American jewish archives biography books

The American Jewish Archives Journal, which has been in continuous publication since 1948 and is now available for free on our site..

This Concise Dictionary consists of almost 24,000 brief biographies of American Jews.

  • This Concise Dictionary consists of almost 24,000 brief biographies of American Jews.
  • Book overview.
  • The American Jewish Archives Journal, which has been in continuous publication since 1948 and is now available for free on our site.
  • American Jewish Year Book Vol. 1 (1899-1900) · American Jewish Year Book Vol. 10 (1908-1909) · American Jewish Year Book Vol. 11 (1909-1910).
  • The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives is committed to preserving a documentary heritage of the religious, organizational, economic.

    • Collections Overview

    Below are broad descriptions of the types of material you'll find at the American Jewish Archives. If you have any questions, please feel free to Ask an Archivist!

    Researchers who need to conduct extensive research at the AJA may be interested in the AJA's Fellowship Program.

    Those who are new to archival research may be interested in Using Archives: A Guide to Effective Research by Laura Schmidt and the Society of American Archivists.

    Manuscripts

    The archival and manuscript holdings of the American Jewish Archives include over major manuscript collections and over 16, smaller collections.

    All major manuscript collections (finding aids) and the small collections are cataloged in the AJA Online Catalog.

    Photographs

    The AJA Photograph Collection consists of over 25, images. It is heavily used by scholars, filmmakers and videographers, among others, to illustrate books, articles, films, and television programs.

    The complete photograph collection is cataloge