Judaica book trade correspondence & broadsides, 1740-1955

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

• Letters and Postcards between Biegeleisen and A. Rubinstein
• Books for Biegeleisen
• Biegeliesen Invoices
• Rubenstein Correspondence
• Rubinstein Inventory Lists
• Rubinstein Receipts
• Rubinstein Notebooks
• Frankel Correspondence with A. Rubinstein
• Receipts/Inventory for David Frankel
• David Frankel Postal Packet Certificates
• Rubin Mass Receipts
• David Moyal
• Letters/Postcards from Europe
• Miscellaneous Letters
• Book Lists (With ID)
• Items written in Rashi script
• Book Lists (No ID)
• Various Contracts/Documents
• Announcements, 18th Century

Description

Summary

Collection of letters and ephemera relating to the Judaica book trade, most from 1926-1955. The collection includes correspondence from all over the world, including Vienna, Lisbon, Italy, the United States, and Palestine/Israel. It is notable as a rare glimpse into the world of pre-Holocaust collecting, as well as the early history of Jewish settlement in Palestine. Notable bookdealers and collectors include Biegeleisen (New York), David Frankel (Vienna and New York), Yochanan and Abraham Rubenstein (Haifa), Efraim Keizer (Pressburg) Yehuda Idil Bialistotsky (Slonim), Rubin Mass (Jerusalem), etc. The majority of the collection is in Hebrew, but other languages include English, German, and French.

• Letters and Postcards between Biegeleisen and A. Rubinstein

• Books for Biegeleisen

• Biegeliesen Invoices

• Rubenstein Correspondence

• Rubinstein Inventory Lists

• Rubinstein Receipts

• Rubinstein Notebooks

• Frankel Correspondence with A. Rubinstein

• Receipts/Inventory for David Frankel

• David Frankel Postal Packet Certificates

• Rubin Mass Receipts

• David Moyal

• Letters/Postcards from Europe

• Miscellaneous Letters

• Book Lists (With ID)

• Items written in Rashi script

• Book Lists (No ID)

• Various Contracts/Documents

• Announcements, 18th Century

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Restrictions on Access

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Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Name of Collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

2012.2013.M067: Source of acquisition--Kedem Auctions Ltd. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--04/25/2012.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Revision Description

2017-11-21 File created.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

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