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Item ID | 156765 | |||
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Accession Number | WJHC 1982.002 AR1 |  |
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Level of description | Collection | |
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Israel Bonds Development Corporation of America, Northern California Area (San Francisco, Calif.) | |
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Title | Israel Bonds Development Corporation of America (San Francisco Office) records | |
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Filing Title | Israel Bonds Development Corporation of America (San Francisco Office) records | |
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Date Created | 1954-1995 | |
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Extent and Quantity | 29.8 cubic ft. (12 record cartons, 11 document boxes, 15 flat oversize boxes) | |
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Biographical History | The Development Corporation for Israel (Israel Bonds) was founded in 1951 to raise money from the American public for the fledgling Israeli state, which, at the time, was struggling to build an infrastructure and economy to support its growing population. The first Israel Bonds sales drive was launched in New York by David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister. Ben-Gurion's coast to coast tour of the United States would raise 52.6 million dollars by the end of 1951. The funds raised by the sale of Israel Bonds in 1951 and in subsequent years and decades were key factors in establishing a sound Israeli economy. | |
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Scope and Content | This collection consists of administrative records, ephemera, scrapbooks, photographs and slides, and audio-visual materials from the San Francisco office of Israel Bonds. The bulk of the collection consists of photographs and scrapbooks relating to local Israel Bonds events that occurred between 1950 and 1990. Materials relating to the work of San Francisco Jewish women in Israel Bonds are particularly interesting and include many scrapbooks of annual fashion shows and other events. The photographs in the collection document important local Israel Bonds events and trips and also include many portraits and photographs of Israeli leaders, local Jewish leaders, and even some celebrities. The collection also includes three boxes of unprocessed reel-to-reel audiotapes and three boxes of unprocessed videotapes and films relating to events sponsored by Israel Bonds and that feature well-known Jewish and non-Jewish personalities from the San Francisco Bay Area and other locations. | |
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Link to this Item | http://magnesalm.org/notebook_fext.asp?site=magnes&book=156765 | |
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