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Teller family papers, 1838-1951.
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Teller family papers, 1838-1951Creator/Contributor:
Teller (Family, 1883-1962), creator, creator.Creator/Contributor:
Teller, Chester Jacob, 1883-1962, creator.Creator/Contributor:
Magnes, J. L. (Judah Leon), 1877-1948, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Szold, Henrietta, 1860-1945, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Teller, Eva Magnes, 1881-1962, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Western Jewish History Center, 274.Creator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, WJHC 1983.011.Creator/Contributor:
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and LifeAbstract:
Personal and professional correspondence; genealogical information for members of the Teller, Block, Popper, and other related
families; biographical information on Walter Magnes Teller; personal letters from Judah L. Magnes, some of which include references
to his work in Palestine, and personal letters from Zionist leader Henrietta Szold; and some papers of Chester Teller that
relate to his work with the Jewish Welfare Board, some of which discuss difficulties faced by Jewish soldiers during World
War I and organizational debates concerning Zionism and its place in welfare federations.
Date:
1838 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- a-is---Federations, Financial (Social service)
Jews -- California
Jewish soldiers
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Jewish
Zionism
Fédérations financières (Service social)
Juifs -- Californie
Militaires juifs
Federations, Financial (Social service)
Jewish soldiers
Jews
Military participation -- Jewish
Zionism
Palestine
California
Middle East -- Palestine
National Jewish Welfare Board.
National Jewish Welfare Board
Teller family -- Archives
Magnus family
Block family
Magnes, J. L. (Judah Leon) -- 1877-1948 -- Correspondence
Szold, Henrietta -- 1860-1945 -- Correspondence
Teller, Walter Magnes
Magnes family
Popper family
Block family
Magnes, J. L. (Judah Leon) -- 1877-1948
Szold, Henrietta -- 1860-1945
Teller family
Magnus family
Teller, Walter Magnes
Note:
Formerly: Western Jewish History Center Collection Number 274.
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1983.011.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
Eva Magnes, the sister of Judah L. Magnes, was born in Oakland, Calif., and graduated from the University of California at
Berkeley (1904). Her husband, Chester Jacob Teller was associated with the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society of New York
City and the Jewish Orphan Home in New Orleans. He also served as the executive director of the Jewish Welfare Board from
1917 to 1919. Eva and Chester's son, Walter Magnes Teller, was educated at Harvard and Columbia and was a noted author.
Teller family papers, BANC MSS 2010/821, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of
California, Berkeley.
Materials in English.
Type:
family papers.personal papers.
Archives
Personal correspondence
Physical Description:
print
3.75 (2 3 1 1
Language:
English
Identifier:
2006585556
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.