National Council of Jewish Women (Rochester Division) records
Creator: National Council of Jewish Women. Rochester Section
Call Number: D.97
Dates: 1935-1976
Physical Description: 2 boxes
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Table of Contents:

Biographical/Historical Note
Scope and Content
Subject(s)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Access
Use
Citation
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Series I: Correspondence
Series II: Periodicals
Series III: Meeting minutes
Series IV: Reports and documents
Collection Overview
Title: National Council of Jewish Women (Rochester Division) records
Creator: National Council of Jewish Women. Rochester Section
Call Number: D.97
Dates: 1935-1976
Physical Description: 2 boxes
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Biographical/Historical Note
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) was founded in 1893; the Rochester Division organized in 1895.

In 1945 the Council initiated an overseas student scholarship program to allow foreign students to receive graduate training in American Universities. Israeli, Brazilian, French, Moroccan and Dutch students participated in the program.

The NCJW has offered assistance to the poor and services to youth and aging through its Friendship Club(1951), the Rochester School Volunteer Program (RSVP, 1962), Teen-Age Recreation Program (TARP, 1958), Meals on Wheels (1959), and two sponsored scout troops (1950). The NCJW also takes an active interest in politics. During election years, their newsletter, the Bulletin, has presented the NCJW's position on various issues, including housing, urban renewal, nuclear weapons testing, the Vietnam War, and the 1972 Mid-East Peace Plan.

Scope and Content
The collection contains correspondence and minutes of Board meetings, as well as budgets, presidents' and committee reports, and copies of the Bulletin.

Subject(s):
New York (State)--Rochester
Jewish women
Jews
Women--Societies and clubs
Correspondence
Minutes (Records)
Financial records
Periodicals
National Council of Jewish Women. Rochester Section
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Rochester Division of the National Council of Jewish Women, August, 1977.Access
The National Council of Jewish Women (Rochester Division) records is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.Use
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[Item title, item date], National Council of Jewish Women (Rochester Division) records, D.97, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
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