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Scope and Contents 1952, 1953-1959. Correspondence with Doctor Louis regarding Finkelstein, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, about Finkelstein's offer of deanship and professorship to Doctor Konvitz. Konvitz explains that his reasons for refusing the offer are that he prefers to remain a teacher and scholar. Konvitz comments that a professorship at Cornell is better suited than is the dean/professorship offered by the Seminary, for his work and the style of life that is most congenial to it....

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[Spring 1964]. In "Remarks by Milton R. Konvitz at Meeting of Evaluation Team with Board of Directors of the Seminary at the Jewish Museum" (March 10, 1964). Konvitz comments on the financial state of the Seminary and the status of its physical plant. Several reports and other documents describing the Seminary's library, educational programs, and finances.

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[Spring 1964] 1963-1964. Correspondence with Doctor S.D.S. Spragg, Dean of the University Council on Graduate Studies of the University of Rochester and a member of the evaluation team for the Seminary, regarding Spragg's report on graduate work at the Seminary. Konvitz agrees with Spragg's report, a copy of which is included (March 17, 1964).

Scope and Contents 1966-1977, 1979-1980. Correspondence with Doctor Gerson O. Cohen, Chancellor of the Seminary, regarding lectures and other scholarly matters. Konvitz comments on a statement by Justice Thurgood Marshall regarding rule of law in ancient Israel with respect to homicide. Konvitz believes that a scholarly study should be undertaken (July 27, 1972). Personal correspondence with Doctor Louis Finkelstein, Chancellor of the Seminary. Doctor Cohen, and Professor Abraham J. Heschel. Other...

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1960-1962, 1964-1965, 1969. Correspondence with Doctor Louis Finkelstein, Chancellor; Doctor Bernard Mandelbaum, President; Doctor Saul Liebeman, Rector; and Professor A.I. Heschel regarding mostly routine matters concerning the Seminary.

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Copy of a speech by Tom Jones, a black Cornell student. Jones delivered the speech at Willard Straight Hall on June 29, 1969 on the events that preceded and reasons for the occupation of Willard Straight Hall. Jones discussed race relations and the attitudes of black students and of the Black Liberation Front at Cornell.

Scope and Contents 1950-1959, 1961-1962. Correspondence with several people responsible for the establishment and publication of Judaism including Doctor Robert Gordis, Chairman of the Board of Editors; Will Herberg, Editor; Irving Miller, President of the American Jewish Congress; and Doctor David Petegorsky, Executive Director of the Congress. Detailed correspondence on arrangements for the establishment of the journal. Routine correspondence regarding Konvitz's own articles in Judaism. Minutes of the Board...

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Correspondence with Doctor Leo Jung, Rabbi at the New York City Jewish Center and Professor of Ethics at Yeshiva University. Includes scholarly discussions on the freedom of interpretation of Jewish legal texts (March 16, 1964). Also personal correspondence.

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Correspondence with Doctor Leo Jung, Rabbi at the Jewish Center relative to the scholarly and organizational work in which both Jung and Konvitz were involved. Personal correspondence and correspondence about their publications.

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Correspondence with Rabbi Leo Jung relative to Jung's and Konvitz's work and publications. Personal correspondence.