LibGuides: Jewish Life and History at Brown University: Faculty and Administration Papers

Faculty Papers

These materials are held by the University Archives, and require either an in-person research appointment in our reading room or a digitization request (up to 300 pages per semester) to view. More information on how to access these materials can be found here: Visiting Special Collections Research Guide

Frank Durand papers, 1975-1984 (OF-1CA-D1)
The Frank Durand papers contain general office files and department files compiled when Durand was a faculty member in the Department of Hispanic Studies and an administrator at Brown University. Of particular interest are the materials in this collection relating to the Center for the Study of Judaism, found in box 16, folders 34 and 35.
Howard R. Swearer papers, 1977-1990. (OF-1C-15)
The Howard R. Swearer papers cover Swearer's work as the fifteenth president of Brown University from 1977 through 1988, alongside his role as director of the Brown University Institute for International Studies from 1988 through 1991. Of particular interest are the following folders:
Box 26, Folder 50: Center for the Study of Judaism, 1978-80
Box 72, Folder 95: Judaic Studies, 1982-83
Box 82, Folder 192: 1055 Judaic Studies, 1982-84
Box 117, Folder 119: 1388 Judaic Studies, 1986-88
Office of Student Activities Files on Pi Lambda Phi. (OF-1Q-1; box 18, folder 443 and box 19, folder 444)
These papers, from the Office of Student Activities, cover the office's dealings with and relationship to the Jewish fraternity Pi Lambda Phi during the 20th century.
Office of the Dean of the College Files on Pi Lambda Phi. (OF-1CA-11; box I.12, folders 152 and 153)
These papers, from the Office of the Dean of the College, cover the office's dealings with and relationship to the Jewish Fraternity Pi Lambda Phi during the 20th century.
Roland G.D. Richardson Papers, 1921-1945. (OF-1UF-R1)
The Roland G.D. Richardson Papers encompass a variety of correspondence between noted mathematician Professor Richardson and his peers. Of particular interest are his correspondence relating to the Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars during World War II, which Richardson also refers to as the "German-Jewish Situation." These efforts resulted in the immigration of notable Jewish scholars as refugees. These materials are viewable with a reading room appointment, bookable at the link above.