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Leon Spiro papers, approximately 1915-1980 (bulk 1968-1976).
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Title:
Leon Spiro papers, approximately 1915-1980 (bulk 1968-1976)Creator/Contributor:
Spiro, Leon, 1900-, creator, creator.Creator/Contributor:
Western Jewish History Center, 266.Creator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, WJHC 1968.024.Creator/Contributor:
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and LifeAbstract:
The collection contains numerous publications including poems, articles, and "letters to the editor" written by Leon Spiro.
It also includes his correspondence, featuring acknowledgments, as well as some letters between Spiro and Julian Michel, an
assistant university librarian at the University of California, Berkeley. In addition, the collection contains photographs
of family and exhibits and a biography of Spiro's grandfather, Maurice, who arrived in California in 1846 and became a merchant
and a jeweler. The collection also contains information about the A and S department stores in California and Nevada, as well
as information about Michael Spiro, Jr., the conductor of the San Francisco Junior Symphony.
Date:
1968 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-us-nvDepartment stores -- California
Department stores -- Nevada
Jews -- California -- San Francisco
Jewelers -- California
Grands magasins -- Californie
Grands magasins -- Nevada
Juifs -- Californie -- San Francisco
Bijoutiers -- Californie
Department stores
Jewelers
Jews
California
California -- San Francisco
Nevada
University of California, Berkeley. -- Library.
San Francisco Junior Symphony.
San Francisco Junior Symphony
University of California, Berkeley. -- Library
Spiro, Leon -- 1900- -- Archives
Jr -- Spiro, Michael
Jr -- Spiro, Michael
Note:
Formerly: Western Jewish History Center Collection Number 266.
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1968.024.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
Leon Spiro was a member of a pioneer California family. He was also a literary impresario; a collector and distributor of
poetry in nine languages; and a translator of Spanish, French, and Portuguese. Besides being a civil engineer for the city
of San Francisco, he also created the Star-West Library and the publications Star-West, the Sausalito-Belvedere Gazette, and
the Larvae du Golden Gate. In addition, he also wrote columns about California's interests and concerns for The Journal, an
official publication of the Birmingham (England) Trades Council, during the 1960s and 1970s.
Preferred citation: Leon Spiro papers, BANC MSS 2010/954, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley.
Materials in English and French.
Type:
correspondence.photographs.
poems.
Photographs
Archives
Photographs.
Photographies.
Physical Description:
1 (3
Language:
English
French
Identifier:
2006585232
http://magnes.org/scholars/research-information/research-request-form
http://magnesalm.org/notebook_fext.asp?site=magnes&book=156584
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CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.