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Hertz Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 968
Finding aid note: Forms part of the South Texas Jewish Archives. 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.

Content Description

Three boxes of photographs, programs, flyers, correspondence, service packets, t-shirts, and newspaper clippings from Congregation Emanu El, Interfaith Charities, the Jewish-Herald Voice, West Houston B'nai B'rith, JCC West Houston, Greene Family Camp, and NFTY document some activities members of the Hertz family were involved in from from 1966-2011.

Dates

  • 1966 - 2011

Conditions Governing Access

Materials 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 Hertz 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

Barry Morton Hertz was born November 24, 1946, in Birmingham, Alabama. Following graduation from Ramsay High School, Hertz attended Vanderbilt University and University of Akron. Mr. Hertz met Susan Lynn Schwartz at the Jewish Community Center in Houston. The couple married in 1976 and had two children: Scott and Brian Hertz. The family was very involved in the JCC and youth organizations, including the Boy Scouts.

Barry died in 2015 and is interred at Emanu El Memorial Park in Houston.

Extent

1.75 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Three boxes of photographs, programs, flyers, correspondence, service packets, t-shirts, and newspaper clippings from Congregation Emanu El, Interfaith Charities, the Jewish-Herald Voice, West Houston B'nai B'rith, JCC West Houston, Greene Family Camp, and NFTY document some activities members of the Hertz family were involved in from from 1966-2011.

Arrangement

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

Series I: B'nai B'rith; Series II: JCC West Houston; Series III: Congregation Emanu El; Series IV: Reform Jewish Youth Programming; Series V: Interfaith Charities; Series VI: General; Series VII: T-Shirts

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Brian Hertz donated the papers in November 2020.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Hertz Family Papers, 1966-2011
Status
Unprocessed Addenda
Author
Sarah Davidson
Date
2023
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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