Oversized & Epherema

This collection consists of 15 boxes, 12 are archival cartons, 3 are flat boxes.

Series 1 contains correspondence. The first subseries is Sam Berg's correspondence by date, followed by specific files Berg kept on specific correspondants. The remainder of Series 1 contains correspondence by Ethel and Mote, as well as unsigned letters and letters not involving any family member. The correspondence series makes up a powerful story of the lives of the three siblings. There are many letters about family matters including arguments such as their mother's will and Moe's health. Correspondants also include cousins from the United States, as well as Russia. There is also a good amount of correspondance on Sam's work with the Atomic Bomb Comission and the New Jersey Historical Society. Ethel's correspondence includes information on her travel, students and work with orphanages, as well as the scholarship she created in Moe's name. Moe's correspondance is ecletic including family members, invitations, and fans.

Series 2 contains papers relating to Moe. This includes his OSS file, several folders of military orders and information and translations. There are also several baseball programs, and a baseball card. Of note are Sam's recollections of Moe. The Misc folder also has some notes about Moe.

Series 3 contains papers of Sam. Sam's papers include work with the military and medical work specifically including a good amount of Sam's work with the Atomic Bomb Commission. Additionally, the series contains research Sam has done on Newark history including local hospitals, the Morris Canal, and Roseville. There is a Walking Tour of Newark along the Passaic, which Sam put together c. 1983. The series also includes clippings files created by Sam, including two large folders on his brother Moe with articles spanning the 1930s through 1980s. There are also several interesting articles of Sam and the family that ran in the Newark News.

Series 4 includes other papers. First, the Newark Public Library's correspondance, records, and items from a Berg exhibit in 1993, which were incorporated into this collection sometime afterwards. There are also miscellaneous files on family members and two friends. Notably, the material on Ethel, Bernard and Rose includes vital records, notes, writings, and other papers. Also in this series are three copies of a Yiddish manuscript. Possibly a translation is in Bernard's folder. The text in this document says that it is a document by Bernard, that was translated at Sam's request. It looks to be a children's story.

Series 5 includes photos, films, negatives, and other graphic materials. It is minimally processed. While some folders contain photos of specific family members this in no way indicates that this is every photo of this family member. Sam Berg donated a wealth of photographic material and there are many folders of unprocessed photos.Photo subjects generally include travel and family.

Series 6: This carton contains medical publications (not by Berg) as well as books. Most are about atomic energy and radiation. There is one signed copy of the Moe Berg biography.

Series 7: There are three cartons of uniforms in this collection comprising two military uniforms (one definitely belonging to Sam), one baseball uniform (belonging to Moe) and one unidentified shirt.

Series 8: Oversized material includes Moe's diploma, several posters, Moe's face mask, and a resolution to Sam Berg from Clara Maas hospital. Epherema includes Japanese souvineers, a baseball, a scorebook, and other material from Moe and Sam.