Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum records, 1962-2006.

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Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum records, 1962-2006.

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Much of this collection pertains to the Museum's founding and history and contains correspondence; minutes and by-laws of the Museum's Board of Trustees; photographs, blueprints, and floor plans; and information about the acquisition of its collections. The largest part of the collection, however, documents the history of the Museum's programming and individual Museum exhibitions. As a result, much of this collection takes the form of research notes; posters; announcements; press releases; and exhibition catalogues. Other parts of the collection contain information on the Museum's Women's Guild, its docent program, and on its Institute for the Righteous Acts.

3 linear ft.

Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8073338

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Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum. Board of Trustees

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Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum

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Founded in 1962, and initially located in Oakland, California, the Judah L. Magnes Museum was the first Jewish museum founded in the western United States. In 1966, Museum supporters helped purchase and then relocate the Museum in the Jeremiah Thaddeus Burke mansion, in Berkeley, which was later declared a historic landmark. The Museum contains a large permanent collection of Jewish ceremonial, graphic, and fine art and an extensive one of Jewish textiles and clothing. It also hosts two librarie...

Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum. Women's Guild

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Institute for the Righteous Acts (Berkeley, Calif.)

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