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David Robinson papers, 1936-1964.
BANC MSS 2010/656 box 1; BANC MSS 2010/656 box 2; BANC MSS 2010/656
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Title:
David Robinson papers, 1936-1964Creator/Contributor:
Robinson, David, 1889-1963, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Congregation Beth Israel (Portland, Or.)Creator/Contributor:
Western Jewish History Center, 238.Creator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, WJHC 1968.002.Creator/Contributor:
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and LifeCreator/Contributor:
Online Archive of CaliforniaAbstract:
The collection consists of Robinson's speeches, many of which reveal his interest in intergroup relations, anti-semitism,
and war and peace; some files on the various organizations and individuals with which Robinson was associated, including Oregon's
Americanism Coordinating Committee, the American Social Hygiene Association, the Salvation Army, Protestants and Others United
for Separation of Church and State, B'nai B'rith (Seattle Lodge No. 503), Joseph Shemanski, Glen Archer, and John Metcalfe;
and materials relating to Portland's Congregation Beth Israel in the 1950s. The Beth Israel materials include some committee
files and files relating to Rabbi Julius Nodel (who became Beth Israel 's rabbi in 1950). Some of the Rabbi Nodel materials
concern the controversy surrounding Nodel's sermons on Billy Graham and his article entitled "Did Christ Get a Fair Trial?"
Date:
1936 (issued)Subject:
n-us-or -- n-us-wa -- n-us---Robinson, David -- 1889-1963 -- Archives
Graham, Billy -- 1918-
Nodel, Julius J -- 1915-1992 -- Correspondence
Shemanski, Joseph -- Death and burial
Americanism Coordinating Committee (Or.)
B'nai B'rith. -- Seattle Lodge No. 503 (Seattle, Wash.)
Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
Antisemitism
Jews -- Oregon
Jews -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Societies and clubs
Intergroup relations
Public health -- United States
Rabbis -- Oregon -- Portland
Social service -- Health aspects
Lawyers
Civic leaders
Note:
Formerly: Western Jewish History Center Collection Number 238.
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1968.002.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
David Robinson papers, BANC MSS 2010/656, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of
California, Berkeley.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
David Robinson was born in Portland, Oregon. Although he had a law degree and started working first as a lawyer, he later
served his community more prominently by working as an organization executive. From 1915 to 1917, he was a public defender,
working to represent those whose cases came before Portland's municipal court. From 1918 to 1922, he was the director of the
legal measures section in the U.S. Public Health Service. In 1938, he became the assistant national director for the Anti-Defamation
League. In the middle of World War II, in 1943, he worked with the Rumor and Propaganda Division of the Oregon State Defense
Council. In 1949, he served as the chairman of the Advisory Commission for the Oregon Fair Employment Practices Act. From
1949 to 1951, he was the president of Portland's Urban League. Around this time, he also served on public health committees
and on the advisory board for the Salvation Army in Portland. He ended his professional life by serving as the President of
the Board of Portland's Congregation Beth Israel, from 1954 to 1955.
Type:
Eulogies.Minutes.
Pamphlets.
Sermons.
Speeches.
Physical Description:
2 boxes (.8 linear feet)
Language:
English
Identifier:
2006585243
BANC MSS 2010/656 box 1
BANC MSS 2010/656 box 2
BANC MSS 2010/656
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.