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Gerilyn Farb Gordon Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1006
Finding aid note: Forms part of the Joan and Stanford Alexander 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

One box containing Beth Jacob materials, B'nai B'rith materials, World War II soldiers' handbook and Army prayer book, a wedding photograph, Galveston Tribune newspaper clippings, and correspondence documents the lives of members of the Farb family from 1939 to 2011.

Forms part of the Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives.

Dates

  • 1939 - 2011

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 Gerilyn Farb Gordon 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

Lillie Markewich was born August 31, 1927, in Beaumont, Texas, to Joseph and Gitel Markewich. She moved to Bay City, Texas, to live with her sister and brother-in-law following the death of her parents. Lillie moved to Houston after graduating from Bay City High School.

Haskell Farb was born in Galveston, Texas, September 3, 1920, to A.L. and Nettie Farb. He grew up in Galveston and graduated from Ball High School in 1937. Haskell served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He returned to Galveston after the war and went into the grocery business.

Lillie and Haskell met on a blind date in August 1949. The two were married that October and had two children,

Haskell Farb died July 31, 2008, Lillie Markewich Farb died November 12, 2017. They were interred at Beth Jacob Cemetery in Galveston.

Extent

.50 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

One box containing Beth Jacob materials, B'nai B'rith materials, World War II soldiers' handbook and Army prayer book, a wedding photograph, Galveston Tribune newspaper clippings, and correspondence documents the lives of members of the Farb family from 1939 to 2011.

Arrangement

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

Series I: Congregation Beth Jacob Materials; Series II: B'nai B'rith Materials; Series II: World War II Materials; and Series IV: General

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The papers were donated by Gerilyn Farb Gordon in August 2021.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Gerilyn Farb Gordon Family Papers, MS 1006
Status
Completed
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

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

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