Guide to the Jacob Neusner Files, 1985-1990

John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI, 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu

Published in 2019

Collection Overview

Title:	Jacob Neusner Files
Date range:	1985-1990
Creator:	Neusner, Jacob, 1932-2016
Extent:	1.5 linear feet
Abstract:	The Jacob Neusner files contain correspondence from 1990 to 1995.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Collection number:	OF-1UF-N3

Scope & content

The Jacob Neusner files contain three boxes of correspondence from 1990 to 1995.

Access Points

Subject Organizations

• Brown University.

Subject Topics

• Judaism.
• Judaic studies

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in one series.

• Series 1. Correspondence

Biographical/Historical Note

Professor Neusner was a religious historian and one of the world’s foremost scholars of Jewish rabbinical texts. He gave new meaning to the adjective “prolific.” Over a half-century he published more than 900 books devoted to history, source analysis, comparative religion and legal theory. The Judaic scholar Aaron W. Hughes called him “perhaps the most important American-born Jewish thinker this country has produced.”

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.
Use of the materials:	Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.
Preferred citation:	Jacob Neusner Files, OF-1UF-N3, Brown University Library.
Contact information:	John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts Box A Brown University Providence, RI, 02912 Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148 Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Author:	Finding aid prepared by Ben Stewart and Paul Jordan
Encoding:	This finding aid was produced using the RIAMCO EAD spreadsheet, 2019 June 5
Descriptive rules:	Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Additional Information

Inventory

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