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Joyce Gilbert papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 805
Finding aid note: Forms part of the Houston Jewish History Archive. 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

One box containing certificates, correspondence, a travel journal, photographs, a magazine article, event materials, and a Soviet Jewry nameplate documents Joyce Gilbert's activities in the Houston Jewish community and her work to assist Russian Jewry from 1975 to 2018. Of particular interest is Gilbert's travel journal in which she recorded her activities during two trips to the Soviet Union.

Dates

  • 1975 - 2018

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 Joyce Gilbert 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

Joyce Kramer Gilbert was born and grew up in New York City. She graduated from The High School of Music and Art and Beaver College (Arcadia University) with a degree in Early Childhood Education. She married Robert David Gilbert in 1957, and they and their three children moved to Houston in 1967.

She began her career with the Jewish Community Center in 1968 as a Nursery School teacher and subsequently was the Director of Children and Youth, Day Camp Director, Outreach Director and the Director of Early Childhood. In 1979 she left the JCC and worked as an Epidemiology Field Worker for a number of years. In 1981, she started her collaboration with the artist Judy Chicago and worked with her on The Birth Project, the Holocaust Project and Resolutions as well as individual pieces. She sat on the board of Through the Flower, the non-profit that supports Judy Chicago’s work for approximately 15 years. She continues to design and execute needlework projects, mostly of Judaic subjects. In 1984 she traveled to the then Soviet Union to bring aid to the refusenik community through the auspices of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews. She directed Houston Action for Soviet Jews and served as a Vice President of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews. In Houston Joyce has served on the Boards of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, the American Jewish Committee from which she received the Susman Award in 2002, and Congregation Brith Shalom for which she was President from 1993-1995. In 2005 Joyce was Chair of the Book and Arts Fair of the ERJCC and continues to be active on committees there.

Extent

.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Overview

One box containing certificates, correspondence, a travel journal, photographs, a magazine article, event materials, and a Soviet Jewry nameplate documents Joyce Gilbert's activities in the Houston Jewish community and her work to assist Russian Jewry from 1975 to 2018.

Arrangement

The materials in this collection have been arranged in seven series as follows:

Series I: Certificates; Series II: Event Materials; Series III: Memorabilia; Series IV: Personal papers; Series V: Photographs; Series VI: Publications; Series VII: Speeches

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This material was donated by Joyce Gilbert in October, November, and December of 2018.

Separated Materials

Cookbooks: The ORT Way (1975) and The Passover Plate (1980) were removed, cataloged separately, and are available at the Woodson Research Center. The ORT Way - TX724 .C555 1975 The Passover Plate - TX724 .P377 1981
Title
Guide to the Joyce Gilbert papers, 1975-2018
Status
Completed
Author
Katie Webber, Traci Patterson
Date
2019-01-31
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