Monday, April 20, 2015

List. BenGurionArchive. BenGurionUniversity ofNegev.



1.       The Diaries
a. Ben-Gurion's Diary, 1924-1971
1.       Ben-Gurion wrote in his diary almost every day about personal matters, his impressions of historical and political facts, security and defense issues, all of which contribute to a most significant evidence of the Mandate years and the establishment and the creation of the State of Israel. The diaries are not only historical documents but form the basis for research on the issues of education, defense, geography, religion and state, Zionism, Israeli society, relations with the Diaspora, etc. (64 boxes).

b. Segments of Diaries
1.       Arlozoroff Chaim, August 1931-April 1932, (1/2 box)
2.       Bankover Yosef, December 1940-June 1941, (1 file)
3.       Dugdale Blanche, 1936-1940, English, (1/2 box)
4.       Yosef Dov, 1937-1945, (1/2 box)
5.       Kisch Frederick Herman, 1936, September-October 1938, English, (1 file)
6.       Sharett Moshe, Political Diary, 1934-1943, (1 box)

2.       Correspondence
1.       This record group includes letters mostly to and from Ben-Gurion that are arranged chronologically. The letters discuss amongst other issues: foreign and domestic policies; the face of the nation within Israel and in the Diaspora; the image of the State; historical events; religion and State; education, etc. Personal, as well as family letters are to be found amongst the correspondence. The letters are mostly in Hebrew but some are in English, German, French, Yiddish, Russian, etc. (382 boxes)

3.       Personal Archives
1.       These include various segments from estates and archives of people who had working relations or through their activities were connected to Ben-Gurion, before and after the establishment of the State: Avrunin, February-June 1948, including a file with telegrams and a file of reports and letters dealing with the purchasing of equipment and materials. (1 box)
2.       Edelman Maurice, includes the documentation he collected and the drafts for his book: David, the Story of Ben-Gurion. (1 box)
3.       Altermann Nathan, including drafts of his poems and collected verses, newspaper clippings, a few letters and a special collection that was published a year after his death. An index exists. (6 boxes)
4.       Erez Yehuda, 1921-1983, (editor of Ben-Gurion's papers). Includes drafts of of Ben-Gurion's papers, notes on the editing of the papers and a number of Erez's personal letters. An index exists. (24 boxes)
5.       Hoz Dov, 1913-1941. Includes personal letters, testimonies about Dov Hoz and his activities by Shimon Kushnir, Moshe Sneh, Berl Reptor, Abba Fox and others. (2 boxes)
6.       Halevi, H.S., (physician), material includes mainly scientific papers about medicine in Israel and some personal documentation, i.e., letters to his parents, his children and friends. An index exists. (30 boxes)
7.       Weissburg Chaim, (a Zionist activist), includes letters, articles, memoires and newspaper clippings. Most documents are in Hungarian. An index exists. (35 boxes)
8.       Yehoshua Cohen, includes his letters written while he was exiled in Africa (Assmara, Eritrea), newspaper clippings, articles and varied documents concerning his teachings. An index exists. (45 boxes)
9.       Nathan Robert, 1944-1971, includes documentation pertaining to his visits to Israel concerning economic cooperation with organizations in the United States. An index exists. (2 boxes)
10.   Slavin Chaim (engineer), documentation pertaining to the establishment of the military industries in Israel including letters, newspaper clippings and interviews with him. (1 box)
11.   Kurtzman Dan, author of a Ben-Gurion biography, includes all the material he collected: newspaper clippings, publications, translations of Ben-Gurion's letters and notes taken during oral interviews. The documentation is in English. An index exists. (10 boxes)

4.       Limited Collections from Israeli Archives
1.       Yad Tabenkin Archives, files of Yigal Alon, Israel Galilee and Eliahu Ben-Horin, (4 boxes)
2.       Givat Haviva Heritage Archives, 1942-1944, 1952, Prague Trials. (1 box)
3.       Lavon Institute Archives, from the Yosef Almogi collection. (1 box)
4.       Yad Levi Eshkol Archives, 1950-1969. (2 boxes)

5.       Limited Collections from Overseas Archives (documentation in English)
1.       The National Archives (PRO), London, 1915-1964, including documents from the Colonial Office,
2.       Cabinet, Foreign Office, Prime Minister's Office, etc. indexed, (25 boxes)
3.       Washington, D.C., The National Archives, 1942-1945 includes mostly correspondence and documentation from the OSS and CIC. (1 box)
4.       John F. Kennedy Archive, 1960-1963, the correspondence between Kennedy and Ben-Gurion and
5.       US policy towards Israel. (1 box)
6.       YIVO, New York, 1948-1961, includes mainly correspondence with Jacob Blaustein and the American Jewish Committee, as well as some memorandums and newspaper clippings. (2 boxes)
7.       AJHS (American Jewish Historical Society) 1930-1972. Includes mainly correspondence
8.       between Ben-Gurion and Stephen Weis, as well as some documentation from the Library of Congress, 1946-1971, and some documentation from the L.B. Johnson Library. (1/2 box)
9.       American Zionist Archives, New York, 1936-1952, the correspondence between Ben-Gurion and the ZOA. (1 box)
10.   The British Parliament, 1936-1947, HANSARD, sessions of the Parliament. (1 box)
11.   The Jewish Archives in Cincinnati, 1938-1973. Includes amongst other materials: documentation from the American Jewish Committee, the American Council for Jewry, correspondence with Jacob Blaustein, John Sullivan, Joseph Pruskauer, Morris Valdman, Maurice Karp, Emmanuel Newman, Stephen Weis and others. (3 boxes)
12.   The Bund Archives, 1948-1980. Includes: newspaper clippings as well as the archives of the Joint, 1942-1944 that include letters and memorandums. (1 box)
13.   Presidential archives: D.D. Eisenhower, 1943-1960; F.D. Roosevelt, 1942-1944; Harry S. Truman, 1944-1972, includes mainly memorandums and letters. (2 boxes)

