Joseph L. Baron Papers, 1910-1960
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Summary Information
Title: Joseph L. Baron Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1910-1960

Creator:
  • Baron, Joseph L., 1894-1960
Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 173; Milwaukee Micro 45; Micro 1035; PH Milwaukee Mss 173

Quantity: 9.0 cubic feet (22 archives boxes and 1 half-archives box), 23 reels of microfilm (35 mm), and 13 photographs (1 folder)
Repository:
Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries' Archives Department / Milwaukee Area Research Center and the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives and Museum Collections; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Papers of Joseph L. Baron, a Wisconsin Reform rabbi whose Milwaukee rabbinical career at Temple Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun spanned the years 1926 to 1960. The collection documents his school years at Columbia University, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and Hebrew Union College from 1910 to 1920, and highlights the many achievements of his rabbinical career (1920-1960). Included is information on the establishment of synagogues in Madison and Waukesha, Wisconsin, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and the establishment of the Milwaukee Round Table of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, the Milwaukee Jewish Council, the Wisconsin Society for Jewish Learning, the Wisconsin Jewish Archives, and the Department of Hebrew Studies at the University of Wisconsin. Baron's skill as an author and editor is also reflected in the collection; among his many publications are five books: Death in Jewish Folk Religion (1932), In Quest of Integrity (1936), Candles in the Night (1940), Stars and Sand (1943) and A Treasury of Jewish Quotations (1956).

Note:

There is a restriction on use of some of this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.



Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mil00173

Related Materials

Other materials related to this collection may be found in the following two collections:

Wisconsin Society for Jewish Learning Records (Milwaukee Mss 132)

Wisconsin Jewish Archives Clippings and Miscellaneous Papers (Wis Mss 1SJ).

Biography/History

Joseph Louis Baron was born in Vilno, Poland (then Lithuania), May 27, 1894, one of the five children of Hirsch Leib and Ida Rachel Baron. In 1907, Baron came with his family to America where they settled in New York City. Being the son of a rabbi, Baron was well educated before his arrival in America. While living in New York, he attended the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Yeshiva and then spent five years at Columbia University where he received a B.A. in 1914 and an M.A. in 1916. While pursuing his Master's degree at Columbia, he also studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. During his student years Baron helped found the national youth organization of Young Judea, served on the staff of the New York Board of Education and contributed articles to several New York newspapers and magazines.

In 1916, Baron entered Hebrew Union College and continued his graduate work at the University of Cincinnati. While there, he edited the Hebrew Union College Monthly and organized the Young Judea Council of Cincinnati and the Jewish Center of Norwood, Ohio. During his junior year, World War I broke out and Baron was called to Temple Sholom of Chicago to relieve Rabbi Abram Hirshberg, who served in the U.S. Army Chaplaincy for several months. Baron also conducted weekly services at Bellaire and Zanesville, Ohio.

Baron was ordained in May 1920. He spent the next three successive summers studying problems of social service under Rabbi Stephen S. Wise in the Free Synagogue of New York City. In 1932, he ended his formal education with a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.

Baron's first pulpit after ordination was that of Tri-City Temple Emanuel which served the Jewish residents of Davenport, Iowa, and Moline and Rock Island, Illinois. During his six-year tenure, he established the Tri-City Jewish Charities, the Tri-City Scribe, the Ezra School, the Emanuel Religious School, the Davenport Lodge of B'nai B'rith, and the Council of Jewish Youth Clubs. He also was involved with extension work for the students of the University of Iowa and helped found Congregation Judah of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was during this time that the Union of American Hebrew Congregations adopted Baron's plan for a system of adolescent youth clubs now known as the National Federation of Temple Youth.

In September of 1926, Baron left Davenport to assume the position of Associate to Rabbi Samuel Hirshberg at Temple Emanu-El (later Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He remained in Milwaukee until his death in 1960.

