| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Garber, Suggs |
| Title: | Suggs Garber Papers |
| Dates: | 1920-1978 |
| Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | Suggs Garber (b. 1895) was a Latvian Jew who immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1905 and became a prominent lawyer and supporter of Jewish education. He was also active in many Jewish and Zionist organizations including the Jewish National Fund. The collection consists of general correspondence, materials relating to American Zion Commonwealth, Inc., items relating to tributes awarded to Garber by the Jewish National Fund and the Jewish Theological Seminary, materials about other individuals also honored by the Jewish National Fund, and certificates, newspaper clippings, and articles. |
| MS Number | MS 3818 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The Suggs Garber Papers, 1920-1978 and undated, consist of general correspondence, materials relating to American Zion Commonwealth, Inc., items relating to tributes awarded to Garber by the Jewish National Fund and the Jewish Theological Seminary, materials about other individuals also honored by the Jewish National Fund, and certificates, newspaper clippings, and articles.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the Jewish and Latvian immigrant communities in Cleveland, Ohio in the twentieth century. It will also be useful to researchers studying legal history, Zionism, and the activities of Suggs Garber.
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3818 Suggs Garber Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of Suggs Garber in 1979.
Suggs Garber Papers 1920-1978 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence 1943-1978 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 2-3 | American Zion Commonwealth, Inc. material 1920-1943 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | National Jewish Fund dinner honoring Garber, miscellaneous material 1961-1962 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Jewish Theological Seminary honoring Garber, miscellaneous material 1975-1976 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Tributes to and biographical information on others honored by the Jewish National Fund dates vary | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Programs of Jewish National Fund dinners 1963-1977 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Certificates 1943-1967 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Newspaper clippings and articles 1952-1978 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Miscellaneous material, including reports, bulletins, and photocopies of photographs dates vary | |||||||||