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Walter Hilborn papers, 1952-1974.
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Title:
Walter Hilborn papers, 1952-1974Creator/Contributor:
Hilborn, Walter S. (Walter Stern), creator, creator.Creator/Contributor:
Western Jewish History Center, 134.Creator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, WJHC 1973.013.Creator/Contributor:
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and LifeAbstract:
The collection contains photocopies of letters between Hilborn and ranking officials of national and local Jewish organizations,
as well as copies of speeches, reports, awards and tributes, and various legal materials. In addition, the collection contains
autobiographical and genealogical information about his family and the Oppenheimer family of British Columbia, as well as
a copy of a transcript of an interview conducted by the Wiener Oral History Library of the American Jewish Committee and a
copy of his autobiography.
Date:
1952 (issued)Subject:
n-cn-bc -- n-us--- -- n-us-maJews -- British Columbia
Jews -- United States
Jews -- Genealogy
Jewish lawyers -- United States -- Correspondence
Civic leaders -- United States -- Correspondence
Practice of law -- United States
Juifs -- Colombie-Britannique
Juifs -- États-Unis
Avocats juifs -- États-Unis -- Correspondance
Leaders -- États-Unis -- Correspondance
Droit -- Pratique -- États-Unis
Civic leaders
Jewish lawyers
Jews
Practice of law
British Columbia -- Genealogy
Massachusetts -- Genealogy
Massachusetts -- Généalogies
British Columbia
Massachusetts
United States
Hilborn, Walter S. (Walter Stern) -- Archives
Hilborn, Walter S. (Walter Stern)
Note:
Formerly: Western Jewish History Center Collection Number 134.
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1973.013.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
Walter Hilborn, who was born in Boston, Massachusetts, was an attorney and leader in the Jewish community. Following his move
to New York City, he helped Rabbi Stephen Wise found the Jewish Institute of Religion (1922). Later, he was instrumental in
the Institute's merger with the Hebrew Union College (1950). After he moved to Los Angeles (1929), he served as the president
of the Los Angeles Welfare Planning Council; he was also an officer of the city's Jewish welfare groups for 45 years. In 1972,
the Walter S. Hilborn Chapel of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, in Los Angeles, was dedicated.
Preferred citation: Walter Hilborn papers, BANC MSS 2010/939, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley.
Materials in English.
Type:
certificates.reports.
Archives.
Genealogy.
Personal correspondence.
Physical Description:
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Language:
English
Identifier:
2008579690
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.