Finding Aid to the Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks records, 1962-2008
Finding Aid written by The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life staff
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
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Finding Aid to the Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks records, 1962-2008
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2010/716
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
- Finding Aid Written By:
- The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life staff
- Date Completed:
-
May 2011
© 2011 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks records
Date (inclusive): 1962-2008
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2010/716
Creators :
Judah L. Magnes Museum. Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks
Extent:
Number of containers: 4 cartons, 2 boxes, and 1 oversize folder
(Linear feet: 4.6)
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The collection consists of administrative records, legal records, correspondence, research and publicity materials, some financial
records, and photographs of the commission at work and of the pioneer Jewish cemeteries (the photos date mainly from circa
1963 through 1995).
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
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.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head
of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The
Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright
owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted
in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is
given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.Materials in this collection 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.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html .
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks records, BANC MSS 2010/716,
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum. Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks--Archives
Jewish cemeteries--California
Jewish pioneers--California
Jews--California
Jews--California--Genealogy
Jackson (Calif.)
Mokelumne Hill (Calif.)
Sonora (Calif.)
Grass Valley (Calif.)
Nevada City (Calif.)
Placerville (Calif.)
Western Jewish History Center. 069
Judah L. Magnes Museum. WJHC 1968.031
Bancroft Library. Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks records were gifted to The Bancroft Library
by the Judah L. Magnes Museum in 2010.
Accruals
No future additions are expected.
System of Arrangement
Collection is arranged into 7 series: Administrative, Legal, Correspondence, Cemetery Files, Research and Outreach, Financial,
and Photographs.
Processing Information
Processed by the Judah L. Magnes Museum staff in 1968. Additional processing by The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
staff in 2011.
Biographical Information
The Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks was formed in 1962 to assist in the preservation
of pioneer Jewish cemeteries located in the California Mother Lode. It currently holds title to six pioneer Jewish cemeteries
at Jackson, Mokelumne Hill, Sonora, Grass Valley, Nevada City, and Placerville, California, marking the Gold Rush era beginning
of Jewish settlement in northern California. Following tradition, the Jewish pioneers' first communal activity was to found
burial societies. Their cemeteries are today's major link to the vanished Jewish communities of that time and place.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of administrative records, legal records, correspondence, files on individual cemeteries, research
and outreach materials, some financial records, and photographs of the commission at work and of the pioneer Jewish cemeteries
(the photos date mainly from circa 1963 through 1995).
Series 1
Administrative.
1962-2006
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 1-13
Carton 1, Folder 1
Early reports and documents,
1962-1968
Carton 1, Folder 2
Commission members and officers lists,
1965-1990
Carton 1, Folder 3
Board of Trustees,
undated
Carton 1, Folder 4
Relationship of Commission to Judah L. Magnes Museum,
2005
Carton 1, Folder 5
Form letters to Commission members, committees, and trustees,
1963-2000
Carton 1, Folder 7
Blank Commission stationary and business cards,
undated
Carton 1, Folder 8-13
Meeting minutes and notes,
1962-2006
Series 2
Legal.
1962-2000
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 14-24; Carton 2, folders 1-3
Carton 1, Folder 15
Early legal correspondence,
1962-1986
Carton 1, Folder 17
Legal: Mokelumne Hill,
1973-1990
Carton 1, Folder 18-24
Legal: Nevada City,
1964-2000
Carton 2, Folder 1
Legal: Nevada City,
1964-2000
Carton 2, Folder 2
Legal: Placerville,
1963-1964
Series 3
Correspondence.
1962-2004
Physical Description:
Carton 2, folders 4-26; Carton 3, folders 1-5
Carton 2, Folder 6
Altman, Hal and Levinson, Robert,
1962-1967
Carton 2, Folder 7
Altman, Hal and Fromer, Seymour,
1962-1965
Carton 2, Folder 8-11
Fromer, Seymour,
1962-2004
Carton 2, Folder 12-14
Levinson, Robert,
1962-1979
Carton 2, Folder 15
Levinson, Robert and Fromer, Seymour,
1963-1979
Carton 2, Folder 16
Levinson, Robert and Glaser, Joseph,
1964-1976
Carton 2, Folder 17
Glaser, Joseph,
1963-1968
Carton 2, Folder 23
Marcus, Gerald D.,
1963-1977
Carton 2, Folder 24
Marcus, Gerald D. and Glaser, Joseph,
1962-1968
Carton 2, Folder 25
Marcuse, Edgar and Marcuse, Donald,
1995
Carton 3, Folder 2
Zellerbach, Stephen
1966-2000
Carton 3, Folder 3
Correspondence regarding rededication of Jackson and Mokelumne Hill,
1976
Carton 3, Folder 4
Letters addressed to the museum,
1963-1999
Carton 3, Folder 5
Miscellaneous correspondence,
undated
Series 4
Cemetery files.
