Leo L. Honor Papers

 

Circa 1910s-1981, bulk 1913-1956 

 

SCRC 46

 

Honor, Leo L., 1894-1956

 

15 linear feet (36 boxes) 

 

Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries

 

Materials in English and Hebrew.

 

 

 

Leo Lazarus Honor (1894-1956) was born in Russia and immigrated to the United States at the age of seven.  He was raised in New York City and received his B.A. from the City College of New York in 1914.  After graduation, Honor taught at the Hebrew Orphans Asylum, served as principal of a Jewish girls’ school, and conducted Jewish history classes from home.  From 1916 to 1929, he taught Jewish history at the Teachers Institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary.   In 1919 he also assumed the duties of registrar and developed a robust program of study for Jewish teachers.  In the mid-1920s, he taught at the short-lived Graduate School for Jewish Social Work and also spent time in Palestine.  In 1926, he received his Ph.D. from Columbia University.  

 

In 1929 Honor moved to Chicago to serve as Director of the College of Jewish Studies.  Six years later, he was appointed Executive Director of the local Board of Jewish Education.  In the early 1940s, Honor was asked to conduct a survey of the Jewish educational system in Philadelphia. Impressed by his work on the survey, the leaders of Philadelphia’s Jewish community invited Honor to serve as Acting Director of the Philadelphia Council of Jewish Education in 1945.  While in Philadelphia, he lectured at Dropsie College, and was subsequently offered a permanent teaching position.  In his ten years at Dropsie, Honor served as Director of its School of Education, oversaw the school’s New York extension, and successfully advocated for a summer program in Jewish Education.

 

Over the course of his career, Dr. Honor was active in a number of organizations.  He was a founding member of the American Association for Jewish Education and the National Council for Jewish Education.  He was involved with the Bureau of Jewish Education of New York and the Religious Education Association, headed the National Board of License, and served as an editor of Jewish Education magazine.  

 

Leo Honor married Jennie Jaffe in 1919 and they had two children, Herzl W. and Ruth Naomi.  He died in 1956.        

 

The Leo L. Honor Papers contain materials created by the prominent Jewish educator over the course of his forty-year career.  His papers contain curricular material from his teaching career, as well as correspondence, meeting minutes, publications, and reports from his involvement with numerous Jewish education organizations.  This collection also contains significant correspondence between Dr. Honor and other acknowledged leaders of the mid-century Jewish education profession.

 

The collection is arranged into 8 series as follows:

 

Series 1: Correspondence, 1917-1956 

Series 2: Organizations, 1913-1956

Series 3: Dropsie College, circa 1940s-1956

Series 4: Writings, circa 1910s-1956, undated

Series 5: Lectures and Class Curricula, circa 1910s-1956, undated

Series 6: Jewish Education Surveys, 1918-1953, undated

Series 7: Education Reference Files, circa 1913-1956, undated

Series 8: Leo L. Honor and Jennie Honor Personal Materials, 1951-1981, undated 

 

Series 1: Correspondence, 1917-1956, contains letters written between Dr. Honor and his colleagues and friends, many of whom were well-regarded Jewish educators.  Correspondents include Israel S. Chipkin, Samuel Dinin, Alexander Dushkin, Azriel Eisenberg, Emanuel Gamoran, Louis Kaplan, Judah Pilch, and many others.  While the majority of Honor’s correspondence can be found here, additional correspondence related to specific topics can be found throughout the collection.  This series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent’s last name.  Letters from less frequent correspondents are filed under the first letter of their last name.  Letters from unidentified correspondents can be found at the end of the series.

 

Series 2: Organizations, 1913-1956, contains documentation related to Honor’s involvement with a number of Jewish organizations, many of which were dedicated to the advancement of Jewish education.  Materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, pamphlets, programs, and publications.   Additional correspondence with members of these organizations can be found in Series 1.  This series is arranged alphabetically by organization title.

 

Series 3: Dropsie College, circa 1940s-1956, contains material from Honor’s ten year career as professor and Director of the School of Education.  This series includes course curricular materials, such as syllabi, reading lists, and exams, as well as program planning materials.  There is also significant correspondence with students and faculty, including Dr. Abraham A. Neuman, president of Dropsie College.  Some materials in this series are restricted for a period of 75 years from the date of creation due to the presence of student records.  Restrictions, where applicable, are noted at the file level.  This series is arranged alphabetically by type of material.

 

Series 4: Writings, circa 1910s-1956, undated, contains a small selection of Dr. Honor’s writings, both published and unpublished.  Materials include copies of his published articles on Jewish education issues and book reviews, as well as notes and plans for future writing projects.  This series also contains correspondence related to specific writing projects.  Series 4 is arranged alphabetically by article or project title.

 

Series 5: Lectures and Class Curricula, circa 1910s-1956, undated, contains class curricular materials from the early part of Honor’s teaching career, as well as lectures he delivered both in class and at various symposia.  Class topics include Jewish history, biblical studies, and teacher training, while his lectures focus on the state of Jewish education.  This series also contains correspondence related to lecture requests.  This series is arranged alphabetically by type of material.

