Jewish life in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1981-2008

Summary

Title:

Jewish life in the San Francisco Bay Area

Dates:

1981-2008

Extent:

11.51 Linear Feet (7 record boxes, 3 manuscript boxes, 1 half box, 1 flat box, 1 map folder)

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Jewish life in the San Francisco Bay Area (M0939). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection documents non-traditional Jewish life in the Bay Area, especially newsletters and announcements from various organizations. There are also liturgical creations around life-cycle events. For example, there are AIDS memorial ceremonies, adult bar-mitzvot, gay and lesbian ceremonies and celebrations. There are also three folders from Susie Kisber who collected gay and lesbian material from a wider geographical sphere.

Acquisition information:

Material collected by Roger S. Kohn and Zachary M. Baker, both Stanford University Library curators, from local synagogues, individuals, organizations, and businesses.

Arrangement:

Material is arranged alphabetically by main entry, except for the two most recent accessions which include similar material from 2008-2010.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Jewish studies.

About this collection guide

Date Encoded:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-09-24 13:52:25 -0700 .

Restrictions:

Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.

Terms of access:

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. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Jewish life in the San Francisco Bay Area (M0939). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.

Location of this collection:

Stanford University, Manuscripts Division

Department of Special Collections, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US

Contact:

(650) 725-1022

specialcollections@stanford.edu

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