1962-2006
Physical Description:
Carton 3, folders 6-21
Series 5
Research and Outreach.
1971-2008
Physical Description:
Carton 3, folders 22-44; Carton 4, folders 1-6
Carton 3, Folder 23
Criteria for state historical landmark registration,
1963
Carton 3, Folder 24
Articles about pioneer Jewish cemeteries and the Commission,
1968-1998
Carton 3, Folder 25
General information re: the Judah L. Magnes Museum,
undated
Carton 3, Folder 27
Robert Levinson's book/thesis,
1967-1978
Carton 3, Folder 29
Lillian Roth information about Nevada City and Grass Valley,
1982
Carton 3, Folder 31
Mother Lode Havura Jewish Community; San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society,
1993
Carton 3, Folder 32
Sue Morris Gold Rush/cemetery tours,
1995-1999
Carton 3, Folder 33
Pioneer Jewish cemetery tours,
1974-1983
Carton 3, Folder 34
Press releases,
1963-1995
Carton 3, Folder 35
Museum exhibitions about cemeteries,
1983-1994
Carton 3, Folder 36
Jewish cemetery, Carson City, Nevada, list of burials from Judith Greenspan,
1998
Carton 3, Folder 37-40
Sue Silver (California Saving Graves) research materials and reports,
2005
Carton 4, Folder 1-4
Sue Silver (California Saving Graves) research materials and reports,
2005
Carton 4, Folder 5
Pamphlets and brochures (Commission and other organizations),
1963-2008
Carton 4, Folder 6
Pamphlets (articles by Hal Altman, Robert Levinson),
1961-1971
Series 6
Financial.
1962-2005
Physical Description:
Carton 4, folders 7-20
Carton 4, Folder 7
Repair work, bids,
1976-2005
Carton 4, Folder 8
Receipts, bills, advertising,
1963-1999
Carton 4, Folder 9
Correspondence re: payments,
1963-1966
Carton 4, Folder 10
Correspondence, annual request for funds,
1968-1983
Carton 4, Folder 11
Correspondence, donation requests and donation cards,
1966-1992
Carton 4, Folder 12-13
Correspondence, fundraising,
1966-1976
Carton 4, Folder 14
Commission donations, Justin's Bar Mitzvah,
1996
Carton 4, Folder 15
Commission taxes,
circa 1970
Carton 4, Folder 16
Commission budget,
1963-1988
Carton 4, Folder 17
Correspondence re: finances,
1968-1980
Carton 4, Folder 18
Sonora records, financial (photocopies) and 1 check stub book,
1905-1934
Carton 4, Folder 19-20
Miscellaneous financial,
1962-1995
Series 7
Photographs and Pictorial.
circa 1963-2008
Physical Description:
Carton 4, folders 21-30; Box 1; Oversize Folder 1B
Carton 4, Folder 21
Various, black and white,
circa 1965-1975
Carton 4, Folder 22
Various, polaroids,
circa 1975
Carton 4, Folder 23
Various, Commission activities (taken by Mark Levine),
1976
Carton 4, Folder 24-25
Various, color snapshots,
circa 1980-1995
Box 2, Folder 1-2
Various, slides of sites,
circa 1970-1985
Carton 4, Folder 26
Various, unidentified sites,
circa 1994-1998
Carton 4, Folder 30
Mokelumne Hill and Jackson events (photos by Jeff Haas),
1976
Box 1, Folder 3
Mokelumne Hill,
circa 1994
Box 1, Folder 4
Nevada City,
circa 1965-1998
Box 1, Folder 5
Placerville,
circa 1964-1987
Oversize Folder 1B
Pencil drawing of restored gates of Marysville cemetery (with proclamation),
2008
