A Guide to the Henry Cohen Papers, 1850-1950


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Cohen, Henry, 1863-1952.
	Title	Henry Cohen Papers
	Dates:	1850-1951
	Abstract	Henry Cohen was Rabbi from 1888 to 1949 of Congregation B'nai Israel in Galveston, Texas. Papers document his religious and social welfare activities and other interests.
	OCLC	23361291
	Extent	52 ft., 3 in
	Language	Materials are in English.
	Repository	Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

Biographical Note

Henry Cohen was born April 7, 1863 in London England. In 1884 he was ordained a rabbi and led congregations in Kingston, Jamaica (1884-1885) and Woodville, Mississippi (1885-1888) before transferring to Galveston, Texas where he led the Temple B'nai Israel from 1888 to 1949. Cohen was influential in religious and social welfare activities in Texas; he was especially well-known for his work on hospitals, schools, and immigration issues. A noted prison reformer, Cohen served on the Texas Prison Board. An authority on the Talmud, Cohen published a number of essays. He married Mollie Levy of Galveston and the couple had two children.

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Scope and Contents

Papers concern Cohen's career and those of members of his family; his social welfare activities, especially in the fields of prison reform, hospitals, schools, and immigration. Papers include correspondence, diaries, notebooks, financial records, sermons, poetry, lectures, photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, scrapbooks, certificates, postcards, galley proofs, and guest books.

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Organization
	Papers are organized into nine series:
	[NOTE: Within the series, the papers are arranged chronologically or alphabetically.]

		1. Personal Correspondence, 3M217-3M295
		2. Prison Records, 3M296-3M305 a. Correspondence, 3M296-3M302 b. Reports and Records, 3M303-3M305
		3. Classified Files, 3M306-3M324
		4. Personal Writings, 3M325-3M333
		5. Financial Records, 3M334-3M336 a. Charities b. Personal
		6. Clippings from Foreign Newspapers, 3M336
		7. Oversize Items a. 4L452-4L453: Scrapbooks b. 3S168: Miscellaneous c. 2.325 #2: Miscellaneous
		8. Photographs, 3Y15-3Y16.
		9. Postcards, 35117b; 118a, b, c, d; 119a

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Index Terms

		Cotton.
		Jewish sermons.
		Jews--Texas.
		Judaism.
		Prisons--Texas.
		Red Cross--United States.
		Religion--United States.
		Religious education--United States.
		Storms--Texas--Galveston.
		World War, 1914-1918--Sources.
		World War, 1939-1945--Sources.
	Subjects (Persons)
		Cohen, Henry, 1863-1952.
		Cohen, Mollie.
		Cohen, Henry, III.
		Cohen, Harry Isaac, 1893-
		Cohen, Robert I., 1856-1934.
		Frisch, Ruth Cohen.
	Subjects (Organizations)
		Rotary Club (Galveston, Tex.)
		Temple B'nai Israel (Galveston, Tex.)
		Texas. Dept. of Corrections.
	Subjects
		Wills.
	Places
		Galveston (Tex.)--History--Sources.
		Galveston (Tex.)--Hurricane, 1915.
	Corrrespondents
		Adler, Cyrus, 1863-1940.
		Barton, Clara, 1821-1912.
		Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925.
		Carr, John Foster, 1869-1939.
		Colquitt, Oscar Branch, 1861-1940.
		Connally, Tom, 1877-1963.
		Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938.
		Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964.
		Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968.
		Foster, Marcellus E. (Marcellus Elliott), b. 1870
		Frisch, Ruth Cohen.
		Gladney, Edna.
		Hobby, William Pettus, 1878-1964.
		Joske, Alexander.
		Keller, Helen, 1880-1968.
		Kempner, Harris, 1837-1894.
		Kruger, Sam.
		Lomax, John Avery, 1867-1948.
		Marcus, Herbert.
		Marcus, Stanley, 1905-
		Moody, Daniel James, 1893-1966.
		Ransom, Harry Huntt, 1908-
		Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
		Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
		Sakowitz, Tobias.
		Sanger, Alex.
		Schiff, Jacob H. (Jacob Henry), 1847-1920.
		Sealy, John, 1822-1884.
		Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946.
		Sheppard, Morris, 1875-1941.
		Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.
		Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.
	Genres
		Caricatures and cartoons
		Wills

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Henry Cohen Papers, 1850-1951, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

Microfilm available

The following boxes of the Cohen Papers are available on microfilm: 3M224 thru 3M247; 3M330 thru 3M333. Contact repository for more information.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Personal Correspondence, 1850-1951

Series arranged chronologically.

Correspondence relates to Cohen's career and to his social welfare activities.

