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William Haas papers, 1849-1927.
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William Haas papers, 1849-1927Creator/Contributor:
Haas, William, 1849-1916, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Western Jewish History Center, 118.Creator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, WJHC 1972.011.Creator/Contributor:
Bancroft Library, Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.Creator/Contributor:
Online Archive of CaliforniaAbstract:
The collection contains photocopies of William Haas' naturalization papers, photocopies of a marriage license and a marriage
certificate for William Haas and Bertha Greenebaum; a German book with a photograph pasted to the front inside cover of Koppel
and William Haas (taken in Bamberg, Germany, circa 1863-1864); a final settlement of Haas' estate, leaving, among other bequests,
$6,000 to his widow to be distributed to San Francisco charities as she thought fit; a wedding scrapbook (circa 1907) with
invitations and clippings from many turn-of-the-century weddings among San Francisco's Jewish aristocracy; memorial tributes
from San Francisco's Mount Zion Hospital, one to William Haas, as an officer, and one to Bertha Haas, as a volunteer; and
a certificate of appreciation to William Haas from the Panama-Pacific International Exhibit (1915).
Date:
1849 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caJews, German -- California
Jews -- California -- San Francisco -- Charities
Decedents' estates -- California
Juifs allemands -- Californie
Juifs -- Californie -- San Francisco -- Œuvres de bienfaisance
Successions et héritages -- Californie
Decedents' estates
Jews -- Charities
Jews, German
California
California -- San Francisco
Mount Zion Hospital Association (San Francisco, Calif.)
Mount Zion Hospital Association (San Francisco, Calif.)
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)
Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Haas, William -- 1849-1916 -- Archives
Haas, Bertha Greenebaum -- 1861-1927
Haas, Bertha Greenebaum -- 1861-1927
Businessmen
Note:
Formerly: Western Jewish History Center Collection Number 118.
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1972.011.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
Objects transferred to the museum holdings of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life for separate handling and cataloging.
William Haas was born in Bavaria and immigrated to San Francisco in the 1860s. He worked in the wholesale grocery business,
first under the name of Loupe and Haas, before establishing Haas Brothers. In addition to being a well-known philanthropist,
he was also a director of Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank. Haas married Bertha Greenebaum in 1880 and had three children:
Charles, Alice, and Florine.
Preferred citation: William Haas papers, BANC MSS 2010/619, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley.
Materials in English.
Type:
estate records.marriage licenses.
Memorials.
naturalization records.
Archives.
Physical Description:
2 boxes and 1 oversize folder (.4 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
2006585275
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.