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Joseph Barondess papers
1900-1932

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Creator: Barondess, Joseph, 1867-1928
Call number: MssCol 216
Physical description: 78.5 linear feet (62 boxes, 82 v.); 9 microfilm reels
Preferred Citation: Joseph Barondess papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
Repository: Manuscripts and Archives Division
Access to materials: Advance notice required. Request access to this collection.

Joseph Barondess (1867-1928) was an American labor organizer and Zionist leader. Collection consists of general correspondence, 1908-1928; business correspondence and papers, 1913-1932; letter press copybooks, 1900-1925; and business ledgers, account books and other papers regarding Barondess's work with the New York City Board of Education, Jewish affairs, and the Brooklyn Federation of Jewish Charities.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Gift, Barondess, Joseph - Estate, 1937

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Occupations

Zionists

Using the collection

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328

Access to materials

Advance notice required.

Alternative form available

Letterbooks, 1900-1925, available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-335

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Joseph Barondess papers 1900-1932