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Jacob Kaplan photograph and ephemera collection, approximately 1900-1973
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Kaplan, Jacob, 1886-1974
- Title
- Jacob Kaplan photograph and ephemera collection
- Dates
- approximately 1900-1973 (inclusive)19001973
- Quantity
- 259 photographic prints, 151 documents (2 boxes) ; various sizes
- Collection Number
- PH0770
- Summary
- Photographs and ephemera from Jacob Kaplan's family and work within the Seattle Jewish community
- 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
The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by King County 4Culture
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Born in Poland in 1886, Jacob Kaplan was the eldest son of Mark and Sarah Mary Kaplan. In 1900, the family emigrated to the United States and settled in Seattle. Mark Kaplan owned a second-hand store, where his sons worked.
In 1909, Jacob married Celia Sussman, and they had four children: Joseph Henry, Ethel, Phillip and Leon Harold. In 1912, with some experience gained in a short apprenticeship with a printer in Poland, $65 capital, and a supply of paper equal to one-and-a-half railroad cars, Jacob opened the Kaplan Paper Company.
Jacob was one of the founders of the Herzl congregation and headed the Talmud Torah Hebrew School campaign. He later became a leader in the Congregation Bikur Cholim, president of the Seattle Hebrew Academy, member of the Ionic Lodge no. 90, and the president of the local chapter of B'nai B'rith. He was also associated with the Federated Jewish Fund, the Young Men's Hebrew Association, and the beginnings of the Sons of Zion in Seattle. In 1968, following Celia's death, Jacob married Meta Buttnick. Jacob Kaplan died in 1974 and is buried in the Bikur Cholim cemetery.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photographs and ephemera documenting Jacob Kaplan's life, family and work in the Jewish community of Seattle.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Custodial History
Collected by Meta Buttnick for the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.
Acquisition Information
Donor, Phillip Kaplan, April 1981.
Processing Note
Processed by Gina Rappaport and Marion Brown, 2009; and Erika Wilson, 2010.
Photographs were relocated from the Jacob Kaplan Papers, Accession No. 1960-002, in the repository in 2008.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Album, between 1880 and 1907?Return to Top
The album contains pages of photographs and ephemera about the Kaplan family members and their activities.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Page with one photograph and five documents
|
1905; undated | ||
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.1a | Ledger page for the American Type Foundry Company,
Seattle, WA. |
November 20, 1905 |
| 1 | 1.1b | undated | |
| 1 | 1.1c-f | Four business cards for members of the Kaplan family,
Seattle, WA |
|
Page with six photographs Identified items include:
|
undated | ||
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.2b | between 1880 and 1907? | |
| 1 | 1.2d | between 1900 and 1907? | |
| 1 | 1.2e | between 1900 and 1907? | |
| 1 | 1.2f | between 1900 and 1907? | |
Page with three photographs Identified items include:
|
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| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.3a | 1909? | |
| 1 | 1.3b | 1909 | |
| 1 | 1.3c | 1909? | |
Page with one photograph (unidentified) and one
document Identified items include:
|
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| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.5 | Page with Hebrew marriage license |
1909 |
Page with three photographs and an
invitation Identified items include:
|
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| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.6b |
Portrait of a little girl (probably Ethel
Kaplan) Christy Studio, Seattle (photographer)
Ethel Kaplan is the daughter of Jacob and Celia Kaplan
|
1912? |
| 1 | 1.6d | 1912? | |
| 1 | 1.6e | 1912? | |
Page with six photographs Identified items include:
|
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| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.7a |
Portrait of a young woman (possibly Ethel) Hartsook Studio, Seattle (photographer)
|
1925? |
| 1 | 1.7c | 1925? | |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.8a-h |
Page with eight photographs Identified items include:
|
May 1935; undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.8a | 1925? | |
| 1 | 1.8b | May 1935 | |
| 1 | 1.8e | 1925? | |
Page with ten photographs, probably of the Kaplan
family
|
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| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.9c | 1925? | |
| 1 | 1.9d | undated | |
| 1 | 1.9h | February 1959 | |
| 1 | 1.9i | undated | |
Page with eight photographs Identified items include:
|
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| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.10b | undated | |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.11a-h | Page with six photographs and two documents Identified items include:
|
1926-1927; undated |
| 1 | 1.12a-j |
Page with nine photographs and an
announcement Identified items include:
|
1940; undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.12f | undated | |
| 1 | 1.13a-e |
Page with five photographs Identified items include:
|
undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.13a | undated | |
Page with seven photographs and one newspaper
clipping Identified items include:
|
undated | ||
