TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Finding Aid to the Louis Weiss Papers. 1876-1909.
Manuscript Collection No. 190
Introduction |
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| Repository: | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives |
| Creator: | Weiss, Louis, 1848-1909. |
| Title: | Louis Weiss Papers. |
| Dates: | 1876-1909. |
| Quantity: | 0.8 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Sermons, essays, play scripts, published articles, 2 letters, naturalization certificate, masonic certificate and obituaries. |
| Collection Number: | MS-190 |
| Language: | Collection material in English, German, and Hebrew. |
Biographical Sketch
Louis Weiss, rabbi and scholar, was born on February 17, 1848, in Kotay, Hungary. He received his rabbinical diploma from a school in Grosswardein, Hungary. Weiss immigrated to the United States and, in in Chicago in 1876, he became a naturalized U.S. citizen. He served as rabbi for several congregations in the South and in Columbus, Ohio (1894); Hamilton, Ontario; Palestine, Texas (1903-1905) and Braddock, Pennsylvania (1905-1909). Louis Weiss died July 30, 1909.
Scope and Content Note
Sermons, essays, play scripts, published articles, 2 letters, naturalization certificate, masonic certificate and obituaries.
Restrictions
Terms of Access and Use
The Louis Weiss 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
Hayim Goren Perelmuter, by the act of donating the Louis Weiss Papers to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by Louis Weiss and his 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 Louis Weiss Papers and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:
[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-190. Louis Weiss Papers. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Provenance
The Louis Weiss Papers were received from Hayim Goren Perelmuter, Chicago, Illinois, in November, 1962.
Processing Information
Processed by American Jewish Archives staff.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
Search Terms
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