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  • Scope and Contents
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Source of Acquisition
  • Custodial History
  • Preferred Citation
  • Biographical Note
  • Accruals

  • Contributing Institution: Special Collections & University Archives
    Title: Ida Nasatir Papers
    Creator: Nasatir, Ida
    Identifier/Call Number: MS-0466
    Physical Description: 1.25 Linear Feet
    Date (inclusive): 1897-1995
    Date (bulk): 1940-1995
    Language of Material: English .

    Scope and Contents

    The collection consists of press clippings, book reviews, correspondence, obituaries, and a yellow star that reads "Juif" worn by a French holocaust survivor and given to Nasatir during a visit to Paris.
    The materials in this collection were donated to the Jewish Historical Society of San Diego in 2005 by the estate of Ida Nasatir (JHSSD #2005.03.) It was transferred to the Library and Information Access December 21, 2010.

    Conditions Governing Access

    This collection is open for research.

    Conditions Governing Use

    The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine.  Requests for permission to publish must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.

    Source of Acquisition

    Jewish Historical Society of San Diego

    Custodial History

    The materials in this collection were donated to the Jewish Historical Society of San Diego in 2005 by the estate of Ida Nasatir (JHSSD #2005.03.) It was transferred to the Library and Information Access December 21, 2010.

    Preferred Citation

    Identification of item, folder title, box number, Ida Nasatir Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, San Diego State University Library.

    Biographical Note

    Ida Nasatir was born in Denver, Colorado in 1910. She attended UC Berkeley, where she majored in English. She met her husband, Abraham Nasatir, while at Berkeley. They married in 1929, and came to San Diego when Abraham accepted a teaching position on the faculty at San Diego State College.
    Ida Nasatir was an English teacher, specializing in working with emotionally handicapped children at San Diego High School. She also taught adult education programs. She was very active in the Jewish community, where she was well known as a teacher, book reviewer, and writer. She chronicled community members by writing their obituaries.
    Nasatir traveled widely in Europe and South America with her husband throughout his career. She wrote about their travels in detailed correspondence and articles. She passed away in 2005.

    Accruals

    2010-049

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Artifacts
    Personal Papers
    Photographs