During Baron's 35 years in Milwaukee, he was extremely active in temple, community, and state activities. At the Temple, he established a temple office, a library, a museum, and the Temple Bulletin. He also modernized the religious school, designed the pattern for the stained-glass windows in the temple sanctuary, and organized the Temple Brotherhood. For the Milwaukee community, he taught philosophy at the local State Teachers' College and later the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee; he helped establish the Milwaukee Round Table of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, the Milwaukee Jewish Council, the Milwaukee Chapter of the American Jewish Committee, and the Yavneh School for Unaffiliated Jewish Children; and he served on various boards and committees including the Social Planning Committee of the Milwaukee County Council of Social Agencies, the Religious Committee of Centurama, Abraham Lincoln House (later the Milwaukee Jewish Community Center), Federated Jewish Charities, the Jewish Welfare Fund, Boy Scouts, YMCA, and YWCA. On the state level, Baron helped establish a number of synagogues and organizations including Temple Beth El in Madison, Temple Emanu-El in Waukesha, the Wisconsin Rabbinical Association, the Wisconsin Conference of Liberal Synagogues, the Wisconsin Society for Jewish Learning, the Wisconsin Jewish Archives, and the Department of Hebrew Studies at the University of Wisconsin. He also served on the Governor's Commission on Human Rights.

Aside from all of these activities (the list not being all-inclusive), Baron was on the Jewish Chautauqua Society Lecture Tour to university campuses for several years. He served on boards related to Hebrew Union College and the Central Conference of American Rabbis, as well as others including the Yiddish Scientific Institute, the Academic Committee of Hebrew University, the American Arbitration Association, the Religious Committee of Columbia University, the Jewish Statistical Bureau, and the United Jewish Appeal. Baron also pursued scholarly activities; besides publishing several articles in journals and encyclopedias, he was the author of five books: Death in Jewish Folk Religion (1932), In Quest of Integrity (1936), Candles in the Night (1940), Stars and Sand (1943), and A Treasury of Jewish Quotations (1956).

After a long series of illnesses, Baron was made rabbi emeritus of his congregation in 1951. He remained active, continuing his scholarly pursuits and serving his congregation through pastoral duties, until his death on July 12, 1960. He was survived by his wife, Bernice S. Baron, and his children, Rachel Baron Heimovics and John Herschel Baron.

Scope and Content Note

The Rabbi Joseph L. Baron Papers have been arranged into seven major series: Correspondence; Diaries, Minutes and Proceedings; Literary Productions; Subject Files; Miscellaneous; Biographical Material; and Scrapbook Materials. The collection is also available on microfilm.

Spanning the years 1910 to 1960, the CORRESPONDENCE series is the largest and richest in the collection. It is divided into four sub-series: Family, Personal, Professional, and Literary. The Family sub-series includes chronologically arranged correspondence between Baron and his parents, Hirsch Leib and Ida Rachel Baron; his three sisters, Sophie Baron Levinsohn, Frieda Baron Boorstein, and Anna Baron; his brother, Samuel Baron; and his nieces, nephews, cousins, brothers-in-law, and sister-in-law. The Personal sub-series contains correspondence between Baron and close personal friends and acquaintances and is also arranged chronologically. The Professional sub-series, which is arranged alphabetically by correspondent, includes pastoral, congregational and organizational correspondence, as well as ethical queries and responses from rabbinical colleagues and prominent scholars and theologians. The Literary Correspondence is arranged by title and thereunder alphabetical by correspondent. Included in this sub-series is correspondence with publishers, promoters, and fellow authors. Several foreign languages occur throughout the entire series including the following: Yiddish, Hebrew, German, French, and Polish. All names found in the Professional Correspondence and Literary Correspondence, as well as prominent names found in the Family Correspondence and Personal Correspondence can be located through the use of the Name Index at the end of this finding aid.

The DIARIES, MINUTES and PROCEEDINGS series is divided into two sub-series: Personal and Professional. Included in the Personal sub-series are diary leaves spanning the years 1914 to 1933. The Professional sub-series includes diary leaves, minutes, and proceedings documenting the activities of various institutions and organizations including the W.P.A. Advisory Committee, Wisconsin Conference of Liberal Synagogues, Wisconsin Rabbinical Association, Temple Emanu-El--Milwaukee, Milwaukee Jewish Committee, and the Yavneh School for Unaffiliated Children.

