Jewish history of Contra Costa County, California collection, 1868-1980.

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Jewish history of Contra Costa County, California collection, 1868-1980.

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Legal documents and court files; historical notes; biographical and genealogical material; minutes; invoices; reports; receipts; photographs; interviews, including one with William Tornheim; correspondence, including some with Robert E. Levinson; membership certificates; newspaper clippings and articles; and Freemason material.

1.5 linear ft.

Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8125307

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Tornheim, William

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Levinson, Robert E., 1938-1980

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Robert Levinson was an historian, educator, and author who specialized in the history of Jews in the western United States. His doctoral dissertation, "The Jews in the California Gold Rush", was published in 1978 and it remains the major work about the history of the Jews during the California Gold Rush. Levinson was a professor of history (1967-1980) and the director of the Sourisseau Academy for State and Local History (1973-1976) at California's San Jose State University. He played a leading ...