B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO) Institutional Materials
Scope and Contents
Awards, books, event materials, memorabilia, and organization documents demonstrate the role of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO) in the Houston Jewish community from 1956-2011. Of particular interest are the proclamations regarding BBYO from Houston mayors from 1988 and 1999.
Dates
- Creation: 1956 - 2011
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research without restriction. Stored on-site at the Woodson Research Center.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO) Institutional Materials 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
The B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO) was founded in 1923. BBYO is the leading pluralistic teen movement aspiring to involve more Jewish teens in more meaningful Jewish experiences. For over 90 years, BBYO has provided exceptional identity enrichment and leadership development experiences for hundreds of thousands of Jewish teens. Excerpted from: https://bbyo.org/
Extent
1.50 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection is made up of one box containing awards, books, event materials, memorabilia, and organization documents from the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, spanning from 1956-2011.
Arrangement
The materials in this collection have been arranged in five series as follows: Series I: Awards; Series II: Books; Series III: Event Materials; Series IV: Memorabilia; Series V: Organization Documents
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gillian Lindenberg donated the papers in June of 2019.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO) Institutional Materials, 1956-2011
- Status
- Unprocessed Addenda
- Author
- Rebecca Topper
- Date
- 2019-06
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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