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


Descriptive Summary
Repository	George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center.
Creator	Epstein, Jerome, 1925-2002
Title	Jerome Epstein papers
Date	1877-1895, 1915-2002
Physical Characteristics	8.0 linear ft.
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.
Collection Number	C0262
Language	English

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.

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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.

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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)

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Jerome Epstein papers must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

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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.

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Index Terms

Persons:

Epstein, Jerome, 1925-2002

Subjects:

Letters.

Photographs.

Scrapbooks.

World War, 1939-1945.

Document Types:

Correspondence.

Negatives.

Newspapers.

Photographs.

Slides.

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Series 1: World War II Era Items, 1942-1946 (Boxes 1-2)

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



Box	Folder
1	1	Military Issue Pamphlets, Identification Cards, Photographs of Jerome Epstein, 1944-1945

	2	World War II Era Letters to Family, June 1942, January-July 1944

	3	World War II Era Letters to Family, August-December 1944

	4	World War II Era Letters to Family, January-June 1945

	5	World War II Era Letters to Family, July-December 1945

	6	World War II Era Letters to Family, January-April 1946

	7	Discharge Papers, Identification Photos, Newspaper, 1945

Box	Folder
2	1	English-Italian Dictionaries, Maps of Italy and Venice, Newspapers, 1944-1945

	2	Discharge Papers and Correspondence, 1943-1946

	3	Military Service Records of Jerome Epstein, 1946-2015

	4	Travel Books for Venice, Italy, circa 1940s


Series 2: Photographs, 1914-1998 (Boxes 3-10)

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



Box	Folder
3	1	Photographs, Invitations, Playbills, and Newspaper Clippings, circa 1950

	2	Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Family, Artwork, 1940-1998

	3	Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Family, Artwork, 1940-1998

	4	Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Family, Artwork, circa 1960

	5	Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Family, and Negatives, 1948-1952

	6	Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Family, Negatives, Color Film Transparencies, 1943, 1953-1957

Box	Folder
4	1	Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Family, Color Film Transparencies, 1947-1960

	2	Color Film Transparencies from New York City, Marsha Bramson Wedding Announcement, May 1960

	3	Negatives of Family Photographs, 1930-1950

	4	Negatives of Family Photographs and Jerome Epstein, circa 1940-1950

	5	Portrait of Rosella Epstein, Photographs, Circa 1970

	6	Epstein Family Photo Album, circa 1950

Box	Folder
5	1	Photographs and Remembrance Booklet, 1925,1967

	2	Photographs and Negatives of Jerome Epstein, circa 1930

	3	Photographs of Epstein Family, Friends, Jerome Jr. and Rosella Epstein, 1895-1930, 1949-1990

	4	Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Jr., and Family, 1944, circa 1960

	5	Photo Album, circa 1930-1950

Box	Folder
6	1	Photographs of Family and House, circa 1980

	2	Photographs of Family and House, 1977

	3	Photographs of Family and House, 1980-1981

	4	Photographs of Family and House, 1978-1980

	5	Photographs of Artwork and House, 1965, 1977-1980

	6	Photographs of Family and Vacation, circa 1970s

Box	Folder
7	1	Photographs of Vacation and House, circa 1960s

	2	Photographs of Family, House, and Artwork, 1966, 1979, 1989

	3	Photographs of Family, House, and Artwork, 1976-1977, 1979-1980

	4	Photographs of Family, House, and School, circa 1940, 1967, 1980-1994

	5	Photographs of Family, Vacation, and House, 1965, 1966

Box	Folder
8	1	Photographs of Family, Negatives, Letter from Jerome Epstein, circa 1960

	2	Photographs of Family and House, circa 1970

	3	Photographs of Family and Vacation, circa 1970

	4	Photographs of Rosella Epstein and Family Vacation, circa 1960

	5	Photographs of Jerome Epstein in Uniform, Family, and Vacation, circa 1940-1960

	6	Photographs of Saul Green, Jerome as a Child, Family, Jerome Sr. and Rosella Epstein, 1914, circa 1930-1960

Box	Folder
9	1	Epstein Family Photo Album, circa 1960s

Box	Folder
10	1	Vernon 8mm Camera and Photo Viewers, circa 1960s


Series 3: Scrapbooks and Slides, 1940-1954 (Boxes 11-16)

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.



