| StorageSite | UCL Special Collections |
| Level | SubSeries |
| Reference Number | GASTER/1/A/2 |
| Title | Invitations, leaflets and programmes |
| Date | c1862-c1938 |
| Description | Various ephemera items accumulated and collected by Moses Gaster, due to his travels and his role in the Jewish community. These consist mainly of:
- wedding invitations, menus, programmes, and lists of music/dances;
- programmes for prize distributions at Jewish schools;
- menus and programmes for formal dinners for societies and organisations;
- tickets and flyers for political meetings and rallies.
At many of these events, Gaster himself was one of the speakers.
See also GASTER/8/A and GASTER/5 for similar material. |
| Extent | 4 boxes (763 items) |
| Arrangement | These items have been arranged alphabetically. For weddings, items have been placed into the alphabetical sequence using the bride's surname.
Many of these items have been catalogued individually. If a card has been individually catalogued then you can request the item using its own individual Reference Number, for example GASTER/1/A/2/144.
Alternatively, if you would like to browse these items using the alphabetical sequence, then let us know which box(es) you would like to see. Here are the alphabetical ranges in each box:
Box 5: 'A' to 'F' (GASTER/1/A/2/1 to /179).
Box 6: 'G' to 'L' (GASTER/1/A/2/180 to /387).
Box 6A: 'M' to 'R' (GASTER/1/A/2/388 to /550).
Box 6B: 'S' to 'Z', and unnamed items (GASTER/1/A/2/551 to /763). |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| AccessConditions | The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Registration Form.
Many of the items in this subseries are also available to view online through our Digital Collections website: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/collections/ucl-digital-collections/browse-collections/jewish-collections |