Included within the LITERARY PRODUCTIONS series are the following sub-series: Manuscript Materials, Articles, Reports, Compositions, and Orations. All of the sub-series are arranged alphabetically by title with one exception: the Orations are further divided into Sermons, Addresses, Lectures, and Eulogies. The arrangement of the Sermons is chronological.

The SUBJECT FILES contain course notes, jottings, quotes, and clippings on various topics which were collected and saved by Rabbi Baron to be consulted for later use in sermons, classroom lectures, speeches, and other scholarly pursuits. They are arranged alphabetically by topic.

The MISCELLANEOUS includes calendars, membership cards, certificates, circulars, flyers, announcements, invitations, programs, temple bulletins, clergy copies of marriage licenses, proof sheets, and other ephemeral items.

The BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS consists of one folder and includes biographical sketches and vitae used primarily for introducing Rabbi Baron at speaking engagements.

The SCRAPBOOK MATERIALS includes clippings spanning the years 1914 to 1960 and a scrapbook containing clippings, programs, and announcements spanning the years circa 1918 to circa 1941.

Administrative/Restriction Information
Use Restrictions

Written permission from the donors is required by any individual seeking to publish or quote at length from any unpublished manuscripts in the collection.


Acquisition Information

Presented by Mrs. Bernice S. Baron of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rachel Baron Heimovics of Longwood, Florida, and John Herschel Baron of New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1961, 1963 and 1982. Accession Number: M61-158, M63-84, M82-248


Processing Information

Processed by Sara Shutkin in 1984.


Contents List
Milwaukee Mss 173
Series: Correspondence
Family
Box/Folder   1/1-9
  Reel/Frame   1/1-1173
1910-1923
Box/Folder   1/10-13
  Reel/Frame   2/1-351
1924-1927
Box/Folder   2/1-5
  Reel/Frame   2/352-471
1928-1960
Box/Folder   2/6
  Reel/Frame   2/472-637
Undated
Subseries: Personal
⇧
Box/Folder   3/1-9
  Reel/Frame   3/1-934
1910-1939
Box/Folder   4/1
  Reel/Frame   4/935-993
1940-1949
Box/Folder   4/2
  Reel/Frame   4/1-96
1950-1960
Box/Folder   4/3
  Reel/Frame   4/97-152
Undated
Subseries: Professional, 1910-1960
⇧
Box/Folder   4/4-12
  Reel/Frame   4/153-940
Aa-Bh
Box/Folder   5/1-10
  Reel/Frame   5/1-1007
Bi-Fre
Box/Folder   5/11
  Reel/Frame   6/1-95
Frf-Fz
Box/Folder   6/1-10
  Reel/Frame   6/96-1077
Ga-Hu
Box/Folder   7/1-9
  Reel/Frame   7/1-1018
I-Mh
Box/Folder   7/10
  Reel/Frame   8/1-169
Mi
Box/Folder   8/1-9
  Reel/Frame   8/170-1070
Mj-Sh
Box/Folder   8/10-11
  Reel/Frame   9/1-273
Si-Sz
Box/Folder   9/1-10
  Reel/Frame   9/274-1143
T-Z
Box/Folder   9/11
  Reel/Frame   9/1144-1154
Unidentifiable
Subseries: Literary
⇧
Box/Folder   10/1
  Reel/Frame   10/1-5
In Quest of Integrity, circa 1936
Candles in the Night, circa 1940
Box/Folder   10/2-4
  Reel/Frame   10/6-359
Pre-Publication
Box/Folder   10/5-7
  Reel/Frame   10/360-715
Publication
Box/Folder   10/8
  Reel/Frame   10/716-851
Post-Publication
Stars and Sand, circa 1943
Box/Folder   10/9
  Reel/Frame   10/852-990
Pre-Publication
Box/Folder   10/10
  Reel/Frame   11/1-103
Publication, A-Hn
Box/Folder   11/1
  Reel/Frame   11/104-258
Publication, Ho-W
Box/Folder   11/2
  Reel/Frame   11/259-331
Post-Publication
A Treasury of Jewish Quotations, circa 1956
Box/Folder   11/3
  Reel/Frame   11/332-396
Pre-Publication
Box/Folder   11/4
  Reel/Frame   11/397-552
Publication
Box/Folder   11/5
  Reel/Frame   11/553-598
Post-Publication
Bridges of Paper, circa 1945
Box/Folder   11/6-8
  Reel/Frame   11/599-1076
A-Sj
Box/Folder   12/1
  Reel/Frame   12/1-79
Sk-Y
Box/Folder   12/2
  Reel/Frame   12/80-150
Unpublished Essay Anthology, undated
Box/Folder   12/3
  Reel/Frame   12/151-166
Unpublished Letters and Documents Anthology, undated
Box/Folder   12/4
  Reel/Frame   12/167-298
Unpublished Anthologies--General, undated
Box/Folder   12/5
  Reel/Frame   12/299-391
Unpublished Parable Collection, undated
Box/Folder   12/6
  Reel/Frame   12/392-394
Unidentifiable
Series: Diaries, Minutes and Proceedings
⇧
Subseries: Personal
Box/Folder   12/7
  Reel/Frame   12/395-427
Diary Leaves:, 1914-1924, 1926-1927, 1933
Subseries: Professional
⇧
Box/Folder   12/8
  Reel/Frame   12/428-434
Diary Leaves: Rabbi's Fund Activities, 1944-1947
Minutes
Box/Folder   12/9
  Reel/Frame   12/435-448
W.P.A. Advisory Committee, 1941
Box/Folder   12/10
  Reel/Frame   12/449-461
Wisconsin Conference of Liberal Synagogues, 1940-1947
Box/Folder   12/11
  Reel/Frame   12/462-478
Wisconsin Rabbinical Association, 1946
Proceedings
Temple Emanu-El--Milwaukee,
Box/Folder   12/12
  Reel/Frame   12/479-499
Brotherhood, 1938, 1941, 1946
Box/Folder   12/13
  Reel/Frame   12/500-506
Library and Museum, 1940-1941
Box/Folder   12/14
  Reel/Frame   12/507-574
Religious School, 1936-1949
Box/Folder   12/15
  Reel/Frame   12/575-584
Ritual Committee, 1927-1933
Box/Folder   12/16
  Reel/Frame   12/585-601
Milwaukee Jewish Committee, 1933-1937
Box/Folder   12/17
  Reel/Frame   12/602-686
Pirche Zion Organization, 1910-1911
Box/Folder   12/18
