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James Warley Miles papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0008
Collection Overview Papers consist of correspondence, transcripts of Miles' sermons and addresses, notes for a sermon, clippings, and biographical materials. Letters and notes include a letter (1852 March 5) to Miles from Henry D. Lesesne asking Miles to preach at Calvary Church, a note (1870 May 26) from C.G. Poyas regarding the transmission of a gift volume to Miles, and a typescript copy of a letter (1857 April 1) from Miles to Mr. [Robert Newman?] Gourdin concerning the number of volumes in the College of...
Dates: 1852-1970; Majority of material found within 1852-1875
Found in: Special Collections

Moses Henry Nathan collection

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Identifier: Mss 1071
Collection Overview This collection consists of information on Moses Henry Nathan (1821-1875) together with photocopied annual reports of the City of Charleston Fire Department, 1859-1861, 1866-1872 which were delivered to the Charleston Board of Fire Masters. The original annual reports are bound into a volume titled on the spine "Annual reports of the Chief of the Fire Department of Charleston, 1859-1872" and impressed on the front cover "M.H. Nathan." The collection also includes a photograph of Chief M.H....
Dates: 1855, 2002, 2009, undated
Found in: Special Collections

B.A. Rodrigues Ottolengui scrapbook

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Identifier: Mss 1053
Collection Overview The collection consists of a scrapbook (1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 35 cm.) and pieces which were removed from the scrapbook and, in some cases, photocopied. The scrapbook is inscribed: "This is 'Mama's' scrapbook and was given to me by 'Mother' and 'Papa' on the 25th of September 1874. B.A.R. Ottolengui." Given to B.A. Rodrigues Ottolengui in 1874, the scrapbook contains pseudonymous and other publications by his mother Helen Rodriguez Ottolengui in Civil War era publications as well as...
Dates: approximately 1860-approximately 1890; Majority of material found within 1860s-1879
Found in: Special Collections

Pastime Amusement Company records

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Identifier: Mss 0201
Abstract The collection consists of the records of the Pastime Amusement Company of Charleston, South Carolina. Records contain materials relating to Albert Sottile, his daughter, Alberta Sottile Long, J. C. Long, and H. George Meyer including correspondence, writings, photographs, clippings, and printed materials. Also included are assorted exterior and interior photographs of buildings and theaters, including the Sottile, Princess, and Garden theaters, owned by the company on Broad, King, Liberty,...
Dates: 1890s, 1918-2011
Found in: Special Collections

Pearlstine Distributors Inc. records

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Identifier: Mss 1114
Abstract

Business records, correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and artifacts relating to the history and operation of Pearlstine Distributors Inc. (est. 1972), a Charleston-based distributor of Anheuser-Busch products, and its parent company, I. M. Pearlstine & Sons, founded by Isaac Moses Pearlstine in 1885.

Dates: 1899-2012
Found in: Special Collections

James Polzois papers

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Identifier: Mss 0215
Abstract

The collection consists of the papers of James Polzois, an artist who lived in Charleston, South Carolina. The papers include photographs, prints, and original artworks of Charleston area architecture and church organs. There are also photographs, correspondence, and military records documenting Polzois’ life. The papers also include Polzois’ writings and research files, with a special focus on his research into Denmark Vesey.

Dates: 1864-2018; Majority of material found within 1952-2018
Found in: Special Collections

Research on education in Charleston, S.C.

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Identifier: Mss 0014
Collection Overview

Typescript annotated listing and abstracts of articles (1767-1886) from South Carolina periodicals concerning various aspects of education in Charleston (S.C.). Periodicals used include the South Carolina Gazette, the Southern Patriot, the Charleston Courier, the Columbian Herald, and the News and Courier. These materials may have been part of the research for J.H. Easterby's A History of the College of Charleston (1935).

Dates: approximately 1930
Found in: Special Collections

L. Mendel Rivers papers

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Identifier: Mss 0094
Abstract Correspondence, speeches, memoranda, legislative files, political files, and committee files of L. Mendel Rivers (1905-1970), Democratic United States Representative from South Carolina's 1st Congressional District from 1941 to 1970. Materials primarily relate to Rivers' service in Congress from 1955 to 1962 with topics including the Cold War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs invasion, Civil Rights, public school desegregation, and the United States Armed Services and defense programs. Also...
Dates: 1940-1962; Majority of material found within 1957-1962
Found in: Special Collections

Thomas Robert receipt book

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Identifier: Mss 0034-061
Collection Overview This small volume appears to have been used by both Thomas Robert and Peter Robert. The back cover is inscribed "Peter Robert, 1781: Memorandum Book." Most entries pertain to Thomas Robert and include receipts (1776-1779), lists of slaves (n.d.), and a note (1778) by William Newman which is addressed to Capt. Samuel Little and certifies that Thomas Robert "enrolled and has done duty in my company this 26th November 1778." One receipt was written in Charleston (S.C.). Other entries include a...
Dates: 1772-1792
Found in: Special Collections

J.N. Robson & Son records

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Identifier: Mss 0040
Abstract

Account books, ledgers, letterpress copybooks, and receipts for J.N. Robson & Son, who were Charleston, South Carolina commission merchants and wholesale and retail dealers in hay, grain, and groceries.

Dates: 1861-1902
Found in: Special Collections

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