Manuscript Group 297 MARY SACHS COLLECTION 1929-1970
2 linear feet
Collection contains correspondence, writings, photographs, newspaper clippings,
scrapbooks and philanthropic memorabililia of Mary Sachs, 1928-1960. Harrisburg
philanthropist, owner of successful retail stores in Harrisburg and Lancaster,
and founder of Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University, Mary
Sachs (1888-1960) was active in such Jewish organizations as the United Jewish
Appeal and Israel Bond Campaign. The collection includes, in addition to personal
papers and photographs, business records covering the years 1932-1960 that contain
correspondence from Eleanor Roosevelt, as well as a 1933 letter from President
Franklin Roosevelt. Also present are minutes, reports, advertisements, and pension
data for Mary Sachs Inc., 1960-1970. The photographs include both exterior and
interior views of the Lancaster store taken in 1938, 1954, and 1956. The unpublished
autobiographical articles, newsclippings and a paper by Milton Bernstein entitled,
"Study of a Creative Woman," (undated), provide background on Ms. Sach's rise
from humble beginnings as a nineteen year old Jewish immigrant factory worker
to the status of a "Merchant Princess," as she was referred to in the Congressional
Record (1958). Also found scattered through the file are photographs of African-American
and Hispanic clerks and staff employed in the Lancaster and Harrisburg stores.
Personal File, 1928-1960. (1 box) {#297m.1}
Business Papers, 1932-1960. (1 box) {#297m.2}
Philanthropist and Humanitarian Papers, 1928-1960. (1 box) {#297m.3}
Mary Sachs, Incorporated, 1960-1970. (1 box) {#297m.4}
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