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Anne Bregstone letters, obituary, and clippings, Philip P. Bregstone papers, 1917-1941

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Open book Anne Bregstone letters, obituary, and clippings, Philip P. Bregstone papers, 1917-1941

Title Anne Bregstone letters, obituary, and clippings, Philip P. Bregstone papers, 1917-1941

Creator Bregstone, Philip P. (Philip Pollack), 1866-1934

Date 1917-1941

Language Yiddish, English

Subjects Jewish authors, Jews, Judges, Lawyers

Description Papers of Chicago lawyer, judge, writer, and public official Philip P. Bregstone, who was active in Chicago Jewish affairs and in promoting Zionist causes in the Midwest. The bulk of the papers consist of correspondence, writings, reviews, and memorabilia by and about Bregstone and the wartime activities of his wife, Anne Rosenberg Bregstone.

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User-Contributed Transcription Chicago, Feb. 1, 19211125 Hyde Park Boul.W m Mc Adow?Washington D.C.Dear Sir,Now that the war is over and the victory is ours, we may pause and reflect as to the little parts we each played, [ed?] the amount of service we each contributed towards this victory. I worked in every movement that tended to help our own cause and was particularly active in the Liberty Loan drives beginning with the second. I was, thru Mrs. Jacob Bauer, in charge of the women's LibertyLoan campaign, as chairman of the booth in theCounty Bldg. and City Hall. I was not satisfiedwith the amount of bonds we were selling so Iasked permission of the mayor to place a pianoin the lobby of the building. " We must sell morebonds," I told him, "and I think I know how wecan do it."May I assert that I originated the entertainmentfeatures in connection with the war drives, and, as youknow, with great success. It was taken up in every drive &d tag day in buildings, apartment stores, and on the street, subsequently becoming universal andserving as a means of encouraging the people to supportthe drives. Now you know that we are all selfish enough to feel that we are entitled to some recognition;something where by, in the future; we may be reminded ofthe part we acted and the good we did some emblem or tokenthat my tell, in a modest way, of the sacrifices we brought onthe altar of our country for civilization and humanity,

Archival Collection Title Philip P. Bregstone papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Bregstone Box 1 Folder 2

BibID 998476588805867

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Size 2824px × 4200px 67.90 MB

Filename 998476588805867_mms_bregstone_bx_01_fl_002_01_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL1Z8HA

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