6.       Ben-Gurion's Bureau - As Chairman of the Jewish Agency
1.       This record group includes files from the Central Zionist Archives (S44 Division) 1925-1948 that were photocopied in full, includes an index. (70 boxes)

7.       Ben-Gurion's Manuscripts and Drafts
1.       Contains mainly typewritten drafts and a few manuscripts of Ben-Gurion's books and articles, i.e. memoirs, notes, letters to Paula and his children, etc. (30 boxes)

8.       Press Clippings, 1933 - 1973
1.       Includes press clippings from almost all political and cultural spheres published throughout
2.       Ben-Gurion's active periods, both as statesman and public figure as well as a private person. (92 boxes)

9.       Subject Files
1.       This group is arranged according to wide topics or subject series such as philosophy and knowledge; the state and its institutes, the military, settlement of the Negev.
2.       Within each subject matter one can find documents about Plato; the Bible; intellectuals, Nahal and Gadna military units, etc

10.   Minutes and Protocols
1.       Includes protocols and minutes of institutions that Ben-Gurion headed or had influence
2.       on their development before and after the establishment of the state such as: the Zionist Congresses; the Vaad Leumi National Council; the Histadrut General Federation of Labor; the Jewish Agency; Mapai; Rafi, etc. These documents were photocopied in various archives: Beit Berl, the Lavon Institute, the Central Zionist Archives, and are arranged chronologically according to their original archives. (271 boxes)

11.   Specific Committees
1.       This group includes mainly minutes of meetings of institutes and committees pertaining to the days of the Yishuv, but also letters, memorandums and other documentation. (45 boxes)

12.   Minutes of Meetings, 1907 - 1973
1.       Includes minutes of meetings Ben-Gurion held with various people in different places and on a variety of subjects: journalists, soldiers, youths. This group also includes protocols or surveys of meetings with institutes that were not active in an organized manner for an extended length of time. (48 boxes)

13.   General Chronological Documentation, 1900 - 1973
1.       This group includes documentation that is neither correspondence nor protocols but is mainly parallel to the correspondence record group. The documents include memorandums, reports, notes, summaries of meetings and discussions, circulars, statistical data, etc. (97 boxes)

14.   Ben-Gurion's Speeches and Articles
1.       This group includes mainly drafts of Ben-Gurion's articles and speeches written for newspapers, books, conferences and lectures. This documentation in its final version may be found in the Library. (53 boxes)

15.   Ben-Gurion's Bureau - As Prime Minister
1.       Includes files photocopied from Record Group no. 43 from the Israel State Archive.
2.       The documentation is from the years Ben-Gurion served as prime minister and pertains both to domestic as well as foreign policies of the Government of Israel. An index exists. (185 boxes)

16.   Greetings and Congratulations
1.       This group includes personal greetings and good wishes to Ben-Gurion on various occasions and events. (26 boxes)

17.   Audio-Visual
1.       This group contains audio-visual material such as photos, caricatures, audio tapes, videos and transcripts of oral interviews. Permission to use any of this material must be obtained and advance from the appropriate copyright holders.
2.       Oral Interviews: The interviews were mostly conducted in the late 1970s with people who were active by Ben-Gurion's side and who participated at historical events of the nation and state, amongst them: Shimon Peres, David HaCohen, Gershon Zak, Ehud Avriel, Rose Halperin, etc. The interviews were printed and are arranged alphabetically with an index. (150 files)
3.       Audio Tapes: Recordings of Ben-Gurion's speeches, oral interviews, radio programs, seminars, lectures and workshops held at the Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute. An index exists.
4.       Video Tapes: Films and television programs about Ben-Gurion. (41 tapes)
5.       Photos: A wide collection of Ben-Gurion photographs pertaining both to his private life and to his public roles as leader of his people and state. The collection includes scanned photos from various archives; Hagana Archives, the Central Zionist Archives, the Israel State Archives, the IDF Archives as well as freelance photographers: David Rubinger, Micha Bar-Am, Alex Gal, etc. An index exists. (42 boxes)
6.       Caricatures of Ben-Gurion: Collection includes mainly caricatures that were copied from newspapers but also copies of caricatures that were received from the artists themselves; Arie Navon, Yosef Bass, Dosh, Ze'ev and others.

18.   Microfilms and Microfiche
1.       Further documentation from various archives is also stored in our archives.
2.       The microfilms include documents from: National Archives, re: situation in Palestine 1930-1939, including index. (53 tapes)
3.       PRO, microfilm from the Foreign Office 1949-1953, Bevin documents 1945-1950, including index. (41 tapes)
4.       Executive of the Jewish Agency, Jerusalem, minutes 1938-1945. (18 tapes)
5.       UPA, Washington D. C., O.S.S./part vii, The Middle East. (3 tapes)
6.       The Papers of Cordell Hull (5 tapes)
7.       The Emergency Committee, 1939-1952. (2 tapes)
8.       American Jewish Archives: Labor Zionist Organization, 1940-1943. (6 tapes)
9.       CIA, 1946-1976 (3 tapes)
10.   Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver (235 tapes)
11.   Rose G. Jacobs and also documents of Alice L. Seligsberg. (5 tapes)
12.   Hilel Kook (Peter Bergson) (19 tapes)

Microfiche
* Foreign Nationalities Branch Files, Jews, 1942-1945, (FNB) - O.S.S.

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