Celene Chasen Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 1051

Staff Only

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

Content Description

One box containing a photograph, a yearbook, and a gavel documents some of Celene Chasen's time with the Houston Chapter of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization from 1955-1956.

Dates

Creation: 1955 - 1956

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 Celene Chasen 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/

Joseph Bayre Brooks was born February 7, 1913, in Fall River, Massachusetts. Jeanette Zimmerman was born in Houston, Texas, October 9, 1914. The couple married in 1938 in Houston and had two children, Celene and Bernard.

Joseph died in 1961 and Jeanette in 1981. Both are buried at Adath Emeth Cemetery in Houston.

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains a photograph, a yearbook, and a gavel, which document some of Celene Chasen's time with the Houston Chapter of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization from 1955-1956.