Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Seattle Chapter records, 1923-2011
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Seattle Chapter
- Title
- Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Seattle Chapter records
- Dates
- 1923-2011 (inclusive)19232011
- Quantity
- 12.69 cubic feet (20 boxes) plus 2 oversize scrapbooks
- Collection Number
- 2565
- Summary
- Records from a Seattle Chapter of a National Jewish women's organization
- 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.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Hadassah is a not-for-profit women's organization founded in 1912 to provide health care in Palestine. Throughout Hadassah's history, its leaders have been instrumental in development of Israel as an independent Jewish state. Seattle chapter was part of the North Pacific Coast Region, which was renamed the Pacific Northwest Region in 1989. It established the Nearly New Shop, a thrift shop, in 1965. Helen Feinberg was manager of the shop.
The Seattle chapter of Hadassah began in 1920 with a membership of fifteen women. It has been active in community projects and fundraisers promoting the Jewish community both local and international.
Content Description
Correspondence, minutes, membership lists, yearbooks, conference records, chapter history (1987), financial records, newsletters, issues of the Hadassah Hearald, and scrapbooks; together with material relating to the national organization's North Pacific Coast Region. Includes records of Eleanor H. Arnstein, president, Seattle Chapter (1961-1962) and North Pacific Coast Region (1967-1969) and the chapter's Nearly New Shop, a thrift shop established in 1965.
Other Descriptive Information
Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Organized into 10 accessions.
- Accession No. 2565-001, Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1923-1981
- Accession No. 2565-005, Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1965-1975
- Accession No. 2565-006, Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1926-1970
- Accession No. 2565-007, Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1950-1977
- Accession No. 2565-008, Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1923-1988
- Accession No. 2565-009, Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1923-1978
- Accession No. 2565-010, Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1943-1988
- Accession No. 2565-011, Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1959-1990
- Accession No. 2565-012, Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America Seattle Chapter Records, 1958-2009
- Accession No. 2565-013, Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America Seattle Chapter Records, 1950-2011
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Accession No. 2565-001: Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1923-1981
0.92 cubic feet (3 boxes)Scope and Content: Correspondence, newsletters, minutes, scrapbook, yearbooks, clippings, 1923-1969; Hadassah yearbooks, 1950, 1952-68; Hadassah Herald, 1969-1981. Includes records of Eleanor H. Arnstein.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donations of materials from: Geraldine Hurwitz, 4/1976; Mrs. Julian Arnstein, via Jeanette Schreiber, 10/15/1976; Rose Shain Elkan, 12/1980, and Ida Altman, 9/21/1982.
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Description: Ann Cohn incoming correspondence1 itemDates: 1969 April 16Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Accession 2565-001
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Description: Mrs. Everett A. Kalb incoming correspondence1 itemDates: 1969 November 6Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Accession 2565-001
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Description: Mrs. Irving E. (Isabel) Marks incoming correspondence2 itemsDates: 1969 April 25, June 2Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Accession 2565-001
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Description: Mrs. Max Shenk incoming correspondence1 itemDates: 1969 June 30Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Accession 2565-001
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Description: Iris Sigel incoming correspondence1 itemDates: 1970 March 6Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Accession 2565-001
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Description: Hilde Slotnick incoming correspondence6 itemsDates: 1969 May 8-July 18Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Accession 2565-001
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Description: Outgoing Correspondence11 itemsDates: 1969-1971Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Accession 2565-001
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Description: MinutesDates: 1948-1955, 1968-1969Container: Box/Folder 1/3-5, Accession 2565-001
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Description: Meetings, Conferences10 itemsDates: 1942-1970Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Accession 2565-001
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Description: Newsletters28 itemsDates: 1969-1975, 1977-1981Container: Box/Folder 1/7, Accession 2565-001
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Description: Bulletins5 itemsDates: 1969, 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Accession 2565-001
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Description: Clippings20 itemsDates: 1961-1971Container: Box/Folder 1/9, Accession 2565-001
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Description: Miscellaneous2 itemsDates: 1968Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Accession 2565-001
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Description: Scrapbook, ClippingsDates: 1923-1946Container: Box 2, Accession 2565-001
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Description: Yearbooks15 itemsDates: 1950, 1952-1958, 1961-1968Container: Box 3, Accession 2565-001
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Description: Accession No. 2565-005: Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1965-19750.23 cubic feet (1 box), plus 2 oversize scrapbooks
Scope and Content: Historical features, correspondence, mailings, newsletters, posters, clippings.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Gladys Friedenrich, 12/28/1985.
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Accession No. 2565-006: Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1926-1970
0.46 cubic feet (1 box)Scope and Content: Correspondence, minutes, financial records, membership list.
Seattle Chapter Board minutes, 1932-1966; Seattle Chapter Open Meetings of the Membership minutes, 1932-1944; South End Group Board minutes, 1959-1969; South End Group Open Meetings of the Membership, 1957-1970.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Shanie Schuffler, 1/2/1986.
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1939-1941Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Accession 2565-006
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Description: Minutes of Board of Directors and open meetings of the membership, boundDates: 1932-1938Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Accession 2565-006
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Description: Minutes of Board of Directors, unboundDates: 1938-1944, 1965-1966Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Accession 2565-006
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Description: Minutes of open meetings of the membership, unboundDates: 1938-1944Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Accession 2565-006
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Description: Financial RecordsDates: 1926, 1940-1941Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Accession 2565-006
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Description: Program - Annual Donors LuncheonDates: 1949Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Accession 2565-006
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Description: Sound End Group - Minutes: Board of DirectorsDates: 1959-1969Container: Box/Folder 1/7, Accession 2565-006
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Description: Sound End Group - Minutes: open meetings of the membershipDates: 1957-1970Container: Box/Folder 1/8-9, Accession 2565-006
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Description: Sound End Group - Membership ListsDates: 1963-1970Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Accession 2565-006
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Description: Accession No. 2565-007: Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1950-19770.23 cubic feet (1 box)
Scope and Content: Seattle Chapter yearbooks, 1950, 1951, 1959; Seattle Chapter "Hadassah Herald" 1969-1977.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Shanie Shuffler, 11/1/1986.
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Description: Accession No. 2565-008: Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1923-19880.46 cubic feet (1 box)
Scope and Content: Includes a history of Hadassah in Seattle from 1923 to 1987, written by Ida Altman for the 65th anniversary in 1988. Also minutes of Seattle Chapter Executive Board, 1977-1984; minutes of several Seattle Hadassah groups.
Writing by Ida Altman is a history of Hadassah in Seattle from 1923 to 1987, prepared for the 65th anniversary in 1988. Minutes of Seattle Chapter Executive Board 1977-1984. Minutes of various Seattle groups.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Shanie Schuffler, 7/1/1987.
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Accession No. 2565-009: Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1923-1978
1.23 cubic feet (4 boxes)Scope and Content: List of past presidents, 1923-1974; newsletters, awards, clippings, scrapbooks, 1947-1978.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated Hadassah Office via Isabel Stusser, 10/12/1989.
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Description: List of Past PresidentsDates: 1923-1974Container: Box 1, Accession 2565-009
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Description: Hadassah Herald newsletterDates: 1973-1974Container: Box 1, Accession 2565-009
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Description: Newsletters of various area groupsDates: 1960, 1973-1974Container: Box 1, Accession 2565-009
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Description: Awards and HonorsDates: 1960-1961Container: Box 1, Accession 2565-009
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Description: ClippingsDates: 1947-1968Container: Box 1, Accession 2565-009
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Description: Scrapbooks of Seattle ChapterDates: 1959, 1974-1976Container: Box 2-3, Accession 2565-009
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Description: Scrapbooks of Henrietta Szold GroupDates: 1969-1978Container: Box 4, Accession 2565-009
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Accession No. 2565-010: Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1943-1988
3.85 cubic feet (3 boxes)Scope and Content: Minutes, yearbooks, newsletters, membership lists, scrapbooks; 1943-1988.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Seattle Chapter, 8/1/1992.
