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A Finding Aid to the Samuel M. Blumenfield Papers. Circa 1940-1960.
Manuscript Collection No. 791
Funding for the arrangement and description of this collection was provided by
the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Introduction |
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| Repository: | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives |
| Creator: | Blumenfield, Samuel M., 1901-1972 |
| Title: | Samuel M. Blumenfield Papers |
| Dates: | Circa 1940-1960 |
| Quantity: | 1.0 linear feet (1 record carton) |
| Abstract: | The collection consists of drafts (mostly typescript) of essays written in Hebrew and English by Blumenfield on Jewish education, Israel, Zionism, and persons such as Mordecai Kaplan and Ephraim Lisitsky. |
| Collection Number: | MS-791 |
| Language: | Collection material in English and Hebrew. |
Biographical Sketch
Born in Russia, Samuel Blumenfield was a rabbi, educator and scholar. Ordained at the Jewish Institute of Religion, he served as superintendent of the Chicago Board of Jewish Education, and as dean, director and president of Chicago's College of Jewish Studies. Active in Zionist and educational affairs, Blumenfield was a prolific author in both English and Hebrew and was a regular contributor to the Hebrew Literary Monthly, Opinion, and Reform Advocate, among other periodicals. He taught at Hofstra University, University of Chicago, Roosevelt University and the New School for Social Research. He served as an officer in the American Jewish Congress, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Avukah, National Council for Jewish Education and Union of American Hebrew Congregations. In 1930 he married Rose Mazel. They had three children.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of drafts (mostly typescript) of essays written in Hebrew and English by Blumenfield on Jewish education, Israel, Zionism, and persons such as Mordecai Kaplan and Ephraim Lisitsky.
Arrangement Note
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
Conditions of Access and Use
Terms of Access and Use
This collection is 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
Herb Bronstein, by the act of donating the Samuel M. Blumenfield Papers to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by the Samuel M. Blumenfield 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.
Related Material
Related Collections
Blumenfield, Samuel M. Letters. 1946-1947. SC-1145.
Blumenfield, Samuel M. Nearprint. Nearprint Biographies.
Blumenfield, Samuel M. Photographs. PC-459.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Samuel M. Blumenfield Papers and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:
“Adult Education in the Jewish Community,” Box 1. MS-791. Samuel M. Blumenfield Papers. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Provenance
The Samuel M. Blumenfield Papers were received from Herbert and Tamar Bronstein, 2005 and 2008.
Processing Note
This collection was arranged and described according to minimal-processing standards. Processing was made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
Processing Information
Processed by Kevin Proffitt, August 2011.
Box Folder Listing
| Series A. Writings. Circa 1940-1960. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 1 | Writings. Circa 1940-1960 | ||||||||||
Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the American Jewish Archives's online catalog.