Morris B. Hanan oral history interview and papers, 1935-1971

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hanan, Morris B.
Title
Morris B. Hanan oral history interview and papers
Dates
1935-1971 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.23 cubic feet (1 box) plus 1 sound cassette
Collection Number
1743, 1827
Summary
Interview of a fruit dealer of Seattle, Washington and a Jewish American
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

May be used for research, instruction, instruction, publication and similar educational purposes.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Fruit dealer of Seattle Washington.

Morris Hanan ran a successful fruit dealership in Pike Place Market. He was also active in Seattle's Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jewish communities in Seattle, and involved with Israel. He was associated with American Jewish Joint Distribution committee, congregation Ezra Bessaroth, and Seattle Sephardic Talmud Torah.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Correspondence and ephemera, relating to Hanan's activities in Seattle's Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jewish communities and his involvement with Israel; together with tape-recorded interview (1971) and transcript, concerning his early life in Seattle and his fruit business at Pike Place Market. Includes material relating to American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, and Seattle Sephardic Talmud Torah. Persons represented include Sam Adatto, Salvador Cohen, Elie Eliachar, Aubrey Levy, and Albert D. Rosellini.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 2 accessions.

  • Accession No. 1743-001, Morris Hanan papers, 1971
  • Accession No. 1827-001, Morris Hanan papers, 1935-1966

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Accession No. 1743-001: Oral history interview with Morris Hanan, 1971Return to Top

1 sound cassette (ca. 45 min.); Transcript: 20 pages.

Scope and Content: Tape-recording conducted by Karyl Winn plus a transcript.

Hanan, a merchant-owner of the Pike Place Market, discusses his emigration from Rhodes, his business career, and the development of various organizations in the Seattle Sephardic community.

Digital Content/Other Formats: Listen to the audio recording and view the transcript of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.

Restrictions on Access: May be used for research, instruction, publication and similar educational purposes.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Morris B. Hanan, 1971-11-04

Accession No. 1827-001: Morris Hanan papers, 1935-1966Return to Top

2 " linear.

Scope and Content: Correspondence and ephemera, 1935-1966.

Restrictions on Access: May be used for research, instruction, instruction, publication and similar educational purposes.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Morris B. Hanan, 1972-02-08

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder Accession
1/1 1827-001
Agudat Benot Yerushalym incoming correspondence
1 item
1954
1/2 1827-001
Jacques Alhadeff incoming correspondence
1 item
1961
1/3 1827-001
Alliance Israelite Universelle incoming correspondence
3 items
1960-1963
1/4 1827-001
Alliance Israelite Universelle, American Friends incoming correspondence
3 items
1948, 1954, 1962
1/5 1827-001
American Financial and Development Corporation for Israel incoming correspondence
3 items
1953
1/6 1827-001
American Jewish Committee incoming correspondence
3 items
1960-1962
1/7 1827-001
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee incoming correspondence
5 items
1952-1963
1/8 1827-001
A Miscellaneous incoming correspondence
1/9 1827-001
Elie Benzimra incoming correspondence
2 items
1964
1/10 1827-001
B'nai B'rith District Grand Lodge No. 4 incoming correspondence
1 item
1964
1/11 1827-001
B Miscellaneous incoming correspondence
3 items
1/12 1827-001
Central Sephardic Jewish Community of America incoming correspondence
1 item
1952
1/13 1827-001
S. Gordon Clinton incoming correspondence
1 item
1/14 1827-001
Council of the Sephardic Community, Jerusalem incoming correspondence
3 items
1954-1966
1/15 1827-001
D. DeSola Pool incoming correspondence
2 items
1936-1948
1/16 1827-001
Elie and Hana Eliachar incoming correspondence
15 items
1953-1966
1/17 1827-001
E Miscellaneous incoming correspondence
1 item
1962
1/18 1827-001
Federated Jewish Fund incoming correspondence
2 items
1936-1953
1/19 1827-001
Federation Mondiale des Communautes Sepharades incoming correspondence
2 items
1954-1956
1/20 1827-001
F Miscellaneous incoming correspondence
3 items
1/21 1827-001
Seattle Chapter Hadassah incoming correspondence
2 items
1954-1955
1/22 1827-001
Herzl Conservative Congregation incoming correspondence
1 item
1935
1/23 1827-001
Israel, Consulate General incoming correspondence
1 item
1953
1/24 1827-001
Jews, Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, Seattle incoming correspondence
3 items
1966
1/25 1827-001
Jews, Sephardic Hebrew Congregation of Rhodesia incoming correspondence
2 items
1948
1/26 1827-001
Harry Lewis incoming correspondence
1 item
1954
1/27 1827-001
Mount Sinai Hospital and Clinic incoming correspondence
1 item
1954
1/28 1827-001
Allen H. Podet incoming correspondence
1 item
1965
1/29 1827-001
Albert D. Rosellini incoming correspondence
5 items
1952-1962
1/30 1827-001
R Miscellaneous incoming correspondence
1 item
1/31 1827-001
Seattle Committee for American Jewish Tercentenary incoming correspondence
1 item
1954
1/32 1827-001
Alfred Shemanski incoming correspondence
1 item
1936
1/33 1827-001
T Miscellaneous incoming correspondence
3 items
1/33 1827-001
Union of Sephardic Congregations, NY incoming correspondence
1/34 1827-001
United Palestine Appeal incoming correspondence
1 item
1936
1/35 1827-001
Jonah Wise incoming correspondence
1 item
1936
1/35 1827-001
Outgoing Correspondence
1 item
1/37 1827-001
Progress (Newsletter)
1 item
1935
1/38 1827-001
Miscellaneous ephemera
5 items
1947-1962

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Fruit trade--Washington (State)
  • Israel and the diaspora
  • Jewish religious schools--Washington (State)
  • Jews--Attitudes toward Israel
  • Jews--Charities
  • Jews--Societies, etc
  • Jews--United States
  • Jews--Washington (State)
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Schools--Washington (State)
  • Sephardim--Washington (State)
  • Synagogues--Washington (State)

Personal Names

  • Adatto, Sam
  • Cohen, Salvador
  • Eliachar, Elie, 1899-1981
  • Levy, Aubrey, -1945
  • Rosellini, Albert D. (Albert Dean), 1910-2011

Corporate Names

  • American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
  • Congregation Ezra Bessaroth (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Pike Place Market (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Seattle Sephardic Talmud Torah

Occupations

  • Grocers--Washington (State)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Eliachar, Elie (creator)
    • Hanan, Morris B (creator)
    • Pool, David de Sola, 1885-1970 (creator)
    • Rosellini, Albert D. (Albert Dean), 1910-2011 (creator)
    Corporate Names
    • Joint Distribution Committee of the American Funds for Jewish War Sufferers (creator)
    • Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington) (creator)