 

Series 6: Jewish Education Surveys, 1918-1953, undated, contains documentation related to surveys and self-studies completed by Jewish communities throughout the country.  These surveys were conducted to determine the state of Jewish education in individual American cities.  While some of these files were collected for Dr. Honor’s reference use, he was occasionally called upon to give advice and guidance.  He also personally conducted surveys of the state of Jewish education in Chicago and Philadelphia.  Material in this series includes correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports.  This series is arranged alphabetically by city name.

 

Series 7: Education Reference Files, circa 1913-1956, undated, contains reference material collected by Honor over the course of his career. Materials include articles, clippings, newsletters, and reports.  This series also contains a significant amount of educational material, including sample curricula, exams, workbooks, Hebrew language lessons, and Jewish holiday learning materials.  This series is arranged alphabetically by type of material.

 

Series 8: Leo L. Honor and Jennie Honor Personal Materials, 1951-1981, undated, contains material belonging to Jennie Honor, as well as documentation related to Leo Honor collected after his death.  Much of the series is comprised of correspondence, including a series of letters regarding a posthumous publication of Honor’s work, Selected Writings of Leo L. Honor, edited by A.P. Gannes.  This series is arranged alphabetically by type of material.

 

 

 

A record for this collection is available in Temple University’s online library catalog: http://diamond.temple.edu/record=b5642654~S30 

 

Collection is open for research.  Some materials in Series 3 are restricted for a period of 75 years from the date of creation due to the presence of student records.  Restrictions, where applicable, are noted at the file level.

 

This collection may be housed off-site at the Library Depository, and require up to two business days to retrieve. Please review the finding aid and be prepared to identify specific materials to be retrieved. Contact the Special Collections Research Center in advance of your visit, so that materials may be relocated to the reading room for research. 

 

The Leo L. Honor Papers are the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries.  Temple University holds intellectual property rights only for material donated to the university with such rights specifically assigned. For all other material, intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.

 

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Leo L. Honor Papers, SCRC 46, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

 

 

 

Donated by Gratz College in 1986.   

 

Collection previously administered by the Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center, acquired by Temple in June 2009.

 

Collection processed and finding aid prepared in July 2014 by Jenna Marrone, Project Archivist, Special Collections Research Center.  Initial processing completed by Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center staff. 

 

 

 

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in Temple University’s electronic catalog:

 

Brickner, Barnett R. (Barnett Robert), 1892-1958

Chipkin, Israel S., 1891-1955

Dinin, Samuel

Dushkin, Alexander M. (Alexander Mordecai), 1890-1976

Eisenberg, Azriel Louis, 1903-

Gamoran, Emanuel, 1895-1962

Gannes, Abraham P.

Golub, Jacob S. (Jacob Solomon), 1895-

Grayzel, Solomon, 1896-1980

Hurwich, Louis, 1886-1967

Kaplan, Louis L. (Louis Lionel), 1902-2001

Kaplan, Mordecai Menahem, 1881-1983

Neuman, Abraham A. (Abraham Aaron), 1890-

Pilch, Judah

Rosen, Ben, 1894-

Voorsanger, Elkan C. (Elkan Cohen), 1889-1963

 

American Association for Jewish Education

Board of Jewish Education (Chicago, Ill.)

Bureau of Jewish Education (New York, N.Y.) 

College of Jewish Studies (Chicago, Ill.)

Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning

Jewish Education Committee of New York

Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Teachers Institute

National Council for Jewish Education

National Jewish Welfare Board

Philadelphia Council on Jewish Education

Religious Education Association

 

Educational surveys

Jewish educators

Jews -- Education

Jews -- Study and teaching

Judaism -- Study and teaching

 

Chicago (Ill.)

New York (N.Y.)

Philadelphia (Pa.)

 

Administrative records

Articles of incorporation

Bylaws (administrative records)

Clippings

Correspondence

Manuscripts

Membership lists

Minutes

Newsletters 

Pamphlets

Photocopies

Photographs

Publications

Reports

School records

 

 

 

Series 1: Correspondence, 1917-1956, contains letters written between Dr. Honor and his colleagues and friends, many of whom were well-regarded Jewish educators.  Correspondents include Israel S. Chipkin, Samuel Dinin, Alexander Dushkin, Azriel Eisenberg, Emanuel Gamoran, Louis Kaplan, Judah Pilch, and many others.  While the majority of Honor’s correspondence can be found here,  additional correspondence related to specific topics can be found throughout the collection.  This series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent’s last name.  Letters from less frequent correspondents are filed under the first letter of their last name.  Letters from unidentified correspondents can be found at the end of the series.

