Jewish Families

Westheimer/Simon Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0876

Abstract

The Westheimer/Simon family papers span several generations of the family living in Houston, and making their mark on the Houston Jewish community. With a variety of materials ranging from correspondence to photographs, sermons to yearbooks, the Westheimer/Simon family papers are a rich trove for any researcher interested in the history of one of Houston’s more influential families.

Dates: 1920 - 2012

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Wolf / Mazow Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0953

Abstract

One box of newspaper clippings, photographs, magazine articles, writings, correspondence, agendas, yearbooks, a musical score, and a Holocaust curriculum book documents the lives of members of the Wolf / Mazow family from 1935 to 2018.

Dates: 1935 - 2018

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas

Yellen Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0838

Abstract The Yellen Family papers are comprised of photographs and memorabilia related to Milton Yellen’s time practicing dentistry in New Guinea for the army during World War II, and photographs and newsclippings of his wife Florence Kless Yellen throughout her life. The collection also contains religious and army certificates, publications, and correspondence depicting the Yellen family’s connections to the Jewish community, including Florence Kless Yellen's time as the Director of the Mollie and...

Dates: 1928 - 2002

Found in: Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas