Series IV: Jacob Geller papers, 1944 - 1989
Scope and Contents
This collection contains four boxes of photographs, clippings, correspondence, and newsletters related to members of the Geller and Leff families spanning 1896 to 2022.
Dates
- Creation: 1944 - 1989
Creator
- From the Collection: Schwartz, Shari Swiff (Person)
- From the Collection: Rubin, Devora Geller (Person)
- From the Collection: Geller, Jacob (Person)
- From the Collection: Geller, Jay (Person)
- From the Collection: Zwick , Sharan Leff (Person)
- From the Collection: Leff, Alicia D. (Person)
- From the Collection: Katzeff, Harriet (Person)
- From the Collection: Geller, Harriet (Person)
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.
Biographical / Historical
Abram L. Geller was born in Galveston, Texas on July 18, 1898. He was the son of Rabbi Jacob and Sara Geller. He graduated from Rice Institute in 1920. He worked for Leff Brothers Dry Goods Company. In 1923 he married Lebby Yellen of Beaumont, Texas. He had three children: Reba Geller Swiff, Devora Geller Rubin, Jacob Geller, and Golda Geller Baker. Geller belonged to the B'nai B'rith for 64 years and was a Zionist from the age of 22. He was past president of three synagues and a founder of Houston's Hebrew Academy. He helped organize Beth Jacob Congregation in 1937 with his brother Rabbi Max Geller. He died aged 90 on May 8, 1989.
Jacob Geller was born on May 30, 1930, the only son of Abram and Libby Geller. He attended Rice University and Baylor Dental School in Dallas, Texas. He served in the armed forces in the Air Force and Navy. He died on March 6, 2022.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.50 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu