Solomon Breibart Correspondence, 1990-1994
Scope and Contents
topics include re-activation (1977-1978) of the Southern Jewish Historical Society, participation on various SJHS committees, exhibit on the Jewish experience in South Carolina and Breibart s efforts to assemble collections and information, re. development of SJHS constitution and by-laws and Breibart s role, SJHS tax-exempt application, planning and involvement in annual conferences, financial matters, membership drives, committee appointments, newsletter matters (Breibart was editor 1982- ), memos re. Executive Board meetings, communication with Malcolm Stern of the American Jewish Historical Society re. articles published in SJHS newsletter, creation of annual conference guidelines, re. SJHS underwriting certain publications on Jewish history, involvement with the historical sites committee, nominations for SJHS board members, re. Breibart s article on preservation of cemeteries, information on earliest Jews in Augusta, GA, requests for information from researchers on various Jewish topics, membership recruitment, grants and press releases, re. creation of an SJHS archives and artifacts collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1990-1994
Creator
- From the Collection: Southern Jewish Historical Society (U.S.) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Persky, Robert A. (Person)
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 15 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Special Collections
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