Guide to the Records of Hadassah Chapters of the North Shore (Mass.),
1959-1993
 
I-594

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Machine-readable finding aid created by Myrto Barth as MS Word document, October 02, 2013. Finding aid was encoded by Shannon Struble on May 03, 2017. Description is in English.

Historical Note

An announcement for the 1968 Luncheon and Fashion Show hosted by the Swampscott-Marblehead Hadassah, with notes by chapter president Irma Levenbach.

Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, is a women’s volunteer organization founded in 1912 by Henrietta Szold. It is one of the largest international Jewish organizations and promotes health education, social action and advocacy, volunteerism, Jewish education and research, and connections with Israel.

The Lynn Hadassah was founded in 1922. It had ten members, known as the Lynn Senior Hadassah. Marion Goldman served as president, and their first projects mainly involved sewing and knitting. By the end of the second year, it had grown to 100 members, with women joining from Saugus, Nahant, Swampscott, and Marblehead. In 1947, because of the growth in membership, a separate chapter, the Swamspscott-Marblehead Hadassah, was formed. The Salem-Beverly-Danvers Hadassah chapter (originally the Salem-Beverly Hadassah) was also formed prior to 1959. In 1991, the Lynn chapter merged with the North Shore Business and Professional Group.

References

Material from the collection.

Scope and Content Note

The Hadassah Chapters of the North Shore (Mass.) Records contain a history of the Lynn chapter produced in 1993, newsletters from the Salem-Beverly-Danvers chapter, and notes, pamphlets, and other information contained in the personal binder of Irma Levenbach, president of the Swampscott-Marblehead chapter from 1968-1970. The binder includes administrative records, copies of posters and other ephemera produced by the chapter, correspondence, notes taken by Levenbach during her tenure, copies of speeches, and newspaper clippings.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into a single series as follows:

• Series I: Hadassah Chapters of the North Shore (Mass.) Records, 1959-1993

Access and Use

Access Restrictions

The collection is open to all researchers by permission of the Director of Collections and Engagement 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 16th Street, New York, NY, 10011
email: reference@ajhs.org

Related Material

B’nai B’rith Women, Greater Lynn Chapter No. 367 (Lynn, Mass.) Records, I-588

Hadassah Archives on Long-term Deposit at the American Jewish Historical Society, I-578

National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Boston Evening Branch Records, I-583

Women’s Scholarship Association of Greater Boston Records, I-528

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); Hadassah Chapters of the North Shore (Mass.) Records; I-594; box number; folder number; Jewish Heritage Center at NEHGS.

Acquisition Information

Donated by the Jewish Heritage Center of the North Shore, 2013.

Access Points

This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

• Subject Names:

  • Levenbach, Irma
  • Meir, Golda, 1898-1978
  • Szold, Henrietta, 1860-1945

• Subject Organizations:

  • Hadassah Chapters of the North Shore (Mass.)
  • Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America
  • Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America. Swampscott-Marblehead Chapter
  • Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Lynn/North Shore Business and Professional Chapter
  • Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Salem-Beverly-Danvers Chapter

• Subject Topics:

  • Jewish women
  • Women volunteers in social service
  • Women--Societies and clubs
  • Zionism

• Subject Places:

  • Beverly (Mass.)
  • Danvers (Mass.)
  • Lynn (Mass.)
  • Marblehead (Mass.)
  • North Shore (Mass. : Coast)
  • Salem (Mass.)
  • Swampscott (Mass.)

• Document Types:

  • Administrative records
  • Clippings (information artifacts)
  • Correspondence
  • Minutes (administrative records)
  • Newsletters
  • Notes
  • Printed ephemera
  • Programs (documents)
  • Publications (documents)
  • Speeches (documents)

Container List

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

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Series I: Hadassah Chapters of the North Shore (Mass.) Records, 1959-1993
English.
Box 1
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content: See Collection Scope and Content Note.
Box	Folder	Title	Date	Request
1	1	Lynn Chapter—Book of History, Luncheon Pamphlet	1993
1	2	Salem-Beverly-Danvers Chapter—Bulletins, Newsletters	1959, 1972-1974
1	3	Swampscott-Marblehead Chapter—Donor Dinner Booklet	1988
1	4	Swampscott-Marblehead Chapter—Irma Levenbach Binder and Notes	1968-1970
1	5	Swampscott-Marblehead Chapter—Irma Levenbach Binder and Notes	1968-1970