  Reel/Frame   12/687-691
T.A.G. Club, undated
Box/Folder   12/19
  Reel/Frame   12/692-694
Wisconsin Jewish Academy, undated
Box/Folder   12/20
  Reel/Frame   12/695-718
Yavneh School for Unaffiliated Children, 1929-1932
Series: Literary Productions
⇧
Subseries: Manuscript Materials--Published
Box/Folder   12/21
  Reel/Frame   12/719-793
Candles in the Night, circa 1940
Box/Folder   12/22
  Reel/Frame   12/794-845
Stars and Sand, circa 1943
Box/Folder   12/23
  Reel/Frame   12/846-860
A Treasury of Jewish Quotations, circa 1956
Subseries: Manuscript Materials--Unpublished
⇧
Box/Folder   12/24
  Reel/Frame   12/861-878
More Candles in the Night, undated
Box/Folder   12/25
  Reel/Frame   12/879-1116
Bridges of Paper [Poetry Anthology], undated
Box/Folder   13/1
  Reel/Frame   13/1-170
Bridges of Paper (continued)
Box/Folder   13/2
  Reel/Frame   13/171-179
Essay Anthology, undated
Box/Folder   13/3
  Reel/Frame   13/180-202
Letter and Document Anthology, undated
Box/Folder   13/4
  Reel/Frame   13/203-217
Oration Anthology, undated
Box/Folder   13/5
  Reel/Frame   13/218-222
Drama Anthology, undated
Between the Holy Lines: A Compendium of Spiritual and Moral Comments on the Bible
Box/Folder   13/6
  Reel/Frame   13/223-340
Genesis-Deuteronomy, undated
Box/Folder   13/7
  Reel/Frame   13/341-400
Judges-Ezra, undated
Bible Translation
Box/Folder   13/8
  Reel/Frame   13/401-520
Introduction-Page 100 of Genesis, undated
Box/Folder   13/9
  Reel/Frame   13/521-640
Page 101 Commentary-Page 80 of Exodus, undated
Box/Folder   13/10
  Reel/Frame   13/641-758
Pages 81-187 of Exodus and Commentary, undated
Box/Folder   13/11-12
  Reel/Frame   13/759-945
The Word in Season [Bible Anthology], undated
Parables, undated
Box/Folder   14/1
  Reel/Frame   13/946-1059
Notes
Box/Folder   14/2-10
  Reel/Frame   14/1-824
Notes
Box/Folder   14/11
  Reel/Frame   14/825-931
Draft 1
Box/Folder   15/1
  Reel/Frame   14/932-1040
Draft 1
Box/Folder   15/2-10
  Reel/Frame   15/1-989
Draft 1-4
Box/Folder   16/1-8
  Reel/Frame   16/1-1099
Draft 4-6
Box/Folder   17/1-3
  Reel/Frame   17/1-448
Draft 6
Subseries: Articles
⇧
Box/Folder   17/4
  Reel/Frame   17/449-479
Achod-Ha'Am, undated
Box/Folder   17/5
  Reel/Frame   17/480-493
"Battle with Bigotry," circa 1940
Box/Folder   17/6
  Reel/Frame   17/494-496
Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) Yearbook, 1930 May 12
Box/Folder   17/7
  Reel/Frame   17/497-500
"The Challenge of Jewish Culture," 1929
Box/Folder   17/8
  Reel/Frame   17/501-509
"Clubs for Religious Education," 1925
Box/Folder   17/9
  Reel/Frame   17/510-513
"Death in Jewish Folk Religion," 1932
Box/Folder   17/10
  Reel/Frame   17/514-524
Editorials: Milwaukee Journal, Israelite, Nowmy Polskie undated
Box/Folder   17/11
  Reel/Frame   17/525-539
High Holy Day Messages from Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, undated
Box/Folder   17/12
  Reel/Frame   17/540-542
"History and the Jew," 1956
Box/Folder   17/13
  Reel/Frame   17/543-555
"The Immigrant," 1923
Box/Folder   17/14
  Reel/Frame   17/556-567
"The Jewish Bible," 1927
Box/Folder   17/15
  Reel/Frame   17/568-587
For Newsletter of Chalutzai Zion Club, circa 1910-1916
Box/Folder   17/16
  Reel/Frame   17/588-589
"The Passing of a Great Jewish Sage" [Dr. David Neumark], 1925
Box/Folder   17/17
  Reel/Frame   17/590-591
Review of Jacob Raisin's Book in Jewish Social Studies, circa 1953
