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Harry J. Sapper papers, 1926-1965.
BANC MSS 2010/491 carton 1; BANC MSS 2010/491 carton 2; BANC MSS 2010/491
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Title:
Harry J. Sapper papers, 1926-1965Creator/Contributor:
Sapper, Harry J. (Harry Joseph), 1898-1965, creator, creator.Creator/Contributor:
Jewish Welfare Association (Oakland, Calif.)Creator/Contributor:
Western Jewish History Center, 253.Creator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, 1969.008.Creator/Contributor:
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and LifeAbstract:
Correspondence and speeches recording his approach to voluntary organizations, social welfare, and relations between groups.
Also has newspaper clippings and publications from national Jewish organizations and social work associations on Jewish concerns,
social work, and political and social issues. A large section is comprised of office subject files from the Jewish Welfare
Association, dating from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. Much of the materials consist of small publications (i.e. pamphlets
and brochures) and form letters. Also contains copies of speeches and papers distributed at conferences.
Date:
1926 (issued)Subject:
Sapper, Harry J. (Harry Joseph) -- 1898-1965 -- ArchivesIntergroup relations
Jews -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area
Jews -- Public welfare -- California -- Oakland
Public welfare -- California -- Oakland
Jews -- Charities
Jews -- Societies, etc
Jews -- Politics and government
Jews -- Social conditions
Social service -- United States
Social service -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area
Intergroup relations
Jews
Jews -- Charities
Jews -- Politics and government
Jews -- Social conditions
Jews -- Societies, etc
Social service
California -- San Francisco Bay Area
United States
Social workers
Note:
Formerly: Western Jewish History Center Collection Number 253
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number 1969.008
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Harry J. Sapper papers, BANC MSS 2010/491, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
Canadian-born Jewish social worker and attorney; pioneer in the social welfare field and influential in guiding the changing
philosophies of philanthropy; involved in several Jewish organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area; also active in coordinating
refugee resettlement and overseas relief during the Holocaust (i.e., 1933-1945). Executive director of the Jewish Welfare
Association, in Oakland, Calif., from 1925 to 1959, and was its executive director emeritus.
Type:
Correspondence.Speeches, addresses, etc., American.
Administrative records-California-Oakland.
Physical Description:
2 (2
Language:
English
Identifier:
2006585200
BANC MSS 2010/491 carton 1
BANC MSS 2010/491 carton 2
BANC MSS 2010/491
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.