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Harold Edelstein papers, 1941-1983.
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Harold Edelstein papers, 1941-1983Creator/Contributor:
Edelstein, Harold, 1904-, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Western Jewish History Center, 079.Creator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, WJHC 1969.003.Creator/Contributor:
Bancroft Library, Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.Creator/Contributor:
Online Archive of CaliforniaAbstract:
Minutes; financial reports; and correspondence relating to the Berkeley War Council (1943-1949). Materials about the Council
include items relating to child care; consumer interests; housing; education; nutrition, medical care, and health; and community
centers. Also has notes, correspondence, and information about the Office of Price Stabilization (1951-1953); an article (1968),
on the Manasse-Block Tanning Company; and a photograph (1941) of a Berkeley B'nai B'rith lodge that shows Edelstein and other
prominent members of the East Bay Jewish community.
Date:
1941 (issued)Subject:
n-us--- -- n-us-caChild care -- California -- East Bay
Community centers -- California -- East Bay
Consumer protection -- California -- East Bay
Education -- California -- East Bay
Housing -- California -- East Bay
Jews -- California -- Berkeley
Jews -- California -- East Bay -- Societies and clubs
Medical care -- California -- East Bay
Nutrition -- California -- East Bay
Price regulation -- United States
Tanneries -- California -- Berkeley
World War, 1939-1945 -- California -- Berkeley
Juifs -- Californie -- Berkeley
Tanneries -- Californie -- Berkeley
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Californie -- Berkeley
Child care
Community centers
Consumer protection
Education
Housing
Jews
Jews -- Societies and clubs
Medical care
Nutrition
Price regulation
Tanneries
East Bay (Calif.)
California -- Berkeley
California -- East Bay
United States
United States. -- Office of Price Stabilization.
Berkeley War Council (Berkeley, Calif.)
B'nai B'rith.
Manasse-Block Tanning Company.
Berkeley War Council (Berkeley, Calif.)
B'nai B'rith
United States. -- Office of Price Stabilization
Edelstein, Harold -- 1904- -- Archives
Note:
Formerly: Western Jewish History Center Collection Number 079.
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1969.003.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
Harold Edelstein was president of the Manasse-Block Tanning Company in Berkeley, Calif.; member of the Advisory Committee
of the Office of Price Stabilization and served on the Berkeley War Council, where he helped that organization fulfill its
mandate of initiating, coordinating, and directing all World War II activities that affected Berkeley and that required organized
community action.
Preferred citation: Harold Edelstein papers, BANC MSS 2010/644, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Materials in English.
Type:
financial records.Minutes.
photographs.
Photographs
Archives
Photographs.
Photographies.
Physical Description:
1 box (.2 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
2006585231
http://magnes.org/scholars/research-information/research-request-form
http://magnesalm.org/notebook_fext.asp?site=magnes&book=156599
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.