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Development Corporation for Israel records
BANC MSS 2010/688  
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  • Content Description
  • Biographical / Historical
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Accruals
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Existence and Location of Copies
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information
  • Conditions Governing Use

  • Contributing Institution: The Bancroft Library
    Title: Development Corporation for Israel records
    Creator: Development Corporation for Israel. Northern California Area. San Francisco
    Creator: Western Jewish History Center (144)
    Creator: Judah L. Magnes Museum (WJHC 1982.002)
    Creator: Bancroft Library. Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
    Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2010/688
    Physical Description: 26 linear feet (9 cartons, 2 boxes, 14 oversize boxes)
    Physical Description: 12 videocassettes (VHS)
    Physical Description: 6 audiotape reels
    Physical Description: 6 film reels
    Physical Description: 2 sound discs
    Date (inclusive): 1950-2001
    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.
    Language of Material: English .

    Content Description

    This collection consists of administrative records, ephemera, scrapbooks, photographs and slides, and audio-visual materials from the San Francisco office of Israel Bonds. The bulk of the collection consists of photographs and scrapbooks relating to local Israel Bonds events that occurred between 1950 and 1990. Materials relating to the work of San Francisco Jewish women in Israel Bonds are particularly interesting and include many scrapbooks of annual fashion shows and other events. The photographs in the collection document important local Israel Bonds events and trips and also include many portraits and photographs of Israeli leaders, local Jewish leaders, and even some celebrities. The collection also includes reel-to-reel audiotapes, videotapes, and films relating to events sponsored by Israel Bonds and that feature well-known Jewish and non-Jewish personalities from the San Francisco Bay Area and other locations.

    Biographical / Historical

    The Development Corporation for Israel (Israel Bonds) was founded in 1951. It was established in 1951 to promote the economic, industrial, agricultural, and scientific development of the State of Israel. The State of Israel designated the Development Corporation for Israel (DCI) to replace the American Financial and Development Corporation for Israel as sole underwriter of Israel bonds effective May 16, 1955. The first Israel Bonds sales drive was launched in New York by David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister. Ben-Gurion's coast to coast tour of the United States would raise 52.6 million dollars by the end of 1951. Through 1985, it had sold seven billion dollars (i.e. $7,000,000,000) worth of bonds for Israel.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Accruals

    No future additions are expected.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    The Development Corporation for Israel records were transferred to The Bancroft Library from the Judah L. Magnes Museum in 2010.

    Existence and Location of Copies

    There are no alternative forms of this collection.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Development Corporation for Israel records, BANC MSS 2010/688,The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Presley Hubschmitt in 2022 with funding from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation.

    Conditions Governing Use

    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

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Jews -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area.
    Bonds -- Israel.
    Bonds.
    Jews.
    California -- San Francisco Bay Area.
    Israel.
    Fashion shows.
    Fashion -- Israel -- History -- 20th century.
    Development Corporation for Israel. Northern California Area. San Francisco
    Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973