Box/Folder   17/18
  Reel/Frame   17/592-597
"Shinto Versus Torah," 1942
Box/Folder   17/19
  Reel/Frame   17/598-600
"The Synagogue and Scientific Method," 1937
Box/Folder   17/20
  Reel/Frame   17/601-630
For Temple Emanu-El--Milwaukee Bulletin, undated
Subseries: Reports
⇧
Box/Folder   17/21
  Reel/Frame   17/631-648
American Jewish Tercentenary, circa 1954
Box/Folder   17/22
  Reel/Frame   17/649-678
Annuals for Temple Emanu-El--Milwaukee, 1930-1946
Box/Folder   17/23
  Reel/Frame   17/679-949
CCAR Special Committee on Adult Education, 1947 June 27
Subseries: Compositions
⇧
Box/Folder   17/24
  Reel/Frame   17/950-972
For B'nai Zion Club--Hebrew Translation of Two English Stories: "Daniel" and "The Princess in the Forest," undated
Box/Folder   17/25
  Reel/Frame   17/973-988
"C. J. Hebbel in Italy," 1912
Box/Folder   17/26
  Reel/Frame   17/989-994
"Characteristics of Men and Women Which Seem to be Admired in Emily Bronte's Novel," 1914
Box/Folder   17/27
  Reel/Frame   17/995-1009
Charity: "Two Projects in Jewish Education," 1923
Box/Folder   18/1
  Reel/Frame   17/1010-1030
"Crusades," undated
Box/Folder   18/2
  Reel/Frame   17/1031-1047
"Elizabethan Literature," undated
Box/Folder   18/3
  Reel/Frame   18/1-8
"Evils of Life as Shelley Saw Them," 1914
Box/Folder   18/4
  Reel/Frame   18/9-59
"Folk Religion of the Jews," undated
Box/Folder   18/5
  Reel/Frame   18/60-122
"Golden Rule," undated
Box/Folder   18/6
  Reel/Frame   18/123-130
"Humanitarian Interest in DeQuincy," 1913
Box/Folder   18/7
  Reel/Frame   18/131-147
"A Digest of J. Wellhausen's Medina Before Islam," undated
Box/Folder   18/8
  Reel/Frame   18/148-154
"Leigh Hunt," 1914
Box/Folder   18/9
  Reel/Frame   18/155-164
"The Love of Beauty in Keats' Poems," 1914
Box/Folder   18/10
  Reel/Frame   18/165-172
"Loyalty and Devotion in R. Southey's Poems," 1913
Box/Folder   18/11
  Reel/Frame   18/173-198
"Moses Mendelssohn and His Relation to Lessing's Laokoon," 1912
Box/Folder   18/12
  Reel/Frame   18/199-203
"My Idea of Race," undated
Box/Folder   18/13
  Reel/Frame   18/204-211
"The Preparatory Disciplines," undated
Box/Folder   18/14
  Reel/Frame   18/212-219
"Realism in Scott's Novels," 1914
Box/Folder   18/15
  Reel/Frame   18/220-226
"Romanticism in Byron," 1914
Box/Folder   18/16
  Reel/Frame   18/227-235
"The Reviewer's Standards of Criticism," 1914
Box/Folder   18/17
  Reel/Frame   18/236-258
"The Servant of the Lord," undated
Box/Folder   18/18
  Reel/Frame   18/259-278
Hebrew Translation of Shakespeare's The Tempest, undated
Box/Folder   18/19
  Reel/Frame   18/279-284
"Theory of Evolution on Basis of Mind Activity"
Box/Folder   18/20
  Reel/Frame   18/285-293
"The Theory of Ideas," 1913
Box/Folder   18/21
  Reel/Frame   18/294-301
"Types of Characters Described by Jane Austen," 1914
Box/Folder   18/22
  Reel/Frame   18/302-310
"Wordsworth's Interest in Human Life," 1913
Orations
Sermons
Box/Folder   18/23-26
  Reel/Frame   18/311-809
1915-1935
Box/Folder   19/1
  Reel/Frame   18/810-1065
1935-1938
Box/Folder   19/2-7
  Reel/Frame   19/1-716
1939-1947
Box/Folder   20/1
  Reel/Frame   19/717-868
1947-1950
Box/Folder   20/2
  Reel/Frame   19/869-1039
Undated, A-G
Box/Folder   20/3-4
  Reel/Frame   20/1-297
Undated, H-W
Box/Folder   20/5
  Reel/Frame   20/298-358
Undated and Untitled Fragments
Addresses
Box/Folder   20/6
  Reel/Frame   20/359
Keren Ha-Yesod Banquet, 1922 March 20
