Rabbi James A. Wax collection, 1922-1989.

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Rabbi James A. Wax collection, 1922-1989.

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Correspondence (1954-1984), sermons (1939-1977), lectures, addresses, eulogies, religious writings, material relating to services and programs held at Temple Israel, Memphis, Tenn., biographical data and oral interviews, newspaper clippings, photographs, doctoral certificates from Hebrew Union College, honorary degrees, awards, and a ten-volume scrapbook collection, arranged chronologically, containing newspaper clippings, programs, letters, and awards. Other persons represented include Dr. Paul Tudor Jones, Dr. W. Herbert Brewster, Dr. Marshall Wingfield, and Memphis bishops Carroll Dozier and James Francis Stafford. Other entities represented include the National Conference of Christians and Jews, Memphis Committee on Community Relations.

1 oversize flat file drawer.

Memphis Public Library & Information Center, Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

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Memphis Public Library & Information Center, Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

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