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A Finding Aid to the Henry Cohen Papers. 1875-1952.
Manuscript Collection No. 263
Introduction |
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| Repository: | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives |
| Creator: | Cohen, Henry, 1863-1952. |
| Title: | Henry Cohen Papers. |
| Dates: | 1875-1952. |
| Quantity: | 0.8 linear feet. |
| Abstract: | Collection consisting of correspondence, newsclippings, publications, and miscellaneous items; topics represented include Mexican immigration to the U.S., social work, prison reform, the Leo M. Frank lynching case, and the Galveston Movement. |
| Collection Number: | MS-263 |
| Language: | Collection material in English. |
Biographical Sketch
Henry Cohen was born in London in 1863. After receiving his ordination from Jews' College in London Cohen occupied pulpits in Jamaica and Mississippi before becoming rabbi at Reform Congregation B'nai Israel in Galveston, Texas. Cohen was involved in many causes and issues, notably the "Galveston Movement" (1906-1914) which undertook to divert East European Jewish immigrants from the Eastern U.S. to the interior of the country. Henry Cohen died in 1952.
Scope and Content Note
Collection consisting of correspondence, newsclippings, publications, and miscellaneous items; topics represented include Mexican immigration to the U.S., social work, prison reform, the Leo M. Frank lynching case, and the Galveston Movement.
Restrictions
Terms of Access and Use
The Henry Cohen 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
Henry Cohen, by the act of donating the Henry Cohen Papers to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by Henry Cohen 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 Henry Cohen Papers and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:
[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-263. Henry Cohen Papers. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Provenance
The Henry Cohen Papers were received from Henry Cohen, Champaign, Illinois, in 1963.
Processing Information
Processed by American Jewish Archives staff.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the AJA's online catalog.