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Helen Motto papers, 1930-1972.
BANC MSS 2010/693 box 1; BANC MSS 2010/693
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Title:
Helen Motto papers, 1930-1972Creator/Contributor:
Motto, Helen, 1889-1977, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Western Jewish History Center, 216.Creator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, WJHC 1982.007.Creator/Contributor:
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and LifeCreator/Contributor:
Online Archive of CaliforniaAbstract:
The collection consists of personal and organizational correspondence; a scrapbook that chronicles Motto's many organizational
involvements; a manuscript called "History and Development of the Jewish Community of Santa Barbara, 1923-1969," written by
Motto; and papers that document Motto's work with refugee resettlement between 1945 and 1950.
Date:
1930 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-us---Motto, Helen -- 1889-1977 -- Archives
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America.
National Council of Jewish Women.
Jews -- California -- Santa Barbara -- History -- 20th century
Jews, Polish -- California -- Santa Barbara
Jewish women -- California -- Santa Barbara -- Societies and clubs
Jewish women -- United States -- Societies and clubs
Jewish refugees -- United States
Zionism -- United States
Santa Barbara (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century
United States -- Emigration and immigration
Zionists
Note:
Formerly: Western Jewish History Center Collection Number 216.
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1982.007.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Helen Motto papers, BANC MSS 2010/693, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
Helen Motto was born in Warsaw, Poland and immigrated to the United States as a child. She married Jacob Motto and moved to
Santa Barbara in 1923. In time, she became a central figure in that city's Jewish religious, philanthropic, and cultural life.
She was active in the National Council of Jewish Women, the sisterhood of Santa Barbara's B'nai B'rith Congregation, and Hadassah.
Materials in English.
Type:
Correspondence-California-Santa Barbara.Physical Description:
print
1 box (.4 linear feet)
Language:
English
Identifier:
2006585551
BANC MSS 2010/693 box 1
BANC MSS 2010/693
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.