TABLE OF CONTENTS


Introduction

Institutional Sketch

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement Note

Restrictions

Related Material

Administrative Information

Search Terms

Box Folder Listing

Series A. Records. 1947-2006.

A Finding Aid to the Women of Reform Judaism. Midwest District Records. 1947-2006.

Manuscript Collection No. 877

NHPRCFunding, in part, for the arrangement and description of this collection was provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Introduction

Repository: The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
Creator: Women of Reform Judaism (U.S.). Midwest District
Title: Women of Reform Judaism. Midwest District Records
Dates: 1947-2006
Quantity: 4.0 linear feet (4 record cartons)
Abstract: The Women of Reform Judaism, Midwest District Records consist primarily of minutes, correspondence, and convention materials, along with photographs and scrapbooks from various Midwest District events.
Collection Number: MS-877
Language: Collection material in English.

Institutional Sketch

Founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1913 as the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods (NFTS), Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) is a national organization representing 100,000 women in 600 local Sisterhoods throughout the United States, Canada, and thirteen other countries. It is affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), the central body of Reform Judaism in North America.

The Women of Reform Judaism, Midwest District is currently comprised of 36 sisterhoods from eight states, including Indiana, Illinois, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. In 2006, WRJ began merging some districts and renaming them by their geographical location. The Midwest Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, WRJ District 18 became the Women of Reform Judaism, Midwest District.


Scope and Content Note

The Women of Reform Judaism, Midwest District Records consist primarily of minutes, correspondence, and convention materials, along with District directories, photographs, and scrapbooks from various Midwest District events.


Arrangement Note

This collection is arranged in a single (1) series:

Series A. Records. 1947-2006.

Conditions of Access and Use

Terms of Access

The collection is open for use; no restrictions apply.

Terms of Reproduction and Use

Copyright restrictions may apply. Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce, with exceptions for fair use, may be obtained through the American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio. Please address queries to the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives. For more information, see the American Jewish Archives copyright information webpage.


Related Material

Related Collections

Women of Reform Judaism. Records. 1913-2013. MS-73.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Women of Reform Judaism. Midwest District Records and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:

[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-877. Women of Reform Judaism. Midwest District Records. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Provenance

The Women of Reform Judaism. Midwest District Records were received from Roberta L. Krolick, past president of WRJ Midwest District (formerly District 18), in July, 2007. Additional records were received from Marla Goldberg, president of the WRJ Midwest District, in October, 2012.

Processing Information

Processed by Michelle Wirth Detroit, November, 2012.

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. Records. 1947-2006. [4 Record cartons]
Box Folder
1 1 Minutes. 1972-1977.
1 2 Minutes. 1978-1982.
1 3 Minutes. 1983-1987.
1 4 Minutes. 1987-1989.
1 5 Minutes. 1989-1990.
1 6 Minutes. 1991-1995.
1 7-8 Minutes. 1996-1998.
1 9-10 Minutes. 1999-2003.
1 11 50th Birthday Celebration. Convention programs. 1956-2006.
1 12 50th Birthday Celebration. Services. 1956-2006.
1 13-14 50th Birthday Celebration. Directories. 1956-2006.
Box Folder
2 1-3 50th Birthday Celebration. The Messenger. 1956-2006.
2 4 Procedure Book.
2 5 Handbook for Board Members.
2 6 Illinois State Federation of Temple Sisterhoods. 1947-1956.
2 7 Old By-laws.
2 8 By-laws.
2 9 Minutes. 1956-1974.
2 10 Annual Reports. 1966-1971.
2 11 District Presidents' Annual Reports. 1957-1976.
2 12 Reports. 1974-1976.
2 13 Installation Services. Undated.
2 14 Installation Services. 1992-2002.
2 15 Interim Board. 1997.
2 16 Interim Board. 1999.
2 17 Kallah.
2 18 Letters.
2 19 MFTS Messenger.
2 20 Speeches.
2 21 UAHC/WRJ Women's Retreat. 1999.
2 22 Union Institute.
2 23 Nearprint.
Box Folder
3 1 Conventions.
3 2 Convention. 1955-1958.
3 3 Convention. 1962.
3 4-5 Convention. 1963.
3 6 Program and Correspondence Notebook. 1964.
3 7 Convention. 1970.
3 8-9 Convention. 1971.
3 10 Convention. 1972.
3 11 Convention. 1973.
3 12 Convention. 1974.
3 13 Convention. 1976.
3 14 Convention. 1978.
3 15 Biennial. 1988.
3 16 Convention. 1990.
3 17 Convention. 1992.
3 18 Convention. 1994.
3 19 Biennial Convention. 2000.
3 20 43rd Biennial Convention. 2002-2004.
3 21 Convention Resolutions. 1956-1974.
3 22 Directories. 1956-1967.
3 -- Directories (booklets). 1976-2006. [31 booklets]
Box Folder
4 1-2 Scrapbook. 1978-1988
4 3-8 Photograph albums. 1986-2002; Undated.
4 Ephemera. Undated.

Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the AJA Online Catalog.

Institutions

United States. National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Women of Reform Judaism (U.S.)

Subjects

Jewish women -- Illinois -- Societies and clubs.
Jewish women -- Indiana -- Societies and clubs.
Jewish women -- Iowa -- Societies and clubs.
Jewish women -- Minnesota -- Societies and clubs.
Jewish women -- Nebraska -- Societies and clubs.
Jewish women -- North Dakota -- Societies and clubs.
Jewish women -- South Dakota -- Societies and clubs.
Jewish women -- Wisconsin -- Societies and clubs.
Reform Judaism.