TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Finding Aid to the Adolph Simon Ochs Papers. 1861-1935.
Manuscript Collection No. 324
Introduction |
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| Repository: | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives |
| Creator: | Ochs, Adolph Simon, 1858-1935. |
| Title: | Adolph Simon Ochs Papers. |
| Dates: | 1861-1935. |
| Quantity: | 0.4 linear feet. |
| Abstract: | Collection contains correspondence with various members of the boards of Hebrew Union College, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Temple Emanu-El in New York, as well as with other prominient politicians, such as Warren G. Harding. Also includes speeches, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Originals of letters from President Harding, Grace Coolidge,Thomas Edison, Mina Edison, Douglas Fairbanks, Charles Lindbergh, Eleanor Roosevelt, Wm. Howard Taft, and H.G. Wells, along with a 1923 dollar bill, have been placed in Rare Documents: Ochs. |
| Collection Number: | MS-324 |
| Language: | Collection material in English. |
Biographical Sketch
Adolph S. Ochs (1858-1935) was born in Cincinnati. In addition to being a newspaper publisher with the Chattanooga Times and the New York Times, he was also involved with Hebrew Union College and the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.
Scope and Content Note
Collection contains correspondence with various members of the boards of Hebrew Union College, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Temple Emanu-El in New York, as well as with other prominient politicians, such as Warren G. Harding. Also includes speeches, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Originals of letters from President Harding, Grace Coolidge,Thomas Edison, Mina Edison, Douglas Fairbanks, Charles Lindbergh, Eleanor Roosevelt, Wm. Howard Taft, and H.G. Wells, along with a 1923 dollar bill, have been placed in Rare Documents: Ochs.
Restrictions
Terms of Access and Use
The Adolph Simon Ochs 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
Robert P. Goldman, by the act of donating the Adolph Simon Ochs Papers to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by Adolph Simon Ochs 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 Adolph Simon Ochs Papers and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:
[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-324. Adolph Simon Ochs Papers. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Provenance
The Adolph Simon Ochs Papers were received from Robert P. Goldman, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1959.
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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