Solomon family papers
Collection Overview
Correspondence, photographs, photocopies, documents, scrapbooks, daybooks, clippings, ephemera. The papers contain material related to three generations of the Solomon family, including family correspondence from the 1920s to the 1950s (letters, greeting cards, and telegrams), newspaper clippings, engagement and bar mitzvah announcements, invitations, and two daybooks. Notable in the collection is a group of photographs (predominantly from the 1920s but continuing into the 1950s) of Solomon family members and a photo albumn (1920s-1950s), compiled by Florence Solomon Bender, with images of family vacations at Folly Beach and farm trips. Important documents include an original marriage certificate (1918) in English and Hebrew of the nuptials of Isadore Solomon (b. 1897) and Katie Coplan, and miscellaneous World War II-related items such as a 1942 Selective Service Registration certificate and tobacco rationing card.
Dates
- Creation: 1910-1950
Creator
- Solomon (Family : Charleston, S.C.) (Family)
- Bender, Florence Solomon, 1910-1954 (Person)
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
Benjamin Solomon (1879-1947) and his wife Rachael (1876-1932) were born in Poland and immigrated to the United States. They lived in Charleston, South Carolina, and had eight children, several of whom married and lived in the Charleston area. Benjamin Solomon was a charter member of Beth Israel Synagogue and made his living as a furniture dealer.
Extent
0.75 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated by A. Bernard Solomon
Genre / Form
- Business records
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- daybooks
- Family papers
- Photographs
- Printed ephemera
- Scrapbooks
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of the Solomon Family Papers, 1910-1950
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Special Collections staff; finding aid created by: Special Collections staff
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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