US-RUn-msg159 Guide to the Records of the Hillel Foundation, Rhode Island Chapter 1971-1999 Finding aid prepared by Kim Nusco. University of Rhode Island Library 2009 June 15

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B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation (University of Rhode Island) Records of the Hillel Foundation, Rhode Island Chapter, 1972-1999 1971-1999 8.5 linear feet This collection contains the records of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at the University of Rhode Island. Records pertain to the organization's director, board of trustees, programs, finances, and publications from the infant stages of the organization through 1999. Mss. Gr. 159 Historical note

The B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at URI is part of the international Hillel organization dedicated to promoting Jewish identity, awareness, and practice on college campuses. Starting as a part-time counselorship in 1948, URI Hillel became a foundation in 1968, with the hiring of its first full-time director. Since 1968, Hillel has been administered by a full-time director, who also serves as the Jewish chaplain on campus, an administrative assistant, and for a brief period in the early 1980s, a program director.

In the 1970s, the Hillel Foundation moved from the Student Union to offices in International House. The growth of Hillel's programs and services resulted in its relocation to its own building at 34 Lower College Road.

The URI Hillel Chapter receives funds from National Hillel Foundation, the Jewish Federation of Rhode Island, donations, and fundraising of parents, community, students and faculty.

Open for research.

Terms governing use and reproduction: Photocopying and scanning of materials is a fee based service available in the repository and is allowed at the discretion of the Archivist when in compliance to the Unit's policy on copyright and publication.

Preferred Citation

Records of the Hillel Foundation, Rhode Island Chapter, 1972-1999, Mss. Gr. 159, University of Rhode Island Library.

Scope and Content Note

The records of the Hillel Foundation at the University of Rhode Island were donated to Special Collections in July 2002 by Hillel Director Naomi Sobel. Approximately six linear feet of records from the Hillel Foundation were transferred in the original donation. The records are in good condition and include materials documenting URI Hillel's development from a relatively small Jewish Activities Council to a nationally accredited organization active in campus life.

After processing the records were arranged in the following series:

Series I, Board of Trustees, 1977-1996, contains records generated by the governing board of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at URI. This series includes materials documenting the Board's Annual Meetings, which include the announcement of incoming officers and the annual awards ceremony, as well as correspondence, scattered meeting minutes and financial reports, and versions of the Board's constitution and by-laws.

Series II, Hillel Director, 1980-1999, contains the records of various directors of URI Hillel, including the correspondence of Rabbi Chaim Casper. Other materials include memos, minutes from both Board of Trustees and Student Board meetings, notes, and newspaper clippings.

Series III, Student Board, 1987-1997, contains the records of URI Hillel's Student Board, which is comprised of elected student leaders who initiate and oversee Hillel programs and activities and represent Hillel to the broader campus and Jewish communities. These records include scattered meeting minutes and election materials, various memos, and notes. A considerable portion of this series consists of the records of Robyn Witten, the Student Board President from 1992 to 1993. These records include Witten's notes and materials pertaining to Student Board meetings and the development of Springfest, the Purim Carnival.

Series IV, Subject Files, 1972-1999, consists of files pertaining to various aspects of the function and activities of URI Hillel. The records reflect Hillel's development as an institution at URI, including the accreditation process and versions of the constitution and by-laws, and provide information about a variety of Hillel's programs, such as Passover and High Holiday observance, Holocaust memorial programs, various lecture series and cultural events. Information about donations and scholarship funds is also included. The Subject Files also contain evidence of URI Hillel's connection with other Jewish organizations in Rhode Island, including the Jewish Federation of Rhode Island and the Jewish Community Council of South County. Overall, the Subject Files series provides a sense of the breadth of URI Hillel's involvement in Jewish life on campus and within the community. Additional information about URI Hillel's programs can be found in Series V, Programs.

Series V, Programs, 1980-1996, consists of materials reflecting the programs and activities offered by URI Hillel during each school year. The records include calendars and announcements of events, informational letters and brochures, promotional fliers for lectures, dances, fundraising events, and Student Board elections. A brief history of URI Hillel appears in the folder for 1993-1994. This series gives an vivid sense of the range of programs offered by Hillel and the role that the organization came to play in campus life.

Series VI, Financial, 1973-1999, contains the financial records of URI Hillel, including materials relating to the budget and the allocation of funds, an assessment by the Allocation Task Force of the Jewish Federation of Rhode Island, monthly financial reports, and financial ledgers.

