- Additional Authors
- Description
- 22 linear feet (30 boxes).
- Summary
- Collection consists of correspondence, minutes, reports, memoranda, speeches, leaflets, clippings, and financial records that document the entire period of the activities of the Joint Boycott Council (JBC).
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Source (note)
- Biography (note)
- The Joint Boycott Council was formed in 1936 by the American Jewish Congress and the Jewish Labor Committee in order to coordinate their boycott of German goods and services prior to World War II. The Council researched imports of German goods, demanded that companies end such purchases, published a list of boycotted firms, and picketed those not abiding by the boycott. The boycott was ended when the U.S. entered the war in 1941.
- Language (note)
- Some records in German and Yiddish.
- Processing Action (note)
- Call Number
- MssCol 1581
- OCLC
- NYPW92-A272
- Author
Joint Boycott Council of the American Jewish Congress and Jewish Labor Committee.
- Title
Joint Boycott Council of the American Jewish Congress and Jewish Labor Committee records, 1933-1959.
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Biography
The Joint Boycott Council was formed in 1936 by the American Jewish Congress and the Jewish Labor Committee in order to coordinate their boycott of German goods and services prior to World War II. The Council researched imports of German goods, demanded that companies end such purchases, published a list of boycotted firms, and picketed those not abiding by the boycott. The boycott was ended when the U.S. entered the war in 1941.
- Language
Some records in German and Yiddish.
- Finding Aids
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Tenenbaum, Joseph, 1887-1961.
American Jewish Congress.
Jewish Labor Committee (U.S.)
- LCCN
ms 70001747
- Research Call Number
MssCol 1581