box

3M217

Personal Correspondence, 1850 - 1890

1850

1881

1883

1884

1885

1886

1887

1888

Jan. - June, 1889

Jul. - Dec., 1889

Telegrams, Congratulatory, 1889

Jan. - June, 1890

July - Dec., 1890

box

3M218

Personal Correspondence, 1891 - 1894

Jan. - June, 1891

July - Dec., 1891

Jan. - March, 1892

April - June, 1892

July - Sept., 1892

Oct. - Dec., 1892

Jan. - March, 1893

April - June, 1893

July - Sept., 1893

Oct. - Dec., 1893

Jan. - March, 1894

April - June, 1894

July - Sept., 1894

Oct. - Dec., 1894

box

3M219

Personal Correspondence, 1895 - 1896

Jan., 1895

Feb., 1895

March, 1895

April, 1895

May - June, 1895

July - Sept., 1895

Oct. - Nov., 1895

Dec., 1895

Jan. - March, 1896

April - June, 1896

July - Sept., 1896

Oct. - Dec., 1896

Telegrams, 1896

box

3M220

Personal Correspondence, 1897 - 1898

Jan., 1897

Feb., 1897

March, 1897

April - May, 1897

June, 1897

July - Sept., 1897

Oct. - Dec., 1897

Telegrams, 1897

Jan., 1898

Feb. - March, 1898

April - June, 1898

July - Sept., 1898

Oct. - Dec., 1898

Telegrams, 1898

box

3M221

Personal Correspondence, 1899 - August, 1900

Jan. - March, 1899

April - June, 1899

July - August, 1899

Sept., 1899

Oct., 1899

Nov., 1899

Dec., 1899

Telegrams, 1899

Jan., 1900

Feb., 1900

March, 1900

April, 1900

May, 1900

June, 1900

July, 1900

August, 1900

box

3M222

Personal Correspondence, Sept., 1900 - April, 1901

Sept. 1-10, 1900

Sept. 11-20, 1900

Sept. 21-30, 1900

Oct. 1-15, 1900

Oct. 16-31, 1900

Nov., 1900

Dec. 1-15, 1900

Dec., 16-31, 1900

Telegrams, 1900

Jan., 1901

Feb., 1901

March, 1901

April, 1901

box

3M223

Personal Correspondence, May, 1901 - July, 1903

May, 1901

June, 1901

July - Sept., 1901

Oct. - Dec., 1901

Telegrams, 1901

Jan., 1902

Feb., 1902

March, 1902

April, 1902

May, 1902

June, 1902

July, 1902

August, 1902

Sept., 1902

Oct., 1902

Nov., 1902

Dec., 1902

Jan. - March, 1903

April - May, 1903

June - July, 1903

box

3M224

Personal Correspondence, August, 1903 - 1905

August - October, 1903

Nov. - Dec., 1903

Telegrams, 1903

Jan. - Feb., 1904

March, 1904

April - May, 1904

June, 1904

July, 1904

Aug., 1904

Sept., 1904

Oct., 1904

Nov., 1904

Dec., 1904

Telegrams, 1904

Jan., 1905

Feb., 1905

March, 1905

April, 1905

May, 1905

June - July, 1905

Aug., 1905

Sept., 1905

Oct., 1905

Nov., 1905

Dec., 1905

box

3M225

Personal Correspondence, 1906 - 1907

Jan., 1906

Feb., 1906

March, 1906

April, 1906

May, 1906

June, 1906

July, 1906

Aug., 1906

Sept., 1906

Oct., 1906

Nov., 1906

Dec., 1906

Telegrams, 1906

Jan., 1907

Feb., 1907

March, 1907

April, 1907

May, 1907

June - July, 1907

Aug. - Sept., 1907

Oct. - Dec., 1907

box

3M226

Personal Correspondence, 1908 - Feb., 1909

Jan., 1908

Feb., 1908

March, 1908

April, 1908

May, 1908

June, 1908

July, 1908

Aug., 1908

Sept., 1908

Oct., 1908

Nov., 1908

Dec., 1908

Telegrams, 1908

Jan., 1909

Feb., 1909

box

3M227

Personal Correspondence, March, 1909 - March, 1910

March, 1909

April, 1909

May, 1909

June, 1909

July, 1909

Aug., 1909

Sept., 1909

Oct., 1909

Nov., 1909

Dec., 1909

Telegrams, 1909

Jan., 1910

Feb., 1910

March, 1910

box

3M228

Personal Correspondence, April, 1910 - May, 1911

April, 1910

May, 1910

June, 1910

July - August, 1910

Sept., 1910

Oct., 1910

Nov., 1910

Dec., 1910

Telegrams, 1910

Jan., 1911

Feb., 1911

March, 1911

April, 1911

May, 1911

box

3M229

Personal Correspondence, June, 1911 - May, 1912

June, 1911

July, 1911

Aug. - Sept., 1911

Oct., 1911

Nov., 1911

Dec., 1911

Telegrams, 1911

Jan., 1912

Feb., 1912

March, 1912

April, 1912

May, 1912

box

3M230

Personal Correspondence, June, 1912 - March, 1913

June, 1912

July, 1912

Aug., 1912

Sept., 1912

Oct., 1912

Nov., 1912

Dec., 1912

Telegrams, 1912

Jan., 1913

Feb., 1913

March, 1913

box

3M231

Personal Correspondence, April - Dec., 1913

April, 1913

May, 1913

June 1-15, 1913

June 16-30, 1913

July, 1913

August, 1913

Sept., 1913

Oct., 1913

Nov., 1913

Dec., 1913

Telegrams, 1913

box

3M232

Personal Correspondence, 1914

Jan., 1914

Feb., 1914

March, 1914

April, 1914

May, 1914

June, 1914

July - Aug., 1914

Sept. - Oct., 1914

Nov. 1-15, 1914

Nov. 16-30, 1914

Dec., 1914

Telegrams, 1914

box

3M233

Personal Correspondence, Jan. - Oct., 1915

Jan. 1-15, 1915

Jan. 16-31, 1915

Feb. 1-14, 1915

Feb. 15-28, 1915

March, 1915

April, 1915

May, 1915

June 1-15, 1915

June 16-30, 1915

July, 1915

August, 1915

Sept., 1915

Oct., 1915

box

3M234

Personal Correspondence, Nov., 1915 - Oct., 1916

Nov. 1-15, 1915

Nov. 16-30, 1915

Dec. 1-15, 1915

Dec. 16-31, 1915

Telegrams, 1915

Jan., 1916

Feb., 1916

March, 1916

April, 1916

May, 1916

June, 1916

July, 1916

Aug., 1916

Sept., 1916

Oct., 1916

box

3M235

Personal Correspondence, Nov., 1916 - Oct., 1917

Nov. 1-15, 1916

Nov. 16-30, 1916

Dec. 1-15, 1916

Dec. 16-31, 1916

Telegrams, 1916

Jan., 1917

Feb., 1917

March, 1917

April, 1917

May, 1917

June, 1917

July, 1917

