Joe Schwartz papers, 1935

Six boxes of correspondence, programs and other event materials, books, newsletters, news clippings, bulletins, photographs, sermons, memorabilia, and video (VHS) and audio recordings document the history of, and activities at, Shearith Israel Congregation in Wharton, Texas, from 1921 to 2002. Of particular interest is the Parachet (Ark curtain) that was used in the Synagogue until it closed in 2002, video of the 75th anniversary banquet, photographs of the now destroyed Synagogue's interior and exterior including from the groundbreaking ceremony in 1956 and photographs from the last service at Shearith Israel in 2002.