Seven Acres/Jewish Home for the Aged records

Collection

Identifier: MS 0786

Staff Only

Finding aid note: Forms part of the Houston Jewish History Archive. Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center in small collection.

Scope and Contents

The Seven Acres Collection contains materials from 1977 to 2024 including event fliers, reports, photographs, DVDs, the newsletter “The Sentinel”, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, fundraising brochures, advertisements, and calendars. The materials are largely pertained to events and programs organized by the Seven Acres elderly home for its residents and donors. This collection is of particular interest to those studying Houston’s elderly Jewish community as well as businesses owned by Jewish women.

Dates

Creation: 1977 - 2024

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research. Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center in small collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Seven Acres/Jewish Home for the Aged records, 1991-2015 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

Seven Acres is a not for profit, non-sectarian, certified and licensed Medicaid, Medicare accredited, and private pay facility that cares for the aged for the Houston Jewish community. In addition to being the only Jewish nursing facility serving the Texas Gulf Coast, Seven Acres is the largest long-term care facility in Houston and contains one of the most outstanding certified Alzheimer’s Units in the country. Founded in 1943, the Home began as a small house on Branard street with only 14 residents. Rampant support in the community led to growth, and the facility expanded four times over the next decade and a half, bringing the Seven Acre’s capacity to 98. The Home moved to its current location on the Pauline Sterne Wolff Campus adjacent to The Medallion Jewish Assisted Living Residence in 1977. Originally formed to fill a need that the leaders in the Houston Jewish community recognized, Seven Acres still provides a warm, caring and religious atmosphere for its aging residents today.

Extent

0.10 Linear Feet (2 Boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Seven Acres Records contain newsletters, news clippings, event materials, promotional materials, DVDs, and reports showcasing programs, events and administrative materials from the Seven Acres eldery home, offering a glimpse of elderly care in the Houston Jewish community.

Arrangement

This collection contains materials divided into five series, Series I: Events; Series II: General; Series III: Media; Series IV: Newsletters/News Clippings; Series V: Promotional Materials.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Vicki Samuels Levy donated the materials in May of 2018.

Related Materials

There is an oral history interview with Annette Betz and Jennifer Barnes available online in our institutional repository at: https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/109778 Annette Betz is the executive director at the assisted living facility, The Medallion, which is part of Seven Acres, and Jennifer Barnes is director of life enrichment at The Medallion.