Guide to the Papers of Dewey David Stone (1900-1977), undated, 1916-1984 (bulk 1941-1982)
 
*P-529 and *P-529A

Part 1, Series I: Correspondence, undated, 1941-1978 , (bulk 1952-1975).

Arrangement:

Alphabetical and chronological.

Scope and Content:

This series consists of DDS's correspondence with various notable individuals. The John F. Kennedy material includes invitations and tickets to Kennedy's Inauguration and Inaugural Gala, as well as a program for the Inauguration. Much of the correspondence concerns DDS's involvement with the Weizmann Institute. Also included are get well letters he received in 1962, after suffering a mild heart attack. (Some letters to his wife Anne are also included here.)

Part 1, Series II: Weizmann Institute, undated, 1918-1984 , (bulk 1941-1982).

Arrangement:

Alphabetical and chronological.

Scope and Content:

This series documents DDS's involvement with the Weizmann Institute. The Institute developed from the Daniel Sieff Research Institute, which was founded in 1934. In 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science was founded, with the goal of expanding the Sieff Institute into a leading research center.¹ In 1946, the cornerstone was laid for the Institute's first building, and in 1949, the Institute was formally dedicated as the Weizmann Institute of Science. DDS was the first Chair of the Board of Governors of the Institute and of the Board of Directors of the American Committee: he served in these positions until 1971. Background material on the Institute can be found in the Informational Booklets folder and in the Special Events folders, which include a program for Founders' Dinner held by the American Committee in 1945, as well as programs for later Weizmann Annual Dinners. Also included are the 1967 By-Laws of the Institute's American Committee. Memorial material for Chaim Weizmann can also be found here, while additional correspondence with Weizmann can be found in Series I.

¹ "50 Years of Scientific Research Excellence at the Weizmann Institute of Science: A Photographic Retrospective," 1984, P-529, Dewey D. Stone Collection, American Jewish Historical Society.

Part 1, Series III: Philanthropy, undated, 1946-1983 , (bulk 1948-1974).

Arrangement:

Alphabetical and chronological.

Scope and Content:

This series concerns DDS's charitable and philanthropic activities. Of particular note is the list of military equipment sent to Israel in 1948 with DDS's assistance. Also included here is material on the Stone Charitable Foundation, which made contributions to a wide variety of organizations, ranging from Noemi Aid for Jewish Children to the Boston Symphony Orchestra. An anniversary book for the Zionist House of Boston is also located here. DDS was one of the founders of this organization, which aided people in Israel and also offered assistance to Israeli students in Massachusetts, by establishing an Israel Student Service program, to provide medical, educational, and cultural aid to students and their families. This series also includes material on the contributions DDS and his brother Harry made to Boston University, and on the Stone Administration Building at the Weizmann Institute. (Some related photographs can be found in the Photograph series.)

Part 1, Series IV: Israel, undated, 1945-1977 , (bulk 1948-1976).

Arrangement:

Alphabetical and chronological.

Scope and Content:

Material documenting DDS's support of the State of Israel can be found here. Included here is material on President Truman's decision to support the State of Israel in 1948, and DDS's role in that decision. Several speeches and essays are located here, including an essay titled "As I remember Chaim Weizmann." Also of note is a transcript of a 1948 interview of DDS, entitled "Israel is Reborn" and conducted by a Brockton High School senior.

Part 1, Series V: Personal, 1916-1982 , (bulk 1970-1978).

Arrangement:

Alphabetical and chronological.

Scope and Content:

This series contains personal material related to DDS's life. Included here are letters written to Anne Stone following DDS's death, as well as material on memorials and other tributes. Information on the joint tribute to DDS and Harry Levine on the occasion of their 70^th and 75^th birthdays can also be found here. Of particular note is the memorial edition of the program for President Kennedy's inauguration. Other materials of note include the June 1916 issue of Brockton High School's newsletter, Brocktonia. (This issue commemorates the class of 1916, of which DDS was the treasurer.) The newsletter can be found in the Biographical Materials folder.

Part 1, Series VI: Anne Stone, undated, 1947-1981 , (bulk 1977-1981).

Arrangement:

Alphabetical and chronological.

Scope and Content:

This series consists letters received by Anne Stone, and also includes her correspondence with Lord Marcus J. Sieff.

Part 1, Series VII: Photographs, undated, 1939, 1942, 1947-1978 , (bulk 1949-1970).

Arrangement:

Alphabetical and chronological.

Scope and Content:

Located here are a wide variety of photographs, including images of DDS with notable individuals, including Secretary of State George C. Marshall, Israel Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett, Albert Einstein, John F. Kennedy, David Ben Gurion, Abba Eban, and many others. Several of the photographs have been labeled with captions by Anne Stone, and some are autographed. Many photographs of Chaim Weizmann can be found here, including photos of Weizmann with DDS and Anne Stone in 1949, on the occasion of his first visit to the U.S. as President of Israel. The 1949 dedication of the Weizmann Institute is also represented; included here is a photograph of Lady Rebecca Sieff, whose family had provided funds for the Daniel Sieff Research Institute, the precursor of the Weizmann Institute. Also of note are the photographs of the 1966 dedication of the Weizmann's Institute's Stone Administration Building, and photographs of the annual Weizmann dinners. One photograph is rolled and restricted.

Part 2, Series I: Israel, 1957, 1997.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by folder name.

Scope and Content:

This series contains the speech given by Theodore Teplow, Dewey D. Stone's nephew, at the Dewey David Stone School in Jerusalem, and a copy of the United Jewish Appeal Study Mission Report in 1957. Stone is featured on three pages of the report.

Part 2, Series II: Personal, undated, 1935-1968 (with gaps).

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by folder name.

Scope and Content:

This series contains medals bestowed upon Stone for his service to Israel, the United States, and United Jewish Appeal. Also included is a personal copy of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968 with correspondence, White House invitations to a dinner with President Shazar of Israel and the inaugurations of Presidents Truman and Johnson, a copy of Stone's birth certificate, and a history of Stone, written by Gottlieb Hammer.

Part 2, Series III: Philanthropy, undated, 1965.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by folder name.

Scope and Content:

This series concerns the Jewish Agency for Israel, including informational brochures, loan agreements, news clippings and press releases.

Part 2, Series IV: Photographs, 1949, 1965.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by folder name.

Scope and Content:

This series contains an oversized, rolled photograph of the luncheon of the Democratic National Finance Committee of Washington, D.C. in 1949, and photographs of the Jewish Agency for Israel's meeting and dinner in 1965. The photograph of the Democratic National Finance Committee is extremely fragile and is stored in box 5 of the original collection.

Part 2, Series V: Weizmann Institute, 1960-1987.

Arrangement:

1 folder.

Scope and Content:

This series contains articles and press releases by and about Dewey D. Stone.