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Item ID | 156770 | |||
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Accession Number | BANC MSS 2010.693 |  |
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Other Number | WJHC 1982.007 AR1 (legacy) | |
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| · Number | WJHC 1982.007 AR1 | |
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| · Type | legacy | |
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Level of description | Collection | |
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Helen Motto | |
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Title | Helen Motto papers | |
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Filing Title | Motto (Helen) papers | |
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Date Created | 1930-1972 | |
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Extent and Quantity | 1 box (.4 linear feet) | |
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Biographical History | Helen Motto was born in Warsaw, Poland and immigrated to the United States as a child. She married Jacob Motto and moved to Santa Barbara in 1923. In time, she became a central figure in that city's Jewish religious, philanthropic, and cultural life. She was active in the National Council of Jewish Women, the sisterhood of Santa Barbara's B'nai B'rith Congregation, and Hadassah. | |
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Scope and Content | The collection consists of personal and organizational correspondence; a scrapbook that chronicles Motto's many organizational involvements; a manuscript called "History and Development of the Jewish Community of Santa Barbara, 1923-1969," written by Motto; and papers that document Motto's work with refugee resettlement between 1945 and 1950. | |
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Link to this Item | http://magnesalm.org/notebook_fext.asp?site=magnes&book=156770 | |
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Link to UC Berkeley OskiCat | http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/record=b18332957~S1 | |||
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Link to Magnes.org | http://www.magnes.org/collections/archives/western-jewish-americana/motto-helen-papers-1930-1972 |
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