Camp Jened newspaper archive collection, 1966

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Creators:: Jacobson, Denise Sherer. and Camp Jened (N.Y.)
Abstract:: Camp Jened, at the foot of Hunter Mountain in the Catskills of New York, was a camp started in 1952 for children and adults with disabilities. The camp eventually relocated to Rock Hill, New York and closed in 2006.
Extent:: 2 boxes (.4 linear feet)
Language:: Collection materials are in English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Camp Jened newspaper archive collection, BANC MSS 2012/178, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Scope and content:: Collection of typewritten, mimeographed newsletters produced by campers. Also includes a few programs for camp performances, a color copy of a brochure for the Camp (circa 1954), and a letterhead for the camp listing its Executive Board. Denise Sherer Jacobson, a former camp attendee and co-producer of some of the newsletters provides an introduction and brief history of the camp (7 leaves, April 9, 2012).
Rules or conventions:: Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Subjects:: Camps for children with disabilities -- New York (State)
Camps for people with disabilities -- New York (State)
Children with disabilities -- Recreation -- New York (State)
People with disabilities -- Recreation -- New York (State)
Names:: Camp Jened (N.Y.)

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Restrictions:: BOX 2: RESTRICTED ORIGINALS. Use photocopies only in box 1. Use of originals only by permission of the appropriate curator. Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed, in writing, to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Camp Jened newspaper archive collection, BANC MSS 2012/178, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US