Alfred J. Kahn Papers, 1920-2009.

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Alfred J. Kahn Papers, 1920-2009.

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This collection consists of a range of materials, relating primarily to Alfred Kahn's education, military service, and professional life. The materials include lesson plans and drafts, publications, reviews, research notes, conference proceedings, and correspondence. There is also one box of digital video tapes, probably documenting some of Kahn's lectures at Columbia. In addition, the collection includes a small amount of personal correspondence and several photographs.

13.7 linear ft. (26 document boxes, 5 volumes)

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8027691

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University. School of Social Work.

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Jewish Board of Guardians

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Avukah, American Student Zionist Organization.

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Kahn, Alfred J., 1919-2009

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Alfred J. Kahn was a pioneer in the field of social work and served as a member of the Columbia University faculty for fifty-seven years. Born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in 1919, Kahn spent much of his early life in the Bensonhurst neighborhood. His parents, Meyer and Sophie Kahn, raised their children in the Jewish faith. Kahn remained interested in his Jewish heritage through his college years, enrolling concurrently in the secular City College and in the Jewish Theological Semina...