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Peter Jacobs Fonds

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92888
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Fonds No.
1443
Date
1983-2020 ; predominant 1998-2017
Scope and Content
The Fonds contains material related to Peter Jacobs' involvment with the Jewish Public Library, mainly time serving as President and board member, including correspondence, speeches, reports and ephemera. The series included within are as follows:
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
multiple media
Scope and Content
The Fonds contains material related to Peter Jacobs' involvment with the Jewish Public Library, mainly time serving as President and board member, including correspondence, speeches, reports and ephemera. The series included within are as follows:
Series -- First Presidential Term Series -- Second Presidential Term Series -- General JPL Involvement Series --- Philanthropy to the JPL Series --- JPL Board Involvement Series --- Library Ephemera
Date
1983-2020 ; predominant 1998-2017
Fonds No.
1443
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
History / Biographical
Peter Jacobs was born on December 3, 1939 in Montreal. He is the son of Jacob Joseph Jacobs and Frances Alexander, both born in New York. His wife Ellen Vineberg Jacobs is distinguished Professor Emeritus at Concordia University in Montreal. Jacobs is an Emeritus Professor at the School of Planning and Landscape Architecture at the Université de Montréal. He has acted as Professor at the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University as well as a lecturer across North America, Europe and Latin America. He served as President of the Jewish Public Library from 1998-200 and 2016-2017 and also served as a board member, making significant contributions to the JPL such as through the creation of the Peter and Ellen Jacobs Virtual Archives Fund and the First Fruits program. He is a Fellow and Past President of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA), Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), an Honorary Member of both the Association des architectes paysagistes du Québec and the Columbian Society of Landscape Architects, and has served as Canada’s delegate to the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) for ten years. He chaired the College of Senior Fellows and was named the first Beatrix Farrand Distinguished Fellow in Landscape and Garden Studies at Dumbarton Oaks, in Washington, D.C. As well as recipient of the A.H. Tammsaare Environment Prize, the President’s Prize of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, the Frederick Todd Prize of l’Association des architectes paysagistes du Québec, and the Governor General’s medal on the occasion of the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada.
Language
English
French
Custodial History
Fonds consists of two donations. Material donated to the Jewish Public Library Archives by Peter Jacobs in 2021 and material dontaed by Peter Jacobs to Université de Montréal Archives and deaccessioned to the JPLA in Feb 19 2021.
Access Restrictions
Access restrictions may apply to: Series 001 File 001.
Accession No.
21-002
Name Access
JACOBS, Peter
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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First Presidential Term, 1998-2000

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92889
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
4 files of textual records.
Fonds No.
1443; 001
Date
1998-2000
Scope and Content
This series contains documents and material produced through and used by Peter Jacobs for JPL presidential activities, including speeches, correspondence and reports.
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
4 files of textual records.
Scope and Content
This series contains documents and material produced through and used by Peter Jacobs for JPL presidential activities, including speeches, correspondence and reports.
Date
1998-2000
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
001
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Name Access
JACOBS, Peter
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Activities and Correspondence

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92890
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Fonds No.
1443; 001; 001
Date
1998-2000
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Date
1998-2000
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
001
File No.
001
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Language
English French
Notes
Access restrictions may apply. Directory contains individuals' personal information.
Name Access
JACOBS, Peter
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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McConnell Grant, 1998 - 2000

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92896
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Fonds No.
1443; 001; 002
Date
1998-2000
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Date
1998-2000
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
001
File No.
002
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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FCJA/JPL New Campus 1999

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92897
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Fonds No.
1443; 001; 003
Date
1999
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Date
1999
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
001
File No.
003
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Special Collections

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92898
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Fonds No.
1443; 001; 004
Date
1998
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Date
1998
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
001
File No.
004
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Second Presidential Term, 2016-2017

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92891
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Fonds No.
1443; 002
Date
2016-2017
Scope and Content
This series contains material produced through and used by Peter Jacobs for JPL presidential activities, including speeches, correspondence, reports, printed photographs.
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Scope and Content
This series contains material produced through and used by Peter Jacobs for JPL presidential activities, including speeches, correspondence, reports, printed photographs.
Date
2016-2017
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
002
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Name Access
JACOBS, Peter
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Activities and Correspondence