 

 

1          1          A, General, 1946-1951

1          2          Adler, Morris, 1942-1943

1          3          Alper, Michael, 1946-1954

1          4          American Jewish Historical Society, 1950-1956

1          5          Arnoff, Nachman and Sarah, 1943-1946

1          6          B, General, 1935-1954

1          7          Bardin, Shlomo, 1943-1947

1          8          Benderly, Samson, 1926-1944

1          9          Berkson, Isaac, 1941-1948

1          10        Blank, S.L., 1945-1949

1          11        Blumenfield, Samuel, 1935-1947

1          12        Brandeis Camp Institute, 1945-1949

1          13        Brandeis Youth Foundation, 1949-1956

1          14        Brickner, Barnett R., 1933-1949

1          15        Brilliant, Nathan, 1944-1950

1          16        Brodetzky, B., 1945

1          17        Butterweck, Joseph S., 1947

1          18        C, General, 1938-1950

1          19        Cahman, Werner J., 1941-1945

1          20        Cahn, Louis M., 1946-1949

1          21        Cahn, Sidney, 1942-1944

1          22        Chipkin, Israel S., 1928-1934

1          23        Chipkin, Israel S., 1937-1940

1          24        Chipkin, Israel S., 1941

2          1          Chipkin, Israel S., 1942-1943

2          2          Chipkin, Israel S., 1944-1946

2          3          Chipkin, Israel S., 1947-1955

2          4          Chomsky, William, 1943-1946

2          5          Christopher Publishing House, 1933-1934

2          6          Cohen, Frank, 1945

2          7          D, General, 1938-1956

2          8          Davidson, Joseph E., 1947

2          9          Davis, Moshe, 1946-1955

2          10        Diamond, Joseph, 1943-1950   

2          11        Dinin, Samuel, 1923-1952

2          12        Dushkin, Alexander, 1927-1947

2          13        E, General, 1932-1950

2          14        Edidin, Ben, 1934-1945

2          15        Eisenberg, Azriel, 1945-1951

2          16        Elkin, S., 1947-1951

2          17        Engelman, Uriah Z., 1946-1947

2          18        Ephraim, Miriam R., 1946-1947

3          1          F, General, 1937-1950

3          2          Feinstein, Moses, 1945-1949

3          3          Finkel, Samuel B., 1947

3          4          Finkelstein, Louis, 1941-1946

3          5          Flight, J.W., 1947

3          6          Forman, Max and Diana, 1945-1947

3          7          Frankel, Bernard, 1944-1946

3          8          G, General, 1919-1952

3          9          Gamoran, Emanuel, 1934-1955

3          10        Gannes, A.P., 1946-1949

3          11        Ginsburgh, Sylvan J., 1944-1950

3          12        Glatzer, Nacham, 1943-1945

3          13        Goldfin, Judah, 1946-1947

3          14        Goldin, Grace, 1945-1946

3          15        Goldman, Israel M., 1943-1950

3          16        Goldman, Solomon, 1939-1945

3          17        Goldsmith, Samuel A., 1946-1950

3          18        Goldstein, David A., 1937-1938

3          19        Golub, Jacob, 1928-1947

3          20        Goodman, Philip (Jewish Book Council), 1948-1950

3          21        Gordon, Louis, 1940-1944

3          22        Gottschalk, Louis, 1945-1951

3          23        Grayzel, Solomon, 1944-1951

3          24        Green, Emanuel, 1942-1945

3          25        Greenberg, Jacob, 1943

3          26        Greenwald, Herbert S., 1945

4          1          H, General, 1935-1956

4          2          Halevy, Mordecai, 1947

4          3          Harcave, Sidney, 1944-1947

4          4          Hartstein, Jacob I., 1949-1951

4          5          Hurwich, Louis and Leah, 1941-1948

4          6          Isaacs, Bernard, 1940-1949

4          7          J, General, 1917-1950

4          8          K, General, 1932-1951

4          9          Kadushin, Max, 1940-1945

4          10        Kahn, Benjamin M. (B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation), 1946-1947

4          11        Kaminker, Samuel, 1945-1954

4          12        Kaplan, Louis L., 1940-1950

4          13        Kaplan, Mordecai, 1927-1944

4          14        Katz, A. Raymond, 1947-1951

4          15        Kessler, Aharon, 1946-1956

4          16        Kliers, Maurice I., 1945-1946

4          17        Kohanski, Alexander S., 1945-1951

4          18        Kolatch, Arthur J., 1946-1947

4          19        Konovitz, Israel, 1941-1946

4          20        Kraft, Louis, 1945-1950

4          21        Krakower, Isadore E., 1948-1950

4          22        Krug, Mark M., 1948-1949

4          23        Kummel, Sara B., 1945

4          24        L, General, 1945-1950

4          25        Landman, Isaac, 1936-1943

4          26        Lapson, Judah, 1942-1944

4          27        Leibman, Morris, 1945-1950

4          28        Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1948-1952

4          29        Levine, Harry O. H., 1947-1948

4          30        Levitas, Isaac, 1944-1951

4          31        Levitsky, Louis M. (Associated Talmud Torahs of Philadelphia), 1937-1946

