11. Special Collections

Abstract

The collection of 91 photographs of Tolstoy at Yasnaya Polyana, Anton Chekov and others serve to illustrate Russian literary life in the 19th century.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into three series based on where the images within were taken or created: Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States of America. Within the African and Caribbean series, the items are arranged in chronological order.  Within the American series, the items are separated into folders that each cover a certain period of time. For the most part the items in those folders are arranged chronologically.

Arrangement

Arranged in four series: 1. Einstein, Albert-Stephen Wise Correspondence, 1934-1949; 2.  Einstein Family Correspondence, 1896-1937; 3. Non-family Correspondence, 1902-1952; 4. Personal Materials, 1934, undated.

For more information about each series, please consult the series descriptions in the box and folder listing.

Arrangement

Arranged in five series: 1. Correspondence, 1939-1944; 2. Publicity, 1942-1943; 3. Research, 1934-1942; 4. Other Works by Kahn, circa 1941-1942; 5. Sabotage!, 1941-1944. For more information about each series, please consult the series descriptions in the box and folder listing.

Abstract

The collection consists of 14 linear feet of American theater and stage programs of the late 19th and early 20th century. The collection focuses on the Boston drama scene. A finding aid is available in the Special Collections Department (+Z688 .T5 B79 1987); the full list of programs is also avilable online via the Internet Archive (please see below for a link to the program list).

Scope and Contents The Art Green papers consist of documents pertaining to Green’s influential role in the founding and early years of operation of Havurat Shalom in Somerville, Massachusetts; files and records relating to faculty positions Green held at various institutions; and course readings, syllabi, and lecture notes for courses he taught at the University of Pennsylvania, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, and Brandeis University. Of particular note are: a report of the first year of...

Scope and Contents The Arthur Laurents collection consists primarily of typescripts of several plays and screenplays; it also includes some correspondence and clippings relating to Laurents's productions. Of particular note is a collection of letters documenting the development of West Side Story and of I Can Get it for You Wholesale, which includes correspondence from Irving Berlin, Jerome Robbins, and Harold Rome. The typescripts are arranged...

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by author. For more information, please consult the box and folder listing.

Arrangement

Arranged in seven series: 1. Correspondence, Personal Papers, and Photographs; 2. Jewish Women; 3. Organizations, Conferences, and Events; 4. Other Research Topics; 5. Publications by Aviva Cantor; 6. Publications by Others; 7. Recordings.

Arrangement

Arranged in three series: 1. Correspondence, 1799-1881; 2. Visual Materials, undated; 3.  Book of Petitions, 1876-77.

For more information about each series, please consult the series descriptions in the box and folder listing.

Arrangement

These materials are arranged individually in numbered boxes.  For more information about each series, please consult the series descriptions in the box and folder listing.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of approximately 3,598 stereoscopic photographs, lantern slides, and postcards of the Middle East and Holy Land collected by Bert Zuckerman. The stereographs depict religious and historic sites, landscapes, and everyday people in Palestine, as well as in other parts of the region, from North Africa to Turkey. A small number of the images portray synagogues in Europe and the United States. The collection includes stereographs from photographers J.Andrieu, Francis...

Abstract

The collection is arranged in 46 boxes, with photographs arranged in folders alphabetically by the last name of the subject.

Scope and Contents

Collected stamps from 70s to mid 2000s, many are in envelopes by year. Some envelopes with stamps on them, postmarked, although some not sealed; a lot of them on the date of issue. Commemorative postcards from Israel, both loose and in binders with sleeves. Also a few books on Israeli stamps.

Scope and Contents

The collection (in microform) includes correspondence, documents and related ephemeral items documenting Weizmann's scientific career and his involvement in Zionist affairs and the founding of the State of Israel. The original documents are housed in the Weizmann Archives, Rehovot, Israel.

Arrangement

Arranged in six series: 1. KO I-22 – KO VIII-19, circa 1937; 2. KO VIII-20 – KO XI-37, circa 1937; 3. KO XII-4-XV-31, KOPN- 1-23, NNP-1-9, circa 1937; 4. NNP-10 – NNP-67, circa 1937; 5. NNN-1 - NNN-429, circa 1937; 6. P933-P1135, circa 1937-38.

Numbering system and order are those of the collection's creator, Charles Korvin. 

For more information about each series, please consult the series descriptions in the box and folder listing.

Arrangement

Arranged in six series: 1. Lithographs, 1860-1928; 2. Photographs, 1860-1865; 3. Postcards, 1909-1952; 4. Framed Prints, 1864-1865; 5. Realia, 1909, 1919, undated; 6. Printed Matter, 1865-1896.

