TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Finding Aid to the Joseph Levine Papers. 1947-1972. (bulk 1950-1960).
Manuscript Collection No. 835
Funding, in part, 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: | Levine, Joseph, 1909–1981 |
| Title: | Joseph Levine Papers |
| Dates: | 1947-1972 |
| Bulk Dates: | 1950-1960 |
| Quantity: | 0.4 linear feet (1 Hollinger box) |
| Abstract: | Collection consisting mostly of high holiday sermons, together with one file of correspondence. |
| Collection Number: | MS-835 |
| Language: | Collection material in English. |
Biographical Sketch
A native of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Joseph Levine was born in 1909 to an Orthodox rabbi and was the youngest of thirteen children. Beginning his career at Temple Emanu-El in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, he served Mount Sinai Congregation in Texarkana, Texas, from 1958 until his retirement in 1981. During the 1960s and 1970s, he would travel to Beth Israel in El Dorado, Arkansas once a month to lead services, conduct Torah study, and teach religious school.
A well-known speaker and a lover of history, Levine was much-beloved by the greater Texarkana community. He was given a prolonged standing ovation after a talk to the Texarkana American Legion Post in 1971, for example, and after his death, the Greater Texarkana Ministerial Alliance honored him by dedicating its 1981 Brotherhood Service Award to his memory.
--Adapted from http://www.isjl.org/history/archive/tx/texarkana.html (accessed November 14, 2011).
Scope and Content Note
Collection consisting mostly of high holiday sermons, together with one file of correspondence.
Arrangement Note
This collection is arranged in one (1) series.
Restrictions
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
Joseph Levine, by the act of donating the Joseph Levine Papers to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by the Levine family and their 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
Separated Material
Minutes and other records of Mount Sinai Congregation, Texarkana, Tex., have been placed in SC-15832 and SC-15833.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Joseph Levine Papers and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:
[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-835. Joseph Levine Papers. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Provenance
The Joseph Levine Papers were received from Joseph Levine, Texarkana, Texas.
Processing Information
Processed by Kevin Proffitt, October 2011.
This collection was arranged and described according to minimal-processing standards. Funding, in part, for the arrangement and description of this collection was provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
Box Folder Listing
| Series A. General. 1947-1960. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 1 | Sermons. 1947–1972. [4 folders] | ||||||||||
| 1 | Correspondence. 1949–1960. [1 folders] | ||||||||||
Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the American Jewish Archives's online catalog.