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Alsace Jewish manuscripts collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1936

Scope and Contents

Collection of correspondence and other documents from Jewish communities in the northern part of the Alsace region in France, including Bas-Rhin, Balbronn, Strasbourg, Ottrott, Ingersheim, Metz, Atznheim, and other towns. The documents cover a wide range of topics, including communal life, relations between Jews and non-Jews, business transactions, life-cycle events, legal rulings, etc. Most of the 131 items are hand-written; a few are printed or mimeographed. The vendor's itemized lists of the documents are included at the beginning of each part of the collection.

Dates

  • 1735-1913

Creator

Language of Materials

The materials are in Yiddish, Hebrew, German, and French.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired from Yeshayahu Vinograd and Moshe Rosenfeld by the Judaica Collection, 2004-2005, and transferred to Manuscripts and Archives, 2009.

Arrangement

The documents are arranged in four parts, as they were received from the vendor. Oversize materials are housed separately.

Extent

3.75 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1936

Abstract

Collection of correspondence and other documents from Jewish communities in the northern part of the Alsace region in France, including Bas-Rhin, Balbronn, Strasbourg, Ottrott, Ingersheim, Metz, Atznheim, and other towns. The documents cover a wide range of topics, including communal life, relations between Jews and non-Jews, business transactions, life-cycle events, legal rulings, etc. Most of the 131 items are hand-written; a few are printed or mimeographed. The vendor's itemized lists of the documents are included at the beginning of each part of the collection.

Title
Guide to the Alsace Jewish Manuscripts Collection
Status
Under Revision
Author
compiled by Julie Cohen
Date
July 2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)

Location

Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511

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