Sisterhood: 1932-1952, 1932-1952
Scope and Contents
Includes list of presidents; 2 pages of history of 1st year of Sisterhood, written by Annie Fisher; 8x10 photograph of 11 women; 1933 news clipping of Sisterhood pageant; 1937-1938 2 pages of Sisterhood events in news clippings; Handwritten newsletters; 1939 5 pages of news clippings; 1940 pictures of interfaith program, World's Fair brochure; 1941 newspaper clippings on interfaith program; 1943 newspaper clippings; 1942 photographs of board members; 1944 handwritten documents; 1945 documents of plays, handwritten and printed; 1946 documents and newspaper clippings; 1945 hand drawn (chalk or crayon) costumes for plays; 1946 newspaper clippings of meetings and suppers; Passover photos, names on backs of photos; 1947 newspaper clippings of pageant, several pages; 1947 newspaper clippings; 1948 certificate of affiliation; 1947 news clippings and photographs; 1948 newspaper clippings, several pages, some glued and some taped; 1949 prelude to Passover, photographs of choral group; 1950 newspaper clippings (glued) of various events; 1951 newspaper clippings of several events, printed newsletters, many pages sorted by month, taped in; 1952 newspaper clippings, some articles torn, sorted by month, taped in.
Dates
- Creation: 1932-1952
Creator
- Emanuel Synagogue (West Hartford, Conn.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 9 Linear Feet (7 boxes of documents, 40 scrapbooks, 3 boxes of photographs)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
Scrapbook cover has black and white photo of synagogue building with silver frame.
Interleaved with acid free paper, 1/31/2019.
Genre / Form
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Repository