Elena Saad Collection
Scope and Contents
The Elena Saad Collection consists mainly of 37 audio tapes of interviews, in Spanish, of Mexican Jews in Tijuana and San Diego from the mid 1990s conducted by Elena Saad for a master’s thesis entitled, "La Comunidad Israelita de Tijuana" (The Jewish community of Tijuana). The collection includes newspaper clippings, correspondence, handwritten and printed materials regarding her research on the Jews of Tijuana. Most of the materials are in Spanish. General descriptions of the material in English were completed by Marilyn Tom.
Dates
- Creation: 1997 - 2001
Creator
- Saad, Elena (Elena Fishman de Saad) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright interests in some or all of these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creator(s) of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of archival collections is such that multiple creators are often applicable and copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. In any case, the user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, obtaining publication rights and copyright infringement. When requesting images from Special Collections & University Archives for publication, we require a signed agreement waiving San Diego State University of any liability in the event of a copyright violation.
Biographical Note
Elena Fishman de Saad was born in Mexico City. In Mexico she raised four children and then began her studies, receiving a graduate degree in history from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico in 1977. The family came to San Diego in 1982 and Saad began studies for a Master's Degree at UCSD. She presented papers at various academic conferences in Latin America and the United States.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (One records carton)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This collection was donated to the Jewish Historical Society of San Diego by Elena Fishman de Saad in September 2014 (JHSSD #2014.01).
Source of Acquisition
The Jewish Historical Society of San Diego transferred this collection to Special Collections & University Archives on July 21, 2015.
Source
- Title
- Elena Saad Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Marilyn Tom and Laurel Schwartz
- Date
- 07/22/2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & University Archives Repository