TABLE OF CONTENTS


Introduction

Scope and Content Note

Restrictions

Administrative Information

Search Terms

A Finding Aid to the Walter A. Davidson Papers. 1925-1981.

Manuscript Collection No. 595



Introduction

Repository: The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
Creator: Davidson, Walter A.
Title: Walter A. Davidson Papers.
Dates: 1925-1981.
Quantity: 0.4 linear feet.
Abstract: Correspondence, and other materials relating to Davidson and his career as a cantor; together with records of the Board of American Hazan-Ministers concerning cantorial rights in religious services.
Collection Number: MS-595
Language: Collection material in English.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence, and other materials relating to Davidson and his career as a cantor; together with records of the Board of American Hazan-Ministers concerning cantorial rights in religious services.


Restrictions

Terms of Access and Use

The Walter A. Davidson 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

Property rights are held by the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by Walter A. Davidson 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 Walter A. Davidson Papers and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:

[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-595. Walter A. Davidson Papers. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Provenance

The Walter A. Davidson Papers were received from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York, New York, in 1990.

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.

American Conference of Cantors
Cantors (Judaism)
Davidson, Walter A
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Jewish soldiers -- Religious life -- United States
Jews -- Music -- Study and teaching -- New York (N.Y.)
Judaism -- United States -- Liturgy
Synagogue music
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish