American Jewish Historical Exhibition, records undated, 1888-1889, 1900-1905

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American Jewish Historical Exhibition, records undated, 1888-1889, 1900-1905

Contains the minutes, reports and financial records of the Executive Committee for the American Jewish Historical Exhibition pertaining to the planning and execution of the Exhibition as well as printed material and the correspondence of the members of the various committees established, arranged alphabetically; includes also a collection of printed material relating to the International Exposition at St. Louis, in 1904.

.25 linear feet (1 half-manuscript box)

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Adler, Cyrus, 1863-1940

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Cyrus Adler graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1883. He later received the first American Ph.D. in Semitics from Johns Hopkins University. He taught Semitic languages at Johns Hopkins from 1884 to 1893. In 1877 he was appointed assistant curator of the section of Oriental antiquities in the United States National Museum, and had charge of an exhibit of biblical archaeology at the centennial exposition of the Ohio valley in 1888. He was a commissioner for the world's Columbian ex...

Kohler, Max J. (Max James), 1871-1934

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American Jewish Historical Exhibition

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The Exhibition does not appear to have taken place. From the guide to the American Jewish Historical Exhibition, records, undated, 1888-1889, 1900-1905, (American Jewish Historical Society) ...