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Hebrew Ladies Free Loan Society records, 1935-1976
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hebrew Ladies Free Loan Society (Seattle, Wash.)
- Title
- Hebrew Ladies Free Loan Society records
- Dates
- 1935-1976 (inclusive)19351976
- Quantity
- 1.11 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- 1568 (Accession No. 1568-001)
- Summary
- Records of an independent volunteer service organization of the Jewish faith
- 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.
Names of recipients of loans are not to be quoted.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Hebrew Ladies' Free Loan Society of Seattle was an independent volunteer service organization which made free loans available to needy persons of the Jewish faith. Patterned after the traditional "Gmilith Khesed" (the free-loan organizations which existed in the small-town Jewish communities of Eastern Europe) the Seattle H.L.F.L.S. was first organized in 1909. Over the years the maximum amount loaned increased, and the Society began to loan to organizations as well as to individuals, but the basic purpose of the society - to make interest free loans to needy Jews - remained the same. The society was dissolved in 1976. Its work is to be carried on by the Jewish Family and Child Service. [Hebrew Ladies' Free Loan Society is not related in any way to Hebrew Free Loan Association. Seattle., which was founded in 1914.]
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, minutes, financial records, press releases, bylaws.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Women, Jewish--Societies and clubs--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Women--Societies and clubs--Washington (State)--Seattle
Corporate Names
- Hebrew Ladies Free Loan Society (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Rubin, Grace (creator)
Corporate Names
- Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Other Creators
-
Corporate Names
- Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