Series VII, Publicity, 1980-1997, contains materials documenting URI Hillel's publicization of its programs and events as well as its monitoring of local and national news media coverage of topics of Jewish interest. Materials include notices and articles pertaining to Hillel events and activities published in the campus newspaper, The Good 5 Cent Cigar, and in other local news media. Also included are articles clipped from various local and national publications relating to both Hillel events and subjects of Jewish interest and press releases about URI Hillel events sent to area newspapers.

Series VIII, Publications, 1980-1991, consists of issues of newspapers published by URI Hillel. Both the earlier A Nickel Stogie and the later Ha 'Eton, served as a vehicle for publicizing Hillel events and as a forum for Hillel members to write about local, national, and international matters of Jewish interest.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in eight series. 1. Board of Trustees 2. Hillel Director 3. Student Board 4. Subject Files 5. Programs 6. Financial 7. Publicity 8. Publications

Acquisitions Information

Names B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation (University of Rhode Island) Subjects B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation (University of Rhode Island) College students, Jewish -- Rhode Island Jews -- Education Jews -- Rhode Island -- Societies, etc. RIAMCO Browsing Terms Education Religion Inventory Series 1 1 1-14 Board of Trustees1977-1996

The Board of Trustees series contains records generated by the governing board of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at URI. The Board serves to advise and consult in Hillel operations, receives regular reports on the progress of Hillel programs, and determines policies governing the budget and personnel of URI Hillel. The Board also functions as a liaison between the Rhode Island Jewish community and Jewish students and faculty at URI.

The Board has been comprised of members appointed by the Jewish Federation of Rhode Island, the Jewish Community Council of South County, and various chapters of the B'nai B'rith organization, as well as the URI Hillel Director and URI faculty and student representatives.

Materials in this series include records of the Board's Annual Meetings, which include the announcement of incoming officers and the annual awards ceremony. The general Board of Trustees files include correspondence, scattered meeting minutes and financial reports, and versions of the Board's constitution and by-laws. Records have been arranged alphabetically by folder title and chronologically within folders.

1 1 1991 Annual Meeting 1 2 1992 Annual Meeting 1 3 1993 Annual Meeting 1 4 1994 Annual Meeting 1 5 1995 Annual Meeting 1 6 1996 Annual Meeting 1 7 1977, 1979-1980 Board of Trustees 1 8 1981-1982 Board of Trustees 1 9 1983-1984 Board of Trustees 1 10 1985-1986 Board of Trustees 1 11 1987-1988 Board of Trustees 1 12 1989-1992 Board of Trustees 1 13 1993-1996 Board of Trustees 1 14 1985 Board of Trustees: Member Affiliation Series 2 1 1-23 Hillel Director1980-1999

The Hillel Foundation of URI hired its first full-time Director in 1968. The director oversees the management of Hillel activities, advises the Student Board, serves as a representative to the Board of Trustees, and serves as the Jewish chaplain on campus.

The bulk of the material in this series consists of the records of Rabbi Chaim Casper, Director of URI Hillel from 1980-1986. Comprised primarily of correspondence on a variety of topics, ranging from the management of Hillel activities to activism on the behalf of Ethiopian Jews, Rabbi Casper's records provide considerable insight into the functions of the Hillel director, the development of URI Hillel as an organization, and the concerns of the Jewish community on campus.

The records of the following director, Rina Sky Wolfgang, include correspondence, memos, scattered meeting minutes with notes, and copies of a personal Wolfgang family newsletter. Director Wolfgang also kept a file of newspaper clippings pertaining to her tenure with Hillel.

The records of Director Guy Bermel consist primarily of agenda, meeting minutes, and notes. His records for 1995 to 1997 include financial statements from 1994.

The records are arranged alphabetically by director's last name and chronologically within folders, with the exception of Rabbi Casper's records, which are arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within folders.

