Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Seattle Chapter records, 1923-2011

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Seattle Chapter
Title
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Seattle Chapter records
Dates
1923-2011 (inclusive)
Quantity
12.69 cubic feet (20 boxes) plus 2 oversize scrapbooks
Collection Number
2565
Summary
Records from a Seattle Chapter of a National Jewish women's organization
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Hadassah is a not-for-profit women's organization founded in 1912 to provide health care in Palestine. Throughout Hadassah's history, its leaders have been instrumental in development of Israel as an independent Jewish state. Seattle chapter was part of the North Pacific Coast Region, which was renamed the Pacific Northwest Region in 1989. It established the Nearly New Shop, a thrift shop, in 1965. Helen Feinberg was manager of the shop.

The Seattle chapter of Hadassah began in 1920 with a membership of fifteen women. It has been active in community projects and fundraisers promoting the Jewish community both local and international.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Correspondence, minutes, membership lists, yearbooks, conference records, chapter history (1987), financial records, newsletters, issues of the Hadassah Hearald, and scrapbooks; together with material relating to the national organization's North Pacific Coast Region. Includes records of Eleanor H. Arnstein, president, Seattle Chapter (1961-1962) and North Pacific Coast Region (1967-1969) and the chapter's Nearly New Shop, a thrift shop established in 1965.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 10 accessions.

  • Accession No. 2565-001, Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1923-1981
  • Accession No. 2565-005, Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1965-1975
  • Accession No. 2565-006, Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1926-1970
  • Accession No. 2565-007, Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1950-1977
  • Accession No. 2565-008, Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1923-1988
  • Accession No. 2565-009, Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1923-1978
  • Accession No. 2565-010, Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1943-1988
  • Accession No. 2565-011, Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1959-1990
  • Accession No. 2565-012, Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America Seattle Chapter Records, 1958-2009
  • Accession No. 2565-013, Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America Seattle Chapter Records, 1950-2011

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Accession No. 2565-001: Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1923-1981Return to Top

0.92 cubic feet (3 boxes)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, newsletters, minutes, scrapbook, yearbooks, clippings, 1923-1969; Hadassah yearbooks, 1952-68; Hadassah Herald, 1969-1981. Includes records of Eleanor H. Arnstein.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donations of materials from: Geraldine Hurwitz, 4/1976; Mrs. Julian Arnstein, via Jeanette Schreiber, 10/15/1976; Rose Shain Elkan, 12/1980, and Ida Altman, 9/21/1982.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder Accession
1/1 2565-001
Ann Cohn incoming correspondence
1 item
1969 April 16
1/1 2565-001
Mrs. Everett A. Kalb incoming correspondence
1 item
1969 November 6
1/1 2565-001
Mrs. Irving E. (Isabel) Marks incoming correspondence
2 items
1969 April 25, June 2
1/1 2565-001
Mrs. Max Shenk incoming correspondence
1 item
1969 June 30
1/1 2565-001
Iris Sigel incoming correspondence
1 item
1970 March 6
1/1 2565-001
Hilde Slotnick incoming correspondence
6 items
1969 May 8-July 18
1/2 2565-001
Outgoing Correspondence
11 items
1969-1971
1/3-5 2565-001
Minutes
1948-1955, 1968-1969
1/6 2565-001
Meetings, Conferences
10 items
1942-1970
1/7 2565-001
Newsletters
28 items
1969-1975, 1977-1981
1/8 2565-001
Bulletins
5 items
1969, 1970
1/9 2565-001
Clippings
20 items
1961-1971
1/10 2565-001
Miscellaneous
2 items
1968
Box
2 2565-001
Scrapbook, Clippings
1923-1946
3 2565-001
Yearbooks
15 items
1952-1958, 1961-1968

Accession No. 2565-005: Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1965-1975Return to Top

0.23 cubic feet (1 box), plus 2 oversize scrapbooks

Scope and Content: Historical features, correspondence, mailings, newsletters, posters, clippings.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Gladys Friedenrich, 12/28/1985.

Accession No. 2565-006: Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1926-1970Return to Top

0.46 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, minutes, financial records, membership list.

Seattle Chapter Board minutes, 1932-1966; Seattle Chapter Open Meetings of the Membership minutes, 1932-1944; South End Group Board minutes, 1959-1969; South End Group Open Meetings of the Membership, 1957-1970.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Shanie Schuffler, 1/2/1986.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder Accession
1/1 2565-006
Correspondence
1939-1941
1/2 2565-006
Minutes of Board of Directors and open meetings of the membership, bound
1932-1938
1/3 2565-006
Minutes of Board of Directors, unbound
1938-1944, 1965-1966
1/4 2565-006
Minutes of open meetings of the membership, unbound
1938-1944
1/5 2565-006
Financial Records
1926, 1940-1941
1/6 2565-006
Program - Annual Donors Luncheon
1949
1/7 2565-006
Sound End Group - Minutes: Board of Directors
1959-1969
1/8-9 2565-006
Sound End Group - Minutes: open meetings of the membership
1957-1970
1/10 2565-006
Sound End Group - Membership Lists
1963-1970

Accession No. 2565-007: Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1950-1977Return to Top

0.23 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: Seattle Chapter yearbooks, 1950, 1951, 1959; Seattle Chapter "Hadassah Herald" 1969-1977.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Shanie Shuffler, 11/1/1986.

Accession No. 2565-008: Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1923-1988Return to Top

0.46 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: Includes a history of Hadassah in Seattle from 1923 to 1987, written by Ida Altman for the 65th anniversary in 1988. Also minutes of Seattle Chapter Executive Board, 1977-1984; minutes of several Seattle Hadassah groups.

