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Carol Liberman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 767
Finding aid note: Forms part of the South Texas Jewish Archives. Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Scope and Contents

Books, correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, photographs, and a speech document parts of Liberman's forty-plus years in the classroom. Of particular interest is a speech Liberman gave at a ceremony recognizing her first ten years teaching at I. Weiner Jewish Secondary School of Houston and a cookbook organized by the Hebrew Academy PTO which contains favorite recipes of parents, teachers, and staff.

Dates

  • 1983 - 2014

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research. Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Carol Liberman Papers must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

The Woodson Research Center use policy is that researchers assume sole responsibility for any infringement of privacy, literary rights, copyrights, or other rights arising from their use of the archival materials. In addition to any restrictions placed by donors, certain kinds of archival materials are restricted for the life of the creator plus 50 years. These materials include, but are not limited to, student grades, transcripts, and any job applications or recommendations.

Biographical / Historical

Carol Liberman graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Georgia and began her teaching career at age 20. She taught in Atlanta before moving to Houston in 1967. In Houston she joined the Teacher Corps, earned a M.Ed., and spent six years working to desegregate Houston public schools before moving on to teach at the Jewish Secondary school, which later became Emery Weiner where she taught English and History for 16 years.

In 1993, she began teaching at the Hebrew Academy, which later became Robert M. Beren Academy, where she taught for 21 years before retiring after over 48 years as an educator.

Outside of teaching, one of Liberman's great loves is baseball. When she moved to Houston in 1969 she became a die-hard Houston Astros fan, and was selected to represent the Houston Astros as one of "People's All-star teachers" in 2014 and was recognized at that year's MLB All-Star Game at Target Field in Minnesota.

Excerpted from: http://jhvonline.com/retiring-day-school-teacher-a-finalist-for-allstar-honor-p17418-102.htm

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Overview

This collection includes books, correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, photographs, and a speech given by Liberman that document some of her forty-plus- years of teaching.

Arrangement

The materials in this collection have been arranged in six series as follows: Series I: Books; Series II: Correspondence; Series III: News Clippings; Series IV: Newsletters; Series V: Photographs; Series VI: Speeches

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Carol Liberman donated the papers in July of 2018. The papers came from home and office.

Related Materials

MS 731 Emery-Weiner School collection
Title
Guide to the Carol Liberman papers, 1983-2014
Status
Completed
Author
Katie, Traci Patterson
Date
2018-10-16
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA