Finding aid for the Morris Morgenstern Papers
Title:
Morris Morgenstern Papers
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Morgenstern, Morris
Dates:
1909-1963
Quantity:
0.30 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
 Morris Morgenstern was an attorney who was active in veterans' organizations in Cleveland, Ohio. He served in the United States Army during World War I. As a veteran he helped organize and was president of the Cuyahoga Council of the Jewish War Veterans, and was also active in its national affiliates. He was president of the Joint Veterans Commission and involved in the Disabled American Veterans. He often represented veterans in his legal practice. The collection consists of certificates, newspaper clippings, programs and a scrapbook. The scrapbook provides an account of Morgenstern's veterans and legal activities.
Identification:
MS 4779
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Biography of Morris Morgenstern

Morris Morgenstern (1898-1966) was a Cleveland, Ohio, attorney who was active in veterans' organizations. Born in New York City, Morgenstern attended Baldwin Wallace College and earned his law degree at Cleveland Law School in 1920. He served in the United States Army during World War I.

As a veteran he helped organize and was president of the Cuyahoga Council of the Jewish War Veterans in Cleveland, Ohio. He was also active in its national affiliates. He was president of the Joint Veterans Commission and involved in the Disabled American Veterans. As an attorney he represented other veterans frequently enough to be known as "Mr. Veterans' Lawyer." Many of his cases involved domestic issue such as marriage and divorce, and they were covered, often sensationally, in the local press.

Scope and Content

The Morris Morgenstern Papers (1909-1963), consist of certificates, newspaper clippings, programs and a scrapbook.

The collection is of value to researchers studying veterans' organizations and attorneys in general, and the life of Morris Morgenstern, Jewish veterans, and a colorful legal career in Cleveland, Ohio, in particular. The scrapbook provides an account of Morgenstern's veterans and legal activities.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Separated Material: Separated Material

Photographs have been removed to PG 494 Morris Morgenstern Photographs.


Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Jewish veterans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Morgenstern, Morris, 1898-1966.
Veterans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4779 Morris Morgenstern Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Michael Morgenstern, 1994

Processing Information

Processed by Jane A. Avner in 1998


Detailed Description of The Collection



Morris Morgenstern Papers, 1909-1963

Box 1 / Folder 1
Certificates, newspaper clippings and programs, 1909-1962




Box 1 / Folder 2
Scrapbook, including correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs and programs, 1943-1963