The following finding aid describes one of our early collections. It is an important record of the work of a single person, but also contains extensive records related to several
Category: Collections
MS 191 Sadie B. and Rossetta Feldman Family Collection
One of the things I love about family collections is their electic nature. The following collection is small, but contains a range of materials from a ketubah to political cartoons
MS 180 Rosa Fineberg Midwife Records
The following collection is one of my favorites (mostly because of my interest in the history of medicine), but it’s also a very useful tool for genealogists (as long as
MS 189 The Black/Jewish Forum of Baltimore (BLEWS) Archive
Over the past few years the Jewish Museum of Maryland has been lucky enough to receive several donations from local institutions. While many of these organizations are still very active
D. Schwartz and Sons in process
When I first thought about this blog post I considered writing about my experiences working from home (which has happened several times recently thanks to snow and ice). But then
MS 87 the Rogers Avenue Synagogue (Ohr Knesseth Israel Anshe Sphard Congregation)
Recently the JMM received a donation of materials related to the Rogers Avenue Synagogue (Ohr Knesseth Israel Anshe Sphard Congregation). We already have an extensive collection of objects, photographs and
MS 187 The Randallstown Synagogue Center Collection, 1954-2003
One of our archives volunteers, Rachael Shapira, processed MS 187. Though she’d been working with us for awhile this was the first archival collection that she handled from start to finish (organization to finding
Two Birth Control Pioneers
A post by historian Dr. Deb Weiner. Over the past few months, I’ve been working on the upcoming edition of Generations magazine, which will soon go to press. The theme
MS 186 Ohel Yakov Ledger Collection, 1921-1960
After a little hiatus, your peek into our archival collections is back! Today I have an excerpt from one our newest finding aids for the Ohel Yakov Ledgers of 1921
Barry’s Blog
A blog by Dr. Barry Lever. Follow the links for the first post and second post in this series. Our search to learn more about the individuals whose marriage the