View Document |
printer-friendly version |
Finding Aid of the Oral History Interviews of the Jewish Pioneer Video Project, 1997-2006Center for Southwest Research, University of New MexicoEmail: cswrref@unm.eduURL: http://elibrary.unm.edu/cswr ©2006 Center for Southwest Research
Background InformationThe mission of the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society is to promote greater understanding and knowledge of New Mexico's Jewish history. The Society's programs examine [New Mexico's] Jewish heritage in all its diversity, and strive to present this heritage within a broad cultural context. The Society is a secular organization and solicits the membership and participation of all interested people, regardless of religious affiliation. New Mexico Jewish Historical Society website The Jewish Pioneer Video Project was conducted by the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society, in partnership with the Department of History and the Center for Regional Studies at the University of New Mexico, and with partial funding from the New Mexico Historical Records Advisory Board, The Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation, The Albuquerque Community Foundation, the New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities, and individual donors. The goal of the project was to preserve a valuable historical record and to understand the social, cultural, economic and political life of New Mexico's Jewish pioneers and their contributions to early New Mexico history. Scope and ContentThe collection documents oral traditions and recollections of Jewish pioneer families in New Mexico. Seventeen video taped interviews were conducted with 18 Jewish families who settled in New Mexico between the middle of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Most of the interviews were conducted between 2000-2004, however, some interviews previously conducted by Congregation Albert were included in this collection as well. In addition to the video taped interviews, the collection also includes interview transcripts and assorted documentation. Documentation consists of a set of 13 family history booklets as well as a brief introduction to the project, provided by Dr. Henry Tobias. The collection is organized by Pioneer family. Families included are Danoff, Solomon//Lesinsky/Freudenthal, Goldsmith, Gusdorf, Herztein, Ilfeld/ Nordhaus, Moise, Ravel, Seligman/Floersheim/Bibo, Spiegelberg, Taichert, Wertheim/Vorenberg and Wertheim (Fort Sumner). RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThe collection is open for research. Copy RestrictionsLimited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or duplication. Preferred CitationOral History Interviews of the Jewish Pioneer Video Project (MSS 772), Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections, University of New Mexico Libraries. Related Archival MaterialNew Mexico Jewish Historical Society Records, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe, NM Spiegelberg-Ilfeld Family Papers, Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico Charles Ilfeld Company Records, Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico Access TermsCongregation Albert (Albuquerque, N.M.) New Mexico -- History -- 19th century New Mexico Jewish Historical Society University of New Mexico. Center for Regional Studies University of New Mexico. Dept. of History Contents List
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
