J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Louis C. Zucker papers
Zucker, Louis C., 1895-1982
MS 0485
9 linear feet
1904-1982
The Louis C. Zucker papers (1904-1982) consist of personal materials; teaching materials relating to his teaching in English and Judaic studies; research on Rabbi Adolph H. Fink and Sara Teasdale; a section of the papers of Judge Herbert Schiller; religious materials including articles and addresses on Judaism and religion generally, songbooks, Jewish organizations, and holidays. Zucker was a professor of English at the University of Utah. He was also active in Jewish affairs and organizations in Salt Lake City.
English
Russian
Louis Clement Zucker was born April 10, 1895, to Polish-Jewish immigrant parents in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pennsylvania where he completed a bachelor of art (1919) and a master of art degree (1920) in English. In 1920, Zucker married Ethel Kaplan and the couple moved to Wisconsin where Zucker was employed as an instructor of English at the University of Wisconsin while he worked on a doctorate degree.
In 1928, Zucker moved to Salt Lake City to accept a position as assistant professor of English at the University of Utah. In addition to his duties as an English professor, he was active in promoting Judaic studies at the university, and taught courses in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Jewish law, literature, and history.
Zucker was well known for his research on the agricultural colony at Clarion, Utah. In 1967, he began collaborating with Juanita Brooks on her research into the history of Jews in Utah, and eventually edited Brooks's book,
The History of the Jews in Utah. In 1962, Zucker collaborated with Leroy J. Robertson in translating the Israeli national anthem, "Hatikva," into English for the music Robertson had been commissioned to compose by Columbia Recording Studios.
In addition to his academic activities at the University of Utah, Louis Zucker was involved with the local Jewish community. He served as a board member of the Temple B'nai Israel, and as president of the Congregation Montefiore Religious School. Additionally, he was instrumental in the construction of the James L. White Jewish Community Center and a new synagogue in Salt Lake City.
Dr. Zucker was a board member of the Salt Lake Civic Music Association and the Utah chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. He was a charter member of most cultural and artistic organizations in Utah including the Utah Symphony Orchestra, Ballet West, and the Utah Heritage Foundation. Zucker served as secretary of the Utah Conference for Human Welfare, as chair of the humanities section of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, and was a book reviewer for both the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune.
In 1977, Zucker donated funds for the construction of a fountain in Perception Garden at Memory Grove in Salt Lake City, as a memorial to his wife who had died in 1974. The Ethel Zucker Memorial Fountain was completed and dedicated in October 1981, six months before Louis C. Zucker himself passed away.
Louis C. Zucker spent most of his professional career at the University of Utah. He became an influential member of the Utah Jewish community and was active in promoting Judaic studies at the university. Dr. Zucker's papers were donated to the Marriott Library in 1982, by his son, Alex Wilson, and have been organized into the four sections: personal, religious, University of Utah, and miscellaneous materials.
The personal section of the collection contains information on Zucker and his family. Additional materials include personal correspondence, poetry, information on awards Zucker received, and materials relating to his doctoral thesis.
Dr. Zucker collected, as well as authored, numerous articles and addresses on religious topics. These items comprise the largest portion of the religious section and can be located in boxes five and six. Other materials in the religious section include prayer and song books, information on Jewish organizations Zucker affiliated with, and material on Jewish holidays.
As a professor at the University of Utah, Zucker taught numerous courses in English and Judaic studies. The third section of the collection contains lecture notes, exams, and other materials used in his classes. Also, materials pertaining to Zucker's association with the Middle East Center and the University of Utah Libraries can be located in this section.
The final section of the collection consists of a wide assortment of materials Zucker collected. Of particular interest are the materials related to Rabbi Adolph H. Fink, who was active in the anti-Nazi movement in the United States prior to and during the Second World War, and letters and poetry written by early twentieth- century American poet, Sara Teasdale. Additionally, Zucker acquired a portion of Judge Herbert Schiller's personal papers. These can be located in boxes seventeen and eighteen.
Along with the written materials, an authentic Sumerian cuneiform tablet accompanied the Zucker collection. The tablet is now housed in the Rare Books Division of Special Collections.
