Lucien Moss scrapbook collection
Scope and Content Note
Contains newspaper clippings of Jewish interest from years 1840-1895, primarily from Philadelphia and New York newspapers. Clippings deal extensively with social and domestic affairs in Philadelphia and New York, the persecution of Jews in Russia and Roumania and relief efforts on their behalf by American Jewry and Baron Moritz de Hirsch, religious and cultural efforts and trends, noted Jewish personalities, the history of the Jewish communities in Philadelphia, New York, and elsewhere. Volume 12 contains clippings pertaining to the Philadelphia Board of Governors of the Poor, of which Moss was a member from 1882-1884.
Dates
- Creation: 1828, 1840-1895
Creator
- Moss, Lucien, 1831-1895 (Person)
Language of Materials
The collection is in English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to all researchers, except items that may be restricted due to their fragility, or privacy.
Use Restrictions
No permission is required to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection, as long as the usage is scholarly, educational, and non-commercial. For inquiries about other usage, please contact the Director of Collections and Engagement at mmeyers@ajhs.org.
For reference questions, please email: inquiries@cjh.org
Extent
3.25 Linear Feet (6 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box, 1 oversized folder)
Abstract
Contains newspaper clippings of Jewish interest from years 1840-1895, primarily from Philadelphia and New York newspapers. Clippings deal extensively with social and domestic affairs in Philadelphia and New York, the persecution of Jews in Russia and Roumania and relief efforts on their behalf by American Jewry and Baron Moritz de Hirsch, religious and cultural efforts and trends, noted Jewish personalities, the history of the Jewish communities in Philadelphia, New York, and elsewhere. Volume 12 contains clippings pertaining to the Philadelphia Board of Governors of the Poor, of which Moss was a member from 1882-1884.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into two series as follows:
Physical Location
Located in AJHS New York, NY
Acquisition Note
Gift of Mary Moss, 1926.
Digitization Note
This collection was digitized in 2010 with the exception of the oversized materials. The digitized material is fully available.
Subject
- Hirsch, Maurice de, baron, 1831-1896 (Person)
- Moss, Lucien, 1831-1895 (Person)
- Board of Governors of the Poor (Philadelphia, Pa.) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Lucien Moss scrapbook collection, 1828, 1840-1895 *P-14
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Marvin Rusinek
- Date
- © 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- October 2017: dao links added by Leanora Lange.
- March, June 2020: EHyman-post-ASpace migration cleanup
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
