Guide to the Jerome Epstein papers, 1877-1895,1915-2002, C0262

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Finding aid prepared by Bill Keeler

Repository

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center

Identification

C0262

Title

Jerome Epstein papers 1877-1895, 1915-2002

Quantity

8.0 linear ft.

Creator

Epstein, Jerome, 1925-2002

Language

English

Abstract

The collection includes World War II military letters, photography equipment, newspapers, correspondence, scrapbooks, notebooks, audiotapes, 8mm film reels, and military badges. The collection contains material from 1877-1895 and 1915-2002.

Use Restrictions

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Alternative Form Available

One of the scrapbooks in this collection was digitized and is available to view here.

Benjamin Brands was the 2018 L. Claire Kincannon Intern at the Special Collections Research Center. His work culminated in the digital humanities project: Please Send Food: A G.I.'s War in Italy, which includes digitized and transcribed letters from this collection.

Preferred Citation

Jerome Epstein papers, C0262, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by L. Claire Kincannon in 2015.

Processing Information

Processed by Bill Keeler in October 2017. EAD markup completed by Bill Keeler in October 2017. Finding aid edited by Amanda Menjivar in August 2022.

Biographical Information

Born August 25, 1925 to Jerome and Rosella Epstein, Jerome Zachariah Epstein, Jr. attended Jefferson Public Schools until being accepted into Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1942. After attending Miami University in Oxford for one year, Epstein enlisted in the U.S. Army, August 10, 1943, and went into active service January 3, 1944. He was sent to Italy and served for seven months as a radio operator with the 110th Mountain Signal Company 10th Mountain Division located in the Northern Appennines and the Po Valley. Epstein was honorably discharged April 19, 1946 and was awarded two bronze service stars. After returning to civilian life, Epstein finished a 4-year program at University of Dayton. After college, he would go on to work at Western Iron and Steel, a family business. Jerome Epstein, Jr. died August 14, 2002.

Scope and Content

The collection includes photographs, photography equipment, newspapers, correspondence, scrapbooks, notebooks, audiotapes, 8mm film reels, and military badges. The collection is arranged into four series:

Series 1: World War II Era Items (1942-1946) includes photographs, maps, identification papers, travel books, and numerous letters.

Series 2: Photographs (1914-1998) includes photographs of Jerome Epstein, Jr., the Epstein family, negatives, photo albums, and photography equipment.

Series 3: Scrapbooks and Slides (1940-1954) includes color slides of the Epstein family, vacations, and spring flowers. It also includes many scrapbooks which contain post cards, newspaper clippings, and many World War II items.

Series 4: Epstein Family Items (1877-1895, 1915-2002) includes many items belonging to the Epstein family including financial documents, date books, newspapers clippings, Western Iron and Steel documents, and school documents.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into four series.

Series 1: World War II Era Items, 1942-1946 (Boxes 1-2) Series 2: Photographs, 1914-1998 (Boxes 3-10) Series 3: Scrapbooks and Slides, 1940-1954 (Boxes 11-16) Series 4: Epstein Family Items, 1877-1895, 1915-2002 (Boxes 17-23)

Related Material

Special Collections Research Center holds other collections that document World War II and postwar United States history, including the Leonard H. Clark military history collection and the Mary Elsie Fox photograph collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Correspondence
Letters
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Slides (Photography)
World War, 1939-1945

Series 1: World War II Era Items,

1942-1946 (Boxes 1-2)

Scope and Contents

This series includes photographs, maps, identification papers, travel books, and numerous letters.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Military Issue Pamphlets, Identification Cards, Photographs of Jerome Epstein,
1944-1945
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
World War II Era Letters to Family,
June 1942, January-July 1944
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
World War II Era Letters to Family,
August-December 1944
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
World War II Era Letters to Family,
January-June 1945
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
World War II Era Letters to Family,
July-December 1945
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
World War II Era Letters to Family,
January-April 1946
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7
Discharge Papers, Identification Photos, Newspaper,
1945
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1
English-Italian Dictionaries, Maps of Italy and Venice, Newspapers,
1944-1945
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2
Discharge Papers and Correspondence,
1943-1946
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3
Military Service Records of Jerome Epstein,
1946-2015
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4
Travel Books for Venice, Italy,
circa 1940s

Series 2: Photographs,

1914-1998 (Boxes 3-10)

Scope and Contents

This series includes photographs of Jerome Epstein, Jr., the Epstein family, negatives, photo albums, and photography equipment.

Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Photographs, Invitations, Playbills, and Newspaper Clippings,
circa 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Family, Artwork,
1940-1998
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Family, Artwork,
1940-1998
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 4
Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Family, Artwork,
circa 1960
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5
Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Family, and Negatives,
1948-1952
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 6
Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Family, Negatives, Color Film Transparencies,
1943, 1953-1957
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1
Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Family, Color Film Transparencies,
1947-1960
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2
Color Film Transparencies from New York City, Marsha Bramson Wedding Announcement,
May 1960
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
Negatives of Family Photographs,
1930-1950
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4
Negatives of Family Photographs and Jerome Epstein,
circa 1940-1950
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 5
Portrait of Rosella Epstein, Photographs,
Circa 1970
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 6
Epstein Family Photo Album,
circa 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 1
Photographs and Remembrance Booklet,
1925,1967
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2
Photographs and Negatives of Jerome Epstein,
circa 1930
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3
Photographs of Epstein Family, Friends, Jerome Jr. and Rosella Epstein,
1895-1930, 1949-1990
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 4
Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Jr., and Family,
1944, circa 1960
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 5
Photo Album,
circa 1930-1950
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
Photographs of Family and House,
circa 1980
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
Photographs of Family and House,
1977
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
Photographs of Family and House,
1980-1981
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 4
Photographs of Family and House,
1978-1980
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 5
Photographs of Artwork and House,
1965, 1977-1980
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 6
Photographs of Family and Vacation,
circa 1970s
Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 1
Photographs of Vacation and House,
circa 1960s
Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 2
Photographs of Family, House, and Artwork,
1966, 1979, 1989
Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 3
Photographs of Family, House, and Artwork,
1976-1977, 1979-1980
Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 4
Photographs of Family, House, and School,
circa 1940, 1967, 1980-1994
Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 5
Photographs of Family, Vacation, and House,
1965, 1966
Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 1
Photographs of Family, Negatives, Letter from Jerome Epstein,
circa 1960
Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 2
Photographs of Family and House,
circa 1970
Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 3
Photographs of Family and Vacation,
circa 1970
Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 4
Photographs of Rosella Epstein and Family Vacation,
circa 1960
Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 5
Photographs of Jerome Epstein in Uniform, Family, and Vacation,
circa 1940-1960
Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 6
Photographs of Saul Green, Jerome as a Child, Family, Jerome Sr. and Rosella Epstein,
1914, circa 1930-1960
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 1
Epstein Family Photo Album,
circa 1960s
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 1
Vernon 8mm Camera and Photo Viewers,
circa 1960s

Series 3: Scrapbooks and Slides,

1940-1954 (Boxes 11-16)

Scope and Contents

This series includes color slides of the Epstein family, vacations, and spring flowers. It also includes many scrapbooks which contain post cards, newspaper clippings, and many World War II items.

Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 1
Color Slides of Sea Isle, Miami, and Spring Flowers,
1951
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 2
Color Slides of Sea Isle, Essex House, and Thanksgiving,
1950-1951
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 3
Color Slides of Epstein Family,
1950-1951
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 4
Color Slides of Epstein Family,
1950-1951
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 5
Color Slides of New York City,
1950
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 6
Color Slides of Epstein Family and House,
1953
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 7
Color Slides of Sea Isle,
1951
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1
Color Film Transparencies,
circa 1954
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 2
Color Film Transparencies,
circa 1954
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 3
Color Film Transparencies,
1953-1954
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Post Cards,
circa 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 2
Scrapbook of Post Cards,
circa 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 3
Scrapbook of Post Cards,
circa 1940-1950
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 4
Scrapbook of Playbills,
circa 1930s
Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 1
Barker Music Box, Birthday Card to Jerome Epstein,
circa 1940s
Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 2
Color Slides of Spring Flowers,
circa 1950s
Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 3
Color Slides of New York City,
1950
Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 4
Scrapbook Part I,
circa 1930s-1940s
Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 5
Scrapbook Part II,
circa 1930s-1940s
Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 1
Scrapbook Part III,
circa 1930s-1940s
Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 2
Scrapbook Part IV,
circa 1930s-1940s
Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 3
Scrapbook Part V,
circa 1930s-1940s
Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 4
Scrapbook Part VI,
circa 1930s-1940s
Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 1
Scrapbook of World War II Era Items,
circa 1940s

