RG 3A Faculty Records-Faculty Meeting Minutes
| Title: | Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1929-1977. |
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| Name(s): | Jewish Theological Seminary of America Faculty Records. | |
| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
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| Extent: | 2.94 linear ft. | |
| Abstract/Description: | Included are minutes of meetings of the faculty of the Jewish Theological Seminary, 1929-1977 (with gaps). Also included are minutes of the faculty's Committee on Appointments, Honorary Degrees, and Promotions, 1966-1971, and a manual containing | |
| Abstract/Description: | examples of form letters, blank Rabbinical School application forms, examinations, schedules, instructions, and other information, 1940s-1950s. Memoranda, agendas, lists of students, lists of faculty committees, reports, course descriptions, | |
| Abstract/Description: | subjects for class essays, grade lists, and other miscellaneous material can be found among the minutes. Topics covered in the minutes include: student admissions; policies regarding students; awards of schlolarships; curriculum; alumni placement; | |
| Abstract/Description: | military chaplaincy; awards of honorary degrees; and other matters. Of particular interest are discussions dealing with the admission of women to Rabbinical School classes, 1941; the possibility of an exchange program between the Seminar | |
| Note(s): |
The Jewish Theological Seminary of America was founded in 1886 and reorganized in 1902 under the leadership of Solomon Schechter. The Seminary, located in New York City, is considered the fountainhead of the Conservative Movement in Judaism. It consists of a rabbinical school and graduate and undergraduate programs in Jewish studies; during the first half of the century it also included a Jewish teachers training institute. The Seminary's leaders have been: Sabato Morais (1886-1897), Solomon Schechter (1902-1915), Cyrus Adler (1915-1940), Louis Finkelstein (1940-1972), Gerson Cohen (1972-1986), and Ismar Schorsch (1986-present). Inventory available. |
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| Subject(s): |
Camp Ramah. Columbia University. Conservative Judaism Jewish camps Jewish religious education Rabbinical seminaries -- New York (N.Y.) Universities and colleges -- Faculty Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. (Jewish law) |
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| Library Classification: | R.G.3A | |
| Restrictions on Access: | Permission required. Some items restricted. Reproduction of fragile items not permitted. Consult Librarian about literary rights. | |
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