SABATH, ADOLPH JOACHIM (1866-1952).
Papers, 1903-1952. 3.3 linear ft.
Papers describing the forty-six year career of a Democratic Congressmen from Chicago's Fifth District. The collection includes correspondence, legislative bills, Congressional records, notes resolutions, speeches, articles, newsclippings, and miscellaneous material. Topics covered are immigration, anti-Semitism, and Palestine. Correspondents include Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jane Addams, Grace Abbott, Josephus Daniels, Stephen S. Wise, Samuel Gompers, Joseph P. Tumulty, and Julius Rosenwald. Inventory available.
SACKLER, HARRY (1883-1974).
Papers, 1909-1968. 2.5 linear ft.
Yiddish playwright, author, and communal leader, Sackler's papers include correspondence, manuscripts, reviews, newsclippings (1909-1968), and a diary (1927-1967) relating to his activities.
SAMUEL,
MAURICE (1895-1972)
Papers, 1907-1980. 14.4 linear ft.
Papers describe the career of Maurice Samuel, author and lecturer.
The collection includes many of his writings as well as correspondence,
tape recordings, photographs and miscellaneous items. The papers
also include some materials pertaining to Edith Brodsky Samuel,
the wife of Maurice Samuel. Inventory
available.
SANDERS,
EDWARD (1922-)
Papers, 1968-1997. 8.8 linear ft.
Papers consist of correspondence,
reports, nearprint, clippings, memos, and working papers that reflect
Sanders' service as Senior Advisor to the President and the Secretary
of State on Middle East Affairs during the Carter Administration,
his extensive political work with the Democratic Party as well as
his organizational work with the Jewish Federation Council of Greater
Los Angeles and the U. S. Holocaust Commission. Of particular interest
are materials relating to the Camp David Accords (1978) and the
Israel/Egypt Peace Treaty (1979). Inventory
available
SANDLER, PHILIP .
Papers, 1940-1960. 5.0 linear ft.
Correspondence and other material on various aspects of American Jewish life including Jewish community centers, Tercentary celebration, left-wing Jewish camps, Jewish books, Jewish education, Zionism, and Yiddish culture.
SCHIFF, JACOB H. (1847-1920).
Papers, 1914-1920. 16.3 linear ft.
Financier and noted communal activist and philanthropist. Collection consists of correspondence and reports concerning Schiff's philanthropic, political, educational, and immigrational activities, relief problems, the outbreak of the First World War, the inhuman treatment of the Jews in Poland, relief for Antwerp Jews and for Jewish sufferers from the war, the struggle between Zionists and non-Zionists in Germany, the language question in Jerusalem, the founding of a Jewish Institute of Technology in Haifa, American-German relations during World War I, Jewish agricultural and industrial problems, literary, scientific, and religious questions, business matters, financial transactions with the United States Treasury Department, and the restoration of Palestine. Some of the individuals and organizations included in the collection are Cyrus Adler, the American Jewish Committee, the American Jewish Relief Committee, the American Red Cross, Charles L. Bernheimer, Jacob Billikopf, David A. Brown, Abram I. Elkus, Julius Goldman, Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society, Henry Street Settlement, Intercollegiate Menorah Association, Morris Jastrow, Jewish Chautauqua Society, Joseph Krauskopf, David Lubin, Julian W. Mack, Judah L. Magnes, Louis Marshall, William G. McAdoo, H. Pereira Mendes, Henry Morgenthau, Julius Rosenwald, Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Lillian D. Wald, Stephen S. Wise, Simon Wolf, and the Zionist Organization of America.
SCHLAIFER, EDWARD M. (b. 1895 ).
Papers, 1915-1944. 0.8 linear ft.
Letterbooks containing correspondence, newsclippings, and miscellaneous documents concerning Schlaifer's family, his attempts in aiding the immigration of relatives from Russia to France, and his service as a consular officer (Vienna, Austria).
SELIGMAN FAMILY.
Papers, 1877-1934. 0.8 linear ft.
Originals and photocopies of correspondence relating to family affairs, business matters, and contemporary events of a New York City family. Includes correspondence between Edwin R. A. Seligman and Horatio Alger, Jr. regarding Ulysses S. Grant, Brigham Young, the campaign of 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes, and Alger's novels; and love letters from "Stella," niece of Edwin Seligman's brother. Other correspondents include Emma Westermann and Carrie Wise.
SEMAN, PHILIP LOUIS (1881-1957).
Papers, 1897-1957. 8 linear ft.
Papers document Seman's career as an organizational executive, social worker and educator. The collection consists of scrapbooks containing newspaper and magazine articles, invitations, programs, booklets, and correspondence describing his public appearances and community involvement. The bulk of the material falls between the years 1905-1957. Inventory available.
SEMEL, BERNARD (1879-1959).
Papers, 1929-1952. 3.3 linear ft.
Cotton merchant, philanthropist, and Jewish communal leader in New York City. Papers consist of correspondence, reports, personal notes, financial statements, and organizational material relating to Semel's activities.
SENIOR FAMILY.
Papers, 1848-1945. 3.3 linear ft.
Correspondence, speeches, reports, school themes, and other papers of Max Senior, businessman and philanthropist, of Cincinnati, his wife, Emma (Kuhn) Senior, and his son, James Kuhn Senior, of Chicago. Includes correspondence, diary (1917-1920) and military papers relating to James K. Senior's military service with the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I, letters (1945) from him in Paris to his wife, Rose, and his daughter, Mary; and correspondence relating to Max Senior's anti-Zionist views and activities.