2 1 1994-1995, undated Bermel, Guy 2 2 1995-1997 Bermel, Guy 2 3 1988-1989 Bermel, Guy 2 4 1980-1988, undated Casper, Rabbi Chaim: Alumni Association 2 5 1980-1983, 1985-1986 Casper, Rabbi Chaim: B'nai B'rith Lodges 2 6 1980-1985 Casper, Rabbi Chaim: Class Exemptions 2 7 1981-1986 Casper, Rabbi Chaim: Congregation Beth David 2 8 1982-1986 Casper, Rabbi Chaim: Endowment Fund 2 9 1982-1985 Casper, Rabbi Chaim: Ethiopian Jews 2 10 1983-1985, 1987 Casper, Rabbi Chaim: Good 5 Cent Cigar 2 11 1986 Casper, Rabbi Chaim: Letters to the Editor 2 12 1980-1983 Casper, Rabbi Chaim: Local Community 2 13 1980-1984, 1986 Casper, Rabbi Chaim: Programs- Correspondence 2 14 1980-1985 Casper, Rabbi Chaim: Radio Shack Computer/Word Processor 2 15 1980-1986 Casper, Rabbi Chaim: Recommendation Letters 2 16 1980-1985 Casper, Rabbi Chaim: Student Inquiries 2 17 1982-1984 Casper, Rabbi Chaim: Miscellaneous Correspondence 2 18 1985 Casper, Rabbi Chaim: Miscellaneous Correspondence 2 19 1986-1987 Casper, Rabbi Chaim: Miscellaneous Correspondence 2 20 1988?-1994, undated Wolfgang, Rina Sky 2 21 1992, undated Wolfgang, Rina Sky 2 22 1991 Wolfgang, Rina Sky 2 23 1987, undated Wolfgang, Rina Sky: Newspaper Clippings Series 3 3-4 1-25 Student Board1987-1997

The Student Board is comprised of elected student leaders who generate and oversee Hillel programs and activities and represent Hillel to the broader campus and Jewish communities. These records include scattered meeting minutes and election materials. The folder titled "General Materials" contains various memos, notes, and signed copies of a statement of Student Board members' responsibilities.

A considerable portion of this series consists of the records of Robyn Witten, the Student Board President from 1992 to 1993. These records include Witten's notes and materials pertaining to Student Board meetings and the development of Springfest, the Purim Carnival.

Records have been arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within folders.

3 1 1989, undated Committees, Recruitment for 3 2 1995-1997 Election Materials 3 3 1991-1992 General Materials 3 4 1985-1987 Meeting Minutes 3 5 1987-1989 Meeting Minutes 3 6 1989-1992 Meeting Minutes 3 7 1992-1997 Meeting Minutes 3 8 1992, undated Robyn Witten (President) Files: Activism 3 9 1993, undated Robyn Witten (President) Files: Activities 3 10 1993 Robyn Witten (President) Files: Advertising 3 11 1993 Robyn Witten (President) Files: Calendar- Hillel Events 3 12 undated Robyn Witten (President) Files: Campus Information 3 13 undated Robyn Witten (President) Files: Contact Information 3 14 1992 Robyn Witten (President) Files: Contact List 3 15 1992-1993 Robyn Witten (President) Files: Meetings- Agenda and Minutes 3 16 1992 Robyn Witten (President) Files: Meetings- Materials, notes 3 17 1993 Robyn Witten (President) Files: Meetings and Activities 3 18 1993 Robyn Witten (President) Files: Notices- On-Campus Events 3 19 1992 Robyn Witten (President) Files: Springfest 1992- Correspondence 3 20 1992 Robyn Witten (President) Files: Springfest 1992- Notes 4 21 1992 Robyn Witten (President) Files: Springfest 1992- Organizational Meeting 4 22 1992 Robyn Witten (President) Files: Springfest 1992- Replies 4 23 1993 Robyn Witten (President) Files: Springfest 1993 4 24 1992 Robyn Witten (President) Files: Student Organizations 4 25 undated Robyn Witten (President) Files: Miscellaneous Series 4 4-10 1-128 Subject Files1972-1999

This series consists of files pertaining to various aspects of the function and activities of URI Hillel. The records reflect Hillel's development as an institution at URI, including the accreditation process and versions of the constitution and by-laws, and provide information about a variety of Hillel's programs, such as Passover and High Holiday observance, Holocaust awareness programs, and various lecture series and cultural events. Information about various donation and scholarship funds is also included. The Subject Files also contain evidence of URI Hillel's connection with other Jewish organizations in Rhode Island, including the Jewish Federation of Rhode Island and the Jewish Community Council of South County.

Also of interest is the documentation of various aspects of Jewish life on campus supported by URI Hillel, including the institution of a kosher meal plan and the development of two courses in Jewish studies, Letters 151D and 151F, taught by Hillel Director Rina Sky Wolfgang. Overall, the Subject Files series provides a sense of the breadth of URI Hillel's involvement in Jewish life on campus and within the community.

The records have been arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within folders.

Additional information about URI Hillel's programs can be found in Series V, Programs.

