Joseph Cohen papers, 1922-1980
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cohen, Joseph, 1904-
- Title
- Joseph Cohen papers
- Dates
- 1922-1980 (inclusive)19301980
- Quantity
- .87 cubic ft. (2 boxes, 1 sound cassette (55 minutes); Transcript: 27 pages)
- Collection Number
- 2116
- Summary
- Interview with Cohen, writings of Cohen and of his students, correspondence, reports, address cards and negative concerning the Jewish community in Seattle.
- Repository
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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
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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Joseph Cohen was born in 1904 and moved to Seattle with his family in 1909. He became one of the first Jews on the faculty at the University of Washington. He was active in the Washington State Jewish Historical Society and its predecessor organization in the 1970’s.
Content Description
Interview with Cohen, writings of Cohen and of his students, correspondence, reports, address cards and negative concerning the Jewish community in Seattle.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Organized into 2 accessions.
- Accession No. 2116-001, Joseph Cohen oral history interview, 1973
- Accession No. 2116-007, Joseph Cohen papers, 1922-1980
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Accession No. 2116-001: Joseph Cohen oral history interview, 19731 sound cassette (55 minutes); Transcript: 27 pages
Scope and Content: Tape recorded interview conducted by Richard C. Berner and Karyl Winn, 1900-1940, transcript.
Jewish education in Seattle before 1920, education in New York City Yeshiva, and climate for Jewish students at the UW in the mid-20's are among the subjects discussed.
Digital Content/Other Formats: Listen to the audio recording and view the transcript of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.
Physical/Technical Access: Special Media: 1 cassette audio tape
Restrictions on Access: Presume open to all users
Special Media: 1 cassette audio tape
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Joseph Cohen, Seattle, 1973-04-03
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Accession No. 2116-007: Joseph Cohen papers, 1922-1980
.59 cu. ft. (2 boxes)Scope and Content: Writings of Cohen and of his students (studies of Jewish community), reports, address cards and negative concerning the Jewish community in Seattle, ca. 1910-1963; correspondence 1976-80.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Student papers should not be quoted without the permission of the authors.
Acquisition Info: These papers were donated to the Libraries by Joseph Cohen between 1974 and 1981.
Processing Info: This accession is a merger of 5 installments which were processed in 1999.
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Series 1: General Correspondence
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Description: Meta ButtnickDates: 1976Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Accession 2116-007
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Description: Hyman GrinsteinDates: 1979Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Accession 2116-007
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Description: Jeanette SchrieberDates: 1980Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Accession 2116-007
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Description: Anne WilliamsDates: 1979Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Accession 2116-007
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Series 2: Negative
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Description: Talmud Torah Group class held at the home of Johanna OlswangDates: 1915-1916Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Accession 2116-007
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Series 3: Reports re: Seattle Jewish Community Center
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Description: Basic Facilities Study, Albert SchrieberDates: 1963Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Accession 2116-007
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Description: Self StudyDates: 1956Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Accession 2116-007
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Description: Self Study "Needs and Interests"Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/5, Accession 2116-007
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Series 4: Speeches and Writings of Joseph Cohen
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Description: "Minority Races in Seattle During and Since the War"Dates: 1946Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Accession 2116-007
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Description: "Outline of Projected Study of the Jewish Community"Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/7, Accession 2116-007
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Description: MiscellaneousDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/8, Accession 2116-007
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Series 5: Speeches and Writings of others
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Description: Phil TworogerDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/9, Accession 2116-007
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Series 6: Speeches and Writings of students
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Description: "Prominent House on Queen Anne Hill" - Troy F. McCrackenDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/10, Accession 2116-007
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Description: "Neighborhood Study for the Educational Center of the Jewish Council of Women" - Esther MidlerDates: 1922Container: Box/Folder 1/11, Accession 2116-007
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Description: "Seattle - Its Jewish Community" - Irwin PearlDates: 1932Container: Box/Folder 1/12, Accession 2116-007
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Description: "Study of the Residential Distribution of Jewish Fathers in Comparison with that of their Married Sons- Group Project Soc. 155/55"Dates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/13, Accession 2116-007
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Description: "Yesler Way - A Ghetto of the Past" - Harry PruzanDates: 1932Container: Box/Folder 1/14, Accession 2116-007
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Description: MiscellaneousDates: 1934Container: Box/Folder 1/15, Accession 2116-007
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Series 7: Address Cards
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Description: Jewish Residents of SeattleDates: 1910Container: Box 2, Accession 2116-007
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Cohen, Joseph, 1904- --Archives
- Cohen, Joseph, 1904- --Interviews
Corporate Names
- Educational Center (Seattle, Wash.)
- Jewish Community Center of Greater Seattle
- Menorah Society (University of Washington)
- University of Washington. Department of Sociology--Faculty
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Berner, Richard C (interviewer)
- Buttnick, Meta Bloom, 1913- (creator)
- Grinstein, Hyman Bogomolny, 1899- (creator)
- McCracken, Troy F (creator)
- Midler, Esther (creator)
- Pearl, Irwin A (creator)
- Pruzan, Harry (creator)
- Schrieber, Jeanette (creator)
- Tworoger, Philip, 1869- (creator)
- Williams, Annie (creator)
- Winn, Karyl, 1942- (interviewer)
Corporate Names
- Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington) (creator)
- Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
