Debbie Bootin Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 0951

Staff Only

Finding aid note: Forms part of the South Texas Jewish Archives. 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.

Scope and Contents

Newspaper articles, Congregation Beth Yeshurun journals, Texas Jewish Historical Society Membership Directories, Robert M. Beren Academy anniversary journals, Holocaust Museum Houston journals, brochures, and memorabilia document some activities that Dr. Debra Bootin was involved in from 1995 to 2017.

Forms part of the South Texas Jewish Archives.

Dates

Creation: 1995 - 2017

Conditions Governing Access

Collection open for research without restriction. 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.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Debbie Bootin Collection 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

Dr.Debra Mucasey Bootin graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in biology, with honors, from The University of Texas at Austin. She received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, where she also completed her residency in pediatrics.

Active in the Houston community, Dr. Bootin has served on the board of directors and the board of education of both the Hebrew Academy and the Robert M. Beren Academy. She co-chaired the Jewel of an Evening: Ruby Anniversary Gala for the United Orthodox Synagogues and two years later, the Rainbow of Opportunities Gala for the Robert M. Beren Academy. Dr. Bootin has also volunteered as a physician at Camp Young Judaea Texas and the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center’s Maccabi Games and ArtsFest. She is a life member of Pearl Schwartz Houston Chapter and Gold Sponsor of the Aishel House.

Additionally, she currently serves on the voluntary teaching faculty of her alma mater, Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Bootin is a life member of UOS Sisterhood and Hadassah, the women’s Zionist organization of America.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Three boxes containing newspaper articles, Congregation Beth Yeshurun journals, Texas Jewish Historical Society Membership Directories, Robert M. Beren Academy anniversary journals, Holocaust Museum Houston journals, brochures, and memorabilia document some activities that Dr. Debra Bootin was involved in from 1995 to 2017.