Ottawa Jewish Archives fonds
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- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Archives fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 box of textual material, 38 photographs
- Fonds No.
- O0040
- Date
- 1998-2002
- Scope and Content
- In 2003, students from Carleton University's, College of Humanities, Jewish Studies Program and the Ottawa Jewish Archives conducted an Oral History Project which resulted in 25 audio cassette recorded interviews. Biographical information and transcripts of the interviews are available. Audio casse…
- Collection
- Ottawa Jewish Archives fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 box of textual material, 38 photographs
- Scope and Content
- In 2003, students from Carleton University's, College of Humanities, Jewish Studies Program and the Ottawa Jewish Archives conducted an Oral History Project which resulted in 25 audio cassette recorded interviews. Biographical information and transcripts of the interviews are available. Audio cassette summaries are in the database under the Carleton University College of the Humanities, Jewish Studies Program fonds. Series: Ottawa Jewish Archives Thesis collection - A small collection of theses written with information stemming from the Archives. They are located in the filing cabinet in the Research Room. Folder in filing cabinet consists of assorted newspaper articles, clippings, and a program. Box 1: Admin File 1: Ottawa Jewish Archives Committee File 2: Requests for servives, 1998 File 3: Requests for services, 1999 File 4: Correspondence, 1999-2001 File 5: Archives planning new facility, 21 Nadolny Sachs Private File 6: Pamphlet & Business cars, 1999 & 2004 File 7: Publicity File 8: Conservation Assesment Guide for Arhives, 1999 Box 2: Shirley Berman files File 1: Shirley Berman Speaking notes File 2: The Pleated Skirt drafts and research notes File 3: Samuel Jacobs research File 4: Freiman-Bilsky research File 5: Correspondence and Research materials: David Rome, 1980s File 6: Philosophy Group File 7: Correspondence: Esther Carmel Hakim & Fradle Freidenreich File 8: OJHS & Archives Committee File 9: Association of Canadian Jewish Studies File 10: Lowertown Tour Box 3: Shirley Berman files cont. File 1: Candian Jewish Congress File 2: Lowy Collection File 3: Archives Opening Speech, 1998 File 4: History
- Date
- 1998-2002
- Fonds No.
- O0040
- History / Biographical
- The Ottawa Jewish Archives (OJA) began in a very small space in the old Jewish Community Centre, 151 Chapel Street, where important documents were saved, early photographs copied, and oral histories recorded on audio cassette. It reached full operation by the late 1970's when the archives received enlarged space on the second floor of the Centre in a former classroom. The Archives’ growth also came from the guidance and vitality of the first archivist, Shirley Berman, who retired in the fall of 1998. The Ottawa Jewish Archives originally operated as a branch of the Ottawa Jewish Historical Society with some support from the Vaad Ha'ir. In 1997 conversation between the OJHS and Vaad concerning the need for the archives to became an independent operation separate from the Historical Society so it may fulfill its intended purpose. In 1998 the OJA became independent of the OJHS and was to become the financial responsibility of the Vaad at the end of the transition period in 2001. With the interest and support of the Ottawa Jewish Historical Society, Ottawa Vaad Ha’Ir, Ontario Association of Archivists, and a very loyal group of volunteers, the OJA has been able to expand, publicize its activities and gradually organize the holdings according to archival standards. On October 18, 1998 the OJA opened in its new location in the Soloway Jewish Community Centre in the Joseph and Rose Ages Family Building in the west end of Ottawa. The new archival facilities are modern with moveable shelving within a temperature and humidity controlled vault. Archivists: Shirley Berman 1969-1998 (29 years) Dawn Logan 1999-2008 (9 years) Marcia Rak (Assistant Archivist) 1999-2007 (8 years) Laurie Dougherty (Assistant Archivist) 2007-2008 (1 year) Laurie Dougherty 2009-2012 (3 years) Emily Leonoff 2012-2014 (2 years) Saara Mortensen 2014-2018 (4 years) Zoe Thrumston 2018- 2019 (1 year) Teigan Goldsmith 2019 - Present
- Notes
- 1. In Summer, 2014, Shirley Berman apparently made extra notes concerning the history of the Archives in the white Box List binder in the Workroom that should be inscribed in this record. 2. Located in individual organizations section of file cabinet in workroom.
- Related Material
- 1. See Carleton University. College of the Humanities. Jewish Studies Program fonds 2. See Ottawa Jewish Historical Society fonds
- Archival / Genealogical
- Archival Descriptions
- Repository
- Ottawa Jewish Archives
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