Series II: Jewish Currents Files, 1958-2004, inclusive
Scope and Content Note
This series highlights the role Schappes played in the management of Jewish Currents, serving as its editor from 1958 until 2004. Its three subseries include minutes of the Editorial Board and Editorial Advisory Council, a large amount of correspondence and a variety of administrative files.
Subseries IIA: Minutes
Scope and Content Note
Minutes of the journal's Editorial Board and Editorial Advisory Council (1962-2002) form the initial Jewish Currents subseries.
Arrangement
Folders are arranged chronologically within each organizational unit.
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, 1962, 1986, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Jan 1987-Jun 1987, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Jul 1987-Dec 1987, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Jan 1988-Jun 1988, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Jul 1988-Dec 1988, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Jan 1989-Apr 1989, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, May 1989-Aug 1989, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Sep 1989-Oct 1989, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Nov 1989-Dec 1989, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Jan 1990-Apr 1990, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, May 1990-Jul 1990, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Aug 1990-Dec 1990, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, 1991, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, 1996, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Jan 1997-Jun 1997, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Aug 1997-Dec 1997, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Jan 1998-Jun 1998, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Jul 1998-Dec 1998, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Jan 1999-Apr 1999, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, May 1999-Jul 1999, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Sep 1999-Dec 1999, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Jan 2000-Mar 2000, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Apr 2000-Jun 2000, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Jul 2000-Sep 2000, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Oct 2000-Dec 2000, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Jan 2001-Mar 2001, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Apr 2001-Aug 2001, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Sep 2001-Dec 2001, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Jan 2002-Jun 2002, inclusive
Minutes: Jewish Currents Editorial Board, Jul 2002-Dec 2002, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Editorial Advisory Conference / Council, 1968-1972, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Editorial Advisory Conference / Council, 1972-1975, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Editorial Advisory Conference / Council, 1976-1978, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Editorial Advisory Conference / Council, 1979-1982, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Editorial Advisory Conference / Council, 1983-1985, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Editorial Advisory Conference / Council, 1986-1987, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Editorial Advisory Conference / Council, 1988-1989, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Editorial Advisory Conference / Council, 1990, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Editorial Advisory Conference / Council, 1991, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Editorial Advisory Conference / Council, 1992, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Editorial Advisory Conference / Council, 1993, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Editorial Advisory Conference / Council, 1994, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Editorial Advisory Conference / Council, 1995, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Editorial Advisory Conference / Council, 1996, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Editorial Advisory Conference / Council, 1997-1998, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Editorial Advisory Conference / Council, 1999-2000, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Editorial Advisory Conference / Council, 2001-2002, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Editorial Advisory Conference / Council - Attendance Sheets, 1968-2002, inclusive
Minutes and Related Material: Shabbos Board, 2002, inclusive
Subseries IIB: Correspondence
Scope and Content Note
This subseries consists primarily of chronologically arranged letters (1952-2004) including many with attached submissions of stories, articles and poetry. There is also a large group of letters that Jewish Currents staff organized alphabetically by correspondent name. In addition, there are a number of special categories including rejection letters, Management Committee mailings and a few unusual types such as crank letters and letters containing death threats.
Arrangement
This subseries is arranged alphabetically, then in chronological order within category.
Jewish Currents Correspondence, 1958-1969, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, 1970-1973, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, 1974-1979, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, 1975, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, 1980-1985, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, 1986-1989, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, 1990-1991, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, 1992, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, 1993-1996, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, 1997, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, Jan 1998-Mar 1998, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, May 1998-Sep 1998, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, Oct 1998-Dec 1998, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, 1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, Jan 2000-Feb 2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, Mar 2000-Apr 2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, May 2000-Jun 2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, Jul 2000-Aug 2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, Sep 2000-Oct 2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, Nov 2000-Dec 2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, Jan 2001-Feb 2001, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, Mar 2001-Jun 2001, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, Jul 2001-Sep 2001, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, Oct 2001-Dec 2001, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, Jan 2002-Mar 2002, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, Apr 2002-May 2002, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, Jun 2002-Aug 2002, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, Sep 2002-Oct 2002, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, Nov 2002-Dec 2002, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence, 2003, undated, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - A, 1985-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Adler, David, 1995-1997, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Arnold, Abraham, 1991-1997, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Askin, Steve (Zimbabwe), 1986-1989, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Axelerad, Rabbi Albert, 1986-1987, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - B (Ba-Be), 1984-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - B (Bi-Bu), 1984-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - B - Baert, Frederique, 1997, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - B - Bass, Claudette, 1991-1997, 2002, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - B - Berger, David, 1995-1998, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - B - Bluefarb, Sam, 1997-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - B - Brumberg, Stephan, 1998, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - B - Buhle, Paul (Includes Essay, "Between the Universal and the Particular: Jewish Radicalism in the