Guide to the Atlas Family Photographs, c1915-1986
- Repository
- Heinz History Center
- Title
- Atlas Family Photographs,
- Creator
- Atlas family
- Collection Number
- MSP#397
- Extent
- .25 linear feet One box
- Date
- c1915-1986
- Abstract
- Ralph Atlas, born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1908, was a commissioned officer in the British Army of the Middle East, trained Jewish Palestinian volunteers in the Corps of Royal Engineers and participated in the Syrian and North African campaigns. A graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology, Atlas settled permanently in Pittsburgh after the war, where he worked for Apollo Steel and later for Green Engineering International. The collection includes photographs of Ralph Atlas and his family, the Carnegie Mellon Class of 1935, a Levinson Steel Christmas party, and the Three Rivers Regatta, as well as two slides of the Apollo Steel Company.
- Language
- The material in this collection is in English.
- Publisher
- Heinz History Center
- Address
- 1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org
History
For the biographical sketch of the Atlas Family, please see the finding aid for MSS#397.
Scope and Content Notes
The Atlas Family Photographs are housed in one archival box and arranged alphabetically by folder title. They include photographs of Ralph Atlas and his family, the Carnegie Mellon Class of 1935, a Levinson Steel Christmas party, and the Three Rivers Regatta, as well as two slides of the Apollo Steel Company. Of particular interest are a photograph of Ralph Atlas with David Ben-Gurion and a CD prepared by Roseanne Skirble, which contains images of the Atlas family in Palestine, of Ralph Atlas at Carnegie Institute of Technology, and of Ralph Atlas's military service in the Middle East during World War II.
Conditions Governing Access
No Restrictions.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These materials came with the Atlas Family Papers MSS#397.
Preferred Citation
Atlas Family Photographs, c1915-1986, MSP#397, Rauh Jewish Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
Processing Information
January 7, 2004; Papers arranged and inventory written by Martha L. Berg.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.
Subjects
- Apollo Steel--Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Levinson Steel--Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Carnegie Mellon University--School of Engineering--Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Carnegie Institute of Technology--School of Engineering--Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Three Rivers Arts Festival--Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Jewish Sports Hall of Fame--Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Haganah
- Atlas family
- Atlas, Ralph (1908-1998)
- Atlas, Paula Skirble
- Levinson, Aaron (1915-2002)
- Levinson, F. James
- Palestine
- Israel
- Jews--Pennsylvania --Pittsburgh
- Engineers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
- World War--1939-1945