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Miron / Berman Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 839
Finding aid note: Forms part of the Houston Jewish History Archive. 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, citizenship documentation, marriage and death records, correspondence, biographical information, education records, military paperwork, and family history and genealogy materials document the lives of some of the Miron / Berman family from 1924 to 1982.

Dates

  • 1924 - 1982

Creator

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 Miron / Berman 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

Rebecca Kaminsky (1864-1940) married Benje Zion Yalchuk and had one child: Hessie. After Benje died, Rebecca married Samuel Chaskin and had three children: Ida, Izzy, and Abe. Hessie was adopted by Samuel and took the name Hessie Yalchuk-Chaskin.

Hershel Mirochnik (Harry Miron) immigrated to the United States from Russia (Ukraine) in 1913 followed by his wife, Hessie, in 1914 along with their four children: Sam, Dorothy, Frieda, and Jacob. A son named Bernard was born around 1907 and died in 1909 before the couple immigrated. Harry and Hessie had five more children after arriving in the United States: Simon, Ruth, Goldie, Nathan and Molly.

Sam Miron (1906-1981) married Fannie Berman (1912-1992) in 1934 and they had two children: Milton and Annette. Sam and Fannie died in Houston and are interred in Emanu El Memorial Park Cemetery.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (2 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

One box of photographs, citizenship documentation, marriage and death records, correspondence, biographical information, education records, military paperwork, and family history and genealogy materials document the lives of some of the Miron / Berman family from 1924 to 1982.

Arrangement

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

Series I: General Series II: Oversize

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Annette Miron Peters-Sline donated the papers in August 2022.

Related Materials

The following collections contain materials for descendants of Rebecca Kaminsky: MS 716, Pryzant Family Papers; MS 750, Berman Family Papers; MS 919, Chaskin / Hecht Family Papers

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Creator

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Miron / Berman Family Papers, 1924-1982
Status
Completed
Author
Traci Patterson
Date
2022
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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