Originals are located at the American Jewish Archives of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Leon Laizer Watters was a writer, businessman, and scientist. He was born on 13 November 1877 in Salt Lake City to Ichel and Augusta Graupe Watters. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1897 and received a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Watters perfected a way to properly sterilize catgut used in sutures, designed the first portable steam disinfector for the Army, founded several businesses, and served as treasurer of the Young Men's Hebrew Association of New York. He died in 1967.
The Leon Laizer Watters papers (1850s-1960s) consist of a memory book, obituary, articles, and various materials collected by Watters concerning the University of Utah, Jewish institutions, governors, Albert Einstein, and other subjects. The microfilm reels are from the Leon L. Watters collection from the American Jewish Archives.
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Processed by Manuscripts staff in 1992.
Microfilm reels are located in the Manuscripts Division microfilm case.
This reel is located in the Manuscripts Division microfilm case. It contains correspondence, newspaper articles and bulletins relating to Congregation B'nai Israel, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1854-1966; and personal recollections and articles detailing early aeronautical history and pharmacology, 1896-1946. (Duplicate copy from AJACIN microfilm No. 2792)
This reel is located in the Manuscripts Division microfilm case. It contains personal recollections and articles detailing early aeronautical history and pharmacology, 1896-1946; and autographical writings, photographs, and miscellaneous articles, 1897-1967. (Duplicate copy from AJACIN microfilm No. 2793)
This reel is located in the Manuscripts Division microfilm case. It contains correspondence, personal recollections, and miscellaneous items pertaining to the University of Utah, 1897-1968; correspondence, pamphlets and documents pertaining to the Young Men's Hebrew Association of New York, 1909-1943; and correspondence, minutes, and articles relating to the Jewish Welfare Board, 1903-1966. (Duplicate copy from AJACIN microfilm No. 2794)
This reel is located in the Manuscripts Division microfilm case. It contains correspondence, minutes and articles relating to the Jewish Welafre Board, 1903-1977; correspondence and articles regarding Governor Simon Bamberger, 1916 and 1941; correspondence regarding the Hebrew Technical Institute for Boys, 1924-1958; and correspondence and articles concerning Albert Einstein, 1922-1954. (Duplicate copy from AJACIN microfilm No. 2795)
This reel is located in the Manuscripts Division microfilm case. It contains manuscript, notes, and articles concerning Albert Einstein, 1922-1954; comments on the letters of Dr. and Mrs. Albert Einstein to Dr. Leon L. Watters; correspondence with Adolph S. Ochs, 1928-1935, Governor Herbert Lehman, 1927-1954, California Institute of Technology, 1933-1964; and miscellaneous correspondence and writings, 1922-1954. (Duplicate copy from AJACIN microfilm No. 2796)
This reel is located in the Manuscripts Division microfilm case. It contains correspondence concerning the California Institute of Technology, 1933-1964; articles on Einstein, 1933-1964; correspondence concerning
This reel is located in the Manuscripts Division microfilm case.