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Jacob Kaplan photograph and ephemera collection, approximately 1900-1973

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Kaplan, Jacob, 1886-1974
Title
Jacob Kaplan photograph and ephemera collection
Dates
approximately 1900-1973 (inclusive)
Quantity
259 photographic prints, 151 documents (2 boxes) ; various sizes
Collection Number
PH0770
Summary
Photographs and ephemera from Jacob Kaplan's family and work within the Seattle Jewish community
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

The collection is open to the public.

Request at UW

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by King County 4Culture
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Biographical Note

Born in Poland in 1886, Jacob Kaplan was the eldest son of Mark and Sarah Mary Kaplan. In 1900, the family emigrated to the United States and settled in Seattle. Mark Kaplan owned a second-hand store, where his sons worked.

In 1909, Jacob married Celia Sussman, and they had four children: Joseph Henry, Ethel, Phillip and Leon Harold. In 1912, with some experience gained in a short apprenticeship with a printer in Poland, $65 capital, and a supply of paper equal to one-and-a-half railroad cars, Jacob opened the Kaplan Paper Company.

Jacob was one of the founders of the Herzl congregation and headed the Talmud Torah Hebrew School campaign. He later became a leader in the Congregation Bikur Cholim, president of the Seattle Hebrew Academy, member of the Ionic Lodge no. 90, and the president of the local chapter of B'nai B'rith. He was also associated with the Federated Jewish Fund, the Young Men's Hebrew Association, and the beginnings of the Sons of Zion in Seattle. In 1968, following Celia's death, Jacob married Meta Buttnick. Jacob Kaplan died in 1974 and is buried in the Bikur Cholim cemetery.

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Content Description

Photographs and ephemera documenting Jacob Kaplan's life, family and work in the Jewish community of Seattle.

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Use 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

Custodial History

Collected by Meta Buttnick for the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.

Acquisition Information

Donor, Phillip Kaplan, April 1981.

Processing Note

Processed by Gina Rappaport and Marion Brown, 2009; and Erika Wilson, 2010.

Photographs were relocated from the Jacob Kaplan Papers, Accession No. 1960-002, in the repository in 2008.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Boxing--Photographs
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Kaplan, Jacob, 1886-1974--Photographs

Corporate Names

  • Kaplan Paper Company (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Seattle Talmud Torah


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