TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Finding Aid to the Isaac Imber Papers. 1927-1989 (bulk 1927-1964).
Manuscript Collection No. 836
Funding, in part, for the arrangement and description of this collection was
provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Collection Overview |
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| Repository: | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives |
| Creator: | Imber, Isaac |
| Title: | Isaac Imber Papers |
| Dates: | 1927-1989 |
| Bulk Dates: | 1927-1964 |
| Quantity: | 2.0 linear feet (2 record cartons) |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, minutes, financial documents and printed material. |
| Collection Number: | MS-836 |
| Language: | Collection material in English and Hebrew. |
Biographical Sketch
Isaac Imber was born on August 23, 1907 in New York. He graduated from City College of New York in 1932. He was a private investor and businessman who was active in the Zionist movement in the United States. He was the founder and president of Masada, Youth Zionist Organization of America, and was an executive member of the Zionist Organization of America. Imber was also president of both Rassco Israel Corporation and Rassco Financial Corporation from 1950-1966.
--Adapted from "Imber, Isaac," Who’s Who in American Jewry, 1980.
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of correspondence, minutes, financial documents and printed material regarding Isaac Imber's involvement with Masada, Youth Zionist Organization of America, the Zionist Organization of America, the Rassco Financial Corporation, and Rassco Israel Corporation. Included is correspondence with David Ben Gurion.
Arrangement Note
This collection is arranged in a single (1) series; materials arranged chronologically and topically.
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
Isaac Imber, by the act of donating this collection to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by the Imber family and their heirs. Literary rights may also be retained by specific creators of some 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 Isaac Imber Papers and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:
[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-836. Isaac Imber Papers. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Provenance
The Isaac Imber Papers were received from Isaac Imber, New York, N.Y., in June, 1994.
Processing Information
Processed by Michelle Wirth, 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.
Box Folder Listing
Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the AJA Online Catalog.