Isaac Mayer Wise Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Letters by Wise to the American Israelite newspaper, of which he was publisher, while on his honeymoon to the American west.,The letters were written at Salt Lake City, Utah, and Palisade and the Humboldt Desert, Nevada and describe the plains, Salt Lake City, Palisade, the Nevada desert, Carson City, Virginia City, and Gold Hill, Nevada, and Sacramento, California. He comments on Mormonism in Utah and the lack of interest in Judaism in the west.
Dates
- 1877
Creator
- Wise, Isaac Mayer (Person)
Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Biographical Note
Isaac Mayer Wise was the founder and first president of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (3 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letters by Wise to the American Israelite newspaper, of which he was publisher, while on his honeymoon to the American west.,The letters were written at Salt Lake City, Utah, and Palisade and the Humboldt Desert, Nevada and describe the plains, Salt Lake City, Palisade, the Nevada desert, Carson City, Virginia City, and Gold Hill, Nevada, and Sacramento, California. He comments on Mormonism in Utah and the lack of interest in Judaism in the west.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Correspondence from an unknown source.
Reproduction Note
Transcript of originals published in,American Israelite newspaper,,1877.
Creator
- Wise, Isaac Mayer (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Isaac Mayer Wise Correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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