Collection of calling cards of rabbis and clergy (ritual slaughterers, circumcisers, cantors and more) in the US. Also includes inscriptions, printed items and documents from the US.
This collection is from the archives of Rabbi Eliyahu Landau, grandson of the Vilna Gaon. He traveled to the USA in 1928, in order to establish his business in printing and in selling books of the Vilna Ga'on. Over 90 calling cards, most of which are written on in his handwriting.
Enclosed:
• Two notebooks and additional papers with lists of purchaser's names and addresses, in his handwriting
• Letter requesting financial assistance for Rabbi Eliyahu, beginning "Give honor to the Vilna Ga'on"
• Patent application for a board for synagogue's Gabai, in the shape of a clock, submitted to the US Patent Office, with a negative reply.
See more about Rabbi Eliyahu and his many activities in item 211 and item 509