TABLE OF CONTENTS


Introduction

Institutional Sketch

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement Note

Conditions of Access and Use

Administrative Information

Search Terms

Box Folder Listing

Series A. Records. 1934-1993.

Series B. Audiovisual. 1960-1993.

A Finding Aid to the Message of Israel Records. 1934-1993.

Manuscript Collection No. 299

Introduction
Repository: The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
Creator: Message of Israel
Title: Message of Israel Records
Dates: 1934-1993
Quantity: 5.2 linear feet (13 Hollinger boxes, 1472 sound tape reels)
Abstract: Consists of tape recordings of Message of Israel radio broadcasts and preparatory recordings, 1960-1993; catalog of program titles, 1934-1993, with program transcripts, publicity materials, correspondence and miscellaneous items concerning the series, 1974-1993; together with letters to the program, with replies written by Max A. Shapiro and A. Stanley Dreyfus.
Collection Number: MS-299
Language: Collection material in English.

Institutional Sketch

The Message of Israel was a radio program produced by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations in association with the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, featuring sermons, music, and news of Jewish interest.

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Scope and Content Note

Consists of tape recordings of Message of Israel radio broadcasts and preparatory recordings, 1960-1993; catalog of program titles, 1934-1993, with program transcripts, publicity materials, correspondence and miscellaneous items concerning the series, 1974-1993; together with letters to the program, with replies written by Max A. Shapiro and A. Stanley Dreyfus. Also included are transcripts of the program, 1936-1967.

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Arrangement Note

This collection is arranged in two (2) series:

  • Series A. Records. 1934-1993.
  • Series B. Audiovisual. 1960-1993.

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Conditions of Access and Use

Terms of Access

The collection is open for use; no retrictions apply.

Terms of Reproduction and Use

Copyright restrictions may apply. Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce, with exceptions for fair use, may be obtained through the American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio. Please address queries to the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives. For more information, see the American Jewish Archives copyright information webpage.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Message of Israel Records and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:

[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-299. Message of Israel Records. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Provenance

The Message of Israel Records were received from various donors.

Processing Information

Processed by American Jewish Archives staff. Additional processing by Michelle Wirth Detroit, December, 2012.

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Box Folder Listing

Series A. Records. 1934-1993.[13 Hollinger boxes]
Scope and Content Note: Series A. Records consists of catalog of program titles, 1934-1993, with program transcripts, publicity materials, correspondence and miscellaneous items concerning the series, 1974-1993; together with letters to the program, with replies written by Max A. Shapiro and A. Stanley Dreyfus. Also included are transcripts of the program, 1936-1967.
Box Folder
1 1 Letters to the program and replies written by Max Shapiro. A-E, General. 1950-1954.
1 2 Letters to the program and replies written by Max Shapiro. F-L, General. 1950-1954.
1 3 Letters to the program and replies written by Max Shapiro. M-R, General. 1950-1954.
1 4 Letters to the program and replies written by Max Shapiro. S-Z, General. 1950-1954.
1 5 Letters to the program and replies written by A. Stanley Dreyfus. A-Z, General. 1950-1954.
Box Folder
2 1 List of tape recordings received by AJA. 1960-1993.
2 2 Catalog of programs produced by UAHC. 1934-1968.
2 3 Catalog of programs produced by HUC-JIR. 1 May 1988-1993.
2 4 Transcripts and miscellaneous found in tape boxes. 1974-1987.
2 5-6 Correspondence, transcripts, publicity materials, and miscellaneous. 1987-1988.
2 7-8 Correspondence, transcripts, publicity materials, and miscellaneous. 1989.
Box Folder
3 1 Correspondence, transcripts, publicity materials, and miscellaneous. 1990.
3 2 Correspondence, transcripts, publicity materials, and miscellaneous. 1991.
3 3-4 Correspondence, transcripts, publicity materials, and miscellaneous. 1992.
3 5 Correspondence, transcripts, publicity materials, and miscellaneous. 1993.
Box
4 Transcripts. 1936-1941.
Box
5 Transcripts. 1942-1946.
Box
6 Trancripts. 1946-1949.
Box
7 Transcripts. 1949-1952.
Box
8 Transcripts. 1952-1954.
Box
9 Transcripts. 1954-1955.
Box
10 Transcripts. 1955-1957.
Box
11 Transcripts. 1957-1959.
Box
12 Transcripts. 1959-1961.
Box
13 Transcripts. 1961-1967.
Series B. Audiovisual. 1960-1993.[1472 audio tape reels]
Scope and Content Note: Series B. Audiovisual consists of tape recordings of Message of Israel radio broadcasts and preparatory recordings, 1960-1993. A detailed catalog listing air dates, speakers, and topics of these recordings can be found in Box 2, Folders 1, 2, and 3.
(TR-1764 to TR-3226) Radio program recordings. 1960-1993.
(TR-3232 to TR-3240) Radio program recordings. 1987-1990.

Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the AJA's online catalog.

Persons and Families

Dreyfus, A. Stanley -- (Alfred Stanley), -- 1921-
Shapiro, Max A. -- (Max Andrew), -- 1917-

Institutions

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Message of Israel -- Archives
Union of American Hebrew Congregations

Subjects

Radio programs -- United States

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