U.S., 1890-1940"), 1986-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - C (Ca-Ch), 1984-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - C (Ci-Cz), 1984-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Chevat, Edith (re: E. M. Broner), 1999-2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - D, 1985-2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Dimow, Joseph and Lillian, 1987-1993, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Donohue, William A., 1998, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - E, 1985-2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Edelman, Joseph, 1979-1980, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - F (Fa-Fi), 1985-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - F (Fl-Fo), 1985-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - F (Fr-Fu), 1985-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Ferber, Irwin, 1986-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Foner, Henry, 1986-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - G (Ga-Gl), 1985-2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - G (Go), 1985-2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - G (Gr-Gu), 1985-2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Gordon, Eric, 1990-2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Gordon, Max and Midi, 1987-1989, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Graubart, Jonathan "Rethinking Anti-Semitism on the Left", 1993-1994, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - H (Ha-He), 1985-1998, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - H (Hi-Hy), 1985-1998, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Hartman, Hershl, 1994-1996, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Hecht, Mike (I), 2001-2002, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Hecht, Mike (II), 2001, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - I, 1985-1998, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Isler, Alan, 1994, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - J, 1986-1998, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - K (Ka), 1985-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - K (Ke-Kl), 1985-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - K (Ko-Ku), 1985-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Kahn, Avram, 1988-1994, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - L (La-Le), 1985-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - L (Li-Lu), 1985-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Lazaris, Vladimir, 1996, 1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - M (Ma-Mc), 1986-1998, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - M (Me-My), 1986-1998, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Meeropol, Robert, 1991, 1994, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Michels, Tony, 1987-1996, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - N, 1987-1998, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Neumaier, John J., 2001-2002, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - O, 1986-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - P (Pa-Pe), 1986-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - P (Ph-Pu), 1986-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Porter, Jack Nusan, 1971-2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Portnow, Billie, 1985-1991, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Prago, Albert, 1988-1993, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - R (Ra-Ri), 1985-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - R (Rob-Rol), 1985-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - R (Ros-Row), 1985-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - R (Ru-Ry), 1985-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Rubenstein, Annette, 1988-1989, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - S (Sa), 1981-2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - S (Sc-Se), 1985-2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - S (Sh-Sl), 1985-2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - S (Sm-Sw), 1985-2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Sabin, Arthur J., 1986-1993, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Seckar, Alvena, 1992-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Seliger, Ralph, 1994-1997, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Slavin, Morris, 1990-1997, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Snitow, Virginia, 1993-2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - T, 1987-2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - U, 1987-1996, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - V, 1985-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - W (Wa), 1985-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - W (We), 1985-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - W (Wh-Wy), 1985-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Y, 1989-1990, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Alpha Files - Z, 1985-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: "Convict Curiosities", 1993, 1996, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: "Crank", 1998-2002, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Death Threats from Goldwater Partisans, 1964, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Editorial Advisory Committee Letters, 1997-2004, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Exchange with Other Publications, 1975-2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Jewish Braille Institute, 1992-1993, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Management Committee Mailings, 1997-2004, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Rejection Letters with Submissions, 1991, 1979-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Rejection Letters with Submissions, 2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Rejection Letters with Submissions, 2001, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Rejection Letters with Submissions, Jan 2002-Jun 2002, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Rejection Letters with Submissions, 2002-2003, undated, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Rejection Letters without Submissions, 1996-1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Rejection Letters without Submissions, Feb 2000-Jul 2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Rejection Letters without Submissions, Aug 2000-Dec 2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Rejection Letters without Submissions, Jan 2001-Mar 2001, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Rejection Letters without Submissions, Apr 2001-Sep 2001
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Rejection Letters without Submissions, Oct 2001-Apr 2002, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Rejection Letters without Submissions, May 2002-Jan 2003, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Submissions, 1977, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Submissions, 1977-1979, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Submissions, 1980-1989, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Submissions, 1989-1990, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Submissions, 1991, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Submissions, 1992-1998, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Submissions, 1999, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Submissions, 2000, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Submissions, 2001, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Submissions, Jan 2002-Mar 2002, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Submissions, May 2002-Aug 2002, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Submissions, Sep 2002-Jan 2003, inclusive
Jewish Currents Correspondence: Submissions ("Shabbos in Brooklyn"), 2000-2002, inclusive
Subseries IIC: Administrative Files
Scope and Content Note
This subseries consists of administrative files, touching on many aspects of the magazine's existence such as events, advertising, layout and format, graphics, book review materials, reader questionnaires, drafts and proofs of many articles (including notes), and material associated with Schappes' column, "The Editor's Diary."
Arrangement
Folders in this subseries are arranged alphabetically.