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Joshua H. Gortler photograph collection, approximately 1940-2005

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Gortler, Joshua H., 1936-
Title
Joshua H. Gortler photograph collection
Dates
approximately 1940-2005 (inclusive)
Quantity
127 photographic prints (1 box) ; sizes vary
Collection Number
PH1069
Summary
Events and people related to the Caroline Kline Galland Home, the 75th anniversary celebration of the Caroline Kline Galland Home in Seattle, a Japanese delegation visit to the Home, groundbreaking and ribbon-cutting events for Litvin Pavilion, the Summit at First Hill groundbreaking and dedication, and other activities.
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.

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Additional Reference Guides

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Joshua Gortler was born in Poland in 1936. The Gortler family survived the Holocaust by living in Siberia and then Uzbekistan. At the end of World War II, his family lived in a displaced persons camp in Germany. In 1951, the Gortler family was sponsored to emigrate to the U.S., where they settled in Arizona. He was educated in the Yeshiva High School in New York and also took classes at the public high school. Gortler continued his education at Yeshiva College and then the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University where he earned a Master's degree in Social Work. He and his wife Sarah later established the Joshua H. Gortler and Sarah B. Gortler Scholarship in Geriatric Social Work at Wurzweiler. He served for 38 years as the Executive Director of the Caroline Kline Galland Home in Seattle from 1969 until his retirement in 2006.

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Content Description

The collection includes events and people related to the Caroline Kline Galland Home, the 75th anniversary celebration of the Caroline Kline Galland Home in Seattle, a Japanese delegation visit to the Home, groundbreaking and ribbon-cutting events for Litvin Pavilion, the Summit at First Hill groundbreaking and dedication, and other activities.

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Other Descriptive Information

Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged in 7 series:

  • Series 1, People
  • Series 2, Caroline Kline Galland Home
  • Series 3, Japanese delegation visit to Caroline Kline-Galland Home
  • Series 4, Groundbreaking and Ribbon-cutting for Litvin Pavilion at Caroline Kline-Galland Home
  • Series 5, The Summit at First Hill groundbreaking and dedication
  • Series 6, Cruise on Lake Washington on Morris Polack's yacht
  • Series 7, Various events and people

Custodial History

Collected by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.

Acquisition Information

Donor: Joshua Gortler, 1981, 1989, 1990, 2018.

Processing Note

Processed by Jack Falk, Don Romero; processing completed in 2013; revised 2018.

Separated Materials

Joshua H. Gortler papers (Collection No. 3665)

Related Materials

Joshua H. Gortler papers and oral history interview, 1923-2017

Oral history interview with Joshua H. Gortler and Michael Cohen, 2018

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Jewish old age homes--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Long-term care facilities--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Nursing homes--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Older Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Older people--Institutional care--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

  • Caroline Kline Galland Home (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Caroline Kline Galland Home (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs
  • Caroline Kline Galland Home for the Aged (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Summit at First Hill (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington) (curator)
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