Yeshayahu Jelinek papers
Abstract
Collection consists of research notes on Eastern European immigrants, lecture and course notes, and documents concerning Hungarian, Slovak, and Greek Catholic immigrants.
Dates
- Creation: 1891-1979
Creator
- Jelinek, Yeshayahu (Person)
Language of Materials
English, Hebrew, Hungarian, Slovak, German
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS
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.
For further information regarding the copyright, please contact the IHRCA.
HISTORICAL SKETCH
Yeshayahu Jelinek was born on July 16, 1933 in Czechoslovakia. His family emigrated to Israel in 1949. He studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and received his Ph.D. from Indiana University. He began teaching in 1966 as a visiting assistant professor at the University of Denver and the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. He continued to teach at various universities including the University of Haifa, Columbia University in New York, and Denison University in Ohio. He taught courses in history regarding eastern Europe, Russia, Germany, contemporary Israel, modern Jewish history, and the Holocaust. Jelinek conducted research on immigrants from Eastern Europe.
Extent
5 linear inches
PROVENANCE
Collection acquired from Robert Perlman of Newton, Massachusetts in 1991. The collection was processed in February 2015 by Katie McCormick.
- Title
- Inventory of the Yeshayahu Jelinek papers.
- Author
- IHRC Archives
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding Aid in English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Immigration History Research Center Archives Collecting Area