5          1          Lewin, Kurt, 1943-1945

5          2          M, General, 1941-1956

5          3          Menes, A., 1943

5          4          Musical Instruments for Palestine, 1945-1947

5          5          N, General, 1945-1950

5          6          Nadich, Judah, 1945

5          7          National Academy for Adult Jewish Studies, 1946

5          8          National Council of Jewish Women, 1956

5          9          Nudelman, Edward, 1946-1950

5          10        O, General, 1947-1951

5          11        P, General, 1937-1951

5          12        Peiser, Kurt, 1944-1949

5          13        Pekarsky, Herman, 1943-1944

5          14        Pekarsky, Maurice B., 1944-1947

5          15        Pennsylvania School of Social Work, 1947

5          16        Pilch, Judah, 1948-1956

5          17        Pioneer Women, 1949

5          18        Pitlik, Samuel, 1946-1951

5          19        Pomerantz, I.C., 1946-1951

5          20        Quat, Jacob, 1948

5          21        R, General, 1941-1951

5          22        Rabinoff, George W., 1945-1949

5          23        Rappaport, Israel B., 1945-1948

5          24        Reznick, Hyman, 1945-1947

5          25        Rosen, Ben, 1921-1940

5          26        Rudavsky, David, 1945-1947

5          27        Ruffman, Louis L., 1947

5          28        S, General, 1943-1952

5          29        Sachar, Abraham L., 1947-1948

5          30        Scharfstein, Zvi, 1940-1947

5          31        Schoolman, A.P., 1940-1952

5          32        Shultz, Leona, 1945-1947

5          33        Slesinger, Zalmen, 1956

5          34        Sobeloff, Isidore, 1941-1943

6          1          Soltes, Mordecai, 1941-1951

6          2          Spiegel, Shalom, 1940-1946

6          3          Stoddard, Alexander J., 1947

6          4          T, General, 1948-1950

6          5          Tchernowitz, Chaim, 1937-1945

6          6          Towster, Julian, 1949-1951

6          7          University of Chicago Divinity School, 1944

6          8          Veret, Paul, 1938-1947

6          9          Voorsanger, Elkan C., 1941-1946

6          10        W, General, 1928-1949

6          11        Wertheim, D.A., 1945

6          12        X, Y, Z, General, 1945-1956

6          13        General correspondence: family, circa 1919-1929

6          14        General correspondence: Hebrew, 1920s-1940s

6          15        General correspondence: unidentified correspondents, 1928-1948

 

 

Series 2: Organizations, 1913-1956, contains documentation related to Honor’s involvement with a number of Jewish organizations, many of which were dedicated to the advancement of Jewish education.  Materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, pamphlets, programs, and publications.   Additional correspondence with members of these organizations can be found in Series 1.  This series is arranged alphabetically by organization title.

 

 

6          16        Akiba Hebrew Academy: correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1946-1956

6          17        American Association for Jewish Education: By-laws, 1945

6          18-19   American Association for Jewish Education: conference materials, general, circa 1950-1954

7          1-2       American Association for Jewish Education: Conference on Personnel Problem, correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1954-1956

7          3          American Association for Jewish Education: correspondence, general, 1946-1955

7          4          American Association for Jewish Education: financial reports and statements, 1946-1950

7          5          American Association for Jewish Education: Information Bulletins, 1946-1948

7          6          American Association for Jewish Education: meeting minutes, 1946-1948, 1953-1955

7          7-8       American Association for Jewish Education: Personnel Committee, correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1945-1949

8          1          American Association for Jewish Education: reports, circa 1940s 

8          2          American Association for Jewish Education: World Conference/Union on Jewish Education, correspondence, 1947

8          3          American Jewish Committee: correspondence and notes regarding project, 1956

8          4          Board of Jewish Education of Chicago: correspondence, 1938, January-April 1945

8          5          Board of Jewish Education of Chicago: correspondence, May-December 1945

8          6          Board of Jewish Education of Chicago: correspondence, 1946-1954

8          7          Board of Jewish Education of Chicago: lists of staff, board members, and affiliated organizations, circa 1946

8          8          Board of Jewish Education of Chicago: meeting minutes and reports, 1944-1945

8          9          Board of Jewish Education of Chicago: programs, 1930s-1940s

8          10        Board of Jewish Education of Chicago: Teachers’ Bulletins, 1942-1956

8          11        Bureau of Jewish Education of New York City: correspondence and reports, 1919-1946

8          12        Bureau of Jewish Education of New York City: monthly letters, 1923-1925

9          1          Bureau of Jewish Education of New York City: personnel records, 1920s

9          2          Chicago Reconstructionist Fellowship: correspondence, meeting minutes, and journal, 1942-1944

9          3          College of Jewish Studies, Chicago: correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1931-1945

9          4          College of Jewish Studies, Chicago: course offerings, 1930-1951

9          5          College of Jewish Studies, Chicago: newsletters, 1933-1950

9          6          College of Jewish Studies, Chicago: programs, Commencement, 1931-1946

9          7          College of Jewish Studies, Chicago: programs, exhibits, lectures, and symposia, 1929-1950

9          8          Commission for the Study of Jewish Education in the United States: correspondence and reports, 1955-1956

9          9          Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, Inc.: correspondence, 1954-1956

9          10        Eastern Clergy Bureau: applications and correspondence, 1934-1955

9          11        Esco Friends, Inc.: correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1941-1945

9          12        Esco Friends, Inc.: correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1946-1950

