05. Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica

Classification

Identifier: 05

With holdings of over 100,000 volumes, the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica at the University of Florida, is considered the foremost Jewish studies research collection in the southeastern United States. In terms of many of its scarce late 19th to early 20th century imprints, it ranks among the top 20 academic libraries in the world. Furthermore, many thousands of its titles in Hebrew and Yiddish are held by less than 10 libraries in the United States. Below is a listing of the archival holdings of the Price Library.

Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:

Relacion de la orden y manera de proceder del Santo Officio... de la Inquisicion

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0466

Abstract

Manuscript copy of a 1559 relacion by Philip II of Spain and Pope Paul IV relating the procedures to be followed by the Holy Office of the Inquisition (Santo Officio).

Dates: 1700-1799?

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Price Library of Judaica Anniversary Periodicals Collection

Collection

Identifier: JUD Coll. 0001

Abstract This unique collection contains periodicals representing over 300 titles from almost thirty countries, offering a glimpse into the Jewish press worldwide throughout the twentieth century. It illustrates a multitude of Jewish political, cultural, and economic voices and the religious, literary, and mundane interests of Jewish readers in various countries. The collection is not representative of the period's Jewish news publications; nevertheless, it introduces readers to the main trends of...

Dates: 1896-2009

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Price Library of Judaica Calendar Collection

Collection

Identifier: JUD Coll. 0002

Abstract

The items included sample the rich variety in genre and form of the Hebrew calendar and demonstrate the role of time keeping in Jewish cultures throughout the ages.

Dates: 1946-2017; Majority of material found within 1950-1973

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Paul L. Hanna Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms Coll. 120

Abstract

Correspondence, writings, speeches, and general files of historian, Paul L. Hanna. The majority of the files pertain to Palestine, Israel and the Middle East, including his work with the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry in 1946.

Dates: 1931-1972

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Bergen-Belsen Photographs

Collection

Identifier: MS Group 137

Abstract

Photographs taken following the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany during World War II.

Dates: 1945

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Morton D. Winsberg Photographs of Colonia Baron Hirsch

Collection

Identifier: MS Group 170

Abstract

Photographs of the Colonia Baron Hirsch, primarily of the Jewish settlers, in Argentina.

Dates: 1930-1960

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Transcript of Emanuel Synagogue Seminar on Martin Buber

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0473

Abstract

Typescript transcript of two seminar sessions on Jewish religious philosopher Martin Buber held at the Emanuel Synagogue in Hartford, Connecticut.

Dates: 1964

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Records of the University of Florida Price Library of Judaica

Series

Identifier: Series 005

Abstract

Correspondence, collection inventories, reports, forms, working papers documenting the administration of the Price Library.

Dates: 1972-1995

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

Joseph Weil Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms Coll. 042

Abstract

Speeches, articles, personal correspondence and material related to Weil's academic career. Included in the collection are records related to the social fraternity, Pi Lambda Phi, and Technion (Hebrew Institute of Technology).

Dates: 1915-1977

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida

B.L. Pemstein Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms 200

Abstract

Correspondence of B.L. "Bunny" Pemstein, a young Jewish Navy recruit stationed at Key West during World War II.

Dates: 1943-1944

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida