Chaskin/Hecht Family Papers
Content Description
Photographs, news clippings, school materials, certificates and diploma, programs/booklets, correspondence, speeches, and invitations document part of the lives of members of the Chaskin / Hecht family from 1917-1995. Of particular interest is a booklet from a family reunion that contains a detailed family tree.
Dates
- Creation: 1917 - 1995
Creator
- Hecht, Celine Chaskin (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.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from the Chaskin / Hecht Family 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
Rebecca Kaminsky (1864-1940) married Benje Zion Yalchuk and had one child, Hessie. After Benje died, Rebecca married Samuel Chaskin and had three children: Ida, Izzy, and Abe. Hessie was adopted by Samuel and took the name Hessie Yalchuk-Chaskin.
Abe Chaskin (1997-1968) was born in Ukraine and immigrated to the United States in 1919. Abe married Mollie Shainock (1899-2002) in Houston in 1931. The couple had three children: Meyer, Sam, and Celine (1938- ). Abe and Mollie are interred at Beth Yeshurun Cemetery in Houston.
David Hecht was born in Romania in 1930, and immigrated to New York with his family at the age of 6. David served in the U.S. Marines and Air Force before settling in Houston in 1952. David met Celine Chaskin at Beldon's grocery store after being set up by a member of Celine's family. The two married in Houston in 1959. The couple have three children: Janet, Ronnie, and Jerry.
The family is very active with Congregation Beth Yeshurun.
Extent
1.50 Linear Feet (2 boxes, 1 map-drawer)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Two boxes consisting of photographs, news clippings, school materials, certificates and diploma, programs/booklets, correspondence, speeches, and invitations, document part of the lives of members of the Chaskin / Hecht family from 1917 to 1995.
Separated Materials
Three El Oroso yearbooks (1954, 1955, and 1956) removed and cataloged separately - LD7501 .S26 O76
- Title
- Guide to the Chaskin / Hecht Family Papers, 1917-1995
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Traci Patterson
- Date
- 2022
- 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