Box	Folder
11	1	Color Slides of Sea Isle, Miami, and Spring Flowers, 1951

	2	Color Slides of Sea Isle, Essex House, and Thanksgiving, 1950-1951

	3	Color Slides of Epstein Family, 1950-1951

	4	Color Slides of Epstein Family, 1950-1951

	5	Color Slides of New York City, 1950

	6	Color Slides of Epstein Family and House, 1953

	7	Color Slides of Sea Isle, 1951

Box	Folder
12	1	Color Film Transparencies, circa 1954

	2	Color Film Transparencies, circa 1954

	3	Color Film Transparencies, 1953-1954

Box	Folder
13	1	Post Cards, circa 1950

	2	Scrapbook of Post Cards, circa 1950

	3	Scrapbook of Post Cards, circa 1940-1950

	4	Scrapbook of Playbills, circa 1930s

Box	Folder
14	1	Barker Music Box, Birthday Card to Jerome Epstein, circa 1940s

	2	Color Slides of Spring Flowers, circa 1950s

	3	Color Slides of New York City, 1950

	4	Scrapbook Part I, circa 1930s-1940s

	5	Scrapbook Part II, circa 1930s-1940s

Box	Folder
15	1	Scrapbook Part III, circa 1930s-1940s

	2	Scrapbook Part IV, circa 1930s-1940s

	3	Scrapbook Part V, circa 1930s-1940s

	4	Scrapbook Part VI, circa 1930s-1940s

Box	Folder
16	1	Scrapbook of World War II Era Items, circa 1940s


Series 4: Epstein Family Items, 1877-1895, 1915-2002 (Boxes 17-23)

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



Box	Folder
17	1	"The Daytonian", Dayton High School Yearbook, 1915

	2	"The Daytonian", Dayton High School Yearbook, 1947

	3	"The Daytonian", Dayton High School Yearbook, 1948

	4	"The Daytonian", Dayton High School Yearbook, 1949

Box	Folder
18	1	"The Cauldron", Frankfurt High school Yearbooks, 1912, 1913

	2	"The Cauldron", Frankfurt High school Yearbooks, 1914, 1917

	3	"The Cauldron", Frankfurt High school Yearbooks, 1918, 1920

	4	Rosella Green School Record Book, Jerome Epstein University Diploma and Writings, 1915, circa 1950

	5	Newspapers and Clippings, 1945

Box	Folder
19	1	Name Tapes, Graduation Programs, Letters, Rosella Epstein Driver's License, 1940-1949

	2	Moses Epstein Financial Documents and Letters, Letters and Invitations to Rosella and Jerome Epstein, 1877-1915, 1943-1978

	3	Letters, Western Iron and Steel Co. Records, Invitations , 1942-1991

	4	Dayton Woman's Club Yearbook, Rosella Green Diploma, Spelling Book, 1915-1921

	5	Correspondence, Report Cards, Invitations, 1934-1944, 1945, 1986

	6	Jerome Epstein Sr. Correspondence, 1962-1963

	7	Correspondence of Jerome Epstein, Sr., Western Iron and Steel Co. Paperwork, 1951-1954

Box	Folder
20	1	Sympathy Cards and Donation Acknowledgements, 1967

	2	Sympathy Cards and Donation Acknowledgements, 1967

	3	Sympathy Cards and Donation Acknowledgements, 1967

	4	Sympathy Cards and Donation Acknowledgements, 1967

	5	Sympathy Cards and Donation Acknowledgements, 1967

Box	Folder
21	1	Date Books, Letters, Newspapers, University Documents, 1978-2002

	2	Record Books, Post Cards, Will of Louis Green, Hotel Receipts, 1953-1992

	3	Invoices, Tax Returns and Forms, Western Iron and Steel Co. Financial Documents, 1951-1955

	4	Temple Israel Service Programs, Letter to Jerome Epstein, Sr., 1894, 1967

Box	Folder
22	1	Rosella and Jerome Epstein, Sr. Correspondence, Western Iron and Steel Documents, 1948-1963

