Josephson, Ben, 1895-1980.
Ben Josephson (1895-1980), served in various administrative capacities at Camp Tamiment in Pennsylvania from 1941-1968. He was active in the Socialist Party and the labor movement. He was associated with the Rand School and was instrumental in the establishment of the Tamiment Library at NYU. Josephson gave support to the New Leader and Labor History and was elected, in 1976, President of the People's Educational Camp Society (PECS), the corporate entity that founded and oversaw Camp Tamiment.
From the guide to the Ben Josephson Papers, 1931-1977, undated, (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives)
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| associatedWith | Camp Tamiment (Pa.). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cohen, Alexander. | person |
| associatedWith | People's Educational Camp Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | People's Educational Camp Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tamiment Institute. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tamiment Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tamiment Playhouse. | corporateBody |
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| Adult education |
| Camps |
| Jewish socialists |
| Socialism |
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Birth 1895
Death 1980
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