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Harry Croft's Bar Mitvah Audio Recording

 Collection
Identifier: MS 921
Finding aid note: Forms part of the Houston Jewish History Archive

Content Description

This audio recording documents Shabbat services at Congregation Beth Yeshurun in 1956 - Rabbi William Malev, Cantor George Wagner, and Harry Croft's Bar Mitzvah.

Dates

  • 1956

Conditions Governing Access

The material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the XYZ 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

Harry Allen Croft was born July 2, 1943 in Houston, Texas, to Louis and Ida Croft. He grew up in Houston and graduated from San Jacinto High School. Harry went on to attend the University of Texas Medical Branch - School of Medicine, graduating in 1968.

Harry married Benay Bleacher in Houston in 1964 and the couple have three grown children. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps as a psychiatrist from 1973 to 1976. He currently lives in San Antonio where he began his private practice in 1976.

Extent

523 Megabytes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

This collection contains an audio recording of Shabbat services at Congregation Beth Yeshurun in 1956 - Rabbi William Malev, Cantor George Wagner, and Harry Croft's Bar Mitzvah.

Arrangement

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

Series I: General

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The digital audio file was donated by Steven M. Croft in November 2019.

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Record Groups

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Source

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Harry Croft's Bar Mitivah Audio Recording, 1956
Status
Completed
Author
Traci Patterson
Date
2019-12-09
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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