Historical charts of French, German, and Spanish literature, as well as a drawing of a perception fountain, are located in the map case.
Organized in four sections: I. Personal; II. Religious; III. University of Utah; IV. Miscellaneous.
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Two original letters and a currency note have been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the diaries if being used. Photocopies are available in the collection for research use.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Donated by Alex Wilson in 1982.
Processed by Suzanne M. Stauffer, Allesen Peck, and Lynette Peck in 1988.
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Photographs transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0313).
Audio tape of interviews transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (A0298).
Teasdale, Sara, 1884-1933--Correspondence
Fink, Adolph H. (Rabbi)--Correspondence
Schiller, Herbert (Judge)--Estate
Zucker, Louis C., 1895-1982--Archives
Zucker, Ethel, 1895-1974--Archives
Bamberger, Simon, 1847-1926--Correspondence
Schiller, Herbert (Judge)--Archives
Carvalho, Solomon Nunes--Correspondence
Rosenblatt, Joseph, 1903-1999--Correspondence
Ethel Zucker Memorial Fountain (Salt Lake City, Utah)
University of Utah--Faculty--Archives
University of Utah. Middle East Center--Records and correspondence
Congregation Kol Ami (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Sources
Congregation B'nai Israel (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Sources
Clarion Colony (Utah)--Sources
College teachers--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
Jewish archives--Utah--Salt Lake City
Jewish scholars--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
Jews--Genealogy--Sources
Judaism
Colleges and Universities
Course materials
Speeches
Personal correspondence
Business correspondence
Greeting cards
Postcards
Manuscripts for publication
Awards
Souvenir programs
Rosters
Resumes (personnel records)
Personal Materials
I
General Materials
Louis C. Zucker Vitae
1
1
Anatole France Zucker (son)
1
2-4
Court records, transcripts of testimonies, letters entered as evidence, and other materials pertaining to the petition of Anatole Zucker for adoption by Alexander and Ruth Wilson Levinson.
Miscellaneous Financial Material
1
5
National Jewish Welfare Board Distinguished Service Certificate
1
6
B'nai B'rith Outstanding Service Award
1963
1
7
Salt Lake Hadassah Chapter Award
1962
1
8
Zucker, Poetry
1
9-12
Address--"A New Look at the Problem of Criminal Responsibility"
1
13
Drayton's Pastorials
1
14
Word index compiled by Zucker.
Miscellaneous Material
1
15
Education
University of Pennsylvania
2
1-3
Miscellaneous notebooks and classwork.
University of Wisconsin
2
4-16
Doctoral thesis material, 1920-1928.
Personal Materials--Ethel Zucker
Correspondence
1920-1942
3
1
State Training School Association for Retarded Children
1964-1967
3
2
Miscellaneous Certificates
3
3
Get Well Cards
1974
3
4-8
Obituary and Memorials
1974-1975
3
9
Letters of Condolence
1974-1975
3
10-17
Memorial Contributions
3
18-21
Ethel Zucker Memorial Fountain
3
22-25
Correspondence, pamphlets, dedication materials, and newsclippings.
Personal Correspondence
1916-1982
4
Two letters written and signed by Albert Einstein have been placed in Reserve. Photocopies are avaialble for research purposes. Access to the originals must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used.
Religious Materials
II
Articles and Addresses
Zucker, "Joseph Smith as a Student of Hebrew"
5
1-8
Zucker, "Mormon and Jew: Meeting on the American Frontier"
5
9-21
Davis Bitton, "Anti-Intellectualism in Mormon History"
1966
5
22
J. H. Benton, "The Book of Common Prayer: Its Origin and Growth"
1910
5
23
Zucker, "What is A Pharisee?"
1970
5
24
Rabbi Aryeh Lew, "Response To Chaplains"
1953
6
1
Samuel Sandmel, "Role of the Rabbi"
6
2
Zucker, "Jews of Salt Lake City: Our Background"
6
3
Zucker, "Judaism"
1979
6
4
Harry Orlinsky, "The Septuagint: The Oldest Translation of the Bible"
1949
6
5
Leo Jung, "What is Judaism?"