10        1          Gratz College: correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1946-1956

10        2          Histadrut Ivrith of America: correspondence, meeting minutes, and publications, circa 1948-1955

10        3          Histadrut Ivrith of Philadelphia, circa 1948-1951

10        4          Jewish Center Lecture Bureau: correspondence, 1946-1956

10        5          Jewish Center Lecture Bureau: publications, 1946-1956

10        6          Jewish Education: correspondence and meeting minutes, 1951-1955

10        7          Jewish Education: correspondence and meeting minutes, 1956

10        8          Jewish Education Committee of New York: JEC Bulletin, 1949-1956

11        1          Jewish Education Committee of New York: meeting minutes, printed materials, and reports, 1941-1952

11        2          Jewish Education Society of Essex County: correspondence, meeting minutes, and notes, circa 1951-1956

11        3          Jewish Education Society of Essex County: reports, 1945-1955

11        4          Jewish Publication Society: correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1949-1952

11        5          Jewish Theological Seminary: correspondence, pamphlets, and programs, 1942-1950

11        6          Labor Zionist Organization of America: correspondence and conference materials, 1949-1950

11        7-8       National Board of License: correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1941-1956

12        1-2       National Board of License: correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1941-1956

12        3          National Conference of Jewish Communal Service: correspondence and reports, 1949-1954

12        4          National Conference of Jewish Social Welfare: correspondence and meeting minutes, 1937-1947

12        5-6       National Council for Jewish Education: correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1944-1956

12        7          National Jewish Welfare Board: annual reports, 1945-1946

12        8          National Jewish Welfare Board: correspondence and meeting minutes, 1946-1947

12        9-10     National Jewish Welfare Board: publications, 1941-1946

13        1          Philadelphia Board of License: correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1946-1949

13        2-3       Philadelphia Council on Jewish Education: “Chats” newsletter, 1945-1956

13        4          Philadelphia Council on Jewish Education: correspondence, 1944-1946

13        5          Philadelphia Council on Jewish Education: correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1940-1951

13        6          Philadelphia Fellowship Commission: correspondence and meeting minutes, 1955-1956  

13        7          Philadelphia Jewish Community Relations Council: correspondence, 1946-1947

14        1          Religious Education Association: correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1936-1940

14        2          Religious Education Association: correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1941-1943

14        3          Religious Education Association: correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1944-1946

14        4          Religious Education Association: correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1947-1950

14        5          Religious Education Association: correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1951-1955

14        6          Teachers Institute, Jewish Theological Seminary: addresses to graduates, 1913-1919

14        7          Teachers Institute, Jewish Theological Seminary: Alumni Association, the Morris D. Levine Chair, meeting minutes, 1951

14        8          Teachers Institute, Jewish Theological Seminary: correspondence, curriculum planning, and meeting minutes, 1918-1928

14        9          Teachers Institute, Jewish Theological Seminary: Three-Year Course in Jewish History, course outlines, circa 1920s

14        10        Training Bureau for Jewish Communal Service: correspondence, 1947-1948

15        1          Training Bureau for Jewish Communal Service: curricula, meeting minutes, and reports, 1947-1948

15        2          Training Bureau for Jewish Communal Service: curricula, meeting minutes, and reports, 1949-1950

15        3          United Synagogue of America: curricula, meeting minutes, and reports, 1949

15        4          World Union for Jewish Education: correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports, 1947-1954

15        5          Zionist Organization of America: correspondence and reports, 1920-1949

15        6          Zionist Organization of Chicago: correspondence and reports, 1933

 

 

Series 3: Dropsie College, circa 1940s-1956, contains material from Honor’s ten year career as professor and Director of the School of Education.  This series includes course curricular materials, such as syllabi, reading lists, and exams, as well as program planning materials.  There is also significant correspondence with students and faculty, including Dr. Abraham A. Neuman, president of Dropsie College.  Some materials in this series are restricted for a period of 75 years from the date of creation due to the presence of student records.  Restrictions, where applicable, are noted at the file level.  This series is arranged alphabetically by type of material.

 

 

15        7          Article regarding Dropsie College, Jewish Education newsletter, 1948

15        8          Correspondence, general, 1946-1956

15        9          Correspondence regarding the Department of Higher Education, Washington D.C., 1948-1954

16        1          Correspondence regarding fellowship candidates, 1943

16        2          Correspondence regarding fellowships, circa 1946-1954

16        3          Correspondence regarding student theses, 1954-1956 [RESTRICTED]     

16        4          Correspondence regarding Summer Institute at B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation, 1954-1956

16        5          Correspondence regarding symposia and special projects, 1955-1956

16        6          Correspondence with faculty: Finkel, Samuel B., 1950-1956

16        7          Correspondence with faculty: general, 1948-1954

16        8          Correspondence with faculty: Neuman, Abraham A., 1944-1956

16        9          Correspondence with former students, 1955-1956

16        10        Correspondence with prospective students, 1946-1949

16        11        Correspondence with students: Finkelstein, Meyer, 1953-1956

16        12-13   Correspondence with students: general, 1949-1956

16        14        Correspondence with students: Gordon, Jacob D., 1954

17        1          Course material: Administration and Supervision, 1950-1954

17        2          Course material: Curriculum Construction, 1947-1957, undated

