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Sanehiko Yamamoto Collection Regarding Albert Einstein

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0399

Abstract

This collection chronicles the 30 year relationship between Albert Einstein and Sanehiko Yamamoto (President of Japan's renowned publishing house Kaizosha) that was formed during Einstein's 1922 trip to Japan. Included are photographs, letters, and artwork given to Yamamoto by Einstein during his trip, as well as a 1949 letter and photographs documenting Yamamoto's continued friendship with Einstein after World War II.

Dates: 1922, 1949

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

Sara Gaíl de Farber and Bess de Farber Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0416

Abstract

This collection holds materials created by Joseph Farber, father, and mother and daughter, Sara Gaíl de Farber and Bess Gaíl de Farber, respectively. The larger part of the collection includes materials that relate to Sara Gaíl's life and work in Argentina and the US. Separate folders hold materials relating to Bess de Farber's performance commemorating her mother's and father's emigration to the US from Poland, and Argentina, respectively, and her family and genealogical research.

Dates: 1918-2006; Majority of material found within 1950s-1970s

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

Schönwald Family Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0510

Abstract The collection includes letters, telegrams, and postcards sent to Henry Wald mostly between 1939 and 1941 by his parents and other relatives. While Henry Wald could escape Nazi Germany - he settled in Lincoln, Nebraska - his parents were waiting for a visa to leave Germany. They hoped to be reunited in the United States. The letters were transcribed and translated to English. An article detailing the history of the family under the Nazi regime by University of Florida professor emeritus of...

Dates: 1939 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1939 - 1941

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

St. Augustine First Congregation of the Sons of Israel Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0374

Abstract

Materials from the First Congregation Sons of Israel in St. Augustine, which primarily includes research findings and documentation on the history of Jews in St. Augustine, the Congregation, the synagogue building, and its cemetery.

Dates: 1933-2015; Majority of material found within 1970-2010

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

Tau Epsilon Phi, Tau Alpha Chapter Records

Collection

Identifier: Ms Coll. 109

Abstract

Files pertaining to the fraternity's house and property, correspondence and minutes of official chapter meetings.

Dates: 1930-1995

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

University Religious Association Religion-in-Life Week Records

Collection

Identifier: Ms Coll. 033

Abstract

Files on keynote speakers, correspondence with the speakers, a few keynote addresses, and other records related to Religion-in-Life Week speaker engagements.

Dates: 1947-1969

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