Information: The first column shows data points from Cohen, Ethel, 1887-1977 in red. The third column shows data points from Cohen, Ethel Silberman in blue. Any data they share in common is displayed as purple boxes in the middle "Shared" column.
Ethel Cohen, medical social worker, was born on May 25, 1892, in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Rose Myra (Titelbaum) and Herman Cohen. She grew up in Chelsea, Massachusetts; after the Chelsea Fire of 1908 the family moved to Dorchester but Cohen continued to attend Chelsea High School, graduating in June 1909. She was graduated from Radcliffe College in 1913 with a BA degree (Cum Laude) in German. After taking a business course at the Chandler Normal Shorthand School (1914) she worked as a stenographer for professors at Harvard University; the Department of Archaeology at Phillips Academy, Andover; and the law firm of Crocker and Dutch. From 1921 to 1927 she was a medical social worker for the American Red Cross and on the staff of the Chelsea Naval Hospital. In 1928 she was graduated from Simmons College School of Social Work with a MS degree in Medical Social Work; her thesis was A Study of One Hundred and Thirty Two Clients with Chronic and Incurable Diseases Known to the Federated Jewish Charities, Boston, Massachusetts, October 1, 1926 to September 30, 1927.
From 1928 to 1949 she first organized and then served as director of the Social Service Department at Beth Israel Hospital (BIH-SSD), Boston. During that time she held faculty appointments at Simmons College School of Social Work (1936-1949) and Tufts Medical College (1934-1949); served as a medical social consultant to the United States Children's Bureau to assist in the initiation of the Rheumatic Fever Program (1940); as a regional medical social consultant to nine western states and two territories, also for the Children's Bureau (1943-1944); and as a special consultant to the Department of Medicine and Surgery, Research and Education Service of the Veterans' Administration, involved in their residency training program (1949-1952).
After resigning as director of Social Service Department at Beth Israel Hospital, Cohen continued to serve there as a consultant. In 1952 she was awarded a Fulbright Research Fellowship to study at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. This was followed in November 1952 by an invitation from the Hadassah Medical Organization in Israel to do a study of their medical program in relation to social service to patients. Other consulting positions included studies for The Boston Lying-In Hospital (1953); the Community Health Project, Harvard School of Public Health (1954); Blythedale, an institution for orthopedically handicapped children, Valhalla, New York (1954); United Community Services of Metropolitan Boston, Health Division (1955); Fordham University School of Social Service (1955); Free Hospital for Women, Brookline, Massachusetts (1955); National Association of Social Workers (1956, 1958); Baerwald School of Social Welfare, Hebrew University, Jerusalem (1962-1963); Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston (1963); and St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Social Service Department, Brighton, Massachusetts (1965).
During August and September 1976 Cohen was interviewed for the William E. Wiener Oral History Library of the American Jewish Committee; a typed transcript of those interviews is in the Schlesinger Library (OH/26 Cohen.)
Ethel Cohen died on May 6, 1977 shortly before her 85th birthday; she was buried in Adath Jerusalem Cemetery, West Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Ethel Cohen, medical social worker, was born on May 25, 1892, in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Rose Myra (Titelbaum) and Herman Cohen. She grew up in Chelsea, Massachusetts; after the Chelsea Fire of 1908 the family moved to Dorchester but Cohen continued to attend Chelsea High School, graduating in June 1909. She was graduated from Radcliffe College in 1913 with a BA degree (Cum Laude) in German. After taking a business course at the Chandler Normal Shorthand School (1914) she worked as a stenographer for professors at Harvard University; the Department of Archaeology at Phillips Academy, Andover; and the law firm of Crocker and Dutch. From 1921 to 1927 she was a medical social worker for the American Red Cross and on the staff of the Chelsea Naval Hospital. In 1928 she was graduated from Simmons College School of Social Work with a MS degree in Medical Social Work; her thesis was A Study of One Hundred and Thirty Two Clients with Chronic and Incurable Diseases Known to the Federated Jewish Charities, Boston, Massachusetts, October 1, 1926 to September 30, 1927.<p>
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From 1928 to 1949 she first organized and then served as director of the Social Service Department at Beth Israel Hospital (BIH-SSD), Boston. During that time she held faculty appointments at Simmons College School of Social Work (1936-1949) and Tufts Medical College (1934-1949); served as a medical social consultant to the United States Children's Bureau to assist in the initiation of the Rheumatic Fever Program (1940); as a regional medical social consultant to nine western states and two territories, also for the Children's Bureau (1943-1944); and as a special consultant to the Department of Medicine and Surgery, Research and Education Service of the Veterans' Administration, involved in their residency training program (1949-1952).
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After resigning as director of Social Service Department at Beth Israel Hospital, Cohen continued to serve there as a consultant. In 1952 she was awarded a Fulbright Research Fellowship to study at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. This was followed in November 1952 by an invitation from the Hadassah Medical Organization in Israel to do a study of their medical program in relation to social service to patients. Other consulting positions included studies for The Boston Lying-In Hospital (1953); the Community Health Project, Harvard School of Public Health (1954); Blythedale, an institution for orthopedically handicapped children, Valhalla, New York (1954); United Community Services of Metropolitan Boston, Health Division (1955); Fordham University School of Social Service (1955); Free Hospital for Women, Brookline, Massachusetts (1955); National Association of Social Workers (1956, 1958); Baerwald School of Social Welfare, Hebrew University, Jerusalem (1962-1963); Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston (1963); and St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Social Service Department, Brighton, Massachusetts (1965).
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During August and September 1976 Cohen was interviewed for the William E. Wiener Oral History Library of the American Jewish Committee; a typed transcript of those interviews is in the Schlesinger Library (OH/26 Cohen.)
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Ethel Cohen died on May 6, 1977 shortly before her 85th birthday; she was buried in Adath Jerusalem Cemetery, West Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Cohen, Ethel, 1892-1977. Transcript of oral history, 1976.
Title:
Transcript of oral history, 1976.
Interview with medical social worker Ethel Cohen, by Eva S. Moseley, 1976, sponsored by the William E. Wiener Oral History Library of the American Jewish Committee.
The collection contains very little information concerning Insley's family, childhood, adolescence, or college years. It does provide information about her professional life, her leadership in the maternal and child health field, and the movement to make social services a necessary component of health care programs. Papers include curricula vitae, certificates, photographs, her master's thesis, financial and medical records, personal and professional correspondence, writings, speeches, and conference material.
Cohen, Ethel. The function of social case work in a mental hygiene clinic.
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Cohen, Ethel, 1887-1977
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The Hadassah Medical Organization Papers in the Hadassah Archives
The Hadassah Medical Organization Papers in the Hadassah Archives, 1918-2009
Title:
The Hadassah Medical Organization Papers in the Hadassah Archives
The Hadassah Medical Organization Papers in the Hadassah Archives document Hadassah's work in providing health care resources in Palestine since 1918. The activities documented revolved around the development of the Hadassah Hospital, health centers, dental centers, occupational and rehabilitative services, medical, nursing, dental and pharmacy schools as well as myriad educative and preventive projects, especially those aimed at infant care. The documents also reflect the history of the Palestine and the establishment of the State of Israel from a unique perspective. The collection contains correspondence, reports, minutes, publicity and fund-raising related materials, newspaper clippings and articles, personal accounts, financial records and statistical reports.
ArchivalResource:
87.75 linear feet (171 manuscript boxes, 1 half-manuscript box, and 3 oversized folders)
Solomon, Maida H. (Maida Herman), 1891-1988. Papers, 1901-1988 (inclusive).
Title:
Papers, 1901-1988 (inclusive).
