Edgar F. Magnin Papers 1909-1984

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Edgar F. Magnin Papers, 1909-1984

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Edgar F. Magnin Papers 1909-1984

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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/archives/ead/xOCAJA0344

Abstract

The Edgar F. Magnin Papers consist of papers and audiorecordings relating to the professional career of Edgar F. Magnin, who was both a rabbi and a leader of the Los Angeles, California community for several decades. Magnin served 69 years at Wilshire Boulevard Temple and its predecessor B'nai B'rith Temple. The papers include correspondence, newsclippings, photographs, scrapbooks, sermons (both in written and recorded forms), organizational activities and writings.

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37.9 linear feet; 57 Hollinger boxes; 13 oversize boxes; 341 reel-to-reel tapes; 363 cassette tapes

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eng,

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The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6399173

The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives

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