Writing by Ida Altman is a history of Hadassah in Seattle from 1923 to 1987, prepared for the 65th anniversary in 1988. Minutes of Seattle Chapter Executive Board 1977-1984. Minutes of various Seattle groups.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Shanie Schuffler, 7/1/1987.

Accession No. 2565-009: Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1923-1978Return to Top

1.23 cubic feet (4 boxes)

Scope and Content: List of past presidents, 1923-1974; newsletters, awards, clippings, scrapbooks, 1947-1978.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated Hadassah Office via Isabel Stusser, 10/12/1989.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Accession
1 2565-009
List of Past Presidents
1923-1974
1 2565-009
Hadassah Herald newsletter
1973-1974
1 2565-009
Newsletters of various area groups
1960, 1973-1974
1 2565-009
Awards and Honors
1960-1961
1 2565-009
Clippings
1947-1968
2-3 2565-009
Scrapbooks of Seattle Chapter
1959, 1974-1976
4 2565-009
Scrapbooks of Henrietta Szold Group
1969-1978

Accession No. 2565-010: Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1943-1988Return to Top

3.85 cubic feet (3 boxes)

Scope and Content: Minutes, yearbooks, newsletters, membership lists, scrapbooks; 1943-1988.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Seattle Chapter, 8/1/1992.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Accession
1 2565-010
Minutes
1961-1985
1 2565-010
Membership Lists
1967-1985
2 2565-010
Newsletters
1943, 1945, 1953-1968, 1984-1988
2 2565-010
Yearbooks
1947-1948, 1950, 1952-1968
2 2565-010
Golda Meir Group minutes
1967-1979, 1982
2 2565-010
Sabra Group minutes
1981-1987
2 2565-010
N'Schey Shalom Group minutes
1982-1987
2 2565-010
Hatikvah Highlights newsletter
1976-1978
3 2565-010
Scrapbooks
1977, 1982-1986

Accession No. 2565-011: Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1959-1990Return to Top

.92 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Scope and Content: Minutes, mailings, nesletters, membership lists, clippings, ephemera, artifacts.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Iantha Sidell, 1/1/1992.

Accession No. 2565-012: Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America Seattle Chapter Records, 1958-2009 (bulk 1978-1988)Return to Top

0.92 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Scope and Content: Contains issues of the Hadassah Herald, the newsletter of the Seattle chapter, from 1993-2009. Contains minutes, membership lists from Hadassah Pacific Northwest Region (1982-1983) as well as various regional chapters including Seattle (1978-1985), Mt. Scopus (1979-1983), Henrietta Szold group (1982-1983), Sabra (1982-1983), and Hatikvah (1982-1983); programs and correspondence relating to Hadassah events (1978-1985); Northern Pacific Coast Region of Hadassah Bulletins (1981-1984); and Seattle Chapter Hadassah Heralds newsletter (1981-1990). Includes yearbooks from 1958, 1962, and 1963, as well as a history of the Seattle Chapter written for its 65th anniversary and a membership brochure from 1988.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Copyright information not available.

Acquisition Info: Barbara Glicksberg, Ruth Kahn Levinson, and Meta Buttnick

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Accession
1 2565-012
Yearbooks, history, membership brochure, membership lists, minutes, programs and correspondence, bulletins, and newsletter.
1958-1990
2 2565-012
Membership lists, minutes, programs and correspondence, bulletins, newsletter, and issues of the Hadassah Herald.
1978-2009

Accession No. 2565-013: Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America Seattle Chapter Records, 1950-2011Return to Top

3.47 cubic feet (3 boxes)

Scope and Content: Scrapbooks, certificates, photographs, programs, and ephemera from Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America Seattle Chapter.

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

Acquisition Info: Susan Adler, Hadassah president (Seattle chapter), 2016-12-01

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Accession
1 2565-013
Hadassah Materials and Scrapbooks
Scope and Content: Scrapbooks: Suburban Group, Snohomish County Chapter, Hadassah Scrapbook 1992-1995, Kallah at Camp Solomon Schecter 2000, and Kallah Prior Years III. A document of the House of Representatives Resolution 2005-4630, presentation on domestic violence outreach and education, Hadassah Kallah procedure and structure report, and program on Mayim L'Chayim "Water for Israel" project. Also includes memorabilia, correspondence, issues from the Herald, Transcript advertisings, and clippings.
1950-2011
box:oversize
2 2565-013
Scrapbooks and certificates
Scope and Content: Scrapbooks: Hadassah Life Membership Album 1950-2002, Untitle scrapbook 1991-1992. A certificate for the Seattle Chapter Fundraising Team 2002 and a certification of the Raquela Group as part of the Hadassah Seattle Chapter in March 1983.
1950-2002
Box
3 2565-013
Scrapbooks
Scope and Content: Two scrapbooks: Northern Pacific Coast Region 1980s-1990s, Mt Scopus 1995-1996
1980-1996

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Jewish women--Northwest, Pacific--Societies and clubs
  • Jewish women--Washington (State)--Societies and clubs
  • Jews--Northwest, Pacific
  • Jews--Societies, etc
  • Jews--Washington (State)
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Thrift shops--Washington (State)
  • Zionism--Northwest, Pacific
  • Zionism--Societies, etc
  • Zionism--Washington (State)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Arnstein, Eleanor H (creator)
    Corporate Names
    • Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. North Pacific Coast Region (creator)
    • Nearly New Shop (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
    • Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
    • Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington), (host institution)