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A Finding Aid to the Myers, Mordecai, and Hays Family Collection. 1804-1912.Manuscript Collection No. 567
Scope and Content NoteCollection includes poetry written by various family members; last will and testament of Ella C. Myers, Richmond, Va. (1891); diary of Caroline Myers (1816-1818) relating to the activities of her sister; marriage license of Edward Cohen and Caroline Myers (1865); tribute to Samuel H. Myers by the members of the Richmond, Va. Bar Association (1849); genealogy of the Judah Hays family and correspondence between various family members; and miscellaneous items pertaining to activities and family members in Richmond, Va., Washington D.C., Petersburg, Va., Wilmington, N.C., Newport R.I., Boston, Ma., Philadelphia, Pa., and Norfolk, Va. RestrictionsTerms of Access and UseThe Myers, Mordecai, and Hays Family Collection are open to all users. The original manuscript collection is available in the Barrows-Loebelson Reading Room of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives. Property and Literary RightsVirginia Historical Society, by the act of donating the Myers, Mordecai, and Hays Family Collection to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by specific creators of materials and their heirs. Questions concerning rights should be addressed to the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives. For more information see the American Jewish Archives copyright information webpage. Photocopies. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationFootnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Myers, Mordecai, and Hays Family Collection and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows: [Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-567. Myers, Mordecai, and Hays Family Collection. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio. ProvenanceThe Myers, Mordecai, and Hays Family Collection were received from the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia. Processing InformationProcessed by American Jewish Archives staff. Accruals and AdditionsNo further accruals are expected to this collection. Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the AJA's online catalog. Cohen family -- of Richmond, Va.
Diaries
Family records
Genealogies
Hays family -- of Richmond, Va.
Jews -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- 19th
century
Jews -- North Carolina -- Wilmington -- 19th
century
Jews -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 19th
century
Jews -- Rhode Island -- Newport -- 19th
century
Jews -- Virginia -- Norfolk -- 19th
century
Jews -- Virginia -- Petersburg -- 19th
century
Jews -- Virginia -- Richmond -- 19th
century
Jews -- Washington (D.C.) -- 19th
century
Lawyers, Jewish
Mordecai family -- of Richmond, Va.
Myers family -- of Richmond, Va.
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