Box JHC Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection Box 5

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Packet consisting of sheet music for Olswanger's songs, a chronology of Berl Olswanger's musical career, and reproductions of photographs and music manuscripts.

Scope and Contents This interview was published in the second issue of the Olschwanger Journal. Gene Olswanger Lyons (1911-1986) is the sister of Berl Olswanger. In the interview, Gene Olswanger describes growing up in an Irish neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee, her father's dry goods store, her siblings and their spouses, and celebrating Jewish holidays with her family. Olswanger also discusses her singing career in Chicago in the 1930s. Page 58 of the interview mentions an...

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The collection consists of a Confederate States of America two-dollar bill featuring an image of Benjamin, a Judah P. Benjamin Confederate Memorial brochure, and a digital copy of a letter from Benjamin (as the Confederate States Secretary of State) to Daniel Printup, Esq. of Rome, Georgia, requesting assistance in mustering soldiers for the 55th regiment of the Confederate States Army.

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Includes a brief description of the Florida plantation where Benjamin is reputed to have taken refuge in late May 1865 after the fall of the Confederacy before fleeing to England.

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As Confederate States Secretary of War, Benjamin requests Printup's assistance in mustering companies to populate the 55th regiment of the Confederate army. Printup was the son of wealthy planter who owned land near Rome, Georgia. The collection includes only a digital color scan of the original letter and a black and white printout of the scan. Also included is a document that describes the historical context of the letter.

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Consists of eulogies for William Price (1910-1999) and his wife Miriam Price (1920-2011), and the undated article "In Search of Spartanburg's Founders" by Joe Wachter. The article includes brief biographies of the founding members of Congregation B'nai Israel, a list of building committee members (including Harry Price), and images of the synagogue.

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Images of Harry Price (1881-1937), William Price, Miriam Price, and Harry Price (1951-).

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Mostly newspaper articles regarding the store's 100-year anniversary (1903-2003).

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Images of the storefront, customers, and employees, including Wofford College students.

Collection Overview From the Collection: Most letters (1882-1909) are dated June and July 1889 and deal with Cohen's successful defense of Thomas Ballard McDow, who shot and killed Francis Warrington Dawson during an altercation in McDow's Charleston home. Most are congratulatory letters from writers such as R.N. Goldsmith, Charleston Mayor William A. Courtenay, E. Dreyfous of the New York City Police Department, M.R. Samuels (who comments on Francis Warrington Dawson) and Robert Chisolm (who notes the "divine right of self...