University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

American Jewish Tercentenary Committee of Wisconsin.

Records, 1953-1982.

UWM Manuscript Collection 62

.4 cubic ft. (1 archives box)

ABSTRACT: Miscellaneous records documenting the formation of the American Jewish Tercentenary Committee of Wisconsin. The collection documents the 1954 Tercentenary celebration, annual meetings, as well as the committee's continuing heritage through the Wisconsin Society for Jewish Learning. Included are statewide and national correspondence; meeting notes documenting the formation of the committee; national directives and correspondence from the American Jewish Tercentenary, with recommendations on the scope, tone and spirit of the tercentenary celebration; and publications and newsletters containing the national directives. Programs, photographs, press releases and letters pertaining to the celebration are also found in the collection. The collection also contains publications and photographs from the Wisconsin Society for Jewish Learning, which was an outcome of the original group.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

ARRANGEMENT: The files are organized alphabetically by folder title, then chronologically. Files can contain a variety of materials, including correspondence, memos, and reports.

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY: The American Jewish Tercentenary Committee of Wisconsin was formed in 1953 after a national plea by the Jewish Tercentenary Committee to adopt a statewide program of observance of the three hundredth anniversary of Jewish settlement in the United States. The Wisconsin Committee provided aid and assisted local organizations in planning local committees within the state and advised the state communities of statewide programs so that there would not be any conflicting activities. They held their celebration in 1954. The group continued to meet annually. The Wisconsin Society for Jewish Learning was formed from this group for the purpose of promoting Jewish scholarship and learning.

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:

American Jewish Tercentenary Committee of Wisconsin. Records, 1953-1982. UWM Manuscript Collection 62. University Manuscript Collections. Golda Meir Library. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

RELATED COLLECTIONS:

Wisconsin Society for Jewish Learning. Records, 1954-1980. (UWM Manuscript Collection 132)

ACQUISITION: Kathy Jendusa donated the collection to the Archives circa 1994.

PROCESSING: Leslie Heinrichs processed the collection at the Archives in March 1995.

MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:

American Jewish Tercentenary.
Jewish learning and scholarship.
Jews--Wisconsin--Anniversaries, etc.
Jews--Wisconsin--History.
Jews--Wisconsin--Societies, etc.
Wisconsin Society for Jewish Learning.

UWM MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 62	BOX	FOLDER
Correspondence, National, 1953-1955	1	1
Correspondence, Statewide, 1954-1955	1	2
Mailing Lists, Names and Organizations, undated	1	3
Meetings, 1954-1955	1	4
Publications, Local, 1954-1971	1	5
Publications, National, 1953-1954	1	6
Wisconsin Society for Jewish Learning, Annual Meetings, Photographs, 1954-1987	1	7
Wisconsin Society for Jewish Learning, Hazor Exhibit, Photographs, 1966	1	8
Wisconsin Society for Jewish Learning, Miscellaneous Photographs, undated	1	9