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George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library, MS2FL4400 University Dr.
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Business Number: 703-993-2220
Fax Number: 703-993-8911
speccoll@gmu.edu
URL: https://scrc.gmu.edu
Finding aid prepared by Bill Keeler
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Alternative Form Available
One of the scrapbooks in this collection was digitized and is available to view here.
Benjamin Brands was the 2018 L. Claire Kincannon Intern at the Special Collections Research Center. His work culminated in the digital humanities project: Please Send Food: A G.I.'s War in Italy, which includes digitized and transcribed letters from this collection.
Preferred Citation
Jerome Epstein papers, C0262, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Donated by L. Claire Kincannon in 2015.
Processing Information
Processed by Bill Keeler in October 2017. EAD markup completed by Bill Keeler in October 2017. Finding aid edited by Amanda Menjivar in August 2022.
Biographical Information
Born August 25, 1925 to Jerome and Rosella Epstein, Jerome Zachariah Epstein, Jr. attended Jefferson Public Schools until being accepted into Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1942. After attending Miami University in Oxford for one year, Epstein enlisted in the U.S. Army, August 10, 1943, and went into active service January 3, 1944. He was sent to Italy and served for seven months as a radio operator with the 110th Mountain Signal Company 10th Mountain Division located in the Northern Appennines and the Po Valley. Epstein was honorably discharged April 19, 1946 and was awarded two bronze service stars. After returning to civilian life, Epstein finished a 4-year program at University of Dayton. After college, he would go on to work at Western Iron and Steel, a family business. Jerome Epstein, Jr. died August 14, 2002.
Scope and Content
The collection includes photographs, photography equipment, newspapers, correspondence, scrapbooks, notebooks, audiotapes, 8mm film reels, and military badges. The collection is arranged into four series:
Series 1: World War II Era Items (1942-1946) includes photographs, maps, identification papers, travel books, and numerous letters.
Series 2: Photographs (1914-1998) includes photographs of Jerome Epstein, Jr., the Epstein family, negatives, photo albums, and photography equipment.
Series 3: Scrapbooks and Slides (1940-1954) includes color slides of the Epstein family, vacations, and spring flowers. It also includes many scrapbooks which contain post cards, newspaper clippings, and many World War II items.
Series 4: Epstein Family Items (1877-1895, 1915-2002) includes many items belonging to the Epstein family including financial documents, date books, newspapers clippings, Western Iron and Steel documents, and school documents.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into four series.
Series 1: World War II Era Items, 1942-1946 (Boxes 1-2) Series 2: Photographs, 1914-1998 (Boxes 3-10) Series 3: Scrapbooks and Slides, 1940-1954 (Boxes 11-16) Series 4: Epstein Family Items, 1877-1895, 1915-2002 (Boxes 17-23)Related Material
Special Collections Research Center holds other collections that document World War II and postwar United States history, including the Leonard H. Clark military history collection and the Mary Elsie Fox photograph collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Correspondence
- Letters
- Photographs
- Scrapbooks
- Slides (Photography)
- World War, 1939-1945
Container List
This series includes photographs, maps, identification papers, travel books, and numerous letters.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Military Issue Pamphlets, Identification Cards, Photographs of Jerome Epstein1944-1945
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
World War II Era Letters to FamilyJune 1942, January-July 1944
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
World War II Era Letters to FamilyAugust-December 1944
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
World War II Era Letters to FamilyJanuary-June 1945
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
World War II Era Letters to FamilyJuly-December 1945
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
World War II Era Letters to FamilyJanuary-April 1946
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7
Discharge Papers, Identification Photos, Newspaper1945
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1
English-Italian Dictionaries, Maps of Italy and Venice, Newspapers1944-1945
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2
Discharge Papers and Correspondence1943-1946
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3
Military Service Records of Jerome Epstein1946-2015
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4
Travel Books for Venice, Italycirca 1940s
This series includes photographs of Jerome Epstein, Jr., the Epstein family, negatives, photo albums, and photography equipment.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Photographs, Invitations, Playbills, and Newspaper Clippingscirca 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Family, Artwork1940-1998
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Family, Artwork1940-1998
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 4
Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Family, Artworkcirca 1960
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5
Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Family, and Negatives1948-1952
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 6
Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Family, Negatives, Color Film Transparencies1943, 1953-1957
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1
Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Family, Color Film Transparencies1947-1960
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2
Color Film Transparencies from New York City, Marsha Bramson Wedding AnnouncementMay 1960
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
Negatives of Family Photographs1930-1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4
Negatives of Family Photographs and Jerome Epsteincirca 1940-1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 5
Portrait of Rosella Epstein, PhotographsCirca 1970
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 6
Epstein Family Photo Albumcirca 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 1
Photographs and Remembrance Booklet1925,1967
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2
Photographs and Negatives of Jerome Epsteincirca 1930
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3
Photographs of Epstein Family, Friends, Jerome Jr. and Rosella Epstein1895-1930, 1949-1990
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 4
Photographs of Jerome Epstein, Jr., and Family1944, circa 1960
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 5
Photo Albumcirca 1930-1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
Photographs of Family and Housecirca 1980
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
Photographs of Family and House1977
