Guide to the Educational Alliance collection, undated, 1895-1993

*I-359

Processed by Marvin Rusinek

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Machine-readable finding aid created by Marvin Rusinek as MS Word document, October 8, 2009. Finding aid was encoded by Marvin Rusinek on October 8, 2009. Finding aid written in English.

Historical Note

The Educational Alliance was founded as a private organization, governed by a Board of Trustees and expressly for the purpose of giving opportunity to the residents of the overcrowded neighborhoods of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The organization is primarily an educational institution; however it also serves some of the community's social and recreational needs. The Alliance contains the following Departments: Classics in English, Hebrew, Literature and Science, Commercial, Domestic Science, Fine Arts, Physical Culture (Physical Education), as well as programs for public lectures, exhibits and clubs. For more information on the current programs of the Educational Alliance, please visit their website at: http://www.edalliance.org/

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains annual reports, membership and financial reports, an Alumni Association 50^th Anniversary Journal, Art exhibit programs, guides and catalogs. The documents in this collection describe citizenship preparation guides, United States maps in English and Yiddish, declaration of Intention forms, a report by Allan David concerning the functions of the alliance and pamphlets on Project Ezra, a volunteer organization for the aged. Also included are souvenir journals for a fair to aid the Education Alliance and the Hebrew Technical Institute. This collection also includes the following publications: Alliance Reporter (1947-1948), Alliance Review (1902), and Newsletter of Education Alliance (1992-1993).

Arrangement

The collection is organized into a single series.

• Educational Alliance collection, undated, 1895-1993

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

The collection is open to all researchers by permission of the Director of Library and Archives of the American Jewish Historical Society, except items that are restricted due to their fragility.

Use Restrictions

Information concerning the literary rights may be obtained from the Director of Library and Archives of the American Jewish Historical Society. Users must apply in writing for permission to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection. For more information contact:
American Jewish Historical Society, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16^th Street, New York, NY, 10011
email: reference@ajhs.org

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); Educational Alliance collection; I-359; box number; folder number; American Jewish Historical Society, Boston, MA and New York, NY.

Note

Old call#: MS-JCC.E28

Access Points

• Subject Names:

  • David, Allan

• Subject Organizations:

  • Project Ezra

• Subjects:

  • Citizenship
  • Education

• Document types:

  • Annual reports
  • Catalogs
  • Journals
  • Programs
  • Reports

Container List

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.