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Fred Phillips family papers and photographs, circa 1900-1970.
BANC MSS 2010/671 oversize folder 1A; BANC MSS 2010/671 carton 1; BANC MSS 2010/671 box 1; BANC MSS 2010/671 box 2; ...
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Title:
Fred Phillips family papers and photographs, circa 1900-1970Creator/Contributor:
Phillips, Fred, 1882-1944, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2009.24 AR1.Creator/Contributor:
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and LifeAbstract:
The collection includes genealogical information about the Wartelsky and Benioff families, materials relating to Fred Phillips'
campaigns and work as a Nevada State Assemblyman (including scrapbooks documenting his political and civic activities), materials
relating to Webster Phillips' service in World War II (including a series of letters from Webster to his mother Ida in 1944
and 1945), and a large series of family photographs. Among these photos are some depicting Fred Phillips' life and work in
San Francisco during the 1910s, photos of Fred Phillips serving in the Army in Texas in 1904, photos of the groundbreaking
for Reno's Temple Emanu-El in 1921, photos of Phillips doing the work of a Nevada State Assemblyman, and photos of the Phillips
family in Reno during the 1920s and 1930s.
Date:
1900 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caPhillips, Fred -- 1882-1944 -- Archives
Benioff, Ida -- d. 1949
Benioff family
Wartelsky family
Phillips, Webster -- Correspondence
Phillips, Ethel
Jewish families -- Nevada -- Reno
Jews -- Nevada
Politicians -- Nevada
World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence
Nevada -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Note:
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number 2009.24 AR1.
UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library
via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Fred Phillips family papers and photographs, BANC MSS 2010/671, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley.
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.
Fred Phillips was born in 1882 into the Wartelsky family, which immigrated to the United States from Russia around the turn
of the century. Fred Phillips, who in 1904 went by the name Phillip Bottelsky, seems to have lived first with his father in
Chicago. In 1905, Phillip Bottelsky enlisted in the United States Army (and served in Company G of the 26th Infantry). In
1906, he officially changed his name to Fred Phillips. By the 1910s, Phillips had relocated to San Francisco, where he lived
with his wife, Ida (Benioff), and worked as a furrier with the Hudson Bay Fur Company. When the company opened an establishment
in Reno in 1919, Fred moved his family to Reno to run the store (the store eventually became the Phillips Fur Company). In
Reno, Fred and Ida were active members of the community. They were instrumental in the construction of a new building for
Reno's Temple Emanu-El in 1922 and were also prominent in the Order of the Eastern Star. Ida was, at one time, Matron of the
Adah Chapter of the Order. In the early 1930s, Fred Phillips ran for state assembly as a Democrat from Washoe County and
won. He served in the assembly for nearly a decade and ran for Mayor of Reno in 1939. Fred Phillips was often depicted in
political cartoons as covered head-to-toe in fur. Fred and Ida Phillips had two children, Webster and Ethel. Fred Phillips
died in San Francisco in 1944. Ida Phillips died in 1949.
Physical Description:
1 carton, 2 boxes, 1 oversize box, and 1 oversize folder (2.2 linear feet)
Language:
English
Identifier:
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BANC MSS 2010/671 oversize folder 1A
BANC MSS 2010/671 carton 1
BANC MSS 2010/671 box 1
BANC MSS 2010/671 box 2
BANC MSS 2010/671 oversize box 1
BANC MSS 2010/671
BANC MSS 2010/671
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CaliforniaCopyright Note:
UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library
via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.