Aug., 1917

Sept., 1917

Oct., 1917

box

3M236

Personal Correspondence, Nov., 1917 - Sept., 1918

Nov., 1917

Dec., 1917

Telegrams, 1917

Jan., 1918

Feb., 1918

March, 1918

April, 1918

May, 1918

June, 1918

July, 1918

August, 1918

Sept., 1918

box

3M237

Personal Correspondence, Oct., 1918 - Jan., 1920

Oct., 1918

Nov., 1918

Dec., 1918

Telegrams, 1918

Jan., 1919

Feb., 1919

March, 1919

April, 1919

May, 1919

June, 1919

July - August, 1919

Sept., 1919

Oct., 1919

Nov., 1919

Dec., 1919

Telegrams, 1919

Jan., 1920

box

3M238

Personal Correspondence, Feb., 1920 - Aug., 1921

Feb., 1920

March, 1920

April, 1920

May, 1920

June, 1920

July, 1920

Aug., 1920

Sept., 1920

Oct., 1920

Nov., 1920

Dec., 1920

Telegrams, 1920

Jan., 1921

Feb., 1921

March, 1921

April, 1921

May, 1921

June, 1921

July, 1921

Aug., 1921

box

3M239

Personal Correspondence, Sept., 1921 - 1922

Sept., 1921

Oct., 1921

Nov., 1921

Dec., 1921

Telegrams, 1921

Jan., 1922

Feb., 1922

March, 1922

April, 1922

May, 1922

June, 1922

July, 1922

Aug., 1922

Sept., 1922

Oct., 1922

Nov., 1922

Dec., 1922

Telegrams, 1922

box

3M240

Personal Correspondence, Jan., 1923 - June, 1924

Jan., 1923

Feb., 1923

March, 1923

April, 1923

May, 1923

June, 1923

July - Aug., 1923

Sept., 1923

Oct., 1923

Nov., 1923

Dec., 1923

Telegrams, 1923

Jan., 1924

Feb., 1924

March, 1924

April, 1924

May, 1924

June, 1924

box

3M241

Personal Correspondence, July, 1924 - June, 1925

July, 1924

Aug., 1924

Sept., 1924

Oct., 1924

Nov., 1924

Dec., 1924

Telegrams, 1924

Jan., 1925

Feb., 1925

March, 1925

April, 1925

May, 1925

June, 1925

box

3M242

Personal Correspondence, July, 1925 - Feb., 1927

July, 1925

Aug., 1925

Sept., 1925

Oct., 1925

Nov., 1925

Dec., 1925

Telegrams, 1925

Jan., 1926

Feb., 1926

March, 1926

April, 1926

May - Oct., 1926

Nov., 1926

Dec., 1926

Telegrams, 1926

Jan., 1927

Feb., 1927

box

3M243

Personal Correspondence, March - Dec., 1927

March, 1927

April, 1927

May, 1927

June 1-15, 1927

June 16-30, 1927

July 1-15, 1927

July 16-31, 1927

Aug., 1927

Sept. 1-15, 1927

Sept. 16-30, 1927

Oct., 1927

Nov., 1927

Dec., 1927

box

3M244

Personal Correspondence, Telegrams, 1927 - May, 1928

Telegrams, 1927

Jan. 1-15, 1928

Jan. 16-31, 1928

Feb. 1-14, 1928

Feb. 15-2(, 1928

March 1-15, 1928

March 16-31, 1928

April 1-14, 1928

April 16-30, 1928

May 1-15, 1928

May 16-31, 1928

box

3M245

Personal Correspondence, June - Nov., 1928

June 1-15, 1928

June 16-30, 1928

July, 1928

August, 1928

Sept. 1-15, 1928

Sept. 16-30, 1928

Oct. 1-15, 1928

Oct. 16-31, 1928

Nov. 1-10, 1928

Nov. 11-20, 1928

Nov. 21-30, 1928

box

3M246

Personal Correspondence, Dec. 1928 - April, 1929

Dec. 1-15, 1928

Dec. 16-31, 1928

Telegrams, 1928

Telegrams, Congratulatory, Jan.-Nov. 17, 1928

Telegrams, Congratulatory, Nov. 18-Dec., 1928

Jan. 1-15, 1929

Jan. 16-31, 1929

Feb. 1-14, 1929

Feb. 15-28, 1929

March 1-15, 1929

March 16-31, 1929

April 1-15, 1929

April 16-30, 1929

box

3M247

Personal Correspondence, May - November, 1929

May 1-15, 1929

May 16-31, 1929

June 1-15, 1929

June 16-30, 1929

July 1-15, 1929

July 16-31, 1929

August 1-15, 1929

August 16-31, 1929

Sept. 1-15, 1929

Sept. 16-30, 1929

Oct. 1-15, 1929

Oct. 16-31, 1929

Nov. 1-15, 1929

Nov. 16-30, 1929

box

3M248

Personal Correspondence, Dec., 1929 - April, 1930

Dec., 1-15, 1929

Dec. 16-31, 1929

Telegrams, 1929

Jan. 1-15, 1930

Jan. 16-31, 1930

Feb. 1-14, 1930

Feb. 15-28, 1930

March 1-14, 1930

March 15-31, 1930

April 1-15, 1930

April 16-30, 1930

box

3M249

Personal Correspondence, May - Oct., 1930

May 1-15, 1930

May 16-31, 1930

June 1-15, 1930

June 16-30, 1930

July 1-15, 1930

July 16-31, 1930

August, 1930

Sept. 1-15, 1930

Sept. 16-30, 1930

Oct. 1-15, 1930

Oct. 16-31, 1930

box

3M250

Personal Correspondence, Nov., 1930 - March, 1931

Nov. 1-15, 1930

Nov. 16-30, 1930

Dec. 1-15, 1930

Dec. 16-31, 1930

Telegrams, 1930

Jan. 1-15, 1931

Jan. 16-31, 1931

Feb. 1-14, 1931

Feb. 15-28, 1931

March 1-16, 1931

March 17-31, 1931

box

3M251

Personal Correspondence, April - September, 1931

April 1-15, 1931

April 16-30, 1931

May 1-15, 1931

May 16-31, 1931

June 1-15, 1931

June 16-30, 1931

July 1-15, 1931

July 16-31, 1931

August, 1931

Sept. 1-15, 1931

Sept. 16-30, 1931

box

3M252

Personal Correspondence, Oct. 1931 - March, 1932

Oct. 1-15, 1931

Oct. 16-31, 1931

Nov. 1-14, 1931

Nov. 16-30, 1931

Dec. 1-15, 1931

Dec. 16-31, 1931

Telegrams, 1931

Jan. 2-15, 1932

Jan. 16-31, 1932

Feb. 1-14, 1932

Feb. 15-28, 1932

March 1-15, 1932

March 17-31, 1932

box

3M253

Personal Correspondence, April - Sept., 1932

April 1-15, 1932

April 16-29, 1932

May 1-15, 1932

May 16-31, 1932

June 1-15, 1932

June 16-30, 1932

July 1-14, 1932

July 16-31, 1932

Aug. 1-15, 1932

Aug. 16-31, 1932

Sept. 1-15, 1932

Sept. 16-30, 1932

box

3M254

Personal Correspondence, Oct. 1932 - March 15, 1933

Oct. 1-15, 1932

Oct. 16-31, 1932

Nov. 1-20, 1932

Nov. 21-30, 1932