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1.14a | 1.14a | undated | |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.15a-e |
Page with five photographs Identified items include:
|
1957; undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.15d | February 1957 | |
| 1 | 1.16a-d |
Page with three photographs and one clipping Identified items include:
|
1960; undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.16a | November 5, 1960 | |
| 1 | 1.16d | undated | |
| 1 | 1.17a-c | Page with three photographs Identified items include:
|
1960; undated |
| 1 | 1.18a-d | Page with four documents One invitation to Linda Beth's graduation ceremony, two
invitations to Linda Beth's wedding. Newspaper clipping announcing Linda Beth's
engagement.Identified items include:
|
1958; 1960; undated |
| 1 | 1.19a-d |
Page of three photographs and one document Identified items include:
|
1923; undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.19b | undated | |
| 1 | 1.20a-j |
Page of ten photographs Identified items include:
|
undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.20a | undated | |
| 1 | 1.20b | undated | |
| 1 | 1.20j | undated | |
| 1 | 1.21a-h |
Page of six photographs and two documents Identified items include:
|
1930; undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.21d | undated | |
| 1 | 1.21g | undated | |
| 1 | 1.22a-o |
Page of six photographs and nine cashed
checks Identified items include:
|
circa 1927-1931; undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.22b | undated | |
| 1 | 1.22c | undated | |
| 1 | 1.23a-g |
Page of six documents and one photograph Identified items include:
|
1927, 1928; 1928; undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.23b | undated | |
| 1 | 1.24a-g | Page with three photographs and four
documents Identified items include:
|
1958, 1960; 1960; undated |
| 1 | 1.25a-e | Page with one photograph and four documents Identified items include:
|
1962; 1960; undated |
| 1 | 1.26a-f |
Page of five photographs and two documents Identified items include:
|
undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.26c | undated | |
| 1 | 1.26d | undated | |
| 1 | 1.27a-i |
Page with five photographs and four
documents Identified items include:
|
undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.27c | undated | |
| 1 | 1.27d | undated | |
| 1 | 1.28a-j | Page with three photographs and six
documents Identified items include:
|
1943-1946; undated |
| 1 | 1.29a-h |
Page with three photographs and five
documents Identified items include:
|
1947; 1949; 1965; undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.29a | undated | |
| 1 | 1.30a-b | 1938, 1946 | |
| 1 | 1.31a-b | Page with two letters regarding Leon Kaplan's return
from World War II |
May 1946 |
| 1 | 1.32a-b | Page with two documents written in Hebrew Identified items include:
|
1941 |
| 1 | 1.33a-e | 1958, undated | |
| 1 | 1.34a-i |
Page with five photographs Identified items include:
|
1958; undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.34a | undated | |
| 1 | 1.34c | undated | |
| 1 | 1.34d | undated | |
| 1 | 1.34e-f | 1958 | |
| 1 | 1.35a-f | Page with three photographs and three
documents Identified items include:
|
1943, 1961; 1961; undated |
| 1 | 1.36a-c | Page with one photograph and two documents Identified items include:
|
April 12, 1935; 1959; undated |
| 1 | 1.37a-k | 1935, undated | |
| 1 | 1.38a-f |
Page with six photographs Identified items include:
|
undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.38a | undated | |
| 1 | 1.38b | undated | |
| 1 | 1.38c | undated | |
| 1 | 1.38d | undated | |
| 1 | 1.38e | undated | |
| 1 | 1.38f | undated | |
| 1 | 1.39a-f |
Page with six photographs Identified items include:
|
undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.39a,c | undated | |
| 1 | 1.39b | undated | |
| 1 | 1.39e | undated | |
| 1 | 1.40a-o | Page with sixteen documents Identified items include:
|
December 1921 |
| 1 | 1.41a-j |
Page with eight photographs and two
documents Identified items include:
|
1924; undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.41d | undated | |
| 1 | 1.41e-f | undated | |
| 1 | 1.41j | undated | |
| 1 | 1.42a-i |
Page with seven photographs and two
documents Identified items include:
|
circa 1954; undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.42b,f | undated | |
| 1 | 1.43a-L |
Page with eleven photographs and one
document Identified items include:
|
1959; undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.43c | undated | |
| 1 | 1.43d | undated | |
| 1 | 1.43g | undated | |
| 1 | 1.43i | undated | |
| 1 | 1.43l | undated | |
| 1 | 1.44a-d | Page with four documents Identified items include:
|
January 4, 1920; 1959; undated |
| 1 | 1.45a-b | Page with two documents Identified items include:
Joseph Henry Kaplan died somewhere between 1930 and 1955. He was the eldest son of Jacob and Celia Kaplan. |
1927; 1930 |
| 1 | 1.46a-i |
Page with eight documents and three
photographs Identified items include:
|
1906-1908; undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.46g | undated | |
| 1 | 1.47a-c | Page with three newspaper clippings about Jacob Kaplan
and the Seattle Jewish Fund |
1928-1932 |
| 1 | 1.48a-g | Page with seven newspaper clippings about Jacob Kaplan
and the Talmud Torah School |
1929; 1945 |
| 1 | 1.49a-d | Page with four
documents Identified items include:
|
1930; November 5, 1931; undated |
| 1 | 1.50a-d | Page with four documents Identified items include:
|
1930 |
| 1 | 1.51a-f | Page with six documents Identified items include:
Moshe Menuhin was the father of the violinist Yehudi Menuhin. The letter was mailed from Berlin, Germany, during the Menuhins' musical tour of Europe.
