Doris Marks Ferst papers
Content Description
Photograph albums, loose photographs, clippings, correspondence, and assorted ephemera of Doris Marks Ferst.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1900-2000
- Creation: Majority of material found within approximately 1900s-1959
Creator
- Ferst, Doris Marks, 1898-1980 (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
Doris Marks Ferst (1898-1980) was born into the Marks family of Charleston, South Carolina, and she was a first cousin of prominent mathematician and author Robert Marks. Her mother Rosa Mortiz Marks was involved in preservation of historic buildings in Charleston, and her grandfather was Moses Marks, an early Jewish merchant in the city.
Extent
1.0 linear feet (2 document boxes, 1 oversize paper folder)
Abstract
Photograph albums, loose photographs, clippings, correspondence, and assorted ephemera of Doris Marks Ferst (1898-1980) of the Marks family of Charleston, South Carolina.
Collection Arrangement
Materials are described at the folder level.
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated in 2015 by (Doris) Leslie Ferst.
Processing Information
Processed by Lauren Bickel, October 2022.
- Title
- Inventory of the Doris Marks Ferst Papers, approximately 1900s-2000 (bulk approximately 1900s-1959)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Lauren Bickel; finding aid created by: Lauren Bickel
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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