Archive - Atlas, Samuel Correspondence
Scope and Contents Note
The Samuel Atlas Correspondence consists of correspondence with Jehiel Jacob Weinberg.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1920s-1960s
Creator
- Atlas, Samuel (Person)
Languages or Scripts of Materials
Hebrew
Access
Access to materials is restricted. Materials are available by appointment only. To make an appointment and request materials in advance, contact the Librarian in charge of archival materials at: 212.678.8973 or via E-mail: archives@jtsa.edu.
Restrictions
Permission is required to view files. Some materials are restricted. Restrictions on publishing also apply. To make an inquiry about the collection, contact the Librarian in charge of archival materials at: 212.678.8973 or via E-mail: archives@jtsa.edu.
Biographical Note
Samuel Atlas was professor emeritus of philosophy and Talmud at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, and an authority on the philosophers Maimonides and Kant. He was ordained as a rabbi in Lithuania and earned a doctor of philosophy degree at the University of Giessen in 1928. From 1929 to 1934, he lectured in philosophy and Talmud at the Institute of Jewish Studies of Warsaw, and at Cambridge University from 1935-1939. He began teaching at Hebrew Union College in 1942.
Source
Samuel Atlas Dead at 77. (1977). Jewish Telegrahic Agency. Retrieved from http://www.jta.org/1977/07/29/archive/samuel-atlas-dead-at-77.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (in one half document box.)
Location Note
Materials are available (by appointment only) at The Special Collections Reading Room, The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, 3080 Broadway, New York, NY 10027. Phone: 212.678.8973 or via E-mail: archives@jtsa.edu.
Processing Information Note
The collection is partially processed.
Subject
- Weinberg, Jehiel Jacob (Person)
Genre / Form
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Samuel Atlas Correspondence
- Subtitle
- Unprocessed
- Status
- In Process
- Date
- 2008.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for the retrospective conversion of the original finding aid documents to produce this guide using Archivists’ Toolkit was made possible by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary Repository
3080 Broadway
New York N.Y. 10027 USA
