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Adolph Hubsch papers

 Collection
Identifier: K0003
Abstract

The material listed in this guide is processed and available for use, but there is additional material in the collection that is minimally processed and may not be available for research. Please contact the Kiev Judaica Collection, Special Collections for more information.

Dates: 1862-1897
Found in: Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University

I. Edward Kiev papers

 Collection
Identifier: K0001
Abstract Isaac Edward Kiev (1905-1975) was born in New York City to Nathan and Anna (Radin) Kiev. In 1924, Kiev entered the Jewish Institute of Religion [JIR], a new rabbinical seminary established just two years earlier by renowned Jewish leader and activist Stephen S. Wise. In 1925, Kiev began work as a page in the JIR library to help pay for school and soon he took on more responsibilities including cataloging the Hebrew manuscripts. Although Kiev did not complete his studies at the JIR, he...
Dates: circa 1860-circa 1980
Found in: Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University

Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington records

 Collection
Identifier: MS2012
Abstract

Collection consists primarily of papers and printed matter generated by the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington, including meeting minutes, memoranda, correspondence, reports, and press releases. It also contains a number of photographs, a single audio cassette, and the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington website. The material ranges in date from 1937 to 2023, but the bulk of the material ranges from 1965 to 1979.

Dates: 1937-2023
Found in: Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University

Kiev Foundation Graphics Arts and Artifacts Collection

 Collection
Identifier: K0005
Abstract

The collection includes prints, posters, cartoons, one Yellow Star of David Badge, postcards and other Judaica, much of it related to antisemitism.

Dates: 1493-1969
Found in: Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University

Kiev Foundation Pamphlet Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: K0004
Abstract

The majority of the pamphlets concern antisemitism and sermons from prominent European and American rabbis. The pamphlets are dated from 1946-79.

Dates: 1898-2012
Found in: Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University

Peter Reddaway Samizdat collection

 Collection
Identifier: GRC0002
Abstract Samizdat, from the Russian "sam" ("by oneself") and "izdatel'stvo" ("publishing house,") means "self published" and designates prohibited publications created in secret and distributed via underground networks during the Soviet era. The Peter Reddaway samizdat collection contains original samizdat materials from the USSR, samizdat documents copied for distribution by Radio Free Europe/Radio liberty, correspondence, petitions, news sheets, articles, memoirs, works of prose and poetry,...
Dates: Circa 1950s - 2010
Found in: Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University

Stephen S. Wise papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: K0002
Abstract Series one consists of correspondence primarily to and from Stephen S. Wise. There are nearly two hundred letters dating from 1905-1953, with the bulk of correspondence from 1907-32. Series two consists of diaries, notes, addresses, and research guides related to Stephen S. Wise from 1908-1952, with the bulk of materials from 1908-1927. Included are three sets of personal diaries ranging from 1910-14 and 1921-22, notes from his trip to Palestine in 1922, and a number of undated writings on...
Dates: 1905-1953
Found in: Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
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