1944
6
6
Ellis Rivkin, "A Decisive Pattern in American Jewish History"
1969
6
7
Ellis Rivkin, "Defining the Pharisees: The Tannaitic Sources"
1970
6
8
Ellis Rivkin, "The Meaning of the Messiah in Jewish Thought"
1971
6
9
Ellis Rivkin, "Pharisaism and Crisis of Individual in Greco-Roman World"
6
10
Ellis Rivkin, "Zeitlin's Contribution to Understanding the Second Commonwealth"
1964
6
11
Ellis Rivkin, "Ben Sira and the Non-Existence of the Synagogue"
1969
6
12
Ellis Rivkin, "Modern Trends in Judaism"
1959
6
13
Ellis Rivkin, "History of the Jews"
6
14
Henry Slonimsky, "The Philosophy Implicit in the Midrash"
1956
6
15
Leon Zucker, "What Judaism Teaches About God"
6
16
Marc Chagall, "Ten Prints: Illustrations of the Bible"
6
17
"The New Literature of an Ancient People"
6
18
Abraham J. Heschel, "Existence and Celebration"
1965
6
19
Arnold H. Green, "Survey of L.D.S. Proselyting to the Jewish People"
1968
6
20-21
Sermons on the Readings from the Prophets
6
22
Sermons on the Torah Readings
6
23
Cyrus H. Gordans, "Homer and the Bible"
1955
6
24
A. Biran, "Archaelogical Activities"
1968
6
25
Religious Organizations and Books
The Society of Biblical Literature
1950-1970
7
1-13
Programs, speeches, and notes.
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
1957-1971
7
14-17
Articles and miscellaneous material.
National Council of Jewish Women, Salt Lake City Chapter
1965-1966
7
18
Membership list.
Hadassah Roster
7
19
Jewish Relief Society
7
20
Statement of purpose.
Congregation Kol Ami Dedication
7
21
Articles, program, and newsclippings.
Correspondence with Miscellaneous Jewish Organizations
1968-1973
7
22
J. Seixas, Hebrew Grammar
1981
7
1
With annotations by Zucker.
General Religious Materials
Passover Services
8
1-3
Hanukkah
8
4
Assorted Holiday Materials
8
5
Jewish Music
8
6
American Jewish Tercentenary
1954
8
7
Centennial of Jews in Utah
1981
8
8-9
Correspondence, articles, and programs.
James L. White Jewish Community Center Dedication Program
1959
8
10
Cuneiform Tablet
8
11
Documentation and related notes only. The tablet itself is housed in the Rare Books Division of Special Collections.
Martin Buber
8
12
Notes.
Haim Nahman Bialik
8
13
Notes.
General Material
8
14
University of Utah Materials
III
Course Materials
English 142
9
1
English 165
9
2-3
English 250
9
4-6
Political Science 223, Hebrew Law
9
7
Old Testament as World Literature
9
8
Jewish Literature Since the Bible
9
9
Hebrew 2R
9
10
World Religions, Summer Institute
1961
9
11
General Course Materials
9
12-22
General Course Materials
10
Student Papers
Robert F. Bennett, "Moses"
11
1
Lynn Bennion, "Examination of References to Egypt of the Exodus"
1942
11
2
Blanche Cannon, "Dombey and Son...Almost a Tragedy"
11
3
Ann Chamberlin, "Modern Israeli Folk Dance"
1974
11
4
William Mulder, "Relation Between Righteousness and Prosperity"
11
5
Sister M. Philip, "Hebraism in the Psalms"
11
6
Alexander Schreiner, "The Music of Biblical Times"
1950
11
7
John A. Tvedtnes, "The Jews in Moslem Spain"
11
8
Larry Wilcox, "Comparative Analysis of Bible Found in Book of Mormon"
1949
11
9
Middle East Center and University of Utah Libraries
Middle East Center
12
1-10
Departmental correspondence, gifts, graduate studies program, and other material.
