Finding aid for the Selma H. Weiss Photographs
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Weiss, Selma H.
Title: Selma H. Weiss Photographs
Dates: 1936-1945
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Shelma H. Weiss (1896-1974) was a social worker with the Welfare Association for Jewish Children in Cleveland, Ohio, and with the American Red Cross. The collection consists of photographs and postcards of various people and views taken while on a trip to Europe. Included is a photograph album of Wakeman General Hospital, a Red Cross hospital where Selma Weiss was field director in 1945.
PG Number PG 140
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Selma H. Weiss Photographs, ca. 1936 - 1945, consist of photographs and postcards of various people and views taken while on a trip to Europe. Included is a photograph album of Wakeman General Hospital, a Red Cross hospital where Selma Weiss was field director in 1945.

The collection includes 109 black and white photographs that measure 8 x 10 inches and smaller. It also includes one photograph album that contains 46 black and white photographs and measures 8.5 x 6 inches.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of social work, medicine, and the Red Cross in the United States.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by subject.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material

The researcher should also consult MS 3655 Selma H. Weiss Papers.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
Soviet Union -- Description and travel -- 1917-1944 -- Photographs.
Wakeman General Hospital -- Photograph collections.
Weiss, Selma H., d. 1974 -- Photograph collections.
Women social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] PG 140 Selma H. Weiss Photographs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

These photographs were removed from MS 3655 Selma H. Weiss Papers. Gift of Lillian W. Mahler in 1974.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Selma H. Weiss Photographs ca. 1936-1945

Box Volume
1 1 Red covered, gold embossed, scrapbook style album titled "Wakeman General Hospital, Selma H. Weiss," containing portraits and views of staff, patients, facilities, grounds, and various activities of Wakeman General Hospital, American Red Cross, directed by Selma H. Weiss ca. 1945
1 1 Individual and group portraits, Selma H. Weiss ca. 1936-1945
1 2 Portraits and views, trip taken by Selma H. Weiss to Europe 1936