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A Guide to the Beth-El Congregation Records, 1913-1980
Historical NoteIn 1900, the Jewish community in Corsicana, Texas, built the Temple Beth-El, a Moorish Revival synagogue. The Beth-El congregation was disbanded in 1981, the same year the Temple Beth-El became a Texas Historical Landmark. The synagogue was restored in the early 1980s and designated a historic site in National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Source: “Temple Beth-El.” City of Corsicana, Texas. Accessed on March 18, 2011.http://www.ci.corsicana.tx.us/departments/parks/templebethel.php Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsComprising meeting minutes, general ledgers, and newspaper clippings, the Beth-El Congregation Records, 1913-1980, document the history of the congregation. The collection also includes documents concerning the restoration of the Temple Beth-El synagogue in the early 1980s. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis collection is open for research use. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationBeth-El Congregation Records, 1913-1980, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin. Processing InformationBasic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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