Dec. 1-15, 1932

Dec. 16-31, 1932

Telegrams, 1932

Jan. 1-13, 1933

Jan. 16-31, 1933

Feb. 1-14, 1933

Feb. 15-28, 1933

March 1-15, 1933

box

3M255

Personal Correspondence, March 16 - June, 1933

March 16-31, 1933

Congratulatory letters, March, April 1933

April 1-10, 1933

April 11-20, 1933

April 21-30, 1933

May 1-10, 1933

May 11-20, 1933

May 21-31, 1933

June 1-15, 1933

June 16-30, 1933

box

3M256

Personal Correspondence, July - Dec. 15, 1933

July 1-15, 1933

July 16-31, 1933

August 1-15, 1933

August 16-31, 1933

Sept. 1-15, 1933

Sept. 16-30, 1933

Oct. 1-15, 1933

Oct. 16-31, 1933

Nov. 1-15, 1933

Nov. 17-30, 1933

Dec. 1-15, 1933

box

3M257

Personal Correspondence, Dec. 1933

Dec. 16-31, 1933

Telegrams, Congratulatory, 1933

Telegrams, 1933

box

3M258

Personal Correspondence, Jan. - June, 1934

Jan. 2-15, 1934

Jan. 16-31, 1934

Feb. 1-14, 1934

Feb. 15-28, 1934

March 1-15, 1934

March 16-31, 1934

April 1-15, 1934

April 16-30, 1934

May, 1934

June, 1934

box

3M259

Personal Correspondence, July - August 20, 1934

July, 1934

Aug. 1-7, 1934

Aug. 8-9, 1934

Aug. 10-12, 1934

Aug. 13-15, 1934

Aug. 16-20, 1934

box

3M260

Personal Correspondence, Aug. 21, 1934 - Dec., 1934

Aug. 21-31, 1934

Sept. 1-15, 1934

Sept. 16-30, 1934

Oct. 1-31, 1934

Nov. 1-15, 1934

Nov. 16-30, 1934

Dec. 1-15, 1934

Dec. 16-31, 1934

Telegrams, 1934

box

3M261

Personal Correspondence, Jan. - May 15, 1935

Jan. 1-15, 1935

Jan. 16-31, 1935

Feb. 1-14, 1935

Feb. 15-28, 1935

March 1-20, 1935

March 21-31, 1935

April 1-15, 1935

April 16-30, 1935

May 1-15, 1935

box

3M262

Personal Correspondence, May 16 - Oct., 1935

May 16-31, 1935

June 1-15, 1935

June 16-30, 1935

July, 1935

Aug., 1935

Sept. 1-15, 1935

Sept. 16-30, 1935

Oct. 1-15, 1935

Oct. 16-31, 1935

box

3M263

Personal Correspondence, Nov., 1935 - March 16, 1936

Nov., 1935

Dec. 1-15, 1935

Dec. 16-31, 1935

Telegrams, 1935

Jan. 1-15, 1936

Jan. 16-31, 1936

Feb. 1-15, 1936

Feb. 16-29, 1936

March 2-16, 1936

box

3M264

Personal Correspondence, March 17 - July, 1936

March 17-31, 1936

April 1-15, 1936

April 16-30, 1936

May 1-15, 1936

May 16-31, 1936

June 1-10, 1936

June 21-30, 1936

July 1-15, 1936

July 16-31, 1936

box

3M265

Personal Correspondence, August - Dec., 1936

Aug. 1-15, 1936

Aug. 16-31, 1936

Sept. 1-15, 1936

Sept. 16-30, 1936

Oct. 1-15, 1936

Oct. 16-31, 1936

Nov. 1-15, 1936

Nov. 16-30, 1936

Dec. 1-15, 1936

Dec. 16-31, 1936

Telegrams, 1936

box

3M266

Personal Correspondence, Jan. - May, 1937

Jan. 1-12, 1937

Jan. 13-31, 1937

Feb. 1-14, 1937

Feb. 15-28, 1937

March 1-15, 1937

March 16-31, 1937

April 1-15, 1937

April 16-30, 1937

May 1-15, 1937

May 16-31, 1937

box

3M267

Personal Correspondence, June - Nov., 1937

June 1-15, 1937

June 16-30, 1937

July 1-15, 1937

July 16-31, 1937

Aug. 1-15, 1937

Aug. 16-31, 1937

Sept. 1-15, 1937

Sept. 16-30, 1937

Oct. 1-15, 1937

Oct. 16-31, 1937

Nov. 1-15, 1937

Nov. 16-30, 1937

box

3M268

Personal Correspondence, Dec., 1937 - March, 1938

Dec. 1-15, 1937

Dec. 16-31, 1937

Telegrams, 1937

Jan. 1-15, 1938

Jan. 16-31, 1938

Feb. 1-14, 1938

Feb. 15-28, 1938

March 1-15, 1938

March 16-20, 1938

March 21-25, 1938

March 26-31, 1938

box

3M269

Personal Correspondence, April - June 20, 1938

April 1-10, 1938

April 11-15, 1938

April 16-20, 1938

April 21-25, 1938

April 26-30, 1938

May 1-10, 1938

May 11-20, 1938

May 21-31, 1938

June 1-10, 1938

June 11-20, 1938

box

3M270

Personal Correspondence, June 21 - Oct. 10, 1938

June 21-30, 1938

July 1-10, 1938

July 11-20, 1938

July 21-31, 1938

Aug. 1-10, 1938

Aug. 11-20, 1938

Aug. 21-31, 1938

Sept. 1-10, 1938

Sept. 11-20, 1938

Sept. 21-30, 1938

Oct. 1-10, 1938

box

3M271

Personal Correspondence, Oct. 11, 1938

Oct. 11-20, 1938

Oct. 21-31, 1938

Nov. 1-15, 1938

Nov. 16-30, 1938

Dec., 1938

Telegrams, 1938

box

3M272

Personal Correspondence, 1938 - Feb. 8, 1939

Telegrams, Congratulatory, 1938

Jan. 1-15, 1939

Jan. 16-31, 1939

Feb. 1-8, 1939

box

3M273

Personal Correspondence, Feb. 9 - April, 1939

Feb. 9-15, 1939

Feb. 16-28, 1939

March 1-10, 1939

March 11-21, 1939

March 22-31, 1939

April 1-15, 1939

April 16-30, 1939

box

3M274

Personal Correspondence, May - July, 1939

May 1-15, 1939

May 16-31, 1939

June 1-15, 1939

June 16-30, 1939

July 1-15, 1939

July 16-31, 1939

box

3M275

Personal Correspondence, Aug. - Nov., 1939

Aug. 1-15, 1939

Aug. 16-31, 1939

Sept. 1-15, 1939

Sept. 16-30, 1939

Oct. 1-15, 1939

Oct. 16-31, 1939

Nov. 1-15, 1939

Nov. 16-30, 1939

box

3M276

Personal Correspondence, Dec., 1939 - Feb., 1940

Dec. 1-15, 1939

Dec. 16-31, 1939

Telegrams, Congratulatory, Approx, March 6, 1939

Telegrams, 1939

Telegrams, March 3-7, 1939

Telegrams, Jan.-March 1, 1939

Telegrams, March 24 - Sept. 4, 1939

Telegrams, Sept. 10 - Dec. 26, 1939

Jan. 1-15, 1940

Jan. 16-31, 1940

Feb. 1-15, 1940

box

3M277

Personal Correspondence, Feb. 16 - July 15, 1940

Feb. 16-29, 1940

March 1-15, 1940

March 16-31, 1940

