Camp Jened newspaper archive collection, 1966
Collection context
Summary
- 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
Background
- Scope and content:
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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
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481