For more information about each series, please consult the series descriptions in the box and folder listing.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of approximately six hundred forty posters relating to World War I, which were created between 1913 and 1919. The majority of the posters are American but around one hundred five posters are from other countries, including Canada, Italy, Great Britian, Germany, and France. Most of the posters contain evocative and striking illustrations that are accompanied by text meant to elicit support for the war effort. A common theme is the public’s monetary involvement in the...

Arrangement

This collection containes 6 record center boxes and shelved oversized materials (2 linear feet), arranged in 2 series: 1) Consistoire Central, 1808-1929; 2) International Judaica, 1734-1931. For more information about each series, please consult the series descriptions in the box and folder listing.

Arrangement

Arranged in four series: 1. Photographs by Dan Tassel: "Jerusalem Then and Now," 1985; 2. Other Photographs, 1929-1935 and undated; 3. Stereoscope and Slides, 1899-1901 and undated; 4. Printed Books, 1849-2009 and undated.  Series are arranged by subject and by author or photographer.  For more information about each series, please consult the series descriptions in the box and folder listing.

Arrangement

Arranged in two series: 1. Correspondence, 1827-1852; 2. Miscellaneous, 1718-1892.

Arrangement Arranged in ten series: 1. Personal Correspondence, 1909-1952, undated; 2. Politics, 1925-1952, undated; 3. Immigration and Refugees, 1937-1951; 4. Israel Affairs, 1940-1952, undated; 5. Foundations and Funds, 1926-1950; 6. Jewish Affairs, 1929-1952; 7. Brandeis University, 1948-1968; 8. Post-World War II Europe, 1936-1951, undated; 9. Photographs, Books and Personal Memorabilia, 1933-1951; 10. Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings, 1917-1977. For more information about each series, please...

Arrangement

For more information about the collection, please contact the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of seven bone china sculptures of American songbirds, insects, and flora, designed by well-known British artist, Dorothy Susan Doughty (1892–1962). The sculptures were created at the Royal Worcester Ceramic Works in Stoke-on-Trent, England. These sculptural models were purchased and donated to Brandeis by Dr. Bernard Kessner and Mrs. Miriam Kessner, who were benefactors of the University in the 1960s and 1970s. Source: "Dr. and Mrs. Bernard H. Kessner Collection of...

Abstract

Eduard Lasker was a political leader during the Bismarck regime in Germany. His collection consists of 21 linear feet of manuscript material, correspondence and pamphlets. A microfilm use copy of the collection (DD205.L33 A3 1994) and a finding aid are available in the Special Collections Department.

Arrangement Arranged in two series: 1. Personal Ephemera, 1922-1948, undated.; 2. Photographs, 1920s-1950s, undated. For more information about each series, please consult the series descriptions in the box and folder listing. Two folders containing miscellaneous items that did not fit into the collection were discovered while processing this material. One folder contained a US Treasury Department citation to Victor Young (December 23, 1941) and a photograph of Eddy Duchin, which was signed to Victor...

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in two series: 1. Original Letters and Documents of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, 1756-1811; 2. Related Material, 1964, 1974, undated. Series one is arranged alphabetically by last name and series two is arranged in original order.  For more information about each series, please consult the series descriptions in the box and item listing.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in three series: 1. Original Letters and Documents of the Signers of the U.S. Constitution, 1759-1825; 2. Oversize Material, Undated; 3. Related Material, Undated. Series one is arranged alphabetically by last name, series two contains an undated color portrait of Alexander Hamilton, and series three is arranged in original order. For more information about each series, please consult the series descriptions in the box and item listing.

Arrangement Arranged in eleven series: 1. Correspondence, 1960s-1990s; 2. Rituals, 1970s-1990s; 3. Speeches, Political and Conferences, 1960s-1990s; 4. Women's Art, 1980s; 5. Teaching, 1970s; 6. Manuscripts, 1970s-1990s; 7. Criticism, Reviews and Interviews, 1960s-1990s; 8. Writings by Other Authors, 1970s-1990s; 9. Publicity, Illustrations, and Awards, 1940s-1990s; 10. Multimedia, 1960s-1990s; 11. Books, 1950s-1990s.For more information about each series, please consult the series...

Arrangement

Arranged in three series.  1. Official government records and correspondence, 1921-1945; 2. Diaries, 1933-1944; 3. Postcards and photographs, 1924-1945.

For more information about each series, please consult the series descriptions in the box and folder listing.

AL: autograph letter; ALS: autograph letter signed; TL: typed letter; TLS: typed letter signed