Jewish Community Federation records, 1839-1982 (1901-1979).

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Jewish Community Federation records, 1839-1982 (1901-1979).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42703808

Consists of correspondence, trustee and committee minutes and reports, annual reports, surveys, newspaper clippings, publications, research papers, and scrapbooks. The collection is arranged in four series. Series I: Individual's Files, includes material pertaining to members of the Cleveland Jewish community. Series II: Organization and Subject Files, includes material pertaining to the Federation and its antecedents, as well as to local, national, and international organizations with which the Federation was involved; and subjects of concern to the local Jewish community. Series III: Major Reports, includes correspondence, minutes, memos, reports and membership lists assembled by Federation committees. Series IV: Scrapbooks, includes material pertaining to the activities of the Federation and it antecedents, including the Jewish Welfare Fund. Included are numerous surveys, as well as a wide range of material relating to local, national, and international Jewish history. Confidential material has been placed in a separate collection, MS. 4563A.

44.3 linear ft.

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7452822

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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