April 1-15, 1940

April 16-31, 1940

May 1-15, 1940

May 16-31, 1940

June 1-15, 1940

June 16-30, 1940

July 1-15, 1940

box

3M278

Personal Correspondence, July 16 - Dec., 1940

July 16-31, 1940

August, 1940

Sept. 1-15, 1940

Sept. 16-30, 1940

Oct., 1940

Nov. 1-15, 1940

Nov. 16-30, 1940

Dec. 1-15, 1940

Dec. 16-31, 1940

Telegrams, 1940

box

3M279

Personal Correspondence, Jan. - May, 1941

Jan., 1941

Feb., 1941

March 1-15, 1941

March 16-31, 1941

April 1-15, 1941

April 16-30, 1941

May 1-15, 1941

May 16-31, 1941

box

3M280

Personal Correspondence, June - Nov. 15, 1941

June 1-15, 1941

June 16-30, 1941

July 1-15, 1941

July 16-31, 1941

Aug. 1-15, 1941

Aug. 16-31, 1941

Sept. 1-15, 1941

Sept. 16-30, 1941

Oct. 1-15, 1941

Oct. 16-31, 1941

Nov. 1-15, 1941

box

3M281

Personal Correspondence, Nov. 16, 1941 - April, 1942

Nov. 16-30, 1941

Dec., 1941

Telegrams, 1941

Jan. 1-15, 1942

Jan. 17-31, 1942

Feb. 1-14, 1942

Feb. 16-28, 1942

March 1-15, 1942

March 16-31, 1942

April 1-15, 1942

April 16-30, 1942

box

3M282

Personal Correspondence, May - October, 1942

May 1-15, 1942

May 16-31, 1942

June 1-15, 1942

June 16-30, 1942

July, 1942

August, 1942

Sept., 1942

Oct. 1-15, 1942

Oct. 16-31, 1942

box

3M283

Personal Correspondence, Nov. 1942 - April, 1943

Nov., 1942

Dec., 1942

Telegrams, 1942

Jan. 1-15, 1943

Jan. 16-31, 1943

Feb. 1-15, 1943

Feb. 16-27, 1943

March 1943

April 1-15, 1943

April 16-30, 1943

box

3M284

Personal Correspondence, May 1943

May 1-15, 1943

May 16-31, 1943

June, 1943

July, 1943

Aug. - Sept., 1943

Oct., 1943

Nov., 1943

Dec., 1943

Telegrams, 1943

box

3M285

Personal Correspondence, Jan. - Sept., 1944

Jan., 1944

Feb., 1944

March 1-10, 1944

March 11-20, 1944

March 21-31, 1944

April 1-15, 1944

April 16-30, 1944

May 1-10, 1944

May 11-20, 1944

May 21-31, 1944

June 1-15, 1944

June 16-30, 1944

July, 1944

Aug., 1944

Sept., 1944

box

3M286

Personal Correspondence, Oct. 1944 - June, 1945

Oct., 1944

Nov., 1944

Dec., 1944

Telegrams, 1944

Jan., 1945

Feb., 1945

March, 1945

April, 1945

May, 1945

June, 1945

box

3M287

Personal Correspondence, July, 1945 - April, 1946

July, 1945

Aug., 1945

Sept., 1945

Oct., 1945

Nov., 1945

Dec., 1945

Telegrams, 1945

Jan., 1946

Feb., 1946

March, 1946

April, 1946

box

3M288

Personal Correspondence, May, 1946 - Aug., 1947

May - June, 1946

July - August, 1946

Sept. - Oct., 1946

Nov. - Dec., 1946

Telegrams, 1946

Jan., 1947

Feb., 1947

March, 1947

April, 1947

May, 1947

June, 1947

July, 1947

August, 1947

box

3M289

Personal Correspondence, Sept., 1947 - June, 1948

Sept., 1947

Oct., 1947

Nov., 1947

Dec., 1947

Telegrams, 1947

Jan., 1948

Feb., 1948

March, 1948

April, 1948

May, 1948

June, 1948

box

3M290

Personal Correspondence, July, 1948 - 1949

July, 1948

August, 1948

Sept., 1948

Oct. - Dec., 1948

Telegrams, 1948

Jan., 1949

Feb., 1949

March, 1949

April - May, 1949

June - Oct., 1949

Telegrams, 1949

box

3M291

Personal Correspondence, Jan., 1951 - 1951

Jan., 1951

Feb., 1951

March, 1951

April 1-15, 1951

April 16-30, 1951

May, 1951

June, 1951

July, 1951

August, 1951

Sept. - Oct., 1951

Telegrams, 1951

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3M292

Personal Correspondence, Undated

box

3M293

Personal Correspondence, Undated

box

3M294

Personal Correspondence, Undated

box

3M295

Personal Correspondence, Undated

Principally Hebrew language, and undetermined date c. 1894 - 1949,

Postcards

Miscellaneous

Fragments of letters

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Prison Records

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3M296

Prison Correspondence, 1894 - June, 1927

1894, 1895, 1897, 1899, 1903-1908, 1910-1912

1913

1914-1915

1916-1920

1921-May, 1923

June-Dec., 1923

1924

Jan. - March, 1925

April - Dec., 1925

1926

Jan. - June, 1927

box

3M297

Prison Correspondence, July, 1927 - Jan., 1928

July 1-15, 1927

July 16-31, 1927

Aug., 1927

Sept., 1927

Oct., 1927

Nov. 1-15, 1927

Nov. 16-30, 1927

Dec., 1927

Telegrams, 1927

Jan. 1-15, 1928

Jan. 16-31, 1928

box

3M298

Prison Correspondence, Feb. - Sept. 20, 1928

Feb. 1-14, 1928

Feb. 15-28, 1928

March 1-15, 1928

March 16-31, 1928

April 1-15, 1928

April 16-30, 1928

May 1-15, 1928

May 16-31, 1928

June 1-15, 1928

June 16-30, 1928

July 5-15, 1928

July 16-31, 1928

August, 1928

Sept. 1-10, 1928

Sept. 11-20, 1928

box

3M299

Prison Correspondence, Sept. 21, 1928 - Feb., 1929

Sept. 21-30, 1928

Oct. 1-10, 1928

Oct. 11-20, 1928

Oct. 21-31, 1928

Nov. 1-10, 1928

Nov. 11-20, 1928

Nov. 21-30, 1928

Dec. 1-10, 1928

Dec. 11-20, 1928

Dec. 21-31, 1928

Telegrams, 1928

Jan., 1929

Feb., 1929

box

3M300

Prison Correspondence, March, 1929 - 1929

March, 1929

April, 1929

May, 1929

June, 1929

July, 1929

August, 1929

Sept., 1929

Oct., 1929

Nov., 1929

Dec. 1-10, 1929

Dec. 11-31, 1929

Telegrams, 1929

box

3M301

Prison Correspondence, Jan. 1930 - 1934

Jan. 1-15, 1930

Jan. 16-31, 1930

