Louis Marshall papers, 1905-1933 1907-1928 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Papers of Louis Marshall, containing correspondence, memoranda, pamphlets, minutes, reports, and copies of Congressional bills. Louis Marshall, a leader in American Judaism, was born in Syracuse, New York. He moved to New York City and graduated from Columbia Law School in 1877; in 1894, he joined the law firm of Guggenheimer and Untermyer, later becoming a partner in the firm. Marshall was a Reform Jew; president and strategist of the American Jewish Committee; Chairman of the Commission of Immigration in New York State; and led the opposition concerning the establishment of literacy tests for new immigrants. Marshall was a defender of Leo Frank, a negotiator in the Peace Conference of 1919, and attempted to block Henry Ford's publication, the Dearborn Independent, due to anti-Semitic rhetoric. Though Marshall was a somewhat controversial figure in American Judaism, he nonetheless worked diligently on issues regarding Jewish immigration and rights