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Asher Pierce Fonds
CA JPL-A 1071 · Fonds · 1921-1982

The fonds is comprised of biographical information on Asher Pierce, including obituaries, biographies, and copies of newspaper articles, several pieces of correspondence, a photo album featuring photographs from the opening of the Gan Chaim orange plantation in Palestine, and a single photograph of Ella Pierce.

Pierce, Asher, 1867-
D. Rohold Fonds
CA JPL-A 1164 · Fonds · 1902-1942

Consists of a memoir written by D. Rohold.

Rohold, D.
Hachshara Farms Fonds
CA JPL-A 1236 · Fonds · 1924 - 1961

Consists of legal documents, correspondence and financial information about Hachshara Farms.

Hachshara Farms Inc.
Reuben Brainin Fonds
CA JPL-A 1010 · Fonds · 1893-1940

The papers represent the scope of Brainin’s life endeavours as writer, editor, biographer, critic, translator, lecturer, Zionist and one of the founders of the Jewish Public Library. The Fonds is divided into five major series: Literary and editorial activities, Biography and criticism, Correspondence, Special Collections, and the records of the Jewish Public Library Archives Committee.

Brainin, Reuben, 1862-1939
Tressa Jacobson Fonds
CA JPL-A 1068 · Fonds · 1934-1971

Consists of correspondence, photographs and ephemeral material related to Jacobson's trip to Palestine as well as her "reign" as Queen Esther. Also includes additional biographical materials including birth, schooling, and marriage documentation; documents from Hadassah and the Jewish Music Council of Montreal; and pins from Hadassah.

Jacobson, Tressa, 1908-