17        3          Course material: Curriculum Construction, 1949-1952

17        4          Course material: History in the Education Process, 1947-1954

17        5          Course material: History of Jewish Education in the United States, 1941-1955

17        6          Course material: Introduction to the Bible, undated

17        7          Course material: Jewish Education from a Community Standpoint, 1946-1951

17        8          Course material: Jewish Education from a Community Standpoint, circa 1953-1956

17        9          Course material: Pedagogy of Biblical History, Problems in Biblical History, and Problems and Goals of Teaching Biblical History, circa 1949-1956

17        10        Course offerings and program planning, circa 1946-1955

18        1          Courses of study, circa 1945-1946

18        2-4       Examination questions, 1948-1956

18        5          Office filing lists, circa 1956

18        6          Plan for the Department of Education transition to School of Education, 1946-1947

18        7          Student papers, 1956 [RESTRICTED]

18        8          Student papers, 1956, undated [RESTRICTED]

18        9          Suggested reading lists, circa 1940s-1950s

18        10        Suggested readings for Ph.D. degree candidates, 1949

18        11        Summer session, circa 1946

18        12        Syllabi, New York Extension Division: Curriculum Development and History in the Education Process, 1955-1956

 

 

Series 4: Writings, circa 1910s-1956, undated, contains a small selection of Dr. Honor’s writings, both published and unpublished.  Materials include copies of his published articles on Jewish education issues and book reviews, as well as notes and plans for future writing projects.  This series also contains correspondence related to specific writing projects.  Series 4 is arranged alphabetically by article or project title.

 

 

19         1          “American Intercession in Behalf of Jews,” March 1950

19         2          Appendix and bibliography: “The History of Palestine Prior to the Israelite Occupation,” undated

19         3          Biblical History Outlines, 1946

19         4          Biblical History Outlines: drafts, circa 1946

19         5          Book of Kings 1: A Commentary: correspondence, 1955-1956

19         6          Book of Kings 1: A Commentary: Introduction, outlines, and notes, circa 1950-1955

19         7          Book review: The Chronicler’s History of Israel by Charles C. Torrey, 1954

19         8          Correspondence soliciting articles, 1949-1956

19         9          Counter article on “Assyriology” entry in the Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, undated

19         10        Dictionary of education terms: correspondence, 1954-1955

19         11        Dictionary of education terms: definitions, 1954-1955

19         12        Excerpts on “Biblical World,” undated

19         13        “The Function of the Jewish Religious School,” November 1915

19         14        “The Functions of the Central Agency in a Community Program of Jewish Education”:  radio talk and article, 1937

19         15        “The Functions of a Community Agency for Jewish Education,” undated

19         16        “Guiding Principles for Writing and Teaching Jewish History,” circa 1920, 1952

19         17        “Harmonizing Biblical Chronological Notices with One Another and with Chronological Data of Entire Biblical World,” 1950s

20         1          “The Impact of the Jewish Environment and American Ideas on Jewish Elementary Education in the United States,” 1955

20         2          “Jewish Education in the United States”: drafts and notes, undated

20         3          “Jewish Education – Problems and Solutions,” October 1936

20         4          “Jewish Elementary Education in the United States (1901-1950),” 1952

20         5          Jewish People, Past and Present: correspondence regarding article, 1947-1951

20         6          “Jewish Teaching as a Profession,” circa 1915

20         7          Notes, general, undated

20         8          Notes on the history of Jewish Education in the United States, circa 1930s-1950s

20         9          Plans for Jewish classics series, circa 1910s-1920s

20         10        Proposed writings in Jewish history, circa 1910s-1920s

20         11        Reference files for “Jews in Philadelphia,” circa 1940s-1950s

20         12        “The Role of Memory in Biblical History,” undated

20         13        “Statistics Concerning Jews,” undated

20         14        “The Teachers Institute and Jewish Education,” June 1912

20         15        “The Teaching of Jewish History,” circa 1920s

20         16        Transliteration Plan, 1937-1939, 1951

20         17        Untitled writings, undated

 

 

Series 5: Lectures and Class Curricula, circa 1910s-1956, undated, contains class curricular materials from the early part of Honor’s teaching career, as well as lectures he delivered both in class and at various symposia.  Class topics include Jewish history, biblical studies, and teacher training, while his lectures focus on the state of Jewish education.  This series also contains correspondence related to lecture requests.  This series is arranged alphabetically by type of material.

