RG 9A. JTSA - Regional Branches, Mid-Atlantic Region (Philadelphia, Pa.)
| Title: | Guide (Preliminary) to the Regional Branches, Mid-Atlantic Region (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records, 1935-1983, 1940s (bulk). |
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| Name(s): | Jewish Theological Seminary of America Regional Branches, Mid-Atlantic Region (Philadelphia, Pa.) | |
| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 1935 | |
| Abstract/Description: | This small group of Philadelphia Branch files, 1935-1983 (the bulk dates from the 1940s) documents fundraising activity for the Jewish Theological Seminary conducted in the Philadelphia area. Included are minutes, examples of form letters and material used during campaigns; reports; administrative documents; scrapbooks; photographs; and publications. Of note are scrapbooks of clippings documenting Philadelphia fund-raising | |
| Abstract/Description: | activities as well as Seminary events, 1954-1965; issues of "The Weekly Messenger," a newsletter devoted to campaign activities, 1949-1951; and an abstract of Seminary president Louis Finkelstein's address to the group's executive committee on May 5, 1940. | |
| Note(s): |
The Mid-Atlantic, or Philadelphia, Branch of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America was founded in 1886 or 1887 as a fund raising arm for the Seminary in New York. In 1944 the Branch joined with a number of other Philadelphia Jewishorganizations to establish a central fund-raising office. Inventory available. |
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| Subject(s): |
Finkelstein, Louis, 1895- Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Conservative Judaism Educational fund raising Rabbinical seminaries -- New York (N.Y.) Jews -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia |
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| Library Classification: | R.G.9A | |
| Held by: | Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 3080 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10027 USA. | |
| Restrictions on Access: | Permission required. Some items may be restricted. Reproduction of fragile items is not permitted. Consult the Librarian about literary rights. | |
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