Louis and Ethel Zucker Prize for Hebrew Studies
1971-1980
12
11
Yiddish Material
12
12
Friends of the Library Newsletters
1973
12
13
University of Utah Libraries Gifts
1964-1973
12
14
University of Utah Libraries Judaica Collection
1946-1979
12
15-20
Correspondence, contributions, fund raisers, and collection development policy.
Learning Center and Library Dedication
1968
12
21
Newsclippings, program, and correspondence.
Louis C. Zucker Gift to the Marriott Library
1971
12
22
Correspondence regarding Zucker's donation of an Epstein portrait and metal stamps of Israel.
General University of Utah Material
Albert Ray Olpin Inauguration
1946
13
1
Program and correspondence.
James C. Fletcher Inauguration
1964
13
2
Program.
David Gardner Inauguration
1973
13
3
Program and correspondence.
Louis C. Zucker Retirement and Emeritus Appointments
1962-1981
13
4
University of Utah Centennial
1950
13
5-6
Programs and other material.
School Song Contest
1934-1935
13
7
English Department Newsletters
1956-1975
13
8
Lecture Series Announcements
1930-1955
13
9
General Materials
IV
Good Reading
1944-1967
14
1-4
Correspondence, manuscripts, and published editions.
Jews In Utah Lecture Series, Utah Heritage Foundation
1981
14
5-6
Notes and miscellaneous materials.
Israel
14
7
Miscellaneous material pertaining to Israel. Israeli five shekel note has been removed and placed in Reserve. A photocopy of the items is available for research purposes. Access to the original item must be provided by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment.
"Hatikva"
14
8
Materials relating to Zucker's translation of the Israeli national anthem. Included are correspondence, notes, articles, and a copy of the song.
History of Jews in Utah
1967-1969
14
9-14
Manuscript and correspondence with Juanita Brooks regarding the book.
Jewish Cultural Exhibit at Children's Museum of Utah
1980-1981
14
15
Correspondence and notes.
Clarion, Utah
1904-1970
14
16-26
Correspondence, research notes, newsclippings, and articles.
Brandeis University Presidential Inauguration
1948
15
1
Program and correspondence.
Gilbert Murray, The Stoic Philosophy
15
2
Mayor's Prayer Breakfast
1977
15
3
Program and miscellaneous material.
Utah State University Visiting Professor Program
1967-1970
15
4-5
Correspondence and articles.
Capital Punishment
15
6
Notes.
Garreta Helen Busey, "Reflection of Positivism in English Literature"
1924
15
7
American Civil Liberties Union
1967-1972
15
8
Correspondence and newsletters.
Oriental-Western Literary and Cultural Relations Conference
1988
15
9
Correspondence, articles, and travel materials.
Joseph Rosenblatt
1969
15
10
Correspondence.
Simon Bamberger
15
11
Correspondence and articles.
Solomon Numes Carvalho
15
12
Miscellaneous notes and correspondence.
International Comparative Literature Association
1958
15
13
Programs and miscellaneous material.
William Mulder
15
14
Fulbright Fellowship recommendation.
Miscellaneous Material
15
15
Books
The books in this series are from Zucker's personal collection. All of the books contain handwritten notes by Zucker, and many of them have been autographed by the authors.
Leonard J. Arrington, The Price of Prejudice
1962
16
1
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles, The Communist Manifesto
1948
16
2
Louis Locke, William Gibson, George Arms, Introduction to Literature
1948
16
3
Cynthia A. Pugh, A Book of Short Stories
1931
16
4
Fawn M. Brodie, Thaddeus Stevens
1959
16
5
Roger Loomis, Donald Clark, Modern English Readings
1939
16
6
Albert Einstein, Ideas and Opinions
1954
16
7
E. M. Forster, A Passage to India
1952
16
8
Grant Overton, Great Modern Short Stories
1930
16
9
John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
1947
16
10
Robert Browning, Pippa Passes
1926
16
11
Herbert Schiller
Herbert Schiller Estate
1910-1965
17
1-4
Correspondence, will, tributes, certificates, and miscellaneous material.
"Corporate Proceedings of Continental Cleaning and Dyeing Company"
1928-1951
17
1
Hebert Schiller Files, A-E
17
5-11
Speeches, articles, and other miscellaneous materials arranged alphabetically.
