BAMBERGER, FRITZ. (1902-1984). 
Papers, 1947-1966. 0.8 linear ft. (MS-660)
Bamberger, scholar and academic, had a long career as editor of periodicals such as Esquire, and as an administrator and instructor at schools such as the Berlin's Teacher's Institutue and the Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion. Papers cover three distinct areas: correspondence and documentation of the Society of Jewish Bibliophiles from its inception in 1961 through 1966; Bamberger's own research, specifically a survey of the growing need for Rabbis conducted from 1947-1966; and correspondence, pamphlets, press releases, and catalogues pertaining to University Publishers, Inc. from 1964-1966. Inventory available.

BARONDESS, JOSEPH A. (1867-1928). 
Papers, 1912-1928. 3.7 linear ft. (MS-507)
Personal letterbooks of the Zionist and labor leader who founded the American Jewish Congress and who was responsible for the incorporation of safeguards for Jewish minority rights in the Versailles Peace Treaty. In addition to the material documenting his early activities in America, 1900--1910, the following subjects are included: Zionism, insurance, and labor and laboring classes. 

BECKER, JAMES H. (1895-1970). 
Papers, 1917-1927. 0.4 linear ft. (MS-536)
Original and photocopies of correspondence to his family during his travels in Europe as a member and director of the European Organization Joint Distribution Committee, 1917-1927; diary kept while Becker, as a First Lieutenant in the American Relief Administration under Herbert Hoover, was in Paris, France and Poland, 1919; pages from a diary written while in Palestine, 1927; also speeches given in honor of Becker by the Chicago Jewish War Relief Committee, 1920; and pamphlets pertaining to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. 

BERMAN, HAROLD (1879-1949). 
Papers, 1911-1949. 2.9 linear ft., 21 scrapbooks. 
Collection consists of scrapbooks containing newspaper and magazine articles written by Harold Berman, Jewish newspaperman and writer, on current world problems, short stories, and the Yiddish theater. Also included are essays, stories, translations, diaries, journals, newsclippings, biographies on various Jewish themes, and articles by and about well-known Jewish writers and philanthropists. 

BETTMAN, IPHIGENE (1892-1978).
Papers, 1900-1964. 0.8 linear ft. (MS-667)
Papers contain the writings of Iphigene Bettman, a newspaper columnist, Republican Party worker, and granddaughter of Isaac Mayer Wise. Included are her journals from various trips overseas, correspondence with her family, and articles, stories, and speeches that she wrote. Of special interest are writings during her stay in England at the end of World War II and reminiscences of her grandfather's farm in the Cincinnati suburb of North College Hill. Inventory available.

BETTMANN, BERNHARD (1834-1915).
Papers, 1846-1945. 0.4 linear ft.
Papers describe the career of Bernhard Bettmann as merchant, public official and civic and communal leader in Cincinnati, Ohio. The collection includes correspondence, business agreements, news articles, poetry, certificates and personal items. The span dates of the collection are 1846-1945, with the bulk of the material dated 1846-1913. Inventory available.

BILLIKOPF, JACOB (1883-1950). 
Papers, 1907-1951. 15.8 linear ft. 
Papers document the career of Jacob Billikopf, a leader in Jewish philanthropy, social legislation, and labor management relations. The collection includes correspondence, newsclippings, photographs, and miscellaneous items relating to Billikopf's efforts as a fund raiser and social activist. The papers deal almost exclusively with the voluntary community aspects of his career with the bulk of the correspondence spanning the years, 1930-1950. Some of the notable correspondents included are Dean Acheson, Bernard Baruch, Adolf Berle, David A. Brown, David Dubinsky, Irenee Dupont, Solomon Freehof, Henry J. Haskell, Alvin Johnson, Horace M. Kallen, Judah L. Magnes, Abba Hillel Silver, Charles P. Taft, Robert F. Wagner, Morris D. Waldman, Felix Warburg, Chaim Weizmann, and Stephen S. Wise. Some topics of interest include Anti-Semitism, fund raising, immigration, labor relations, Palestine, refugees, and Zionism. Inventory available

BLOOM, ROBERT L. (1878-1974) AND JESSIE S. (1887-1980). 
Papers, 1897-1980. 2 linear ft. 
Papers describe the lives of Robert and Jessie Bloom, pioneers in the settlement and development of Alaska. The collection consists primarily of correspondence, but also includes reminiscences, diaries, clippings and personal items. Inventory available.

BOGEN, BORIS D. (1869-1929). 
Papers, 1891-1929. 3.7 linear ft. 
Organizational correspondence, records, speeches, pamphlets and reports representative of Bogen's career as an educator and social worker. Of special significance is the material concerning the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the American Relief Association and their involvement in post World War I relief activities. Boris Bogen served as the General Director of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee from 1916 to 1924. Inventory available.

BRAUDE, ABRAHAM S. (1920-1994). 
Papers, 1954-1992. 1.6 linear ft. 
Correspondence, minutes, and annual reports concerning his association with Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, including correspondence with Dr. Alfred Gottschalk plus Board of Governors minutes, general correspondence, issues of the HUC Chronicle and HUC-JIR annual reports. Inventory available

BRAUDE, WILLIAM G. (1907- ). 
Papers, 1929-1974. 2.5 linear ft. 
Correspondence with numerous rabbis; manuscripts, editorials, and notes for Braude's translation of the Pesikta Rabbati and the Midrash on Psalms; and conversion certificates, 1934-1974. 

BROCHES, SAMUEL (b.1886 ).
Papers, 1761-1949. 9.0 linear ft., 2 reels microfilm. 
Correspondence, documents, records, and wills (1761-1949), assembled by Broches covering aspects of New England history; also, information on Boston, Massachusetts fraternal orders (1858-1938). 

BROWN, DAVID A. (1875-1958). 
Papers, 1894-1958. 1.2 linear ft. 
Correspondence, newsclippings, editorials, and miscellaneous items which pertain to the activities and interests of a Detroit and New York City businessman and philanthropist. Of special significance is the information on China, Russia, The American Hebrew, and Jewish philanthropy. Inventory available