Personal and family papers include correspondence, photos, and course notes from Smith College and Portia Law School. Professional correspondence, minutes, reports, and other material concern Solomon's work with the American Association of Psychiatric Social Workers, the American Red Cross, the American Association of Schools of Social Work, Beth Israel Hospital, the Massachusetts Society for Social Health, Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, and Union Park Forum, as well as her fieldwork for the AAPSW, syphilis social work at the Boston Psychopathic Hospital, and service as a consultant to Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) programs. Also included are documents from Hecht House, a Jewish settlement house for girls; Rutland Corner House; and Well-Met Project, Inc., a half-way house sponsored by Harvard's Phillips Brooks House.
The Aaron Copland Collection consists of published and unpublished music by Copland and other composers, correspondence, writings, biographical material, datebooks, journals, professional papers including legal and financial material, photographs, awards, art work, and books. Of particular interest is the correspondence with Nadia Boulanger, which extent over 50 years, and with his long-time friend, Harold Clurman. Other significant correspondents are Leonard Bernstein, Paul Bowles, Benjamin Britten, Carlos Chávez, David Diamond, Roy Harris, Charles Ives, Claire Reis, Arnold Schoenberg, Roger Sessions, and Virgil Thomsom. The photographic collection of Copland's friend and confidant Victor Kraft, a professional photographer, forms part of the collection.
ArchivalResource:
around 400,000 items; 564 boxes; 306 linear feet
The archive is a collection of correspondence, personal and business papers, photographs, and other materials which document some of the most significant aspects of twentieth-century music. Through his work as a conductor and publisher, and his efforts to commission new musical works, Koussevitzky maintained deep ties with many of the finest composers and musicians of the day. These figures are represented in their personal and professional affiliations with the conductor. In addition to serving as a record of Koussevitzky's life and career, the collection extensively chronicles periods in the history of organizations such as the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Berkshire Music Center, the Koussevitzky Music Foundation, and the American International Music Fund. Material in the collection dates from Koussevitzky's years in his native Russia. The bulk of the collection dates from 1924 to 1951; it also contains material created after Koussevitzky's death, reflecting his widow's continuing work with various organizations and projects. Musical compositions commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky are part of the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation Collection, and are shelved in ML30.3c, ML30.3c2, ML30.3c3, and ML30.3e2.
ArchivalResource:
circa 13,000 items; 138 boxes; 100 linear feet
The papers of Mailamm, The American Music Association, 1930-1943.
MAILAMM (Organization). The papers of Mailamm, The American Music Association, 1930-1943.
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The papers of Mailamm, The American Music Association, 1930-1943.
Includes letters to and from members of Mailamm. Some of the notable correspondants found within this collection are: Isidor Achron, Ernest Bloch, Artur Bodanzky, Sophie Braslau, Mario Catelnuovo-Tedesco, Ethel S. Cohen, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, Aaron Copland, Walter Damrosch, Marcia Davenport, Bernard S. Deutsch, Eddie Dowling, Olin Downes, Carl Engel, Ira Eisenstein, Gershon Ephros, Clara Clemens Gabrilowitsch, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, George Gershwin, Leopold Godowsky, Carl Goldmark, Rubin Goldmark, Vladimir Golschmann, Bertha Goldstein, Phyllis Harrington, Arthur Hartmann, Emil Hauser, Bronislaw Huberman, Jose Iturbi, Charles Ives, Frederick Jacobi, Hall Johnson, J. Rosamund Johnson, Hans Kindler, Otto Klemperer, Serge Koussevitzky, Isa Kremer, Robert Lachmann, Dorothy Lawton, Carl McKinley, Lazare Saminsky, Giovanni Martinelli, Darius Milhaud, Pierre Monteux, Eugene Ormondy, David De Sola Pool, Gustave Reese, Nadia Reisenberg, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Artur Rodzinski, Curt Sachs, Lazare Saminsky, Arnold Schoenberg, Friedrich Schorr, Rudolf Serkin, Fabien Sevitzky, Leopold Stokowski, Joseph Szigeti, Ernst Toch, Arnold Volpe, Bernard Wagenaar, Kurt Weill, Stefan Wolpe and Miriam Shomer Zunser.
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