Guide to the Records of the Bronx Bakers Mutual Aid Association 1924-1982 RG 1627
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New York, NY 10011
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Collection Overview
Title: Guide to the Records of the Bronx Bakers Mutual Aid Association 1924-1982 RG 1627
ID: RG 1627 FA
Extent: 4.04 Linear Feet. More info below.
Arrangement: The series are arranged by type of material.
Abstract
The Bronx Bakers Mutual Aid Association was founded “by bakers and for bakers” in 1913. It provided financial support to sick or unemployed members, helped cover burial experiences for members who passed away, and held social events. The records primarily contain financial records, including dues books and ledgers of benefits paid, but also include minute books detailing the meetings that took place and the constitutions that established the rules and operations of the association.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Bronx Bakers Mutual Aid Association Records contain primarily the financial records of the society, including dues books and ledgers of benefits paid. There are overviews such as annual audits, and smaller more incidental records such as cash books and receipts. There are also cemetery maps, indicating the sections of the cemeteries owned by the society, and of which members purchased which graves, as well as transfers subsequent to the original purchase. There are receipts for cemetery care such as monuments built and landscaping services performed. In addition there are meeting minutes that record the activities of the society discussed in the meetings, and constitutions that set out the rules and regulations under which the society was run. There are also a few incidentals such as official stamps, copper plaques commemorating the officers of the society, and a photograph taken at the banquet celebrating the society’s fortieth anniversary.
Historical Note
The Bronx Bakers Mutual Aid Association was founded “by bakers and for bakers” in 1913. It provided financial support to sick or unemployed members, helped cover burial experiences for members who passed away, and held social events. The association collected dues, creating a fund to cover these expenses, and elected officers to oversee the execution of all their activities. All their activities were conducted in Yiddish at the outset, though over time English took on an increasingly prominent role.
Members of the Bronx Bakers Mutual Aid Association could be either men or women, which was unusual for a mutual aid society, in which women generally attained benefits only by virtue of their relationship to a male member. All members were required to also be members of the Bakers’ Union of the International Bakery and Confectionary Workers, however. This union was affiliated with the American Federation of Labor.
Like most mutual aid societies, the Bronx Bakers Mutual Aid Association declined in its importance in the lives of its members during the second half of the twentieth century. As its membership aged and moved away from New York, financial support was no longer tenable, nor indeed necessary, as the social programs of the New Deal provided many of the same benefits and services. The Association dissolved in 1980.
References
Bronx Bakers Mutual Aid Society. Constitution , 1940; Records of the Bronx Bakers Mutual Aid Association; RG 1627; Box 9; Folder 58; YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
Subject/Index Terms
Bronx (New York, N.Y.), Documents - Ledgers (account books), Documents - Minute Books, Documents - Receipts (Financial Records), Fraternal organizations, Hevra kaddisha
Administrative Information
Alternate Extent Statement: 11 boxes
Access Restrictions: Permission to use the collection must be obtained from the YIVO Archivist.
Use Restrictions:
Permission to publish part or parts of the collection must be obtained from the YIVO Archives. For more information, contact:
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: archives@yivo.cjh.org
Acquisition Method: These records were received from the New York State Department of Insurance in 2004.
Preferred Citation: Published citations should take the following form:Identification of item, date (if known); Records of the Bronx Bakers Mutual Aid Association; RG 1627; box number; folder number; YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
Series 1: Series I: Financial Records, 1947-1982,
Series 2: Series II: Burial Records, undated, 1924-1970,
Series 3: Series III: Membership Records, undated, 1924-1980
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Series I: Financial Records1947-1982
- Box 1
- Box 2
- Box 3
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Folder 13: Deli Receiptsundated
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Folder 14: Minute Book (Yiddish)1955-1959
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Folder 15: Minute Book (Yiddish and English)1967-1981
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Folder 16: Permits for Graves and Headstones1970-1978
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Folder 17: Printing Receipts1968-1977
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Folder 18: Legal Invoices1966-1976
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Folder 19: Meeting Notices and Association Calendars1970-1979
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Series II: Burial Recordsundated, 1924-1970
- Box 4
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Folder 20: Grave Reservation Ledger1951-1960
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Folder 21: Constitution (Yiddish)1925
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Folder 22: Constitution (English)1934
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Folder 23: Bookkeeping notebook of the 1953 Banquetca 1953
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Folder 24: Sick Benefits Ledger1954-1977
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Folder 25: Cash Book1965-1970
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Folder 26: Expense Ledger1965-1970
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Folder 27: Membership Ledgerundated
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Series III: Membership Recordsundated, 1924-1980
- Box 5
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Folder 28: Benefit claims1964-1977
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Folder 29: Correspondence relating to death and burial benefits1940-1980
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Folder 30: Correspondence relating to cemetery care1969-1979
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Folder 31: Funeral Directors' Bills1966-1975
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Folder 32: Release Forms1948-1980
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Folder 33: Legal Correspondence1952-1980
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Folder 34: Grave Reservation Records1967-1982
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Folder 35: Grave Reservation Contracts1951-1973
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- Box 6
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Folder 36: Dues Ledger A-H1965-1973
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Folder 37: Dues Ledger I-M1965-1973
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Folder 38: Dues Ledger N-R1965-1973
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Folder 39: Dues Ledger S-Z1965-1973
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Folder 40: Dues Ledger A-H1974-1981
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Folder 41: Dues Ledger I-R1974-1981
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Folder 42: Dues Ledger S-Z1974-1981
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Folder 43: Membership Listsundated
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Folder 44: Dues Lists and Notes1948-1976
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- Box 7
- Box 8
- Box 9
- Box 10
- Box 11
Browse by Series:
Series 1: Series I: Financial Records, 1947-1982,
Series 2: Series II: Burial Records, undated, 1924-1970,
Series 3: Series III: Membership Records, undated, 1924-1980