Clara Eichenwald Bender photograph collection

Clara Eichenwald Bender photograph collection, 1916-1959

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Bender, Clara Eichenwald, 1901-1997
Title: Clara Eichenwald Bender photograph collection
Dates: 1916-1959 (inclusive)
19161959
Quantity: 18 photographs (1 folder) ; various sizes
Collection Number: PH1164
Summary: Includes photos of dinner event and Clara Eichenwald Bender, Temple de Hirsch confirmation, Alaska Governor William Egan.
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: Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection includes photos of Clara Eichenwald Bender, Temple de Hirsch confirmation, Alaska Governor William Egan, and a dinner event.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

View the digital version of the collection

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 the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.

Acquisition Information

Donor: Clara Eichenwald Bender, June 1986; Marvin Meyers, September 1993.

Processing Note

Processed by Jack Falk, Don Romero; processing completed in 2014.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Clara Eichenwald BenderReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
1	1	Temple de Hirsch confirmation class Included are: William Colsky, Marguerite Dellar, Clara Eichenwald, Sydney Freed, Ann E. Hahlo, Vivian M. Levy, Clara E. Lurie, Gertrude E. Pearl, Joseph Starin, Jeanette Taylor.Note from file: Largest Temple de Hirsch confirmation class since 1908.	June 1916
1	2	Group seated in a backyard, listening to speaker	undated
1	3	Portrait of Clara Eichenwald Bender S. Walters, Walters Studio, Seattle (photographer)	undated
1	3a	Clara Eichenwald Bender and Phyllis Rogers Scheukar lighting candles on 40th anniversary cake Heib, Seattle (photographer)	1952
1	4	Leaders of the Women's Division of the Federated Jewish Fund, at the home of Mrs. William Warshall, Chairman of the Women's Division Heib, Seattle (photographer) Left to right: Mrs. B. Arensberg, Mrs. Irving Stolzoff, Mrs. William Stanton Weinir, Mrs. Meyer Twersky, Mrs. Sam Rubin, Mrs. Morris L. Bender, Mrs. William Warshall, Mrs. Morris Poll, Mrs. Robert Silver, and Mrs. Isadore Stern	1955
1	5	Clara Bender, Alaska Governor William Egan, and woman holding a carved wooden antelope on Child's Day for Youth Aliyah Forde Photographers, Seattle (photographer)	March 1959

Dinner EventReturn to Top

This is possibly a Hadassah fund-raising event.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
2	6	Women at table counting cash and checks	between 1950 and 1959?
2	7-8	Crowd of people in large ballroom or lobby	between 1950 and 1959?
2	9-10	Groups of people sitting at tables	between 1950 and 1959?
2	11	People sitting at tables listening to man at podium	between 1950 and 1959?
2	12	Probably Clara Eichenwald Bender at podium	between 1950 and 1959?
2	13-16	Women speaking at podium	between 1950 and 1959?
2	17	Man playing piano with man at microphone	between 1950 and 1959?

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Jewish women--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Personal Names

Bender, Clara Eichenwald, 1901-1997--Photographs

Corporate Names

Federated Jewish Fund & Council of Greater Seattle--Photographs
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. North Pacific Coast Region--Photographs
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Seattle Chapter--Photographs

Other Creators

Corporate Names
- Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington) (host institution)

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