Register of the Matook Raymond Nissim papers
Finding aid prepared by Jill Golden and Rita Wang
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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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 11
Wedding of Nissim Marcus Matook Nissim and Flora Nissim
1929
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.
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.