Betty Kaplan, papers
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of material relating to Betty Kaplan's involvement in two volunteer philanthropic groups affiliated with the Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital (Brooklyn, NY): the Lillian R. Spector League, and the Mildred Forman Foundation for Cardiac Children. Included are minutes of meetings of the LRSL, anniversary journals and correspondence of the LRSL, and a photograph album of a dinner given by the LRSL honoring Betty Kaplan. Also included is an anniversary album of the MFFCC and newspaper clippings relating to Betty Kaplan's work with MFFCC.
The collection is valuable to researchers studying women's philanthropic organizations and the Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital.
The collection is entirely in English and contains printed materials - anniversary journals, newspaper clippings - a photo album, and minutes of meetings of these two philanthropic organizations.
Dates
- Creation: undated, 1937-1943, 1951, 1958, 1964, 1967
Creator
- Kaplan, Betty (Person)
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
.5 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of material relating to Betty Kaplan's involvement in two volunteer philanthropic groups affiliated with the Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital (Brooklyn, NY): the Lillian R. Spector League, and the Mildred Forman Foundation for Cardiac Children. Included are minutes of meetings of the LRSL, anniversary journals and correspondence of the LRSL, and a photograph album of a dinner given by the LRSL honoring Betty Kaplan. Also included is an anniversary album of the MFFCC and newspaper clippings relating to Betty Kaplan's work with MFFCC.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into a single series.
- Series 1: Papers of Betty Kaplan, undated, 1937-1967
Acquisition Note
Gift of H. David Kaplan, Houston, Texas, 1985.
Note
Formerly cited as I-245, Brooklyn, NY. Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital, Miscellaneous materials, 1937-1967
Subject
- Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Lillian R. Spector League (Brooklyn, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Mildred Forman Foundation for Cardiac Children (Brooklyn, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Papers of Betty Kaplan (d. 1966), undated, 1937-1943, 1951, 1958, 1964, 1967 P-697
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Reprocessed 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 2020: EHyman: post-ASpace migration cleanup.
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