 

 

20        18        Course lectures and outlines, circa 1910s-1920s

20        19-20   Course lectures and outlines, circa 1920s-1930s

21        1          Course lectures and outlines, circa 1920s-1930s

21        2-3       Course lectures and outlines, circa 1930s-1940s

21        4          Course outlines on Jewish history, circa 1910s-1920s

21        5          Course outlines on teaching Jewish history, circa 1916-1923

21        6-7       Lecture correspondence, 1942-1956

21        8-9       Lecture notes, general, circa 1930s-1950s

21        10        Lecture notes on the history of the Jewish labor movement, undated

22        1          Lecture notes on Jewish history, circa 1920s-1940s

22        2          Lecture: Twenty Years Ago Jewish Education was in a Chaotic Condition, undated

22        3          Lecture: What Should be the Aim of Jewish Education?, July 1915

22        4          Lectures delivered at Hebrew University, 1953

22        5          Lectures delivered at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work: Background of Jewish Social and Cultural Institutions, 1947

22        6          Lectures regarding Hebrew University, undated

22        7          Lectures regarding Jewish Education and the Tercentenary, 1954

22        8          Lectures regarding the Mandeans, undated

22        9          Lectures regarding trends and challenges in the Jewish education, circa 1953-1955

 

 

Series 6: Jewish Education Surveys, 1918-1953, undated, contains documentation related to surveys and self-studies completed by Jewish communities throughout the country.  These surveys were conducted to determine the state of Jewish education in individual American cities.  While some of these files were collected for Dr. Honor’s reference use, he was occasionally called upon to give advice and guidance.  He also personally conducted surveys of the state of Jewish education in Chicago and Philadelphia.  Material in this series includes correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports.  This series is arranged alphabetically by city name.

 

 

22        10        Buffalo, New York, 1943-1946

22        11        Chicago, Illinois, 1927-1934, 1940-1945

22        12        Chicago, Illinois: South Side, 1944

22        13-14   Cleveland, Ohio, 1953

23        1          Cleveland, Ohio, 1953

23        2          Detroit, Michigan, 1944

23        3          Duluth, Minnesota, 1944

23        4          Indianapolis, Indiana, 1943-1946

23        5          Jersey City, New Jersey, circa 1929

23        6          Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1941

23        7          Omaha, Nebraska, circa 1929, 1938-1939

23        8          Omaha, Nebraska, 1943-1944

23        9          Palestine, 1947

23        10-12   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1937-1952

24        1          Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Jewish Education in Philadelphia: A Survey, circa 1943

24        2          Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1946

24        3          St. Louis, Missouri, 1939

24        4          St. Louis, Missouri, 1939-1940

24        5          St. Louis, Missouri, 1940-1943

24        6          St. Louis, Missouri, 1943

24        7          St. Paul, Minnesota, 1942-1944

24        8          San Francisco, California, 1938-1939

24        9          Savannah, Georgia, undated

24        10        Southern Illinois, 1943-1944

24        11        General survey materials: correspondence, notes, and questionnaires, 1918-1949

 

 

Series 7: Education Reference Files, circa 1913-1956, undated, contains reference material collected by Honor over the course of his career.  Materials include articles, clippings, newsletters, and reports.  This series also contains a significant amount of educational material, including sample curricula, exams, workbooks, Hebrew language lessons, and Jewish holiday learning materials.  This series is arranged alphabetically by type of material.

 

 

25        1          Articles, general, 1926-1951

25        2          Articles and journals in Hebrew, circa 1940s-1950s

25        3          Atlanta Bureau of Jewish Education annual reports, 1946-1948

25        4          Audiovisual aids: lists and recommendations, 1946-1951

25        5          Bibliographies, circa 1920s-1948

25        6          B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation, 1945-1954, undated

25        7          Book catalogues, 1936-1955

26        1          Book lists for potential purchase, 1947-1956

26        2          Book lists for potential purchase, 1947-1956

26        3          Boston Hebrew Teacher’s College and Hebrew High School Register, 1947

26        4          Bureau of Education of Akron, Ohio: annual reports, 1944-1946

26        5          Bureau of Education of Buffalo, New York: reports, 1947, undated

26        6          Bureau of Jewish Education of Cleveland, Ohio: publications and reports, 1949-1954

26        7          Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Miami: reports, 1945-1952

26        8          Bureau of Jewish Education of Los Angeles, California: reports, 1944-1948

26        9          Bureau of Jewish Education of New Haven, Connecticut: reports, 1945-1947

26        10        Bureau of Jewish Education of Omaha, Nebraska: reports and programs, 1945-1947

27        1          Camp Avodah reports and camp materials, 1944-1947

27        2          Camp Ramah report, 1947

27        3          Central Hebrew High School of Chicago publication, 1946

27        4          Children’s Jewish Education curricula, 1955, undated

27        5          Cleveland Hebrew Schools and United Jewish Religious Schools annual reports, 1949-1951

27        6          Clippings, general, 1920s-1950s

27        7          Clippings, general, 1920s-1950s

27        8          Codes of practice and professional ethics, circa 1946-1948

27        9          Committee for the Self-Study of Jewish Education in Philadelphia, 1951

27        10        Conference papers, proceedings and workbooks, general, 1933-1956

28        1          Conference proceedings: Religious Instruction and the Public School, November 1946

28        2          Conference proceedings: Sectarianism in the Public Schools, 1947

28        3          Conference programs, general, 1943-1953

28        4          Confirmation course outlines, undated

28        5          Constitution of Brothers in Jewish Service, circa 1913

28        6          Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds: reports and conference programs, 1946-1947

