Melvin A. Dow Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 1043

Staff Only

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 of photographs, newsletters, speeches, and financial materials document some of Melvin Dow's activities related to Jewish advocacy for the State of Israel on a social, economic, and political level from 1946 to 2006.

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

Dates

Creation: 1946 - 2006

Conditions Governing Access

Collection 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 Melvin A. Dow 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

Melvin A. Dow is an alumnus of both Rice University and Harvard Law School. After service in the United States Army, Dow worked as a lawyer and later served on the boards of organizations such as AIPAC, Hillel, and Melitz.