SHINEDLING, ABRAHAM ISAAC (1897-1982 ).
Papers, 1891-1963. 3.3 linear ft.
Originals and photocopies of correspondence (1953-1963), history of the Los Alamos Jewish Center, Los Alamos, New Mexico (1944-1957), memoirs by Shinedling of his father, Moses Shinedling, and his brother, Julian Mark Shinedling; and a page from the family Bible of Moses Shinedling, including family biography (1891-1931). Includes letters from Julian M. Shinedling, of Paterson, New Jersey, to his brother, Rabbi Shinedling.
SHULVASS, MOSES A. (1909-1988).
Papers, 1934-1986. 8.4 linear ft.
Rabbi, author and Professor of Rabbinic Literature, papers consist of correspondence and working papers regarding Shulvass' writings, academic, and communal activities. Shulvass was on the faculty of Baltimore Hebrew College and Spertus College of Judaica in Chicago. Inventory available.
SIEGEL FAMILY.
Papers. 1921-1944. 0.4 linear ft.
Letters (1943-1944) from Robert Enoch Siegel to his parents, Benjamin and Hannah (London) Siegel, written from Fort Devens, Massachusetts; Fort Dix, New Jersey, Texas, England, and France, while he was a soldier during World War II. Also includes scrapbooks containing correspondence and clippings relating to Portraits of Jews (1927) and Shades of My Forefathers (1941) written by Mrs. Siegel and published under her maiden name, Hanna Ruth London.
SILVER, ALTON S. (1937-1965).
Papers, 1961-1965. 0.8 linear ft.
Collection includes correspondence and papers relating to Silver's activities with the Jewish deaf community
SIMONHOFF, HARRY (1833-1966).
Papers, 1948-1964. 1.2 linear ft.
Literary manuscripts, articles, newsclippings, nearprint and letters of Harry Simonhoff, a Miami, Florida attorney and author. The papers reflect Simonhoff's interest in Jewish history and his activities within the Miami Jewish community.
SINGER, ISIDORE (1859-1939).
Papers, 1895-1938. 0.8 linear ft.
Papers reflect the career, interests, and activities of Dr. Singer as a Jewish editor, thinker, and writer. The collection consists of correspondence, articles, and newsclippings relating to Dr. Singer and his involvement as editor of The Jewish Encyclopedia and founder of the Amos Society. Inventory available.
SLONIMSKY, HENRY (1884-1970).
Papers, 1920-1965. 4.4 linear ft.
Papers consists of writings, lecture notes, and topical files of Slonimsky, noted scholar and dean of Jewish Institute of Religion. There is no correspondence in the collection. The topical files contain various and accumulated writings on topics as authored by Slonimsky and have been kept in their orginal order. Most of the materials in this collection are undated. Inventory available.
SLONIMSKY, MARION (1876-1926).
Papers, 1889-1915. 0.8 linear ft.
Papers consist of correspondence and writings including courses in psychology taught by Slonimsky at the Jewish Community House in Cincinnati, Ohio. Inventory available.
SOLOMON, ALAN (1933- ).
Papers, 1933-3998. 0.8 linear ft.
Papers consist of correspondence, nearprint and writings which describe the activities and research of Dr. Solomon, a researcher at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville specializing in cancer research. Solomon is also a patron of the arts in Knoxville, Tennessee. Inventory available.
SOLOMON, JOSEPH (1904-1966).
Papers, 1927-1996. 1.6 linear ft.
Papers document the professional and philanthropic career of Joseph Solomon, a noted wills and trusts attorney. Materials include news clippings, correspondence, family anecdotal history and memorabilia, as well as photographs and awards. Inventory available.
SONNE, ISAIAH (1877-1960).
Papers, 1922-1960. 3.7 linear ft.
Scholar, historian, and librarian, Sonne's papers consist of correspondence, notes, articles, lectures, bibliographies of Jewish books, and miscellaneous material.
SPICEHANDLER, ABRAHAM (1888-1968).
Papers, 1922-1933. 0.8 linear ft.
Personal correspondence and records of philanthropic activities including material concerning his participation in writer's associations and Zionism.
STRULL, CHARLES.
Papers, 1930-1962. 3.2 linear ft.
Papers consist of casefiles from his tenure with the Louisville-based Kentucky Committee for Service to New Americans which worked with various Jewish social service agencies to rescue victims of the Holocaust and bring them to the United States (1930-1950). The collection also includes the financial records of the Kentucky Committee for Service to New Americans (1958-1962).
SWAY, DAVID (1880-1954).
Papers, 1924; 1954. 0.2 linear ft.
Papers include the passport of his mother (1924), press clippings about his life and career as editor of the Yiddish newspaper, The Jewish World, and letters of condolence to his family (1954).
SYRKIN, MARIE (1899-1989).
Papers, 1915-1989. 4 linear ft.
Author, educator, poet, journalist, and leader of the Zionist movement in America. Syrkin's papers include correspondence with friends and family as well as professional and political colleagues, copies of her journal articles, book reviews, addresses, and poetry, and lecture notes and syllabi from humanities and literature courses she taught at Brandeis University. Also included are materials pertaining to her work as a representative of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation traveling to displaced person camps in Germany immediately following World War II. The collection encompasses the subjects of Zionism, Israeli history and politics, Jewish life, education, feminism, Holocaust survivors, refugee camps, poetry, and literature. Inventory available. |