NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN. MINNEAPOLIS SECTION:

The collection is divided into two groups: records (1923-1961) of the National Council of Jewish Women and records (1921-1970) of the Minneapolis Section of that organization.

The Minneapolis Section of the National Council of Jewish Women was founded in 1893, and since that time has been active in local, national, and international philanthropic and social service activities. The national material consists of a single chronological sequence of news releases, conference proceedings, reports, pamphlets, brochures, correspondence, resolutions, clippings, and miscellaneous items. Among the proceedings and reports are those of the Third Biennial Conference of Jewish Juniors held in the Twin Cities in October, 1923; section presidents' meeting of February, 1946; National Council Conventions (1938, 1946, 1957, 1959); and the Mental Hygiene Conference (1947). News releases cover such topics as proposed legislation, foreign affairs, Israel, immigration, the overseas scholarship program, and the council's domestic service programs. Other programs covered are the Ship-a-Box Project for European refugees, United Service for New Americans, and the commemoration of the American Jewish Tercentenary, 1954-1964. An undated president's manual and two 1946 pamphlets by Sidney Hook are worth mentioning. The pamphlets are entitled: "Survey report on the National Council of Jewish Women" and "The National Council of Jewish Women on the present-day Jewish Scene."

The Minneapolis Section material consists of correspondence, minutes, committee reports, and subject files. Among the correspondents are senators Oscar W. Underwood (1921) and Edward J. Thye (1957), Representative Albert Johnson (1922), Governor Orville Freeman (1957), and Minneapolis Mayor P. Kenneth Peterson (1957). A mental health statement by Governor Luther Youngdahl (November 1948) also appears.

The minutes document local projects, expenditures, and contributions for a short period (1941, 1948-1950). Committee reports are also brief and scattered (1917-1925, 1946, 1952). They include reports of the treasurer, Immigrant Aid and Americanization Committee, corresponding secretary, and membership committee. Reports from the South Side Neighborhood House and its Sunday School, the Sight-Saving Committee, and other civic and communal activities are also included.

The subject files contain information on two programs sponsored by the Minneapolis Section: the Jewish Vocational Workshop and the "Women on the Move" anti-poverty program. Other files concern the Minneapolis Section's Diamond Jubilee (1968), membership lists, and donor meeting and Angel Ball programs. Another file contains some annual reports and newsletters of the Minneapolis Council of Americanization. Files on the Nina Morais Cohen and Bertha Weiskopf scholarship funds, and the Sadye Kantrowitz Youth Opportunities Fund, three funds managed by the Section, round out the collection.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. National Council of Jewish Women. Minneapolis Section. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 10,596; 11,226

Processing Information:

Processed by: Richard Arpi, December 1991.

Catalog ID number: 990017158090104294

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:

Americanization.

Jewish refugees.

Jewish women -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.

Jews -- Charities.

Jews -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.

Jews -- Minnesota -- Societies, etc.

Jews -- United States.

Women -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Societies and clubs.

Women in charitable work -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.

Persons:

Berman, Theresa Beatrice, 1912- author.

Freeman, Orville L., author.

Hook, Sidney, 1902-1989, author.

Johnson, Albert, 1869-1957, author.

Kantrowitz, Sadey Ascheim, author.

Moses, Ann W., author.

Peterson, Paul Kenneth, 1915-, author.

Underwood, Oscar W. (Oscar Wilder), 1862-1929, author.

Welt, Mildred G., author.

Youngdahl, Luther, 1896-, author.

Organizations:

Minneapolis Council of Americanization.

National Council of Jewish Women.

United Service for New Americans.

Places:

Minneapolis (Minn.)

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