Branded materials, undated

File — Box: 1, Folder: 8

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

One box containing records from Kesher Inc from 1986 to 1996. Includes Kesher's founding documents, newsletters, brochures, programs and event materials, newsclippings, a paper written by a University of Houston student about Kesher, and 2 VHS tape recordings of the Kesher education expo.

One folder consists of materials focusing on Kesher co-founder Cathie Jacobs' efforts to advocate that the Bertha Alyce Early Childhood Education Center, where she taught, close on Jewish holidays. This includes newspaper clippings about the controversy on whether to close the school, materials from the JCC about the issue, and a handwritten speech from Cathie advocating for the school's closure.

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

Dates

Creation: undated

Creator

From the Collection: Unknown (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research, except Folder 12, Student paper on Kesher, has an access restriction and is unavailable for research use until 2056.

Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.