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Daum/Gersh Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 850
Finding aid note: Forms part of the Houston Jewish History Archive. This material is open for research. Stored off-site at the Library Service Center and requires 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

Recorded minutes from the Houston Hadassah chapter's Business and Professional committee meetings from 1937 to 1945, a summary of a session at the 26th Annual Convention in 1940, and a newspaper clipping document some of the actions and events undertaken by the Houston Hadassah chapter between 1937 and 1952. Also included are University of Houston yearbooks, San Jacinto High School alumni directories and a graduating class photo, recipes, and a financial document from Houston Hillel. Of particular interest are meeting minutes that record every monthly meeting the chapter's Business and Professional committee held from January of 1937 to May of 1944 and a few meetings in 1945.

Dates

  • 1937 - 2012

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research. Stored off-site at the Library Service Center and requires 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 Debbie Daum Gersh Family 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

Dora Ginsberg was born March 25, 1901, in Russia to Ben and Minnie (Asch) Ginsberg. Her father immigrated to the United States in 1901, and the rest of the family followed in 1903. Dora and her four siblings grew up in San Antonio. Samuel S. Daum was born in Austin March 6, 1898, to Joseph and Annie Daum. Sam and Dora were married in 1923, and the couple had one child, Arthur, born September 17, 1930, in Houston. Sam made his living as a bookkeeper for different types of businesses over the years, including dry goods, candy, and furniture. Dora was very active with the Houston area Hadassah chapter among other organizations. She was diagnosed with Muscular Sclerosis around 1949, and died August 4, 1956. Sam died June 21, 1961. Both are buried at Beth Yeshurun Cemetery in Houston.

Marian Edith Peterman was born in Galveston December 16, 1930, to Irving and Leah (Zinn) Peterman. Arthur Daum married Marian in 1953, and the couple had three children, including Deborah “Debbie” Cay Daum. Marian attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she was actively involved with the Texas Hillel. She was very active within the Houston Jewish community and received many awards and distinctions from Camp Young Judaea and Hadassah.

Debbie Daum was born in Houston, April 1957. She graduated from Bellaire High School in 1975 and married David Gersh in 1995.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

The collection consists of a binder of the Houston Hadassah chapter's Business and Professional committee's meeting minutes and other Hadassah materials, yearbooks, directories, recipes and newspaper clippings ranging from 1937 to 2012.

Arrangement

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

Series I: General

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The material was donated by Debbie Daum Gersh in March 2019.

Related Materials

MS 775, Houston Hadassah collection

Subjects

Record Groups

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Debbie Daum Gersh Family papers, 1937-2012
Status
Completed
Author
Traci Patterson
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

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

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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