Feb., 1930

March, 1930

April - July, 1930

August - Dec., 1930

Telegrams, 1930

Jan. - June, 1931

July - Dec., 1931

Jan. - May, 1932

June - Dec., 1932

Jan. - June, 1933

July - Dec., 1933

Jan. - June, 1934

July - Dec., 1934

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3M302

Prison Correspondence, Jan. 1935 - 1951, & Undated

Jan. - May, 1935

June - Dec., 1935

Jan. - June, 1936

July - Sept., 1936

Oct. - Dec., 1936

Jan. - May, 1937

June - Sept., 1937

Oct. - Dec., 1937

Jan. - June, 1938

July - Dec., 1938

Jan. - April, 1939

May - Dec., 1939

1940 - 1944

1945 - 1951

Undated

box

3M303

Prison Records

Miscellaneous

Texas Committee on Prisons and Prison Labor Survey Information, 1923

Texas Prison Board

Health Survey of Prison System, Sept. 23, 1929

Inspection Reports & Recommendations on Huntsville, Jan., 1930

Minutes, June, 1927 - Jan., 1930

Rabbi Cohen's Expense Account Records, Nov., 1928 - Feb., 1930

Texas Prison System

Acreage & Number of Prisoners, June 17, 1929 & Undated

Acts Enacted by State Legislature Approved May 22, 1929

Analysis of Operations, Huntsville Prison

May, 1927 - Aug., 1927

Sept. - Dec., 1927

Jan. - April, 1928

May - Aug., 1928

Sept. - Dec., 1928

Jan. - April, 1929

May - August, 1929

Sept. - Nov., 1929

Feb., 1930

Annual Report, 1927

Application of Wm. Karback for Prison System Manager, June, 1927

Appropriation Budget for Sept., 1929 - Aug., 1931

Cashier's Statements and Requests for Special Appropriations, 1928, 1929

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3M304

Prison Records

Texas Prison System

Certificates of Conduct, 1922, 1927-1931, 1933, 1938-1939

Cotton Sales Reports, Aug. - Nov., 1928; Sept., - Oct., 1929

Criminal Record Department, Prison Population Statistics, April 11, 1928

Criminal Record Office Distribution of Forces, July - Dec., 1927, 1928, 1929

Daily Cotton Reports, Oct., 1928 - Dec., 1929

Diet Information, 1927, 1928

Express Receipts and Shipping Points for Magazines & Books, 1928 - 1930

Instructions for Rendering Reports, July 12, 1928

Jewish Inmates, 1930, 1934-1937, Undated

Opinions of Farm Managers and Warden on Effect...., 1929

Overtime Schedules, March 26, 1929

Prison Welfare & Education, 1929 & Undated

Prisoner Escape Analysis and Statistical Data, 1828, 1929

Proclamations of Parole, 1927 & Undated

Production Records & Livestock Reports, 1926, 1927-1928

Profit & Loss Statements, 1921-1925, 1927

Report by Prison Physician, Sept. 21, 1928

Reports of Cash Received July - Dec., 1927, July - Dec., 1927 Jan. - June, 1928

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3M305

Prison Records

Texas Prison System

Reports of Cash Received

July - Dec., 1928

March - June, 1929

July - Nov., 1929

Reports of the General Manager,

Jan., March, May, July, Sept., 1929

Reports on Prisoners' Commissaries

June, July, OCt. - Dec., 1929

Jan. - March, May - Dec., 1929

Research & Reports on Proposed Central Prison System, 1921, 1929 & Undated

Supplies Purchased by Board of Control for State Use, Estimates for 1929 - 1930

Trial Balance Sheets, May - Dec., 1927, 1928, Jan. - Nov., 1929, Feb., 1930

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Classified Files

box

3M306

Address Books, Undated

Advertisement Layouts, Undated Undated

Advertisement for 3-in-1 Coat, Undated

Book Commemorating Golden Jubilee of Dr., Cohen, April 27, 1938

Book, Memorial Record of Jennie Lovenberg, May, 1939

Book Reviews, April & May, 1941

Annotated Booklets & Autograph Books

Business Page Prospects, 1913, July-Aug. 1915

Census of Galveston Hurricane Victims, Oct. 8, 1900

Payroll, Contributions, Sept. 1900

Certificates and honors, 1887-1951 and Undated

box

3M307

Booklists

1903, 1921, 1927, 1935-1936, 1937-1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, Undated

Congregation B'nai Israel, Contracts, Temple Society Minutes Notebook, 1915-1924

Contractual Agreement on Theater Employee Wages, Aug. 31, 1933

Contractual Agreement on Articles for Publication, Oct. 12, 1904

Conversion Services, 1912-1951 & Undated

Galveston Rotary Club, membership lists and Attendance records, 1937, 1939-1940

Galley Proofs, Harry I. Cohen, 1924 and Undated

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3M308

Harry Cohen

Certificates & Honors, May 5, 1910, Aug. 5, 1917

English Assignments Notebook, 1906

English Notebooks, Undated

Hebrew Notebook, Undated

History Index & Notebook, 1908 & Undated

Latin Notebook, Undated

Military Training Notebook

1st Lieutenant, 5th Co., Undated

Miscellaneous Notebook, Undated

Papers

1900, 1905, 1908, 1911

Undated

Physiography Notebook, Undated

"Plays Seen by Harry Cohen", Season 1906-1907

Spanish Notebooks, Undated

Statement of Accounts, Jan., 1917

Henry Cohen III (Grandson), Papers, 1941, 1943, 1944, Undated

Ruth Cohen (Frisch)

Arithmetic Papers, 1897, 1898, Undated

Certificates, 1907

Engagements Calendar, 1909

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3M309

Ruth Cohen (Frisch)

