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Title: Jacob Bauman Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1886-1940
Collection number: 2097
Creator: Bauman, Jacob, 1871-1940
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Rabbi Jacob Bauman (1871-1940) was the rabbi of Agudath Achim Congregation, then Congregation Talmud Torah, and finally with
Congregation Share Torah, where he remained until his death in 1940. As a scholar, he was concerned with the study of the
Torah and problems of Jewish law. The collection consists of Bauman's correspondence, manuscripts, and related papers including
an original manuscript of his
Hemdat Ya'akov and a partial manuscript of
Matnat kehunah.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Library Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Eva Bauman Narwitz, 1997.
[Identification of item], Jacob Bauman Papers (Collection 2097). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
462311
Rabbi Jacob Bauman was born in Riseshitz, Poland, in 1871; pursued rabbinical studies in Poland; came to Los Angeles in 1907
and became rabbi of Agudath Achim Congregation, then Congregation Talmud Torah, and finally with Congregation Share Torah,
where he remained until his death in 1940; was a scholar concerned with the study of the Torah and problems of Jewish law.
Collection consists of correspondence, manuscript, and related papers of Jacob Bauman. Includes an original manuscript of
Bauman's
Hemdat Ya'akov and a partial manuscript of
Matnat kehunah.
The collection is in Hebrew and Yiddish.
Arranged in the following folders:
- Early writings.
- Correspondence with various rabbis (mainly on marriage and divorce).
- Material relating to dissolution of marriage.
- Original manuscript of Hemdat Ya'akov.
- Partial manuscript of Matnat kehunah by Yehudah ha-Kohen with Bauman's emendations.
- Miscellaneous writings.
- Private papers.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Bauman, Jacob, 1871-1940--Archives.
Rabbis--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.