Guide to the Photographs of the Beaver Valley United Jewish Community, 1923-1978

Repository
Heinz History Center
Title
Photographs of the Beaver Valley United Jewish Community,
Creator
Beaver Valley United Jewish Community (Beaver Falls, PA)
Collection Number
MSP#447
Extent
.25 linear feet (1 box)
Date
1923-1978
Date
1957-1965 (bulk)
Language
The material in this collection is in English.
Author
The guide to this collection was written by Jennifer Bator.
Sponsor
Funding for this project was made available by Simon Hafner Charitable Foundation.
Publisher
Heinz History Center
Address
1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org

History

See Finding Aid for MSS#447.

Scope and Content Notes

The photographs consist of 8 individual folders and are arranged alphabetically by folder title.

In folder 7, there is a photograph of President Kennedy dating from his campaign visit to the region. The confirmation class photos range in date from 1923, 1925, 1927-28, 1939, 1941, and 1974. The photograph of the first confirmation class of 1917 is included in MSR# 447.

A set of photographs was separated from MSS# 447, Box 4, Folder 13, which consists of information regarding the furnishing and decoration of Agudath Achim's Sanctuary.

Conditions Governing Access

No Restrictions.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records and photographs were received in March 2006 as a single accession, Archives Accession # 2006.0030. Gift of the Beaver Valley United Jewish Community Center.

Preferred Citation

Photographs of the Beaver Valley United Jewish Community, 1923-1978, MSP#447, Rauh Jewish Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Jennifer Bator in November 2006 with generous support provided by the Simon Hafner Charitable Foundation.

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.

Separated Materials

The oversized photographs related to the Beaver Valley United Jewish Community are identified as MSR# 447. A separate finding aid has been created for these photographs.

See MSS# 447 for additional separations.

Subjects

    Corporate Names

    • Beaver Valley United Jewish Community (Beaver Falls, PA)
    • Agudath Achim Congregation (Beaver Falls, PA)
    • Hadassah
    • Histoical Society of Western Pennsylvania--Rauh Jewish Archives--Pittsburgh, PA
    • Aleph Zadik Aleph--Beaver Valley chapter

    Other Subjects

    • Jews--Beaver Falls, PA
    • Jewish youth--Pennsylvania--Beaver Falls
    • Jewish Women--United States--Societies and Club--history
    • Synagogues--Pennsylvania--Beaver Falls
    • Synagogues--Pennsylvania--Rochester
    • Jews--Clubs--Beaver Falls, PA
    • Jews--Social Life and Customs--Beaver Falls, PA

Container List

Agudath Achim,, nd
Containers
Box 1, Folder 1
Agudath Achim - Horne's work samples,, 1965
Containers
Box 1, Folder 2
Confirmation class portraits,, 1923-1974
Containers
Box 1, Folder 3
Group photograph,, 1965
Containers
Box 1, Folder 4
Hadassah donor reception,, 1997
Containers
Box 1, Folder 5
Hebrew and nursery school,, nd
Containers
Box 1, Folder 6
U.J.C.C. photographs,, 1957-1960, nd
Containers
Box 1, Folder 7
U.J.C.C. Scrapbook,, 1978
Containers
Box 1, Folder 8