Series 4: Epstein Family Items,

1877-1895, 1915-2002 (Boxes 17-23)

Scope and Contents

Includes many items belonging to the Epstein family including financial documents, date books, newspapers clippings, Western Iron and Steel documents, and school documents.

Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 1
"The Daytonian", Dayton High School Yearbook,
1915
Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 2
"The Daytonian", Dayton High School Yearbook,
1947
Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 3
"The Daytonian", Dayton High School Yearbook,
1948
Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 4
"The Daytonian", Dayton High School Yearbook,
1949
Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 1
"The Cauldron", Frankfurt High school Yearbooks,
1912, 1913
Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 2
"The Cauldron", Frankfurt High school Yearbooks,
1914, 1917
Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 3
"The Cauldron", Frankfurt High school Yearbooks,
1918, 1920
Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 4
Rosella Green School Record Book, Jerome Epstein University Diploma and Writings,
1915, circa 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 5
Newspapers and Clippings,
1945
Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 1
Name Tapes, Graduation Programs, Letters, Rosella Epstein Driver's License,
1940-1949
Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 2
Moses Epstein Financial Documents and Letters, Letters and Invitations to Rosella and Jerome Epstein,
1877-1915, 1943-1978
Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 3
Letters, Western Iron and Steel Co. Records, Invitations ,
1942-1991
Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 4
Dayton Woman's Club Yearbook, Rosella Green Diploma, Spelling Book,
1915-1921
Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 5
Correspondence, Report Cards, Invitations,
1934-1944, 1945, 1986
Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 6
Jerome Epstein Sr. Correspondence,
1962-1963
Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 7
Correspondence of Jerome Epstein, Sr., Western Iron and Steel Co. Paperwork,
1951-1954
Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 1
Sympathy Cards and Donation Acknowledgements,
1967
Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 2
Sympathy Cards and Donation Acknowledgements,
1967
Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 3
Sympathy Cards and Donation Acknowledgements,
1967
Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 4
Sympathy Cards and Donation Acknowledgements,
1967
Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 5
Sympathy Cards and Donation Acknowledgements,
1967
Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 1
Date Books, Letters, Newspapers, University Documents,
1978-2002
Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 2
Record Books, Post Cards, Will of Louis Green, Hotel Receipts,
1953-1992
Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 3
Invoices, Tax Returns and Forms, Western Iron and Steel Co. Financial Documents,
1951-1955
Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 4
Temple Israel Service Programs, Letter to Jerome Epstein, Sr.,
1894, 1967
Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 1
Rosella and Jerome Epstein, Sr. Correspondence, Western Iron and Steel Documents,
1948-1963
Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 2
Jerome Epstein High School Papers, Report Cards, Play Reviews,
1935-1943
Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 3
Jerome Epstein High School Papers, Play Scripts, School Newspaper,
1940-1945
Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 4
Newspaper Clippings, Jerome Epstein Writings, Scripts,
1941-1943
Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 5
Pamphlets and User Manuals,
circa 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 6
Poetry Collection,
circa 1940-1950
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 1
8mm film reel-University of Dayton,
1948
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 2
8mm film reel-New Year's Eve party,
1948
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 3
8mm film reel-Jerome Epstein, Sr.,
September 1948
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 4
8mm film reel-Untitled ,
November 1949
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 5
8mm film reel-University of Dayton graduation,
June 4, 1949
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 6
8mm film reel-Anniversary,
1947
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 7
8mm film reel-Indian Creek, Collins Avenue homes and hotels,
May 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 8
8mm film reel-Untitled ,
September 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 9
8mm film reel-Caribbean hotel,
May 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 10
8mm film reel-Gulf Stream,
April 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 11
8mm film reel-NCR christmas tree and garden club,
December 1949; January 11, 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 12
8mm film reel-Ringling Museum of Art,
April 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 13
8mm film reel-Untitled,
