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United Jewish Appeal-Federation of New York Collection (I-433)
The United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York collection is comprised of five subgroups:
Subgroup I: Federation of Jewish Philanthropies (FJP), 1909-1986. Found here are the files of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York (FJP) and its predecessor organizations: the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies (1917-1944) and the Brooklyn Federation of Jewish Charities (1909-1944). Approximately half of the entire collection consists of the records of FJP. The survival of hundreds of feet of files may be attributed to the records management acumen of Seymour J. Pomrenze, who worked as a consultant for FJP for several decades.
Subgroup II: United Jewish Appeal of Greater New York (UJA), bulk approximately 1930s-1986. The records of UJA from before the 1986 merger with FJP are scarce, but a snapshot of some departments will be found here. UJA files may exist elsewhere but it is unclear exactly where, if they exist at all, and were not part of this archive project. UJA before the merger therefore appears underrepresented in the collection.
Subgroup III: United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies Joint Campaign (UFJC), bulk approximately 1972-1986. Between about 1974 and 1986, FJP and UJA held joint campaigns; some records related to fundraising and the projects that were funded by the joint campaigns survive in the Joint Campaign subgroup.
Subgroup IV: United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York (UJF), bulk 1986-2000. These files date from the time of the merger in 1986 through about 2000, the end date for this archives project. Files more recent than 2000 are considered active and continue to be held by UJA-Federation; please contact the organization directly at contact@ujafedny.org in relation to information about the organization after 2000.
Subgroup V: Oral History Project, bulk 1981-2004. The Oral History Project was started by FJP and continued after the merger; it was an effort to capture an oral record of leaders from both UJA and Federation as well as individual affiliated agencies.
The complete container list for the entire collection is found in this downloadable Excel file.
Given the amount of archival materials, the collection (except for the oversize and miscellaneous boxes) is housed at an off-site storage location, within a climate and humidity controlled environment. Please be advised that you will need to request this material at least two weeks in advance to use any material in the Lillian Goldman Reading Room. Providing as much notice as possible before a visit would be helpful. Boxes can be requested through the box and folder listings in the Container List. For further information, please e-mail inquiries@cjh.org.
United Jewish Appeal collection undated, 1926-1967 (I-412)
This collection consists of posters (c. 1930s), solicitation pamphlets, and the following publications: Appeal (May 29, 1967), My Brother’s Keeper (1939-1958): A Picture Story of the United Jewish Appeal, and United Jewish Campaign News (October 11, 1926, February 1929).