Judah Loeb (Yehude Leyb) Cahan
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Brief Description: Manuscripts, correspondence and clippings relating primarily to Cahan's work in Yiddish folklore. Correspondence with Max Weinreich, Shmuel Zanvil Pipe, Zalman Reisen, Nechama Epstein and Nahum Shtif relating to the organization of YIVO, Vilna.  Collections of folklore including items used in *Shtudyes vegn yidishe folksshafung* (Studies on Jewish Folk Creativity), ed. Max Weinreich, N.Y., 1952.  Materials of the J.L. Cahan Folklore Club of YIVO, 1949.
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Record Series Number: RG 202 /RG 202 
Created by: Cahan, Judah Loeb (Yehude Leyb) (1881-1937)
Volume: 0.0
Arrangement: The collection is divided into 9 series: I) Personal papers (folders 1-4); II) Newspaper Clippings (5-9); III) Correspondence (10-13); IV) Folklore (14-15); V) Folksongs (16-25); VI) Folktales & Anecdotes (26-42);  VII) Purim Folklore (43-44); VIII) Miscellaneous (45-51); IX) Supplementary (52-66)
Subject Index
Cahan, Judah Loeb (Yehude Leyb)
Customs, Jewish
Folklore and Ethnography
Lithuania
Poland
Scholarship
Yiddish secular movement
Genres/Forms of Material
Documents - Papers
Other Formats: MK 498
Finding Aid Revisions: 1994/07/28 ; 1903/01/23 ; gmb
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