Lee Max Friedman collection of manuscripts in Hebrew
Summary
Forms part of the Lee M. Friedman collection.
Also with 14 volumes there were not located at time of accessioning in August 2012.
Dates
- Creation: unknown
Language of Materials
Hebrew
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)Biographical / Historical
Lee M. Friedman, member of the Harvard College Class of 1893, was one of the founders of the Jewish American Historical Society in the 1890s and wrote the book Early American Jews with Harvard University Press in 1934. He left a bequest to establish a Judaica endowment in the Harvard College Library for the acquisition of Judaica publications, for the maintenance of the Judaica Collection, and for the appointment of a librarian for Judaica.
Arrangement
Unprocessed.
Summary
5 rolls, 6 marriage contracts (1 framed and glazed), and 7 smaller pieces.
Processing Information
Minimal description derived from existing records and converted to online finding aid, Betts Coup, 2020.
Genre / Form
- Title
- Friedman, Lee Max, 1871-1957, collector. Lee Max Friedman collection of manuscripts in Hebrew (57JM-38): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- 2018 November 16
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou04809
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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