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92899
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Fonds No.
1443; 002; 001
Date
2016-2017
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Date
2016-2017
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
002
File No.
001
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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General JPL Involvement

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92892
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
2 files of textual records.
Fonds No.
1443; 003
Date
1983-2017
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
2 files of textual records.
Date
1983-2017
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
003
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Custodial History
This series contains documents and material produced through and used by Peter Jacobs in support of and in involvement with the Jewish Public Library, including correspondence, reports and a certificate.
Name Access
JACOBS, Peter
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Revisions to the Children's Library Prior to the New Campus

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92900
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Fonds No.
1443; 003; 001
Date
1988, 1990, 1998
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
1 file textual records
Date
1988, 1990, 1998
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
003
File No.
001
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Acknowledgements and Mazel Tovs

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92901
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
1 file textual records and graphic material
Fonds No.
1443; 003; 002
Date
1983, 1997, 2000-2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2016-2017
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
1 file textual records and graphic material
Date
1983, 1997, 2000-2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2016-2017
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
003
File No.
002
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Philanthropy to the JPL

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92893
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
2 files of textual records.
Fonds No.
1443; 004
Date
2000-2020
Scope and Content
Contains documents and material produced through and used by Peter Jacobs in the creation and support of JPL programs, Fresh Fruits and the Peter and Ellen Jacobs Virtual Archives. This series includes correspondence, posters, reports and memorandums.
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
multiple media
Physical Description
2 files of textual records.
Scope and Content
Contains documents and material produced through and used by Peter Jacobs in the creation and support of JPL programs, Fresh Fruits and the Peter and Ellen Jacobs Virtual Archives. This series includes correspondence, posters, reports and memorandums.
Date
2000-2020
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
004
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Name Access
JACOBS, Peter
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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First Fruits

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92902
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
multiple media
Fonds No.
1443; 004; 001
Date
2000, 2005-2008
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
multiple media
Date
2000, 2005-2008
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
004
File No.
001
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Peter & Ellen Jacobs Virtual Archives project fund

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92903
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
multiple media
Fonds No.
1443; 004; 002
Date
2012-2014, 2019-2020
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
multiple media
Date
2012-2014, 2019-2020
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
004
File No.
002
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Board Involvement

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92894
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
4 files of textual records.
Fonds No.
1443; 005
Date
2003-2020
Scope and Content
This series contains documents and material produced through and used by Peter Jacobs during his time serving on the JPL board. It contains reports, correspondence, directories, proposals.
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual record
Physical Description
4 files of textual records.
Scope and Content
This series contains documents and material produced through and used by Peter Jacobs during his time serving on the JPL board. It contains reports, correspondence, directories, proposals.
Date
2003-2020
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
005
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Name Access
JACOBS, Peter
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Report on JPL Challenges and Plans

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92904
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Fonds No.
1443; 005; 001
Date
2006, 2009, 2011
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Date
2006, 2009, 2011
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
005
File No.
001
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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100th Anniversary Capital Endowment Campaign

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92905
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Fonds No.
1443; 005; 002
Date
2012-2014
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Date
2012-2014
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
005
File No.
002
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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90th Anniversary Capital Endowment Campaign

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92906
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Fonds No.
1443; 005; 003
Date
2003-2004
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Date
2003-2004
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
005
File No.
003
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Committee and Council Engagement

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92907
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Fonds No.
1443; 005; 004
Date
2009-2011, 2020
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Date
2009-2011, 2020
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
005
File No.
004
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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Library Ephemera

https://www.cjhn.ca/link/cjhn92895
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Fonds No.
1443; 006
Date
1996, 1998-2000, 2009, n.d.
Scope and Content
This series contains ephemeral material used and retained by Peter Jacobs, consisting of posters, booklets, and news articles.
Collection
Peter Jacobs Fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Scope and Content
This series contains ephemeral material used and retained by Peter Jacobs, consisting of posters, booklets, and news articles.
Date
1996, 1998-2000, 2009, n.d.
Fonds No.
1443
Series No.
006
Storage Location
JPL Stacks
Name Access
JACOBS, Peter
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Jewish Public Library Archives
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