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1998.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Matook Raymond Nissim papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical Note

British resident of Shanghai, China.

Scope and Content of Collection

Correspondence, identification documents, serial issues, clippings, other printed matter, photographs, and sound and video recordings relating to the Jewish community in Shanghai from the 1920s to the 1940s.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Video tapes
Shanghai (China)
British -- China
Jews -- China

 

Biographical File 1922-2000

Scope and Contents note

Includes personal material relating to the life of Matook Raymond Nissim and the lives of his parents, Nissim Marcus Matook Nissim and Flora Nissim (née Reubens).
box 1, folder 1

Wedding certificates 1922-1935

Scope and Contents note

Includes the wedding certificate of Matook Raymond Nissim's parents.
box 1, folder 2

Birth certificates 1929-1950

Scope and Contents note

Includes the birth certificate of Nissim Marcus Matook Nissim.
box 1, folder 3

Matook Rahamim Nissim: An Oral History, transcript 2000

Note

See also: Audiovisual Material, for video and sound cassettes of the oral history interview.
box 1, folder 4

Passports 1940-1949

Scope and Contents note

Includes the passports of Matook Raymond Nissim's parents.
box 1, folder 5

Hakol 1949 Autumn

Scope and Contents note

Photocopy of the Shanghai Jewish School's publication.
box 1, folder 6

Nissim Marcus Matook Nissim's certificates 1957

box 1, folder 7

Clipping, Jewish Bulletin 1998 October 30

box 1, folder 8

Chronology 1999

map_case case

Ketubah undated

 

Correspondence 1923-1997

box 1, folder 9

E. D. Sassoon & Co. 1946

box 1, folder 10

Family 1923-1997

 

Photographs 1930-1990

box 1, folder 11

Wedding of Nissim Marcus Matook Nissim and Flora Nissim 1929

box 1, folder 12

Childhood 1924-1939

box 1, folder 13

Relatives 1905-1940

box 1, folder 14

Flora Nissim 1930

box 1, folder 15

Family portrait 1940s

box 1, folder 16

Matook Nissim 1990s

box 1, folder 17

Yangchow 1941-1945

Scope and Contents note

Includes photos of Nissim Marcus Matook Nissim during his time at Yangchow Camp "C," a Japanese internment camp outside of Shanghai, during World War II.
 

Printed Matter 1927-1998

 

Clippings 1927-1998

box 1, folder 18

Jews in China 1984-1998

Scope and Contents note

Includes material from various publications, such as The Jerusalem Post, The Wall Street Journal, Haddasah, and The Jewish World, relating to the Jewish community and individuals in China. Includes an article in Hebrew.
box 1, folder 19

Shanghai Jewish community 1927-1992

Scope and Contents note

Includes material from various publications, such as Shavat, The Shanghai Times, Israel's Messenger, and The Jerusalem Post, relating to the Jewish community and individuals in Shanghai, most prominently during World War II.
box 1, folder 20

Yangchow Japanese internment camp in Shanghai 1970-1998

box 2

Israel's Messenger, 1937-1938

Scope and Contents note

Bound copy of the periodical.
 

Audiovisual Material 1998

box 2

Two videocassettes (VHS) circa 1998

Access

Use copy reference number: 98041_v_0005524

Scope and Contents note

Contains an interview of Nissim conducted by his grandson. The tapes are labeled "Tape 1 - 2hr Interview" and "Tape 2 - Dad's Copy (with photos)," respectively.
box 2

One compact sound cassette 1998 September 16

Scope and Contents note

Contains audio of Nissim's oral history.