OVERVIEW & USAGE

Repository:
The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
Creator:
Syms, Sy
Title:
Sy Syms Digital Collection
Dates:
1938, 1944-2012
Quantity:
5.21 linear feet and 4.01 GB (8 Hollinger boxes, 2 record containers, 1 flat file, 1 oversized box, 23 audiocassettes, 45 DVDs, 34 VHS, 63 CDs, 2 audio reels, 2 records, 1 beta tape, and 48 digital files)
Abstract:
The Sy Syms Digital Collection includes newspaper clippings, correspondence, scrapbooks, and audiovisual material relating to Sy Syms and the Syms Corporation.
Collection Number:
MS-920
Language:
Collection material in English, Italian, and Spanish

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The Sy Syms Digital Collection includes newspaper clippings, correspondence, scrapbooks, and audiovisual material relating to Sy Syms, Syms Corp, and the Sy Syms Foundation. The collection also includes materials from Syms’ work with Israel Bonds and Yeshiva University. Also included are some documents relating to Marcy Syms. The full finding aid for the Sy Syms Papers can be found here.

CONDITIONS OF ACCESS & USE

Terms of Access and Use

The collection is open for use; no restrictions apply.

Terms of Reproduction and Use

This collection has been placed in the permanent care, custody, and control of the American Jewish Archives (AJA) by the donors of the collection. Questions concerning rights to use or publish materials from the collection should be addressed to the AJA.

COLLECTION AND CITATION INFORMATION

Accruals and Additions

No further accruals are expected to this collection.

Preferred Citation

Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Sy Syms Papers and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:

[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-920. Sy Syms Papers. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Processing Information

Processed by Rachel McCoucha, October 2022. Accrual processed and integrated by Joe Weber, October 2024. Processing for digitization by Jennifer Sharp, January 2026.

Provenance

The Sy Syms Papers were received from Marcy Syms and the Sy Syms Foundation, New York, N.Y., January 2021.

ARRANGEMENT NOTE

This collection is arranged in five (5) series:

Series A.

Newspaper and Magazine Clippings.

Series B.

General.

Series C.

Scrapbooks.

Series D.

Audiovisual Material.

Series E.

Material Culture.

 

RELATED COLLECTIONS

The full finding aid for the Sy Syms Papers and related collections may be found in the AJA Online Catalog.

SUBJECT AND GENRE TERMS

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the AJA Online Catalog.

Persons and Families

Syms, Sy
 Syms, Marcy

Subjects

Advertising
Business
Family corporations
Department stores
Jewish businesspeople
Public broadcasting
Retail trade

Corporate Names

A. Sulka & Company
Stanley Blacker Inc.
Sy Syms Foundation
Sy Syms School of Business
Syms Corp
State of Israel Bonds Organization
Yeshiva University

Media

Audiocassettes
Digital Photographs
DVDs
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Sound Recordings
Videotapes