Herbert Schiller Files, F-Z
18
Speeches, articles, and other miscellaneous materials arranged alphabetically.
Fink and Teasdale materials
Rabbi Adolph H. Fink
19
1-4
Correspondence, newsclippings, and miscellaneous material.
Sarah Teasdale
19
5
Poetry and Correspondence
General Materials
Utah Jewish Family Genealogies: Cohn, Hirschman, and Friedman
20
1
Correspondence with Bernice Tumen concerning Genealogies
20
2
Various Correspondence
1966-1981
20
3
Newspaper Clippings
1980-1981
20
4
Newspaper Clippings
1980-1981
20
5
Materials from Congregation Kol Ami
1975-1981
20
6
Includes a program from the cornerstone dedication (1976), and various congregational announcements.
The Voice of Kol Ami Newsletters
1977-1979
20
7
Jerry Gephart, "Jewish Assimilation Takes an Unusual Form"
1971
20
8
Concerning the merger of the two Jewish congregations in Salt Lake City.
Jack Goodman, "Jews in Zion"
20
9
Materials Concerning Utah's Jewish Community
20
10
Newsletters and annoucements of Utah's Jewish Community
20
11
Periodicals and Articles from National Jewish Organizations
20
12
Salt Lake City Illustrated
1887
21
1
Newsletters Concerning Utah
21
2
Collected Magazine Articles, Advertisements, and Flyers
21
3
Notes
21
4-7
Zucker, drafts of The Jews of Salt Lake City: Our Background
21
8
Drafts for papers on History of the Jews
21
9
Writing and Correspondence
Zucker, Writings
22
1
General Correspondence
1928-1980
22
2-3
Ethel Zucker Postcards
22
4
These postcards are from Ethel Zucker's youth and are written in Russian.
Correspondence with Mordecai Gorelik
22
5
Correspondence with the Jewish Institute of Religion
22
6
Correspondence About James G. McDonald Luncheon
1947-1948
22
7
University of Utah Correspondence
22
8
Correspondence, University of Utah and Israeli Consulate
22
9
Correspondence through Zucker concerning possible Israeli students to study at the University of Utah.
Notes Concerning University of Utah Middle East Center
22
10
The University of Utah
University of Utah Announcements and Pamphlets
23
1
Judaica Library Project at the University of Utah
1946-1972
23
2
University of Utah Library Materials
23
3
Other Judaica and Hebraica Collections
23
4
Class Sylabi
23
5
Class Papers
23
6-7
Jewish History, Education and Literature
Jewish Congregations in Utah, Notes
24
1
Kol Ami and B'Nai Israel Materials
24
2
Kol Ami and B'Nai Israel are synagogues in Salt Lake City.
George Washington on Judaism in America
24
3
Israel Academy
24
4
Judaism and Other Religious Culture
24
5
Jewish History and Literature
24
6
Jewish Literature and Zionism
24
7
Article and Other Material on Esther and Job
24
8
Papers and Pamphlets on Judaism
24
9
The Reconstructionist
24
10
The Reconstructionist is a Jewish Cultural Journal.
Hebrew University Materials
24
11
Judaism and Hebrew Materials
Newsletters
25
1-2
Hebrew Materials and Notes
25
3
Photocopies of Hebrew Manuscript
25
4
Yiddish Materials
25
5
The Jewish Experience
25
6
Anti-Semitism
25
7
Book Reviews and Advertisements
25
8
General Materials
Anniversary Celebrations at Universities
1936-1940
26
1
Maps and Atlases
26
2
The Dybbuk
26
3
Saul Bellow Materials
26
4
Lucius Marsden Durham, "Dante Today"
1941
26
5
Emma Kafler Helwing, "My Neighbors and I"
26
6
Pamphlets and Notes
26
7
Notes and Correspondence
26
8
General Papers and Pamphlets
26
9
Articles and Notes
News and Feature Articles
27
1
Notes
27
2-6
Notes
28
1-4
Newspaper Clippings
28
5-6
Newspaper Clippings
1932-1981
29