English Papers, 1897, 1898, Undated

Memorial Fund Information

Miscellaneous

Notebooks, Undated

Papers, Undated

Report Cards, 1897

Researcy Notes, Undated

Spelling Papers, 1897, 1898, Undated

Congregation B'nai Israel

Attendance Records, Jan., 1932 - May, 1933

Membership Lists, Nov. 7, 1918 - Feb. 8, 1938, Undated

Minutes and Resolutions, 1904, 1934, 1941

Order of Services & Schedules of Events, 1907 - 1950 & Undated

Programs of Services, 1941 - 1949

box

3M310

Guest Book, Gift to Dr. Cohen on Occasion of 70th Birthday, April 7, 1933

Immigration Information, 1900-1941 & Undated

Lists of Persons, undated

Manuscript copy, Book of Meditations and Prayers, undated

Proposed Galveston Co. Playgrounds, 1934, 1936

Proverbs, undated

Rationing tickets, meal tickets, Inspection receipts

Reports and notices, 1900-1944, undated

Reprints and articles, 1894-1929

box

3M311

Lectures, Addresses & Notices, 1885, 1902-1949, Undated

Legal Documents, 1894, 1902, 1918, 1922, 1942

Letter of Appointment to Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 1, 1884

Lists of Jewish Soldiers, Students, etc.

Letter Press, (and photocopy) 1884-1885

box

3M312

Membership Lists and Society Information

1870, 1921, 1936, 1938, 1945, & Undated

Memorial Scrapbook Commemorating

Robert I. Cohen, 1934

Minister's Records, (Births, Circumcisions, Marriages, Deaths)

1899, 1918, 1929, 1929-1930, 1930-1932, 1933-1934, 1937, 1939-1942, 1945, 1949

Minutes of Meetings & Resolutions

1887-1951 & Undated

Miscellaneous

box

3M313

Newspaper Clippings

1851-1911

1912-1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

Jan. - June, 1921

July - Dec., 1921

1922

1923-1924

1925-1927

1928-1929

box

3M314

Newspaper Clippings

1930

1931-1932

1933

Jan. - June, 1934

July - Dec., 1934

1935

Jan. - June, 1936

July - Dec., 1936

1937

box

3M315

Newspaper Clippings

Jan. - June, 1938

July - Dec., 1938

Jan. - April, 1939

May - Dec., 1939

1940

Jan. - April, 1941

May - Dec., 1941

1942

Jan. - June, 1943

July - Dec., 1943

box

3M316

Newspaper Clippings

Jan. - June, 1944

July - Dec., 1944

Jan. - June, 1945

July - Dec., 1945

Jan. - June, 1946

July - Dec., 1946

1947

Jan. - June, 1948

July - Oct., 1948

1949, 1950, 1951

box

3M317

Newspaper Clippings, Undated

Awards & Honors

Books

Harry Cohen (son) & Henry Cohen III (grandson)

Maurice Cohen (brother)

Criminology

Death Notices

Rabbi Ephraim Frisch (son-in-law)

Ruth Cohen Frisch (daughter)

Immigration of Jewish Refugees

Jews and Judaism

Jewish Persecution in Poland, Rumania & Russia

Ku Klux Klan

Liberty Bonds & War Effort in Rationing

box

3M318

Newspaper Clippings, Miscellaneous Undated;

Palestine Homeland

Poetry

box

3M319

Newspaper Clippings, Undated

Prayer in Schools and Darwinism

Prejudice

Prisons

Red Cross

Rehabilitation and Charities

"The Story of the Bible Told in Pictures", no. 151-173

"The Story of the Bible Told in Pictures", no. 175-204

Theology

box

3M320

Papers of Students

1906, 1907, 1928, undated

Ruth Pennybacker, Lecturer, Information

[Personal Histories, 1933, 1941, 1942, 1945, Undated]

Poetry

1888, 1897, 1901, 1911, 1920, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1941, 1948, Undated

Social Welfare Organizations, Information, 1932, 1935, 1939, 1945, and undated

box

3M321

Prayers

1888, 1892, 1912, 1913, 1918

"Bar Mitzvah"

"Charity"

"Closing Prayer"

"Congregation"

"Country"

"Declaration of Principles" and "Duty"

"Faith"

"Flower"

"Immortality" and "Jewish Creed"

"Labor"

Miscellaneous

"Opening"

"Parents"

"Truth"

"Virtues"

Prison Clippings, Gift from Mrs. Anna C. Pruessner, Undated

Shorthand notebooks

Nov. 1927-Feb. 20, 1928

Feb 20-March 23, 1928

Feb. 25-Sept, 26, 1929

Nov. 5-23, 1937; Feb. 26-March 23, 1932

box

3M322

Reprints and Articles, 1930-1951 & Undated

School Assignments and Curriculum, 1927-1930 & Undated

Scrapbook

Given on Occasion of Wedding Anniversary and 40th Year of Ministry, March 6, 1928