Box/Folder   20/7
  Reel/Frame   20/360-362
"The Meaning of Religion"
Box/Folder   20/8
  Reel/Frame   20/363-368
"Modern Judaism--Its Traditions and Its Ideals," "undated"
Box/Folder   20/9
  Reel/Frame   20/369-388
"New Humanism," undated
Box/Folder   20/10
  Reel/Frame   20/389-393
"Peace & Brotherhood" (Before World Fellowship of Faiths), 1933 August 29
Box/Folder   20/11
  Reel/Frame   20/394-398
"Sororities," undated
Box/Folder   20/12
  Reel/Frame   20/399-449
For Wisconsin Society for Jewish Learning, undated
Lectures
Box/Folder   20/13
  Reel/Frame   20/450-541
Adult Classes, circa 1936-circa 1948
Box/Folder   20/14
  Reel/Frame   20/542-551
"Love and Marriage," 1958 November 17
Box/Folder   20/15
  Reel/Frame   20/552-593
Eulogies, circa 1929-circa 1947
Series: Subject Files, 1910-1960
⇧
Box/Folder   20/16
  Reel/Frame   20/594-603
Death and Funerals, undated
Box/Folder   20/17
  Reel/Frame   20/604-655
Democracy and Religion, circa 1939
Box/Folder   20/18
  Reel/Frame   20/666-680
Displaced Persons, circa 1947
Box/Folder   20/19
  Reel/Frame   20/681-758
Einstein, Albert circa 1922
Box/Folder   21/1
  Reel/Frame   20/759-823
Ethics, undated
Box/Folder   21/2
  Reel/Frame   20/824-830
Foreign Countries and Jewish Population, undated
Box/Folder   21/3
  Reel/Frame   20/831-839
German-American Bund Prosecution, 1941
Box/Folder   21/4
  Reel/Frame   20/840-843
History of Davenport, Iowa Jewish Community undated
Box/Folder   21/5
  Reel/Frame   20/844-913
The Jew in Drama, circa 1927
Box/Folder   21/6
  Reel/Frame   20/914-967
Judaism, undated
Box/Folder   21/7
  Reel/Frame   20/968-975
Liberalism and Tolerance, circa 1925
Box/Folder   21/8
  Reel/Frame   20/976-991
Literature, circa 1931
Box/Folder   21/9
  Reel/Frame   20/992-1007
Literature, Criticism circa 1922
Box/Folder   21/10
  Reel/Frame   20/1008-1019
Literature, Jewish undated
Box/Folder   21/11
  Reel/Frame   20/1020-1038
Lithuania, 1920
Box/Folder   21/12
  Reel/Frame   21/1-18
Marriage and Divorce, undated
Box/Folder   21/13
  Reel/Frame   21/19-28
Music and Religion, undated
Box/Folder   21/14
  Reel/Frame   21/29-82
Mysticism, undated
Box/Folder   21/15
  Reel/Frame   21/83-105
New Testament, undated
Box/Folder   21/16
  Reel/Frame   21/106-125
Palestine, circa 1928
Box/Folder   21/17
  Reel/Frame   21/126-237
Peace, undated
Box/Folder   21/18
  Reel/Frame   21/238-351
Philosophy, circa 1920-circa 1942
Box/Folder   21/19
  Reel/Frame   21/352-418
Philosophy, Jewish undated
Box/Folder   21/20
  Reel/Frame   21/419-547
Philosophy, Religious undated
Box/Folder   21/21
  Reel/Frame   21/548-561
Poetry of Israel, undated
Box/Folder   21/22
  Reel/Frame   21/562-568
Politics, undated
Box/Folder   21/23
  Reel/Frame   21/569-585
Prayer, undated
Box/Folder   21/24
  Reel/Frame   21/586-636
Race and Culture Minorities, undated
Box/Folder   21/25
  Reel/Frame   21/937-735
Religion and History, undated
Box/Folder   21/26
  Reel/Frame   21/736-786
Religion and Psychology, undated
Box/Folder   21/27
  Reel/Frame   21/787-840
Religion and Science, undated
Box/Folder   21/28
  Reel/Frame   21/841-869
Religious Topics, undated
Box/Folder   22/1
  Reel/Frame   21/870-873
Responsa, undated
Box/Folder   22/2
  Reel/Frame   21/874-920
Ritual, Baron's circa 1945-circa 1956
Box/Folder   22/3
  Reel/Frame   21/921-922
Russia, undated
Box/Folder   22/4
  Reel/Frame   21/923-941
Sabbath, circa 1928
Box/Folder   22/5
