Archival Collections Catalogue

CA MUA MG2046-XII-136
File
1772-1866

de Sola family and business correspondence

CA MUA MG2053-1-6
File
1784-1913

Part of Abraham de Sola and Evelyn Miller Fonds

File consists of personal and family correspondence from Esther and Abraham de Sola and their children as well as business related correspondence to both Abraham and Aaron David Meldola de Sola.

Correspondence

CA MUA MG2046-I-1
File
1786

Part of William Edmond Logan Fonds

Dr. Maude Abbot [sic]

CA MUA MG1070-0684.01.28.1
File
1792-1845

Part of Maude Elizabeth Abbott Fonds

Mainly copies of documents from the Public Archives of Canada pertaining to the founding of McGill University as part of research conducted by Abbott. Also includes some correspondance to Abbott regarding her research.

Book, [A Morsel of Bread] Rabbi Elisa Habillo [Hebrew]

CA MUA MG2053-1-2
File
1794

Part of Abraham de Sola and Evelyn Miller Fonds

File contains a printing of Rabbi Elisha Hablllo's work 'A Morsel of Bread' [English translation of title], written in Hebrew. The book was published in Livorno [Leghorn], Italy in 1794 by Raphael Meldola (1754-1828), Abraham de Sola's maternal grandfather. The book is a description of the grace and blessings that should be used in conjunction with meals as well as any rules that accompany these blessings. Also included in the book was a clipping from 1850 from the JewIsh Chronicle authored by D. Meldola regarding the work of scholar Philoxeme Luzzato. This "D. Meldola" is possibly David Meldola (1797-1853), eldest son of Raphael Meldola and a co-founder of the Jewish Chronicle. An English translation of the book's title page is provided In the file.

Documents, Correspondence de Sola Family

CA MUA MG2053-1-49
File
[1794?]-1960

Part of Abraham de Sola and Evelyn Miller Fonds

File consists of original correspondence and documents relating or written by the Josephs, Harts and de Solas. There Is some correspondence between Evelyn Miller and David de Sola Pool, Rev. of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of New York. Also includes typed documents authored by or about David de Sola Pool, a letter from Pierre Mendes (France January 19th 1960), and assorted correspondence compiled by Evelyn Miller including: letter from Isaac Leeser for Sarah Joseph, documents certifying Jesse Joseph's Brit Mila (circumcision) dated 1819, document certifying the same for Gershom Joseph, certification in Hebrew dated 1861, letter dated 1811 from Gershom Mendes Selxas Minister of the Congregation Shearith Israel In New York, name certification letter for Sarah Matlld David daughter of Aaron Hart David and Catherine Joseph, and a letter to Aaron Hart from David Levi dated 1794.

Correspondence