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Collection Title: Abraham Nasatir Papers
Dates: 1939-1996
Identification: MS-0465
Creator:
Nasatir, Abraham, 1906-1991
Physical Description: 1.25 linear ft
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Abraham Nasatir was born in 1906 in Santa Ana, California. He entered UC Berkeley at the age of 14, and received his PhD
in history at age 21. While studying at Berkeley he met his future wife, Ida Hirsch, an English student also attending the
school.
After marrying in 1929, the couple moved to San Diego where Nasatir began a 50-year teaching career at San Diego State College.
Focusing on his fields of Spanish border and Mississippi valley history, and Gold Rush history, Nasatir published 14 books
and and numerous articles. He also served as vice-consul for Paraguay and Ecuador.
As an Orthodox Jew, he was a leader and educator of the Jewish community. Nasatir Hall on the SDSU campus is named for him.
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Personal Papers
Photographs
Publications
The materials in this collection were donated to the Jewish Historical Society of San Diego in 2005 by the estate of Ida Nasatir
(JHSSD #2005.03.) It was transferred to the Library and Information Access December 21, 2010.
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
This collection is open for research.
Identification of item, folder title, box number
, Abraham Nasatir Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.
The
Abraham Nasatir Papers consist of correspondence, articles, written by or about Nasatir and his wife; photographs, newspaper clippings, materials
from various Jewish institutions in San Diego, items about Nasatir Hall at SDSU, and materials on the destruction of their
home and rescue of their papers.
The materials in this collection were donated to the Jewish Historical Society of San Diego in 2005 by the estate of Ida Nasatir
(JHSSD #2005.03.) It was transferred to the Library and Information Access December 21, 2010.