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
Photographs of Family and House1980-1981
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 4
Photographs of Family and House1978-1980
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 5
Photographs of Artwork and House1965, 1977-1980
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 6
Photographs of Family and Vacationcirca 1970s
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 1
Photographs of Vacation and Housecirca 1960s
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 2
Photographs of Family, House, and Artwork1966, 1979, 1989
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 3
Photographs of Family, House, and Artwork1976-1977, 1979-1980
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 4
Photographs of Family, House, and Schoolcirca 1940, 1967, 1980-1994
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 5
Photographs of Family, Vacation, and House1965, 1966
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 1
Photographs of Family, Negatives, Letter from Jerome Epsteincirca 1960
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 2
Photographs of Family and Housecirca 1970
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 3
Photographs of Family and Vacationcirca 1970
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 4
Photographs of Rosella Epstein and Family Vacationcirca 1960
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 5
Photographs of Jerome Epstein in Uniform, Family, and Vacationcirca 1940-1960
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 6
Photographs of Saul Green, Jerome as a Child, Family, Jerome Sr. and Rosella Epstein1914, circa 1930-1960
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 1
Epstein Family Photo Albumcirca 1960s
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 1
Vernon 8mm Camera and Photo Viewerscirca 1960s
This series includes color slides of the Epstein family, vacations, and spring flowers. It also includes many scrapbooks which contain post cards, newspaper clippings, and many World War II items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 1
Color Slides of Sea Isle, Miami, and Spring Flowers1951
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 2
Color Slides of Sea Isle, Essex House, and Thanksgiving1950-1951
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 3
Color Slides of Epstein Family1950-1951
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 4
Color Slides of Epstein Family1950-1951
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 5
Color Slides of New York City1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 6
Color Slides of Epstein Family and House1953
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 7
Color Slides of Sea Isle1951
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1
Color Film Transparenciescirca 1954
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 2
Color Film Transparenciescirca 1954
- Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 3
Color Film Transparencies1953-1954
- Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Post Cardscirca 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 2
Scrapbook of Post Cardscirca 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 3
Scrapbook of Post Cardscirca 1940-1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 4
Scrapbook of Playbillscirca 1930s
- Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 1
Barker Music Box, Birthday Card to Jerome Epsteincirca 1940s
- Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 2
Color Slides of Spring Flowerscirca 1950s
- Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 3
Color Slides of New York City1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 4
Scrapbook Part Icirca 1930s-1940s
- Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 5
Scrapbook Part IIcirca 1930s-1940s
- Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 1
Scrapbook Part IIIcirca 1930s-1940s
- Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 2
Scrapbook Part IVcirca 1930s-1940s
- Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 3
Scrapbook Part Vcirca 1930s-1940s
- Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 4
Scrapbook Part VIcirca 1930s-1940s
- Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 1
Scrapbook of World War II Era Itemscirca 1940s
Includes many items belonging to the Epstein family including financial documents, date books, newspapers clippings, Western Iron and Steel documents, and school documents.
- Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 1
"The Daytonian", Dayton High School Yearbook1915
- Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 2
"The Daytonian", Dayton High School Yearbook1947
- Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 3
"The Daytonian", Dayton High School Yearbook1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 4
"The Daytonian", Dayton High School Yearbook1949
- Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 1
"The Cauldron", Frankfurt High school Yearbooks1912, 1913
- Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 2
"The Cauldron", Frankfurt High school Yearbooks1914, 1917
- Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 3
"The Cauldron", Frankfurt High school Yearbooks1918, 1920
- Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 4
Rosella Green School Record Book, Jerome Epstein University Diploma and Writings1915, circa 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 5
Newspapers and Clippings1945
- Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 1
Name Tapes, Graduation Programs, Letters, Rosella Epstein Driver's License1940-1949
- Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 2
Moses Epstein Financial Documents and Letters, Letters and Invitations to Rosella and Jerome Epstein1877-1915, 1943-1978
- Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 3
Letters, Western Iron and Steel Co. Records, Invitations1942-1991
- Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 4
Dayton Woman's Club Yearbook, Rosella Green Diploma, Spelling Book1915-1921
- Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 5
Correspondence, Report Cards, Invitations1934-1944, 1945, 1986
- Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 6
Jerome Epstein Sr. Correspondence1962-1963
- Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 7
Correspondence of Jerome Epstein, Sr., Western Iron and Steel Co. Paperwork1951-1954
- Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 1
Sympathy Cards and Donation Acknowledgements1967
- Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 2
Sympathy Cards and Donation Acknowledgements1967
- Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 3
Sympathy Cards and Donation Acknowledgements1967
- Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 4
Sympathy Cards and Donation Acknowledgements1967
- Mixed Materials Box: 20 Folder: 5
Sympathy Cards and Donation Acknowledgements1967
- Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 1
Date Books, Letters, Newspapers, University Documents1978-2002
- Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 2
Record Books, Post Cards, Will of Louis Green, Hotel Receipts1953-1992
- Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 3