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Description: MinutesDates: 1961-1985Container: Box 1, Accession 2565-010
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Description: Membership ListsDates: 1967-1985Container: Box 1, Accession 2565-010
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Description: NewslettersDates: 1943, 1945, 1953-1968, 1984-1988Container: Box 2, Accession 2565-010
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Description: YearbooksDates: 1947-1948, 1950, 1952-1968Container: Box 2, Accession 2565-010
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Description: Golda Meir Group minutesDates: 1967-1979, 1982Container: Box 2, Accession 2565-010
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Description: Sabra Group minutesDates: 1981-1987Container: Box 2, Accession 2565-010
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Description: N'Schey Shalom Group minutesDates: 1982-1987Container: Box 2, Accession 2565-010
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Description: Hatikvah Highlights newsletterDates: 1976-1978Container: Box 2, Accession 2565-010
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Description: ScrapbooksDates: 1977, 1982-1986Container: Box 3, Accession 2565-010
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Description: Accession No. 2565-011: Hadassah Seattle Chapter records, 1959-1990.92 cubic feet (2 boxes)
Scope and Content: Minutes, mailings, nesletters, membership lists, clippings, ephemera, artifacts.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Iantha Sidell, 1/1/1992.
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Accession No. 2565-012: Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America Seattle Chapter Records, 1958-2009 (bulk 1978-1988)
0.92 cubic feet (2 boxes)Scope and Content: Contains issues of the Hadassah Herald, the newsletter of the Seattle chapter, from 1993-2009. Contains minutes, membership lists from Hadassah Pacific Northwest Region (1982-1983) as well as various regional chapters including Seattle (1978-1985), Mt. Scopus (1979-1983), Henrietta Szold group (1982-1983), Sabra (1982-1983), and Hatikvah (1982-1983); programs and correspondence relating to Hadassah events (1978-1985); Northern Pacific Coast Region of Hadassah Bulletins (1981-1984); and Seattle Chapter Hadassah Heralds newsletter (1981-1990). Includes yearbooks from 1958, 1962, and 1963, as well as a history of the Seattle Chapter written for its 65th anniversary and a membership brochure from 1988.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Copyright information not available.
Acquisition Info: Barbara Glicksberg, Ruth Kahn Levinson, and Meta Buttnick
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Description: Yearbooks, history, membership brochure, membership lists, minutes, programs and correspondence, bulletins, and newsletter.Dates: 1958-1990Container: Box 1, Accession 2565-012
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Description: Membership lists, minutes, programs and correspondence, bulletins, newsletter, and issues of the Hadassah Herald.Dates: 1978-2009Container: Box 2, Accession 2565-012
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Accession No. 2565-013: Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America Seattle Chapter Records, 1950-2011
3.47 cubic feet (3 boxes)Scope and Content: Scrapbooks, certificates, photographs, programs, and ephemera from Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America Seattle Chapter.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Info: Susan Adler, Hadassah president (Seattle chapter), 2016-12-01
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Description: Hadassah Materials and Scrapbooks
Scope and Content: Scrapbooks: Suburban Group, Snohomish County Chapter, Hadassah Scrapbook 1992-1995, Kallah at Camp Solomon Schecter 2000, and Kallah Prior Years III. A document of the House of Representatives Resolution 2005-4630, presentation on domestic violence outreach and education, Hadassah Kallah procedure and structure report, and program on Mayim L'Chayim "Water for Israel" project. Also includes memorabilia, correspondence, issues from the Herald, Transcript advertisings, and clippings.
Dates: 1950-2011Container: Box 1, Accession 2565-013 -
Description: Scrapbooks and certificates
Scope and Content: Scrapbooks: Hadassah Life Membership Album 1950-2002, Untitle scrapbook 1991-1992. A certificate for the Seattle Chapter Fundraising Team 2002 and a certification of the Raquela Group as part of the Hadassah Seattle Chapter in March 1983.
Dates: 1950-2002Container: Box:oversize 2, Accession 2565-013 -
Description: Scrapbooks
Scope and Content: Two scrapbooks: Northern Pacific Coast Region 1980s-1990s, Mt Scopus 1995-1996
Dates: 1980-1996Container: Box 3, Accession 2565-013
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Subject Terms
- Jewish women--Northwest, Pacific--Societies and clubs
- Jewish women--Washington (State)--Societies and clubs
- Jews--Northwest, Pacific
- Jews--Societies, etc
- Jews--Washington (State)
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Thrift shops--Washington (State)
- Zionism--Northwest, Pacific
- Zionism--Societies, etc
- Zionism--Washington (State)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Arnstein, Eleanor H (creator)
Corporate Names
- Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. North Pacific Coast Region (creator)
- Nearly New Shop (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
- Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington), (host institution)
