TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Finding Aid to the Jerome W. Grollman Papers. 1948-1988.
Manuscript Collection No. 838
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: | Grollman, Jerome W. |
| Title: | Jerome W. Grollman Papers |
| Dates: | 1948-1988 |
| Quantity: | 2.4 linear feet (2 record cartons and 1 Hollinger box) |
| Abstract: | Sermons written by Rabbi Jerome W. Grollman while rabbi at United Hebrew Congregation in Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Collection Number: | MS-838 |
| Language: | Collection material in English. |
Biographical Sketch
Jerome W. Grollman was ordained at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati in 1948. Shortly after ordination, he went to United Hebrew Congregation in Saint Louis, Missouri where he was an assistant to Rabbi Samuel Thurman. Rabbi Grollman served the United Hebrew Congregation for sixty years, until his death in 2008. Rabbi Grollman was involved in the civil rights movement in the 1960s. He participated in two marches with Martin Luther King, Jr.: the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 and the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of sermons written by Rabbi Jerome W. Grollman while rabbi at United Hebrew Congregation in Saint Louis, Missouri. Sermons specifically mention his involvement in the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.
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
Lisa Grollman, 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 Jerome W. Grollman or his 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 Jerome W. Grollman Papers and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:
[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-838. Jerome W. Grollman Papers. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Provenance
The Jerome W. Grollman Papers were received from Lisa Grollman, Saint Louis, Mo., in June, 2010.
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
| Series A. Papers. 1948-1988. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 1 | Sermons. 1948-1967. [22 folders] | ||||||||||
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| 2 | Sermons. 1968-1983. [20 folders] | ||||||||||
| 2 | Sermons and misc. 1984-1988. [10 folders] | ||||||||||
Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the AJA Online Catalog.