Susan Hoffman
Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
320 Elmer L. Anderson Library
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-625-0192
Email: s-hoff@umn.edu
web: http://www.jhsum.org
Ruth Peilen Collection Acq # 0195
RG 1 box 164 D2S10CH
RG 1 box 165 D2S11CA
Amount 1.5 l.f.
Ruth (Mrs. Ellis) Peilen was an active volunteer in the Minneapolis Jewish community. This collection records her involvement with the Minneapolis Federation for Jewish Service especially the Urban Affairs Committee (1968-70). She was also active in the Minneapolis Chapter of National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), where she spearheaded a program called Women in Service to Education (WISE 1967-83) which placed volunteers to help teach reading in grade schools. She was also a member of state’s Industrial Commission, serving on the Wage Advisory Board, The collection chronicles Peilen’s leadership within both the Federation and NCJW.
An oral history interview transcript is located with materials of the Minneapolis Chapter of National Council of Jewish Women. Information can also be obtained from the 1998 dissertation, Building Community, Building Bridges by Linda Mack Schloff
Note: The collection is arranged by organization, by committee and chronologically. Public reltions materials will be found in the rear. National materials of relevance will be found within the projects she spearheaded, often at the front.
RG 1 box 164 D2S10CH
NCJW -related
Education V.P, 1953-57; State Legislative Chair, 1957
Freedom Agenda Program, 1957
School for Community Action, 1964-65
Youth Opportunity Project, 1963-68
WISE, 1967-83 3 ff
Volunteers in Career Guidance, 1970
Project Search Committee, 1980
Washington Institute, 1980
PR, Clippings, Newsletters
Planning Committee, 1963; Kantrowitz Fund, 1965
Three plays, 1952
State appointment
Industrial Commission, Wage Advisory Board, 1956-57 2 ff
Minneapolis Jewish Federation-related
Women’s Division, 1959-67 2 ff
Background materials, Council of Jewish Federations
and Welfare Funds (CJFWF), 1965-68
Community Planning Commission, 1968
Urban Coalition (Planning) Committee, 1968-70 3 ff
RG 1 box 165 D2S11CA
Jewish Federation-related continued
Urban Affairs Committee, 1970-71
Task Force on Housing, 1969-70
Urban Affairs: corresp, materials from national sources
Urban Affairs: PR materials
Urban Affairs Committee; Legislative Task Force, 1969
Volunteer Services Committee, 1970
Committees on Torah Academy, Community Planning, Education and Information
(CJFWF), Campus Youth,1968; Jewish Identity, 1970
Greater Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
Citizen Alert, 1969
