Scope and Contents
Researchers studying the Morris Hirsch Family Papers will gain insight into an early prominent Jewish family and business in Atlanta, Georgia. All material is arranged in alphabetical order by subject and chronologically within each folder.
Dates
- Creation: 1861 - 1976
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
An early settler of Atlanta, Morris Hirsch (1841-1906) was a founder of The Temple and of Hirsch’s, an Atlanta retailer for over 100 years.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
An early setter of Atlanta, Morris Hirsch was a founder of The Temple and of Hirsch’s, an Atlanta retailer for over 100 years. The papers contain a discharge certificate (photocopy) for Confederate soldier Henry Hirsch, 1861; and documents from Hirsch’s, an Atlanta retailer established in 1863.
Arrangement
All material is arranged in alphabetical order by subject and chronologically within each folder.
Separated Materials
All photographs removed to visual arts.
Geographic
- Title
- Morris Hirsch Family Papers, Mss 74
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jeremy Katz
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum Repository
1440 Spring St. NW
Atlanta Georgia 30309 United States
678-222-3700
