Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

Biographical/Personal (0.3 linear feet) is an artificially created series of biographical and bibliographical materials, including some photographs and articles written about Haber's life and career. Included is a diary which Haber kept for only a few days in 1926, some of Haber's educational records, mementos of the Habers' golden wedding anniversary, some of Fannie Haber's writings, and a folder of information on the Milwaukee Newsboys' Republic (with which Haber was involved as a youth). There is a separate series of clippings and press releases elsewhere in the collection documenting the day-to-day activities of Haber.

Correspondence, 1918-1986 (21.5 linear feet), the largest series in the collection, is divided into chronological and alphabetical subseries. The one chronological subseries covers the period of 1923-1981 and consists of letters, loose and unfiled, that might at one time have belonged to an alphabetical sequence. This is followed by six alphabetical subseries each covering a period of years. These subseries are arranged alphabetically either by personal or organizational name. In many cases a rigorous distinction was not made between a person and an organization with which that person was intimately connected, so that the researcher should consult the alphabetical file under both entries. In terms of content, although there is some routine correspondence, these subseries do illustrate Haber's deep and life-long devotion to Judaism and his professional interests as an economist. On Haber's participation in Jewish organizations especially, the researcher is cautioned that an inspection of this series as well as the JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS series will be required.