The second largest series in our collection, Series 6, Zionism-Palestine (Z/P), was divided by the original arrangers of the papers into two segments, Zionism and Palestine. The basis for the division appears to be chronological: the Zionism section containing items related to Brandeis's leadership in the movement until the 1921 Cleveland Convention and the Palestine portion including material generated by the Brandeis/Julian W. Mack faction after their defeat for leadership of World Zionism at the Cleveland convention.
The papers are arranged in chronological segments and further divided into general correspondence and topical sections. There are separate folders for minutes and financial reports of the numerous Zionist Organizations with which Brandeis was associated. Those organizations include: the Federation of American Zionists, Provisional Executive Committee for General Zionist Affairs, Zionist Organization of America, and after 1922, the Palestine Development League, Palestine Economic Corporation, Palestine Endowment Fund, and the American Economic Committee for Palestine. There are also peripheral materials from Hadassah. Of special note is correspondence dealing with Brandeis' many Zionist speaking engagements in 1914 and 1915. The drafts of many of these addresses are found in Box Z/P 4. They are arranged in chronological order by date of speech, but not all drafts are clearly identifiable.
As a caution to researchers, the material in this series has been heavily researched and was found in extreme disarray. It has been difficult to establish the original order, and enclosures do not always accompany their incoming letter.
- Reel 78 Zionism-Palestine 1916
- Reel 80 Zionism-Palestine 1916
- Reel 83 Zionism-Palestine 1918
- Reel 91 Zionism-Palestine 1930
- Reel 92 Zionism-Palestine 1930
- Reel 94 Zionism-Palestine 1931
- Reel 95 Zionism-Palestine 1931
- Reel 97 Zionism-Palestine 1932
- Reel 98 Zionism-Palestine 1933
- Reel 99 Zionism-Palestine 1933
- Reel 101 Zionism-Palestine 1934
- Reel 105 Zionism-Palestine 1937
- Reel 68 Zionism-Palestine 1905, 1913-1915
- Reel 69 Zionism-Palestine 1914-1916
- Reel 70 Zionism-Palestine 1914-1915
- Reel 71 Zionism-Palestine 1914-1916
- Reel 72 Zionism-Palestine 1914-1916
- Reel 73 Zionism-Palestine 1914-1915
- Reel 74 Zionism-Palestine 1915-1916
- Reel 75 Zionism-Palestine 1915-1916
- Reel 76 Zionism-Palestine 1914-1916
- Reel 77 Zionism-Palestine 1915-1916
- Reel 79 Zionism-Palestine 1914-1916
- Reel 81 Zionism-Palestine 1916-1917
- Reel 82 Zionism-Palestine 1917-1918
- Reel 84 Zionism-Palestine 1918-1920
- Reel 85 Zionism-Palestine 1920-1922
- Reel 86 Zionism-Palestine 1922-1924
- Reel 87 Zionism-Palestine 1924-1927
- Reel 88 Zionism-Palestine 1927-1932
- Reel 89 Zionism-Palestine 1928-1930
- Reel 90 Zionism-Palestine 1929-1930
- Reel 93 Zionism-Palestine 1929-1931
- Reel 96 Zionism-Palestine 1931-1932
- Reel 100 Zionism-Palestine 1933-1934
- Reel 102 Zionism-Palestine 1934-1935
- Reel 103 Zionism-Palestine 1935-1936
- Reel 104 Zionism-Palestine 1936-1937
- Reel 106 Zionism-Palestine 1937-1938
- Reel 107 Zionism-Palestine 1916, 1937-1938, 1941
- Reel 108 Zionism-Palestine 1916-1917
- Reel 109 Zionism-Palestine 1917-1918
- Reel 110 Zionism-Palestine 1918-1919
- Reel 111 Zionism-Palestine 1919-1920