Kipnis family papers
Collection Overview
Includes ephemera and clippings related to the Kipnis and Sokol families. Contains a business card (ca. 1950s) from J. Sokol Furniture House (563 King St.) and note (1992) typed on Morris Sokol Furniture (510 King) letterhead; also Dr. Kipnis's "certified pharmacist" patch (1970s). Clippings re. development and growth of pharmaceutical profession in the South Carolina low country (1976) and interview article re. Dr. Kipnis's career as a Charleston pharmacist (1986). Also invitation and ephemera from wedding of Valerie Ann Kipnis (daughter of Dorothy and Frank Kipnis) and Eric Brian Eisenstein, September 6, 1998.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1950, 1976, 1986, 1992, 1998
Creator
- Kipnis family (Family)
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
Charleston native Dorothy Sokol and New York native Dr. Frank Kipnis (1917-1998) were married in 1948. Dr. Kipnis started his pharmacy at Kaye Drug Store (515 King Street) in 1956. Often referred to as "Dr. Kaye," Kipnis was known for compassionate treatment of his patients and workers, especially African Americans. He retired in 1986.
Extent
9 items
Language of Materials
English
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated by Dorothy Sokol Kipnis.
Subject
- Kipnis family (Family)
- Kipnis, Frank Howard, 1917-1998 (Person)
- Eisenstein, Valerie Ann Kipnis (Person)
- Eisenstein, Eric Brian (Person)
- J. Sokol Furniture House (Charleston, S.C.) (Organization)
- Morris Sokol Furniture (Charleston, S.C.) (Organization)
- Kaye Drug Store (Charleston, S.C.) (Organization)
Source
- Kipnis, Dorothy Sokol, 1924-2013 (Donor, Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Relations with Jews
- Jewish families -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Social life and customs
- Jewish marriage customs and rites -- South Carolina -- Charleston
- Jewish pharmacists -- South Carolina -- Charleston
- Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Social life and customs
- Title
- Inventory of the Kipnis Family Papers, approximately 1950, 1976, 1986, 1992, 1998
- 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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