Jerry Weinberg papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of personal and military materials from Jerry Weinberg as well as materials and memorabilia from the Weinberg Hardware Store. This includes: World War II diaries and photos; legal documents, photos and memorabilia from the Weinberg Hardware and its predecessors; and booklets about the West 7th Street neighborhood.
Dates
- 1919-2004
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
Copyright
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Gerald "Jerry" Weinberg was born April 24, 1921 in St. Paul, Minnesota to parents Nathan and Ethel "Ann." He ran a hardware business with his father at 423 West Seventh Street in Saint Paul for years, called Weinberg Hardware and then Weinberg Brothers, Inc. A second store opened on Rice Street in Saint Paul where they sold appliances. In 1942 he enlisted in the Army Signal Corps and entered active service in 1943 as a radio mechanic specialist but was eventually reclassified as a radio operator. He was stationed in New Guinea and the Philippines and eventually left active service in 1945.
Jerry passed away in 2007.
Extent
0.40 Cubic Feet (1 Hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of personal and military materials from Jerry Weinberg as well as materials and memorabilia from the Weinberg Hardware Store in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Jerry Weinberg to the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest in 2002.
- Jewish businessmen Subject Source: Local sources
- Jewish soldiers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews -- Minnesota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 – Jews Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Jerry Weinberg papers, 1919-2004
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Erin Smerage
- Date
- May 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- December 2022: Revised to add newly found materials
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Upper Midwest Jewish Archives Collecting Area