  Reel/Frame   21/942-946
Socialism, undated
Box/Folder   22/6
  Reel/Frame   21/947-953
Spiritual Emphasis Week, 1943 September 7
Box/Folder   22/7
  Reel/Frame   21/954-1015
Talmud, undated
Box/Folder   22/8
  Reel/Frame   21/1016-1044
Theology, undated
Box/Folder   22/9
  Reel/Frame   21/1045-1047
Tolerance, undated
Box/Folder   22/10
  Reel/Frame   22/1-88
Wit, undated
Box/Folder   22/11
  Reel/Frame   22/89-123
Women, circa 1924
Box/Folder   22/12
  Reel/Frame   22/124-132
Yiddish Press, circa 1924
Box/Folder   22/13
  Reel/Frame   22/133-140
Zionism, undated
Series: Miscellaneous
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Book Catalogues and Book Reviews
Box/Folder   22/14
  Reel/Frame   22/141-148
General, circa 1943
Box/Folder   22/15
  Reel/Frame   22/149-267
Candles in the Night, circa 1941
Box/Folder   22/16
  Reel/Frame   22/268-352
Stars and Sand, circa 1943
Box/Folder   22/17
  Reel/Frame   22/353-364
A Treasury of Jewish Quotations, circa 1957
Box/Folder   22/18
  Reel/Frame   22/365-398
Calendars, 1918, 1922, 1923
Box/Folder   22/19
  Reel/Frame   22/399-424
Cards and miscellaneous, undated
Box/Folder   22/20
  Reel/Frame   22/425-451
Central Conference of American Rabbis/Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Publications of 1936, 1937, 1957, 1959
Box/Folder   22/21
  Reel/Frame   22/452-458
Certificates, Citations and Awards 1923, 1932, 1936, 1941-1948
Box/Folder   22/22
  Reel/Frame   22/459-494
Circulars and Flyers, 1924-1925, 1934, 1937, 1943, 1947
Box/Folder   23/1
  Reel/Frame   22/495-514
Clergy Copy of Marriage Licenses, circa 1921-circa 1927
Box/Folder   23/2
  Reel/Frame   22/515-550
Jewish Ritual, Pamphlets Containing undated
Box/Folder   23/3
  Reel/Frame   22/551-629
Military Records, Draft Cards 1917-1918
Box/Folder   23/4
  Reel/Frame   22/630-554
Organization Membership Cards and Certificates, 1919-1929, 1934
Box/Folder   23/5
  Reel/Frame   22/555-663
Pirche Zion Organization, 1910-1911
Programs and Announcements
Box/Folder   23/6
  Reel/Frame   22/664-759
Temple Emanu-El--Milwaukee, 1926-1957
Box/Folder   23/7
  Reel/Frame   22/760-787
Iowa, 1920-1926
Box/Folder   23/8
  Reel/Frame   22/788-843
Miscellaneous, 1937, 1940, 1956-1960
Box/Folder   23/9
  Reel/Frame   22/844-859
Pre-ordination (Ohio and New York), 1916, 1917, 1920
Box/Folder   23/10
  Reel/Frame   22/860-981
Wisconsin, 1926, 1935-1938, 1950, 1954-1960
Box/Folder   23/11
  Reel/Frame   22/982-999
Publisher and Printer Proof Sheets, Galley Proof 1947, 1959
Box/Folder   23/12
  Reel/Frame   22/100-1011
Rabbi Baron's Torah Fund--Announcements, Flyers 1949, 1954-1959
Box/Folder   23/13
  Reel/Frame   22/1012-1037
School Records, Report Cards, Certificates 1910-1920, 1928-1932
Temple Bulletins
Box/Folder   23/14
  Reel/Frame   22/1038-1050
Emanu-El--Davenport, Iowa circa 1956
Box/Folder   23/15
  Reel/Frame   23/1-208
Emanu-El--Milwaukee, Wisconsin circa 1939-circa 1960
Box/Folder   23/16
  Reel/Frame   23/209-277
Yearbooks from the Tri-City Jewish Charities, 1921-1926
Series: Biographical Materials
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Box/Folder   23/17
  Reel/Frame   23/278-313
Biographical sketches and vitae
Series: Scrapbook Material
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Box/Folder   23/17
  Reel/Frame   23/313A-314A
Clippings, 1914-1960
Box/Folder   23/17
  Reel/Frame   23/314-421
Scrapbook, circa 1918-circa 1941