Invoices, Tax Returns and Forms, Western Iron and Steel Co. Financial Documents1951-1955
- Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 4
Temple Israel Service Programs, Letter to Jerome Epstein, Sr.1894, 1967
- Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 1
Rosella and Jerome Epstein, Sr. Correspondence, Western Iron and Steel Documents1948-1963
- Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 2
Jerome Epstein High School Papers, Report Cards, Play Reviews1935-1943
- Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 3
Jerome Epstein High School Papers, Play Scripts, School Newspaper1940-1945
- Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 4
Newspaper Clippings, Jerome Epstein Writings, Scripts1941-1943
- Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 5
Pamphlets and User Manualscirca 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 6
Poetry Collectioncirca 1940-1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 1
8mm film reel-University of Dayton1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 2
8mm film reel-New Year's Eve party1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 3
8mm film reel-Jerome Epstein, Sr.September 1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 4
8mm film reel-UntitledNovember 1949
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 5
8mm film reel-University of Dayton graduationJune 4, 1949
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 6
8mm film reel-Anniversary1947
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 7
8mm film reel-Indian Creek, Collins Avenue homes and hotelsMay 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 8
8mm film reel-UntitledSeptember 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 9
8mm film reel-Caribbean hotelMay 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 10
8mm film reel-Gulf StreamApril 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 11
8mm film reel-NCR christmas tree and garden clubDecember 1949; January 11, 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 12
8mm film reel-Ringling Museum of ArtApril 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 13
8mm film reel-UntitledMarch 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 14
8mm film reel-UntitledSeptember 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 15
8mm film reel-Florida west coast, Fort Meyers, Carribean hotel, and VeniceApril 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 16
8mm film reel-Lincoln Road, SaxonyApril 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 17
8mm film reel-Jackson Square, New Orleans and Florida highway scenesMarch 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 18
8mm film reel-UntitledJune 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 19
8mm film reel-Spring flowersApril 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 20
8mm film reel-Rockefella Center ice skating and French Quarter, New OrleansMay 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 21
8mm film reel-Lenna's confirmation and flowersMay 22, 1950; June 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 22
8mm film reel-FloridaSeptember 1951
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 23
8mm film reel-UnititledJanuary 1951
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 24
8mm film reel-UnititledSeptember 1951
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 25
8mm film reel-UnititledMay 1951
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 26
8mm film reel-UnititledSeptember 1951
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 27
8mm film reel-UnititledSeptember 1951
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 28
8mm film reel-UnititledMay 1951
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 29
8mm film reel-UnititledMay 1951
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 30
8mm film reel-FlowersMay 1952
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 31
8mm film reel-FlowersMay 1952
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 32
8mm film reel-Florida fishing boatsMarch 1952
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 33
8mm film reel-Fish haulApril 1952
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 34
8mm film reel-Florida Sea IsleMarch 1952
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 35
8mm film reel-Florida Sea Isla and yacht clubApril 1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 36
8mm film reel-FloridaMarch 1952
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 37
8mm film reel-Sea IsleApril 1952
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 38
8mm film reel-Summer flowers and New York1953-1954
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 39
8mm film reel-UnititledMay 1953
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 40
8mm film reel-Vanderbilt estateApril 1953
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 41
8mm film reel-Florida and snowfall in backyardApril 1953
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 42
8mm film reel-Galen Hall swimming poolAugust 1954
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 43
8mm film reel-Galen Hall swimming poolAugust 1954
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 44
8mm film reel-Galen Hall swimming pool and Hershey HotelAugust 1954
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 45
8mm film reel-National Air ShowSeptember 1954
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 46
8mm film reel-New York State ThruwayAugust 1954
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 47
8mm film reel-Galen Hall golf courseJune 1955
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 48
8mm film reel-Williams College and Berkshire MountainsAugust 1954
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 49
8mm film reel-Harvard University campusAugust 1954
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 50
8mm film reel-Harvard Square and Galen HallMarch 1955
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 51
8mm film reel-Hershey Hotel gardensAugust 1954
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 52
8mm film reel-FlowersJuly 30, 1954
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 53
8mm film reel-Flowers in backyardJuly 1955
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 54
8mm film reel-Hershey Hotel gardensAugust 1954
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 55
8mm film reel-Flowers in backyardAugust 1956
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 56
8mm film reel-Flowers in backyardJune 1956
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 57
8mm film reel-Flowers in backyardMay 1957
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 58
8mm film reel-PortlandAugust 1957
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 59
8mm film reel-Flowers in backyardMay 1958
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 60
8mm film reel-Flowers in backyardMay 1958
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 61
8mm film reel-Flowers in backyardJune 1, 1960
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 62
8mm film reel-Untitledcirca 1950s
- Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 63
8mm film reel-Untitledcirca 1950s