Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Jewish Education Council records
- Dates:
- 1945-1988
- Creators:
- Jewish Education Council of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties and Judah L. Magnes Museum
- Abstract:
- This collection consists of the organizational records of the Jewish Education Council. This includes correspondence, meeting minutes, organizational writings, and other educational ephemeral materials. The materials are arranged in alphabetical order.
- Extent:
- 10.20 linear feet (8 cartons, 1 box)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Jewish Education Council records, BANC MSS 2010/748, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection consists of the organizational records of the Jewish Education Council. This includes correspondence, meeting minutes, organizational writings, and other educational ephemeral materials.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Jewish Education Council of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties was established as an agency of the Jewish Federation of the Greater East Bay to help standardize, develop, and maintain the education of the Jewish community in the East Bay. Rabbi Sidney Akselrad, President of the East Bay Board of Rabbis, was a chairman of the Jewish Education Council of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties at its inception. He was chairman when they invited Seymour Fromer to become the founding director of the organization. The Jewish Education Council operated approximately from the 1950s to the 1980s.
- Acquisition information:
- The Jewish Education Council records were transferred to The Bancroft Library from the Judah L. Magnes Museum in 2010.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Presley Hubschmitt in 2022.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged to the folder level.
- Accruals:
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No future additions are expected.
- Physical location:
- Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- DACS
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-07-21 09:11:23 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For additional information about the University of California, Berkeley Library's permissions policy please see: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/about/permissions-policies
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Jewish Education Council records, BANC MSS 2010/748, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481