March 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 14
8mm film reel-Untitled,
September 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 15
8mm film reel-Florida west coast, Fort Meyers, Carribean hotel, and Venice,
Aoril 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 16
8mm film reel-Lincoln Road, Saxony,
Aoril 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 17
8mm film reel-Jackson Square, New Orleans and Florida highway scenes,
March 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 18
8mm film reel-Untitled,
June 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 19
8mm film reel-Spring flowers,
April 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 20
8mm film reel-Rockefella Center ice skating and French Quarter, New Orleans,
May 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 21
8mm film reel-Lenna's confirmation and flowers,
May 22, 1950; June 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 22
8mm film reel-Florida,
September 1951
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 23
8mm film reel-Unititled ,
January 1951
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 24
8mm film reel-Unititled ,
September 1951
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 25
8mm film reel-Unititled ,
May 1951
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 26
8mm film reel-Unititled ,
September 1951
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 27
8mm film reel-Unititled ,
September 1951
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 28
8mm film reel-Unititled ,
May 1951
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 29
8mm film reel-Unititled ,
May 1951
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 30
8mm film reel-Flowers,
May 1952
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 31
8mm film reel-Flowers,
May 1952
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 32
8mm film reel-Florida fishing boats,
March 1952
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 33
8mm film reel-Fish haul,
April 1952
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 34
8mm film reel-Florida Sea Isle,
March 1952
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 35
8mm film reel-Florida Sea Isla and yacht club,
April 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 36
8mm film reel-Florida ,
March 1952
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 37
8mm film reel-Sea Isle,
April 1952
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 38
8mm film reel-Summer flowers and New York,
1953-1954
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 39
8mm film reel-Unititled ,
May 1953
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 40
8mm film reel-Vanderbilt estate,
April 1953
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 41
8mm film reel-Florida and snowfall in backyard,
April 1953
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 42
8mm film reel-Galen Hall swimming pool,
August 1954
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 43
8mm film reel-Galen Hall swimming pool,
August 1954
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 44
8mm film reel-Galen Hall swimming pool and Hershey Hotel,
August 1954
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 45
8mm film reel-National Air Show,
September 1954
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 46
8mm film reel-New York State Thruway,
August 1954
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 47
8mm film reel-Galen Hall golf course,
June 1955
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 48
8mm film reel-Williams College and Berkshire Mountains,
August 1954
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 49
8mm film reel-Harvard University campus,
August 1954
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 50
8mm film reel-Harvard Square and Galen Hall,
March 1955
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 51
8mm film reel-Hershey Hotel gardens,
August 1954
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 52
8mm film reel-Flowers,
July 30, 1954
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 53
8mm film reel-Flowers in backyard,
July 1955
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 54
8mm film reel-Hershey Hotel gardens,
August 1954
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 55
8mm film reel-Flowers in backyard,
August 1956
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 56
8mm film reel-Flowers in backyard,
June 1956
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 57
8mm film reel-Flowers in backyard,
May 1957
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 58
8mm film reel-Portland,
August 1957
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 59
8mm film reel-Flowers in backyard,
May 1958
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 60
8mm film reel-Flowers in backyard,
May 1958
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 61
8mm film reel-Flowers in backyard,
june 1, 1960
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 62
8mm film reel-Untitled,
circa 1950s
Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 63
8mm film reel-Untitled,
circa 1950s

World War II Era Items

1942-1946

Photographs

1914-2002

Scrapbooks and Slides

1940-1954

Epstein Family Items

1877-1895, 1915-20021915-2002