TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Finding Aid to the Setty Swarts Kuhn Papers. 1903-1952.
Manuscript Collection No. 173
Introduction |
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| Repository: | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives |
| Creator: | Kuhn, Setty Swarts, 1868-1952. |
| Title: | Setty Swarts Kuhn Papers. |
| Dates: | 1903-1952. |
| Quantity: | 1.6 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, diaries, testimonials, photographs, and newsclippings relating to Mrs. Kuhn's family and her active involvement in civic affairs in the Cincinnati area. Important correspondents include Albert Einstein, Jane Addams, Nelson Glueck, Harold Laski, and Rudolf Serkin. |
| Collection Number: | MS-173 |
| Language: | Collection material in English. |
Biographical Sketch
Born June 18, 1868 in Westwood, Ohio, Setty Swarts graduated from Hughes High School in Cincinnati in 1886, and in 1893, married Simon Kuhn, a Cincinnati banker. They had four children, three girls and a boy. Throughout her long life, Mrs. Kuhn was a community leader with many civic and philanthropic involvements including the Foreign Policy Association, the Better Housing League, the University School, and the Cincinnati Chamber Music Society. She was also a strong advocate for disarmament and world peace. She died on April 21, 1952.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, diaries, testimonials, photographs, and newsclippings relating to Mrs. Kuhn's family and her active involvement in civic affairs in the Cincinnati area. Important correspondents include Albert Einstein, Jane Addams, Nelson Glueck, Harold Laski, and Rudolf Serkin.
Conditions of Access and Use
Terms of Access and Use
The Setty Swarts Kuhn Papers are open to all users. The original manuscript collection is available in the Barrows-Loebelson Reading Room of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives.
Property and Literary Rights
Various donors, by the act of donating the Setty Swarts Kuhn Papers to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by Setty Swarts Kuhn and her heirs. Literary rights may also be retained by specific creators of materials.
Questions concerning rights should be addressed to the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives. For more information see the American Jewish Archives copyright information webpage.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Setty Swarts Kuhn Papers and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:
[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-173. Setty Swarts Kuhn Papers. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Provenance
The Setty Swarts Kuhn Papers were received from various donors.
Processing Information
Processed by American Jewish Archives staff.
Box and Folder Listing
| Series A. General. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | A-K, General. | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Einstein, Albert. 1940-1951. | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Kuhn, Dorothy [daughter]. 1900-1912, undated. | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Kuhn, Louise [daughter]. 1909-1918. | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Kuhn, Roger and Tom [grandsons]. 1943-1951, undated. | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Kuhn, Samuel [son]. 1909-1912. | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Kuhn, Simon. 1888-1893. | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Kuhn, Simon. 1898-1900. | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Kuhn, Simon. 1904-1906. | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Kuhn, Simon. 1907-1908. | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Kuhn, Simon. January-August 1909. | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Kuhn, Simon. October-November 1909. | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Kuhn, Simon. January-May 1910. | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Kuhn, Simon. June-July, November-December 1910. | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Kuhn, Simon. January-September 1911. | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Kuhn, Simon. October-December 1911. | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Kuhn, Simon. 1912. | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Kuhn, Simon. 1913-1919. | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Kuhn, Simon [letters of condolence, A-K]. 1919-1920. | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Kuhn, Simon [letters of condolence, L-Z]. 1919-1920. | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Kuhn, Simon [letters of condolence, organizations]. 1919-1920. | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | L-Z, General. | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Magnes, Judah L. 1930-1949. | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Swartz, Caroline [sister]. 1883-1886, undated. | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Swartz, Emma [mother]. 1883-1884. | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Swartz, Grandmother. 1865-1897. | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Swartz, Solomon [brother]. 1883-1896. | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | Miscellaneous family correspondence.1871, 1893, undated. | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 | Autobiography. | |||||||||
| 3 | 11 | Better Housing League [tribute book]. April 1950. | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | Diary. 1913-1919. | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Diary. 1929, undated. | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Guest book. 1933-1945. | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Photographs. | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | Report cards. 1877-1886. | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Russia [notes]. | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | 70th birthday celebration. 1938. | |||||||||
| 4 | 8 | Tributes. | |||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Writings. | |||||||||
| 4 | 10 | Miscellaneous.1892-1893, 1939, 1950, undated. | |||||||||
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