Correspondence with Council of Christians and Jews

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/295
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 109599
Dates
1 Nov 1951 - 23 Nov 1963
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Council of Christians and Jews

Biographical History

Founded by the Archbishop and the Chief Rabbi in 1942, the Council of Christians and Jews is a British organisation aiming to fight Antisemitism and similar forms of intolerance in the UK. The Council’s official patron is Queen Elisabeth II. See Braybrooke, M., Children of one God: History of the Council of Christians and Jews, London, Vallentine Mitchell & Co., 1991.

Scope and Content

Documenting the long-term association of the Council and the Library the correspondence deals with various issues including invitations for public talks and conferences, letters of condolence, subscriptions to the Library, the lending of published material and information requests, and Library related articles in the Council’s periodical Common Ground. Other letters concern arrangements for the International Christian Jewish Conference 1962. Beside letters a memo on a meeting with Wallace Bell, an undated list on books about Jewish contributions to civilization, and several invitation cards or fliers are contained.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

This material has been digitised. Readers should book a reading room terminal to access it.

Subjects

Places

  • Great Britain
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.