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Item ID | 156766 | |||
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Accession Number | BANC MSS 2010.601 |  |
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Other Number | WJHC 1982.003 AR1 (legacy) | |
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| · Number | WJHC 1982.003 AR1 | |
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| · Type | legacy | |
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Level of description | Collection | |
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Elkus family | |
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Title | Elkus family papers | |
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Filing Title | Elkus family papers | |
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Date Created | 1890-1975 | |
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Extent and Quantity | 1 box and 1 oversize folder (.4 linear feet) | |
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Biographical History | Louis Elkus (1826-1904) was an early pioneer and merchant in the Sacramento area, as well as a president of Sacramento's Congregation B'nai Israel (1861-1890). The merchant Albert Elkus was a mayor of Sacramento (1921-1925), a founder and a director of the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District for twenty-three years, and a president of B'nai Israel (1897-1915, 1926-1933). In addition, he was also a grand president of B'nai B'rith District Grand Lodge No. 4 and a member of the David Lubin Lodge, No. 37. Albert Israel Elkus (1894-1962) was a pianist and composer, in addition to being the chair of the Music Dept. of the University of California at Berkeley and the director of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. | |
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Scope and Content | Genealogical material; a memorial book for Louis Elkus; a diamond jubilee book and other materials from B'nai Israel, including a testimonial booklet for Albert Elkus; certificates of appreciation for and speeches by Albert Elkus from B'nai B'rith's David Lubin Lodge; newspaper clippings and information about Albert Israel Elkus; and a golden wedding anniversary book for Albert and Bertha Kahn Elkus. | |
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Link to this Item | http://magnesalm.org/notebook_fext.asp?site=magnes&book=156766 | |
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Link to UC Berkeley OskiCat | http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/record=b18272499~S1 | |||
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Link to Magnes.org | http://www.magnes.org/collections/archives/western-jewish-americana/elkus-family-papers-1890-1975 |
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