Newspaper Clippings, Undated

box

3M323

Scrapbook

Newspaper Clippings, Undated of Humorous Newspaper Clippings, Undated

Sermons, 1833, 1904, 1936, 1951, Undated

Shorthand Notebooks

Nov., 1926 - April 15, 1927

May - Oct., 1927

box

3M324

Texas State Fed. of Temple Sisterhoods, Reports on Proceedings, 1941, 1946, 1947

Text of Initiation Ceremony into the Abrahamic Covenant, Undated

Themes, Essays, and Papers

1893-1946, undated

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Personal Writings

box

3M325

Alteration of Will, Rabbi and Mrs. Henry Cohen, Oct. 9, 1934

Decision, Nov. 20, 1944

Draft

"David S. Kaufman", Undated

"Leo N. Levi - An Appreciation," Jan., 1904

"Mishna," Undated

"Notes on the Jews in Texas," ca. 1894

Drafts and Notes, "A Textbook of Jewish History," undated

Essays and Themes, 1892-1950, undated

box

3M326

Essays and Themes, undated

Lectures and Addresses

1885-1945, undated

Lectures & Addresses About Prisons,

1930, 1947, Undated

Manuscript

"Additional Notes on the Jews in Texas," ca. 1894

"A Brave Frontiersman," Undated

"Evolution of the Jewish Disability," Undated

"Galveston", Undated

"Henry Castro, Pioneer and Colonist", Undated

"The Hygiene and Medicine of the Talmud," ca. 1901

box

3M327

Manuscript

"Isaiah," Undated

"Leo N. Levi - An Appreciation," May 15, 1906

"Life of Benjamin Disraeli," Undated

"Mishna," Undated

"A Modern Maccabean," Undated

"Occasional Lapses Into Rhyme," Jan. 8, 1943

"Place of Women in Israel," Undated

"Settlement of the Jews in Texas," Undated

"Texas," Undated

"A Textbook of Jewish History," May, 1896

Untitled, Undated

Notes for Sermons

1842-1896

1897-1899

1900-1905

box

3M328

Notes for Sermons

1906-1910

1911-1917

1918-1923

1924-1928

1929-1931

1932-1935

box

3M329

Notes for Sermons

1936-1950, undated

box

3M330

Poetry

1878-1947, undated

Prayers

1896-1948, undated

Published Writings, 1895, 1896, 1901, 1910, 1912,

1914, 1943, Undated

Sermons, 1884-1885

box

3M331

Sermons, 1886-1888

box

3M332

Sermons

May - July, 1889

Aug. - Oct., 1889

Dec., 1889 - Jan., 1890

May - Dec., 1890

Jan. - March, 1891

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3M333

Sermons

April - May, 1891

June - Oct., 1891

Nov., 1891 - Sept., 1892

Sept., - Dec., 1892

April - Sept., 1893

1923-1946

Undated

Fragments, Undated

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Financial Records

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3M334

Charities

Accounts of Donations

1897-1949

Undated

Balance Sheets, 1925-1951

Undated

Personal

Balance Sheets, 1915, 1916

Bank Notes, 1909-1916

Bill of Costs in Justice's Court, June, 1918

Bills Payable, 1891-1951, Undated

Bookstore Accounts, 1889-1947, Undated

Cancelled Checks

Nov., 1915 - Dec., 1918

1921 - March, 1934

April - July, 1934

August - Oct., 1934

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3M335

Personal

Cancelled Checks

Nov. - Dec., 1934, 1935, 1938, 1941

Jan. - April, 1942

May - Sept., 1942

Oct. - Dec., 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948

Certificate of Exemption from P 11 Tax, 1925-1929

Checkbook, Record of Checks, 1915-1917

Film Rental Lease Agreement, March 3, 1923

Financial Accounts for Gus Feist Estate, Aug., 1926 - Nov., 1929

Income Tax Returns, Worksheets and Information, 1916-1919, 1946

Insurance Policies and Information, 1900, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1945

Miscellaneous Calculations, Undated

box

3M336

Personal

Notebook of Sales, 1952

Receipts

1865-1928

1929-1951, Undated

Records of Deposit, 1930-1932, 1934, 1942, Undated

Records of Dividends

1939-1940

1941-1942

Remittances, 1919, 1941, 1944-1946

Report on Examination of Ritchie and Cornell, July 22, 1916

Statements of Credits, 1932, 1939

Stock Market Investments, 1916, 1917, 1938

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Clippings from Foreign Newspapers

box

3M336

Clippings from foreign newspapers

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Oversize Items

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4L452

Scrapbooks

Poetry, Cartoons, Jokes, Belonging to I. Lovenberg, Jr.

"In Our Town", To Mother, News Clippings, Letters, Photo Showing Harry's Activities as Publisher of Galveston Tribune, Approx. Jan. 8, 1924, Jan.-May, 1924

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4L453

Scrapbooks

Newspaper Clippings, Poetry and Literary Compositions, 1904, 1908-1909

box

3S168

Miscellaneous

Certificates and honors; physical chart, Coat of Arms; Southwest Jewish Chronicle, mock-up front page of Galveston Tribune, 1902; March 1942, April 1943; March 6, 1922

box

2.116 OD/2

Miscellaneous

Hebrew Document

Galley Proofs:

Talmudic Sayings, 1910

Proceedings, 28th Annual Convention of Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1917

Communications Sent to Foreign Relations Committee, 1925

Program of Temple Society, Congregation B'Nai Israel, 1925-1926

B'Nai Brith, Annual Report, 1941

Jewish Prayers, undated

Readings from the Law and the Prophets, undated

Report of Committee on Resolutions, Central Conference of American Rabbis, undated

Unidentified, undated

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Photographs, 1880- ca. 1950
[290 photographic prints; 1 tintype; 1 photographic negative; 1 album; 1 souvenir viewbook]

Organization of Photographs

Organized into seven series: 1. Family photograph album; 2. Identified persons; 3. Unidentified persons; 4. Identified places; 5. Unidentified places; 6. Miscellaneous; 7. Oversized photoprints.

Scope and Contents of Photographs

Photographs collected by Rabbi Henry Cohen of Galveston, Texas, relate to his personal and professional life. Included are photographs of family and friends and Galveston scenes.

Index Terms for Photographs:

Cohen, Henry, 1863-1952--Pictorial works.

Cohen family--Pictorial works.

Galveston (Tex.)--History--Pictorial works.

Business enterprises--Texas--Galveston--Photographs

Monuments--Texas--Galveston--Photographs.

Synagogues--Texas--Galveston--Photographs.

Synagogues--Virgin Islands--Photographs.

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3T110

Family Photograph Album, ca. 1875-1890

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3Y15

Identified persons:

Cohen family:

Henry Cohen

Molly (Levy) Cohen

Cohen Children (Harry and Ruth)

Other family members

Other persons

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3Y16

Unidentified persons

Identified places:

Austin home

Galveston:

Business

Home

Church

Texas Heroes Monument

Synagogue, Virgin Islands

Unidentified places

Miscellaneous

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3S163

Oversized photos:

Cohen family

Group

box

3T403b

Panoramic photo:

Order of B'nai B'rith at the Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, May 5, 1915

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Postcards

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3S117b

Texas (alphabetical order by city)

Austin

Beaumont

Bryan

Dallas

Galveson

Houston

Kerrville

Mineral Wells

San Antonio

Other U.S. States:

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Los Angeles

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3S118a

San Francisco

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Illinois

Chicago

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

New Orleans

Maine

Maryland

Massachusettes

Boston

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

St. Louis

Montana

Nebraska

New Hampshire

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3S118b

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

New York City

North Carolina

Ohio

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Utah

Virginia

Washington

Washington, D.C.

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Unknown locations

Countries:

Austria

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3S118b

Africa

Belgium

Canada

China

Cuba

Czechoslovakia

England

France

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3S118c

Germany

Holland

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Mexico

Monaco

Norway

Panama

Canal Zone

Puerto Rico

Spain

Switzerland

U.S.S.R.

Jerusalem, Israel, Tel-Aviv, Palestine

Constantinople

Miscellaneous countries and unknown

Holidays:

Christmas

Easter

New Years

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3S118d

Passover

St. Patrick's Day

Thanksgiving

Valentine's Day

Subjects:

Animals

Baseball

Florals

German-Jewish drawings

Humorous

Indians

Landscapes

Patriotic/Battles

People

Children

Men

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3S118d

Women

Groups/couples

Religious

Text

Transportation

Airplanes

Boats/ships

Miscellaneous

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