| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Morgenstern, Morris |
| Title: | Morris Morgenstern Photographs |
| Dates: | 1919-1960 |
| Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | Morris Morgenstern (1898-1966) was an attorney who was active in veterans' organizations in Cleveland, Ohio. He served in the United States Army during World War I. As a veteran he helped organize and was president of the Cuyahoga Council of the Jewish War Veterans, and was also active in its national affiliates. He was president of the Joint Veterans Commission and involved in the Disabled American Veterans. He often represented veterans in his legal practice. The collection consists of individual portraits of Morris Morgenstern and group portraits, primarily of Jewish War Veterans activities. |
| PG Number | PG 494 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
Morris Morgenstern (1898-1966) was an attorney who was active in veterans' organizations. Born in New York City, Morgenstern attended Baldwin Wallace College and earned his law degree at Cleveland Law School in 1920. He served in the U. S. Army during World War I.
As a veteran he helped organize and was president of the Cuyahoga Council of the Jewish War Veterans in Cleveland, Ohio. He was also active in its national affiliates. He was president of the Joint Veterans Commission and involved in the Disabled American Veterans. As an attorney he represented other veterans frequently enough to be known as "Mr. Veterans' Lawyer." Many of his cases involved domestic issue such as marriage and divorce, and they were covered, often sensationally, in the local press.
The Morris Morgenstern Photographs, 1919-1960 and undated, consist of individual portraits of Morris Morgenstern and group portraits, primarily of Jewish War Veterans activities. The collection includes 50 black and white photographs of varying sizes.
This collection is of value to researchers studying the life of Morris Morgenstern and the activities of the Jewish War Veterans of Cleveland, Ohio, particularly in the 1940s.
None.
Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult MS 4779 Morris Morgenstern Papers.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] PG 494 Morris Morgenstern Photographs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of Michael Morgenstern in 1994.
Processed by Jane A. Avner in 1998.
Morris Morgenstern Photographs 1919-1960 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Portraits, individual, Morris Morgenstern 1919 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Portraits, group, including the weighing in of opponents in a boxing match in 1929 1929-1930 1935 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Portraits, group, Jewish War Veterans 1941 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Portraits, group, Jewish War Veterans 1944 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Portraits, group, Jewish War Veterans 1945 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Portraits, group, Jewish War Veterans 1946 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Portraits, group, Jewish War Veterans 1947 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Portraits, group, Jewish War Veterans 1950 1960 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Portraits, group, Jewish War Veterans undated | |||||||||