|
1930; 1935; undated |
| 1 | 1.52a-b | Page with one document and one photograph Identified items include:
|
March 3, 1946; March, 1959 |
| 1 | 1.53 | Page with Ionic Lodge No. 90 certificate awarded to
Jacob Kaplan |
October 1, 1958 |
| 1 | 1.54a-c | Page with three documents Identified items include:
|
1941 |
| 1 | 1.55a-d | Page with four documents Identified items include:
|
1941; undated |
| 1 | 1.56 | Certificate from B'nai B'rith to J. Kaplan, honoring 25
years of service |
undated |
| 1 | 1.57a-b | Page with two documents Identified items include:
|
January 5, 1924; November 12, 1941 |
| 1 | 1.58a-d | Page with two photographs and two documents Identified items include:
|
January 10, 1927; March 9, 1936; undated |
| 1 | 1.59a-c | Page with one document and two photographs Identified items include:
|
July 28, 1927; undated |
| 1 | 1.60 | Page with letter from the Jewish Consumptives' Relief
Society |
January 24, 1929 |
| 1 | 1.61a-d | Page with three documents Identified items include:
|
November 3, 1930; January 19, 1965; undated |
| 1 | 1.62 | Page with letter to Jacob Kaplan from the Jewish
Consumptives' Relief Society |
December 7, 1933 |
| 1 | 1.63 | Page with letter to Jacob Kaplan from the Ex-Patients'
Tubercular Home of Denver, Colorado |
July 1, 1934 |
| 1 | 1.64 | Page with letter to Jacob Kaplan from the Jewish
Consumptives' Relief Society |
December 20, 1934 |
| 1 | 1.65 | Letter from Rabbi Solomon P. Wohlgelernter to Jacob
Kaplan |
May 2, 1935 |
| 1 | 1.66a-c | Page with two documents and a photograph Identified items include:
|
November 22, 1935; 1959; undated |
| 1 | 1.67 | blank page |
|
| 1 | 1.68a-f |
Page with six photographs Identified items include:
|
circa 1958; undated |
| Box | item | ||
| 1 | 1.68a | undated | |
| 1 | 1.68b | undated | |
| 1 | 1.68c | undated | |
| 1 | 1.68d | undated | |
| 1 | 1.68f | undated | |
| 1 | 1.69a-d | Page with two photographs and two documents Identified items include:
|
September 18, 1965; undated |
| 1 | 1.70a-f | Page with seven documents Identified items include:
|
October 18, 1963; 1964; undated |
| 1 | 1.71a-e | Page with five documents Identified items include:
|
circa 1963; April 1964; January 6, 1966 |
PhotographsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 2/1 | 2 | Jacob Kaplan outside his father's second-hand
store |
circa 1904 |
| 2/1 | 3 | Jacob Kaplan in boxing attire |
circa 1900-1909 |
| 2/1 | 4-5 | Portrait of Jacob Kaplan |
circa 1900-1909 |
| 2/1 | 6 | Four men working in the Kaplan Printing Co. |
undated |
| 2/2 | 7 | Little girl in costume Possibly Leon's child
|
November 1963 |
| 2/2 | 8 | School picture of Linda Beth Kaplan |
undated |
| 2/2 | 9 | Jules Newman with two little boys Jules Newman married Jacob Kaplan's sister Esther.
|
1967 |
| 2/2 | 10 |
Jacob sitting on a couch in between his second wife Meta
Buttnick and his sister Celia Kaplan Brenner On verso: Jacob Kaplan and Meta Kaplan's first anniversary,
September 17, 1969. At Jacob Kaplan's home. 5835 Seward Park Avenue South,
Seattle, Washington
|
September 17, 1969 |
| 2/2 | 11 | 1969 | |
| 2/2 | 12-13 | 1971 | |
| 2/2 | 14 | Meta, Jacob Kaplan and a young woman on a
beach |
circa 1971 |
| 2/2 | 15 | Family group sitting on a couch Sitting on couch, L to R: Jacob Kaplan, Leslie Kaplan Epstein
holding Andrew and Gregory Epstein. Behind couch, L to R: Meta Buttnick Kaplan,
Dennis Epstein and Richard Epstein
|
February 8, 1972 |
| 2/2 | 16 | Meta and Jacob standing behind Philip, who holds his
grandsons Dennis, Gregory and Andrew. On verso: Dinner at Philip Kaplan's home.
|
February 8, 1972 |
| 2/2 | 17 | Man and woman at a dinner |
February 1972 |
| 2/3 | 18 | Philip, Dudde and Jacob Kaplan standing behind Dennis
Epstein |
May 1972 |
| 2/3 | 19 |
Philip Kaplan, Linda Plant, Dudde Kaplan, Leslie Kaplan
Epstein, and Jacob Kaplan standing around Dennis Epstein On verso: Luncheon at Philip Kaplan's.
|
May 1972 |
| 2/3 | 20-21 |
Jacob Kaplan, Margaret Sopik, Meta Bloom Buttnick
Kaplan, Ruth Bloom Ibbetson, Olga Bloom Backer hidden behind Jessie
Bloom On verso: Flowers from President of University of Alaska. Robert
Bloom was U of A Regent in 1923 and active in founding. Robert and Jessie
Bloom's anniversary at their home 5905 Beach Drive S.W.Jessie and Robert Bloom are Meta's parents.
|
May 1972 |
| 2/3 | 22 | Jacob and Meta Kaplan behind Epstein child and Celia
Kaplan Brenner |
June 1972 |
| 2/3 | 23 | Meta and Jacob Kaplan |
August 1972 |
| 2/3 | 24 | Linda Plant holding Jennifer Plant |
September 1972 |
| 2/3 | 25 | Newborn baby (possibly Jennifer Plant) in a
bath |
September 1972 |
| 2/3 | 26 | Woman holding a baby (possibly Jennifer
Plant) |
September 1972 |
| 2/3 | 27 | Philip Kaplan holding a newborn baby (possibly Jennifer
Plant) |
September 1972 |
| 2/3 | 28 | September 1972 | |
| 2/3 | 29 | Meta Kaplan and Sam Berger standing behind Jacob Kaplan
and Fannie Berger On verso: Farewell dinner for Fannie going to Israel at Jacob
Kaplan's home. Sam Berger [is] Jacob Kaplan's first cousin.
|
September 1972 |
| 2/3 | 30 |
Celia Kaplan Brenner, Jacob Kaplan, Meta Kaplan and
Linda Plant around Jennifer Plant On verso: Lunch at Philip Kaplan's. Jennifer Plant's first visit
to Seattle.
|
February 1973 |
| 2/3 | 31 | Man on a snowy street |
January 1973 |
| 2/3 | 32 | undated | |
| 2/3 | 33 | Photograph of a plaque outside the Old Synagogue of the
Congregation Jeshuat Israel |
undated |
| 2/3 | 34-35 | Meta and Jacob sitting with two other people 2 : Polaroid
|
undated |
| 2/3 | 36-37 |
Elderly man and woman 2 : Polaroid
|
undated |
| 2/3 | 38-40 | Elderly man 3 : Polaroid
|
undated |
| 2/3 | 41 | Possibly Jacob Kaplan standing outdoors : Tintype
|
circa 1890s-1900s |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Boxing--Photographs
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Kaplan, Jacob, 1886-1974--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Kaplan Paper Company (Seattle, Wash.)
- Seattle Talmud Torah
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