4 1 1992 Accreditation 4 2 1992 Accreditation: Bonnie Oster's Files 4 3 1998-1999 Accreditation: Self-Assessment 4 4 undated Accreditation: Self-Assessment- Amy's Report 4 5 1989-1995 Alumni Appeal 4 6 undated Anti-Semitic Graffiti: Photographs 4 7 1997-1998, undated Association for Religious and Intellectual Life (ARIL): Mentoring Project 4 8 1992 Berk, Stephen (Speaker) 4 9 1985-1986 B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation (National) 4 10 1983, 1986, undated B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation (National): Publications and Manuals 4 11 1989-1992 Bobrow Mixer 4 12 1988-1995 Calendars. See also: Series V, Programs 4 13 1979? Campus Energy Education Project: "The Energy Puzzle: America's Destiny, Jewish Values" 4 14 1977-1978, 1983-1985, undated Cartoons 5 15 undated Casper, Rabbi Chaim: Photograph 5 16 1993, 1995-1996, 1998 Chaplains 5 17 1991 Clothes For Kids 5 18 1980-1983 Constitution (URI Hillel) 5 19 1991 Cowan, Rabbi Rachel: "Interfaith Marriage Workshop" 5 20 undated Custodial Responsibilities 5 21 1993, 1994 Dees, Morris: Lecture, "A Season for Justice" 5 22 1985-1986 Donations 5 23 1992 Ellis Island Trip 5 24 1983, 1986, undated Ethiopian Jewry 5 25 1992-1993, undated Faculty Advisory Committee 5 26 1982-1986 Fain, Norman M. and Rosalie B.: Fain Fund 5 27 1989-1996 Fundraising Letters 5 28 1996 Ham and Jam (Spring Programs). See also: Series V: Programs 5 29 1991 High Holidays: Cantor 5 30 1992 High Holidays: Cantor 5 31 1980, 1982-1984 High Holidays: Letters to Professors and Staff 5 32 1990 High Holidays: Meals 5 33 1995?, undated High Holidays: Sign-up Sheets 5 34 1992 High Holidays: Tickets 5 35 1993 High Holidays: Tickets 5 36 1992 High Holidays: Tickets- Community and Friends 5 37 1984, undated Hillel: Fact Sheets and Information re: 5 38 undated Hillel: Public Relations Brochure 5 39 1998 Hillelethon 5 40 1994 Holocaust Museum Trip 5 41 1996 Holocaust Museum Trip 5 42 1997 Holocaust Museum Trip 6 43 1984-1987 Holocaust Program 6 44 1988-1991 Holocaust Program 6 45 1992 Holocaust Program 6 46 1993 Holocaust Program 6 47 1994 Holocaust Program 6 48 1995 Holocaust Program 6 49 1983, undated Holocaust Program: Miscellaneous materials 6 50 1983-1984 Hopfenberg, Larry: Hopfenberg Fund 6 51 1987 Inventory 6 52 1994-1995 Israel Trip 6 53 1995-1996 Israel Trip 6 54 1973, undated Jersey Region of the North American Temple Youth (JFTY) 6 55 1996, 1988 Jersey Region of the North American Temple Youth (JFTY) 6 56 1988-1989 Jersey Region of the North American Temple Youth (JFTY) 7 57 1990-1991, 1993 Jersey Region of the North American Temple Youth (JFTY) 7 58 1992 The Jewish American Experience (Lecture series) 7 59 1996, undated Jewish Campus Service Corps (JCSC) Fellowship 7 60 1998 Jewish Campus Service Corps (JCSC) Fellowship: Karen Bandel 7 61 1981-1986 Jewish Community Council of South County (JCCSC): Calendars and Events 7 62 1989-1994 Jewish Community Council of South County (JCCSC): Calendars and Events 7 63 1985-1986 Jewish Federation of Rhode Island (JFRI) 7 64 1983-1986 Jewish Federation of Rhode Island (JFRI): Meeting Minutes 7 65 1995-1997 Jewish Federation of Rhode Island (JFRI): Planning Committees 7 66 1986 Jewish Federation of Rhode Island (JFRI): Southern State Advisory Board 7 67 1981-1986 Jewish Music Concert Series 7 68 1984, undated Jewish Music Concert Series: Miscellaneous materials 7 69 1990 Jewish Students Week: "How to Start a Jewish Students Week" Planning Guide 7 70 1980, 1983-1985 Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS): Rabbinical Student Placement Service 8 71 1993 Joel, Richard (International Hillel Director): Visit 8 72 1981-1982 Johnson, Walter: Contractor Dispute 8 73 undated Kaye, Harriet: Photograph 8 74 1993 Kessler, Jonathan (Speaker) 8 75 undated Kritz, Cantor Karl S.: Photograph 8 76 1981-1986 Kosher Meal Plan 8 77 1985-1987, undated Kosher Meal Plan 8 78 1992-1993 Kosher Meal Plan 8 79 1982-1985 Kosher Meal Plan: Donations 8 80 1986-1987 Kosher Meal Plan: Meals Eaten 8 81 1997 Kristallnacht Candlelight Vigil 8 82 1981-1986 Lectures 8 83 1989 Letters 151: Proposal 8 84 1991, 1992, 1993 Letters 151D: "Back to the Source: Understanding Judaism"- Course materials and syllabi 8 85 1991, 1992 Letters 151F: "We the People: A Survey of Jewish Life in America"- Course materials and syllabi 8 86 1980-1982 Lunch Program Lecture Series 8 87 1983-1987 Lunch Program Lecture Series 8 88 1982-1985, undated Lunch Program Lecture Series: Ideas 8 89 1991 Membership List 8 90 1990-1993 Membership Lists(?) 8 91 1981-1986 Nash, Yetta (National B'nai B'rith Foundation Administrative Assistant?) 8 92 1975-1976, 1978, 1980-1982, 1984 Nathans, Dr. Samuel: Dr. Samuel Nathans Memorial Lecture Fund 8 93 1983-1986 New England Foundation for the Arts 9 94 1972-1973, 1975-1976, 1982-1983 North American Federation of Temple Youth 9 95 1983-1986 Oster, Aaron J.: Aaron J. Oster Family Fund 9 96 1982-1983, 1989, 1991 Oster, Bonnie (Hillel Administrative Assistant): Correspondence 9 97 1986-1987 Pac Man and Pinball Machines 9 98 1993 Passover 9 99 1996 Passover 9 100 1997 Passover 9 101 1995, undated "Perspectives: the Rhode Island Jewish Young Adult Project" 9 102 undated Photograph Negatives (unidentified) 9 103 undated Photographs (unidentified) 9 104 1994 Project Gedul Federation: Internship Proposal 9 105 1990-1991, undated Quality of Life Committee 9 106 1992 Regional Dance 9 107 1989 Retreat 9 108 1990 Retreat 9 109 1991 Retreat 9 110 1993 Retreat 9 111 1999 Roger Williams University Hillel Study 9 112 undated Roth, Rabbi Joel: "The Ordination of Women as Rabbis" (typescript) 9 113 1983-1978, undated Soviet Jewry 10 114 undated Soviet Jewry: "Through the Looking Glass: a Dialogue of Soviet Jewish Immigrants and American Jews" 10 115 1990-1991 Speakers (Proposed) 10 116 1988-1991 Springfest (Purim Carnival) 10 117 1992-1993 Springfest (Purim Carnival) 10 118 1993 Student Leadership Day 10 119 1989 Thering, Sister Rose (Speaker) 10 120 1987-1988 Thomas, Helen: Lecture grant 10 121 1989-1992, undated United Jewish Appeal (UJA) 10 122 1991-1992, undated United Jewish Appeal (UJA) 10 123 1992-1993, undated United Jewish Appeal (UJA) 10 124 1993 Welcome Packet (Office of Residential Life) 10 125 undated Wilkes, Jack: Photograph 10 126 1980-1986, undated Work Study 10 127 undated Yawgoog (Chaplaincy Work): Material Order Form 10 128 1982, 1990, 1992, 1995, undated Miscellaneous materials Series 5 11-13 1-18 Programs1980-1996

