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Jerome H. Bayer papers, 1868-1989.
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Title:
Jerome H. Bayer papers, 1868-1989Jerome H. Bayer papers and audio recordings, 1868-1989
Creator/Contributor:
Bayer, Jerome H., 1897-1992, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Bayer family.Creator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, WJHC 1994.011.Creator/Contributor:
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and LifeAbstract:
This collection consists of Jerome Bayer's autobiographical writings; his manuscripts, poems, plays, and articles; personal
and family documents and correspondence; correspondence to and from Jerome; books; and photographs of family and friends.
Date:
1868 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caAuthors, American -- 20th century
Jewish authors -- 20th century
Jewish dramatists -- 20th century
Jews -- California -- San Francisco
Juifs -- Californie -- San Francisco
Écrivains américains -- 20e siècle
Écrivains juifs -- 20e siècle
Jewish dramatists
Jewish authors
Authors, American
Jews
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Religious life and customs
California -- San Francisco
Holiday House (Firm)
Congregation Ohabai Shalome (San Francisco, Calif.)
Holiday House (Firm)
Congregation Ohabai Shalome (San Francisco, Calif.)
Bayer, Jerome H -- 1897-1992 -- Archives
Greenhood, David
Gentry, Helen -- 1897-1988
Greenhood, David
Gentry, Helen -- 1897-1988
Note:
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1994.011.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
Jerome Bayer was born in San Francisco, California on December 8, 1897 to Joseph Bayer and Augusta Schlesinger. He was a member
of Congregation Ohabai Shalome. After he graduated from the city's Lowell High School, he then attended and graduated from
the University of California at Berkeley. He relocated to New York City where he worked as a musician, social worker, dramatist,
and an educator. During WWII he worked with the USO as a theater consultant and over the years he had many positions in theater
across the US. He passed away on July 2, 1992.
Jerome H. Bayer papers, BANC MSS 2010/841, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley.
Materials in English.
Type:
audiocassettes.essays.
memoirs.
photographs.
poems.
Plays.
Archives
Photographs
Essays
Essays.
Photographs.
Essais.
Photographies.
Physical Description:
2.5 (2
Language:
English
Identifier:
2008574675
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.