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Title: Israel Cohen Papers relating to his book collection,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1950-1986
Collection number: M1001
Creator:
Cohen, Israel
Extent:
8 linear feet
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: Notes and ephemera connected with the book collection that Stanford Libraries bought. Includes correspondence and publications.
The collection is particularly strong in Jewish, Israeli, and Zionist history, dictionaries, encyclopedias,and books in the
field of Hebrew language; translations into Hebrew of world literature; and most importantly, Hebrew literature, both ancient
and modern.
Language:
English.
All materials described in this finding aid are available for use without restriction.
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Israel Cohen Papers relating to his book collection, M1001. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Purchased with Cohen's book collection, 1994.
Biography / Administrative History
Israeli publisher and editor. Cohen was born in Galicia in 1905. He was a book lover all his life. He chaired Israel's Union
of Hebrew Writers and published hundreds of articles of literary criticism. He died in 1986.
Scope and Content of Collection
Notes and ephemera connected with the book collection that Stanford Libraries bought. Includes correspondence and publications.
The collection is particularly strong in Jewish, Israeli, and Zionist history, dictionaries, encyclopedias,and books in the
field of Hebrew language; translations into Hebrew of world literature; and most importantly, Hebrew literature, both ancient
and modern.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Book collecting
Judaica and Hebraica Collections
Israel Cohen Collection