The Programs series consists of materials reflecting the programs and activities offered by URI Hillel during each school year. The records include calendars and announcements of events, informational letters and brochures, promotional fliers for lectures, dances, fundraising events, and Student Board elections. A brief history of URI Hillel appears in the folder for 1993-1994. This series gives an vivid sense of the range of programs offered by Hillel and the role that the organization came to play in campus life.

Some of the materials in this series were originally arranged in folders labeled "Original Photocopies." These materials were removed from these folders and integrated into the chronological records.

The records have been retained in chronological order within each folder.

11 1 1985-1986 Program Ideas: Arts 11 2 1980-1981 Programs 11 3 1981-1982 Programs 11 4 1982-1983 Programs 11 5 1983-1984 Programs 11 6 1985-1987 Programs 11 7 1987-1988 Programs 11 8 1988-1989 Programs 11 9 1989 Aug-1989 Dec Programs 11 10 1990 Jan-1990 Jun Programs 12 11 1990-1991 Programs 12 12 1991-1992 Programs 12 13 1992-1993 Programs 12 14 1993-1994 Programs 12 15 1994-1995 Programs 13 16 1995 Sep-1995 Dec Programs 13 17 1996 Jan-1996 Jun Programs 13 18 1988-1996, undated Programs: Miscellaneous materials Series 6 13-16 1-26 Financial1973-1999

This series contains the financial records of URI Hillel, from its inception as the Jewish Activities Council to its development into a more complex organization. The records include materials relating to the budget and the allocation of funds, including an assessment by the Allocations Task Force of the Jewish Federation of Rhode Island. Monthly financial reports and financial ledgers are also included.

The materials are arranged alphabetically by type and chronologically within folders.

13 1 1991-1993 Allocations Task Force: Questionnaires and Reports 13 2 1978-1979 Budget and Allocations 13 3 1988-1989 Budget and Allocations 13 4 1990-1995 Budget and Allocations 13 5 1995-1997 Budget and Allocations 13 6 1997-1999 Budget and Allocations 13 7 1982 Budget and Planning Committee: Supplemental Budget Ranking Criteria 13 8 1979 Financial Reports 13 9 1980 Financial Reports 13 10 1981 Financial Reports 14 11 1982 Financial Reports 14 12 1983 Financial Reports 14 13 1984 Financial Reports 14 14 1985 Financial Reports 14 15 1986 Financial Reports 14 16 1987 Financial Reports 14 17 1988 Financial Reports 14 18 1989 Financial Reports 15 19 1990 Jan-1990 Jun Financial Reports 15 20 1992 Jun Financial Reports 15 21 1996-1997 Financial Reports 15 22 1973 Oct-1973 Dec, 1976 Jan-1978 Nov Ledgers 15 23 1978 Dec-1987 Jun Ledgers 15 24 1987-1995 Ledgers: Checkbook 16 25 1982 Aug-1983 Aug Ledgers: Donations 16 26 1993-1996 Ledgers: Donations Series 7 16-17 1-18 Publicity1980-1997

This series includes materials relating to URI Hillel's publicity for its programs and events as well as its monitoring of local and national news media coverage of topics of Jewish interest. The folders entitled, "Cigar Ads and Publicity" contain notices and articles pertaining to Hillel events and activities published in the campus newspaper, The Good 5 Cent Cigar and in other local news media, including The Providence Journal, the Rhode Island Jewish Herald, and the Jewish Federation Voice.

Folders labeled "Newspaper Clippings and Press Releases" include articles clipped from various local and national publications relating to both Hillel events and subjects of Jewish interest. Press releases about URI Hillel events sent to area newspapers are also included.

Materials have been arranged chronologically within folders.

16 1 1980-1981, undated Cigar Ads and Publicity 16 2 1981/1982 Cigar Ads and Publicity 16 3 Cigar Ads and Publicity 16 4 Cigar Ads and Publicity 16 5 Cigar Ads and Publicity 16 6 1985-1987, undated Cigar Ads and Publicity 16 7 1987-1988, 1988-1989 Cigar Ads and Publicity 16 8 1990-1991 Cigar Ads and Publicity 16 9 1991-1992 Cigar Ads and Publicity 16 10 1992-1993 Cigar Ads and Publicity 17 11 1993-1994 Cigar Ads and Publicity 17 12 1994-1997 Cigar Ads and Publicity 17 13 1996-1997 Cigar Ads and Publicity 17 14 1980-1981 Newspaper Clippings and Press Releases 17 15 1982-1983, undated Newspaper Clippings and Press Releases 17 16 1984-1986 Newspaper Clippings and Press Releases 17 17 1989-1990 Newspaper Clippings and Press Releases 17 18 1980, 1983 RamPages Series 8 17 1-3 Publications1980-1991

This series consists of issues of newspapers published by URI Hillel. Both A Nickel Stogie and a later publication, Ha 'Eton, served as vehicles for publicizing Hillel events and as a forum for Hillel members to write about local, national, and international matters of Jewish interest.

Copies of A Nickel Stogie (1980-1986, incomplete) have been bound and are available in the University Archives, call number LD 4706 .A8 N5

17 1 1989-1991 Ha 'Eton 17 2 1980 Oct-1986 Apr A Nickel Stogie (incomplete) 17 3 1986 A Nickel Stogie: Materials for September 1986 issue