28        7          Curriculum suggestions: Jewish history, 1915, undated

28        8          Curriculum suggestions: Jewish history, circa 1920s-1940s

29        1          Education Bulletin, 1945-1948

29        2          Education Bulletin Service, 1941-1942

29        3          Education course listings, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1946

29        4          Educational material in Hebrew, circa 1930s-1950s

29        5          Education resource materials, general, 1939-1956

29        6          Education resource materials, general, 1939-1956

29        7          Essays from symposium on “Goals for Jewish Education,” circa 1956

29        8          Examination samples, undated

29        9          Hebrew aptitude test, 1946-1947

30        1-5       Hebrew language course materials, undated

30        6          Hebrew Sunday School Society: content for courses on Jewish history and culture, undated

30        7          Hebrew Sunday School Society: curricula, 1940s

30        8          Hebrew Sunday School Society: curricula, 1940s-1950s

31        1          Hebrew Sunday School Society: weekly staff memos, 1946-1952

31        2          Hebrew Sunday School Society: weekly staff memos, 1946-1952

31        3          Hebrew Sunday School Society: weekly staff memos, 1946-1952

31        4          Herzliah Teacher’s Seminary, 1945

31        5          Israel Friedlander Class, 1922-1931

31        6          Jewish book programs, 1945-1948

31        7          Jewish Book Week, 1939-1946

31        8          Jewish center work, 1948-1950

31        9          Jewish Charities of Chicago, circa 1944

31        10        Jewish Community News, 1949

31        11        Jewish Education News, 1925-1926

31        12        Jewish history achievement tests, 1929

31        13        Jewish Music Council of Philadelphia, 1940s

31        14        List of Jews mentioned in Congressional records, 1889-1938, 1930s

31        15        Newsletters, Los Angeles organizations, 1951-1952

31        16        Newsletters, Philadelphia organizations, 1947-1949

32        1          Newsletters and magazines, 1920s-1950s

32        2          Pamphlets, general, circa 1940s-1950s

32        3          Pamphlets, general, circa 1940s-1950s

32        4          Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction Curriculum Development newsletter, 1949-1950

32        5          Plays and pageant scripts, 1945-1948

32        6          Pre-school Jewish education, 1954, undated

32        7          Program materials for Jewish holidays, 1940s-1950s

33        1          Program materials for Jewish holidays, 1940s-1950s

33        2-4       Programs and publications in Hebrew, circa 1930s-1950s

34        1          Proposals by Judge Stern regarding Palestine, undated

34        2          Proposed manual on Hebrew School administration, undated

34        3          Publications regarding Jewish education in Palestine, circa 1930s

34        4          Reading lists, history and education courses, 1927-1951

34        5          Readings in honor of the First Anniversary of Israeli Independence Day, 1949

34        6          Released time: religious education and public schools, 1941-1951

34        7          Religion in public schools, 1948-1949

34        8-9       Reports on Jewish education, general, 1920s-1950s

35        1-2       Reports on Jewish education, general, 1920s-1950s

35        3          Report on the School of Education of the Hebrew University and the Ministry of Education and Culture, 1953-1954

35        4          Research materials on licensing Jewish educators, circa 1920s

35        5          Salary structures, Jewish educators, 1929-1945

35        6          Sample school forms, 1948-1949

35        7          Schenectady Bureau of Jewish Education: reports, 1947-1949

35        8          “Some Guiding Principles for the Curriculum of the Jewish School of Tomorrow,” 1932

35        9          Statistics regarding Jewish education, 1909, circa 1946-1949

36        1          Statistics regarding Jewish history, undated

36        2          Summer study programs in Israel, 1950-1951

36        3          Talmud Torah of Minneapolis, 1949-1951

36        4          Teachers aids, 1946-1951, undated

36        5          Telephone numbers “frequently used,” undated

36        6          Visual aids: classroom suggestions, undated

36        7          Yeshiva University course catalog, 1948-1949

 

 

Series 8: Leo L. Honor and Jennie Honor Personal Materials, 1951-1981, undated, contains material belonging to Jennie Honor, as well as documentation related to Leo Honor collected after his death.  Much of the series is comprised of correspondence, including a series of letters regarding a posthumous publication of Honor’s work, Selected Writings of Leo L. Honor, edited by A.P. Gannes.  This series is arranged alphabetically by type of material.

 

 

36        8          Biography of Leo L. Honor written by A.P. Schoolman, undated

36        9          Collected materials, clippings, and correspondence, general, 1961-1981

36        10        Correspondence, general, 1951-1969

36        11        Correspondence regarding fellowships in Dr. Honor’s honor, 1957-1971

36        12        Correspondence regarding Honor’s entry in National Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1956-1960

36        13        Correspondence regarding the Selected Writings of Leo L. Honor, 1965-1967

36        14        Memorial articles, 1964-1965

36        15        News clippings: reviews of posthumous book publication, 1965-1966

36        16        Photographs, 1953-1954, undated

36        17        Publicity: correspondence, news clippings and programs regarding Dr. Honor’s lectures and writings, 1952-1956