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Robert Levinson collection on Julius Basinski, 1960-1969.
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Robert Levinson collection on Julius Basinski, 1960-1969Creator/Contributor:
Levinson, Robert E., 1938-1980, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Western Jewish History Center, 020.Creator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, WJHC 1968.005.Creator/Contributor:
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and LifeCreator/Contributor:
Online Archive of CaliforniaAbstract:
The collection consists of Robert Levinson's research materials on the life of Montana Jewish merchant Julius Basinski. Materials
include correspondence, notes, interview materials, and an article Levinson wrote on Basinski entitled "Julius Basinski: Pioneer
Montana Merchant" (published in volume XIV of the Yivo Annual of Jewish Social Science in 1969).
Date:
1960 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caLevinson, Robert E -- 1938-1980 -- Archives
Basinski, Julius -- 1844-1926
Jews -- Montana
Frontier and pioneer life -- Montana -- 19th century
Montana -- History -- 19th century
Note:
Formerly: Western Jewish History Center Collection Number 020.
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1968.005.
Robert Levinson collection on Julius Basinski, BANC MSS 2010/548, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Robert Levinson was a noted scholar of the Jews of the American West. He is best known for his book The Jews in the California
Gold Rush. Julius Basinski was a Jewish merchant in Montana and proprietor of Basinski Brothers. Born in Bromberg, Germany
(now Poland), Basinski immigrated to the United States in 1866 and arrived in Helena, Montana in 1870.
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English