	2	Jerome Epstein High School Papers, Report Cards, Play Reviews, 1935-1943

	3	Jerome Epstein High School Papers, Play Scripts, School Newspaper, 1940-1945

	4	Newspaper Clippings, Jerome Epstein Writings, Scripts, 1941-1943

	5	Pamphlets and User Manuals, circa 1950

	6	Poetry Collection, circa 1940-1950

Box	Folder
23	1	8mm film reel-University of Dayton, 1948

	2	8mm film reel-New Year's Eve party, 1948

	3	8mm film reel-Jerome Epstein, Sr., September 1948

	4	8mm film reel-Untitled , November 1949

	5	8mm film reel-University of Dayton graduation, June 4, 1949

	6	8mm film reel-Anniversary, 1947

	7	8mm film reel-Indian Creek, Collins Avenue homes and hotels, May 1950

	8	8mm film reel-Untitled , September 1950

	9	8mm film reel-Caribbean hotel, May 1950

	10	8mm film reel-Gulf Stream, April 1950

	11	8mm film reel-NCR christmas tree and garden club, December 1949; January 11, 1950

	12	8mm film reel-Ringling Museum of Art, April 1950

	13	8mm film reel-Untitled, March 1950

	14	8mm film reel-Untitled, September 1950

	15	8mm film reel-Florida west coast, Fort Meyers, Carribean hotel, and Venice, Aoril 1950

	16	8mm film reel-Lincoln Road, Saxony, Aoril 1950

	17	8mm film reel-Jackson Square, New Orleans and Florida highway scenes, March 1950

	18	8mm film reel-Untitled, June 1950

	19	8mm film reel-Spring flowers, April 1950

	20	8mm film reel-Rockefella Center ice skating and French Quarter, New Orleans, May 1950

	21	8mm film reel-Lenna's confirmation and flowers, May 22, 1950; June 1950

	22	8mm film reel-Florida, September 1951

	23	8mm film reel-Unititled , January 1951

	24	8mm film reel-Unititled , September 1951

	25	8mm film reel-Unititled , May 1951

	26	8mm film reel-Unititled , September 1951

	27	8mm film reel-Unititled , September 1951

	28	8mm film reel-Unititled , May 1951

	29	8mm film reel-Unititled , May 1951

	30	8mm film reel-Flowers, May 1952

	31	8mm film reel-Flowers, May 1952

	32	8mm film reel-Florida fishing boats, March 1952

	33	8mm film reel-Fish haul, April 1952

	34	8mm film reel-Florida Sea Isle, March 1952

	35	8mm film reel-Florida Sea Isla and yacht club, April 1950

	36	8mm film reel-Florida , March 1952

	37	8mm film reel-Sea Isle, April 1952

	38	8mm film reel-Summer flowers and New York, 1953-1954

	39	8mm film reel-Unititled , May 1953

	40	8mm film reel-Vanderbilt estate, April 1953

	41	8mm film reel-Florida and snowfall in backyard, April 1953

	42	8mm film reel-Galen Hall swimming pool, August 1954

	43	8mm film reel-Galen Hall swimming pool, August 1954

	44	8mm film reel-Galen Hall swimming pool and Hershey Hotel, August 1954

	45	8mm film reel-National Air Show, September 1954

	46	8mm film reel-New York State Thruway, August 1954

	47	8mm film reel-Galen Hall golf course, June 1955

	48	8mm film reel-Williams College and Berkshire Mountains, August 1954

	49	8mm film reel-Harvard University campus, August 1954

	50	8mm film reel-Harvard Square and Galen Hall, March 1955

	51	8mm film reel-Hershey Hotel gardens, August 1954

	52	8mm film reel-Flowers, July 30, 1954

	53	8mm film reel-Flowers in backyard, July 1955

	54	8mm film reel-Hershey Hotel gardens, August 1954

	55	8mm film reel-Flowers in backyard, August 1956

	56	8mm film reel-Flowers in backyard, June 1956

	57	8mm film reel-Flowers in backyard, May 1957

	58	8mm film reel-Portland, August 1957

	59	8mm film reel-Flowers in backyard, May 1958

	60	8mm film reel-Flowers in backyard, May 1958

	61	8mm film reel-Flowers in backyard, june 1, 1960

	62	8mm film reel-Untitled, circa 1950s

	63	8mm film reel-Untitled, circa 1950s

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