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Isaiah Bennett papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1056
Abstract Isaiah Bennett (1926-2002) served as a union representative for tobacco workers at the American Tobacco Company's Cigar Factory and as a leader and negotiator of the Charleston Hospital Workers' Strike of 1969. Bennett also founded and was president of the Charleston chapter of the A. Phillip Randolph Institute, an umbrella organization for black trade unions.This collection contains five small series that pertain to the life and career of Isaiah Bennett. 1.)...
Dates: 1932-2002

Benjamin Berendt and Anna Gelson Berendt papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1089
Abstract

Writings, newspaper clippings, poetry, plays, publications, correspondence, photographs, and other personal papers of Benjamin Berendt and Anna Gelson Berendt of Charleston, South Carolina. Materials mostly relate to the Berendt and Gelson family histories as well as Benjamin's and Anna's travels. Also included are Aleph Zadik Aleph Chapter 143 publications from the 1950s and 1960s.

Dates: 1866-2010

Berlijn family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1065-053
Abstract

The collection consists of a photograph album, memoir, and other papers relating to the Berlijn family, including Nico Berlijn and his parents, Johanna Spielmann and Abraham "Bram" Berlijn, Dutch Jews who survived World War II in hiding in the Netherlands. Also includes a Star of David badge issued to Johanna Spielmann Berlijn.

Dates: circa 1942-2005

Beth Israel Congregation (Beaufort, S.C.) records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1076
Abstract

Original minute book and photocopied reproduction, real estate titles, and long-term lease of Beth Israel, a small Conservative congregation in Beaufort, South Carolina.

Dates: 1905-1961

Bills of sale from Sumter (S.C.) stores

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-083
Abstract

Two bills of sale made out to David Ashby Stuckey and his wife. One (1873) is from Marx E. Cohen, a dealer in dry goods, groceries, shoes, and hardware. The second (1896) is from Schwartz Bros., a dry goods store and millinery. Both stores were located in Sumter, South Carolina.

Dates: 1873, 1896

"The Black Whale Captured in Charleston Harbor, January 1880"

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Identifier: Mss 0034-037
Collection Overview Holograph manuscript with annotations and corrections written by Gabriel Manigault for publication in the Proceedings of the Elliott Society. In the manuscript Manigault notes that an earlier article, published in the Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, was based on his letter to J.B. Holder. The manuscript describes the capture of a Right whale in Charleston harbor in January 1880, a description of the...
Dates: 1885

Edward Blake tax return

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0034-042
Collection Overview

This collection consists of a return of taxable property belonging to Edward Blake in October 1794. It includes lots on Legare Street and South Bay Street along with plantations and slaves in St. Andrew's Parish, Ninety Six District and Saint Bartholomew's Parish.

Dates: 1794

Harry Blas and Erika Stockfleth Blas papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1065-029
Abstract

The collection consists mainly of copy negatives, slides, and digital images of pre-World War II photographs of the families of Harry Blas, born in Łódź, Poland, and Erika Stockfleth Blas, born in Grevesmühlen, Germany. Also included is a short memoir by Harry Blas detailing his experiences in the Łódź ghetto and Auschwitz concentration camp, and a handwritten genealogy of the Stockfleth family by Erika Blas.

Dates: circa 1910-circa 1980

Bloom family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1118
Abstract

Photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, clippings, school records, and other materials relating to the Bloom family of Greenville, South Carolina. The majority of records document the education, military service, and community involvement of Jack Bloom, with a smaller quantity of materials pertaining to his parents, Julius and Jennie Shatenstein Bloom, and his wife, Lillian Chernoff Bloom, as well as items relating to the Chernoff, Cohen, and Shatenstein families.

Dates: 1900s-2011; Majority of material found within 1943-1980

Harris Blumenfeld papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1113
Abstract

Contains a wedding anniversary certificate, obituary, Baron Hirsch Congregation centennial booklet, and Hebrew typewriter belonging to the poet Harris Blumenfeld.

Dates: 1917-1964

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correspondence 188
clippings (information artifacts) 143
black-and-white photographs 96
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Charleston (S.C.) 52
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 48
color photographs 48
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities 43
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black-and-white negatives 33
certificates 33
photograph albums 33
minutes (administrative records) 31
family papers 29
printed ephemera 29
digital images 28
letters (correspondence) 28
DVDs 27
Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 26
programs (documents) 26
videocassettes 26
pamphlets 25
diaries 24
typescripts 24
black-and-white slides 23
Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston 22
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compact discs 18
manuscripts for publication 18
newsletters 18
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audiocassettes 17
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African American churches -- South Carolina -- Charleston 15
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genealogical tables 15
Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 14
Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Correspondence 14
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South Carolina -- History -- 1865- 12
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sketches 12
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston 11
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obituaries 11
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Jewish families -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 10
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drawings (visual works) 10
personal correspondence 10
poems 10
research notes 10
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African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- Charleston 9
Fraternal organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston 9
Holocaust survivors 9
South Carolina -- History -- 1775-1865 9
daguerreotypes (photographs) 9
diplomas 9
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negatives (photographs) 9
photo CDs 9
African American teachers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 8
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives 8
Hospital Workers' Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969 8
Jewish families -- South Carolina -- Charleston 8
awards 8
booklets 8
cashbooks 8
files (document groupings) 8
floppy disks 8
maps (documents) 8
newspapers 8
poetry 8
posters 8
speeches (documents) 8
writings (documents) 8
African American businesspeople -- South Carolina -- Charleston 7
African American fraternal organizations 7
African American fraternal organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston 7
African American musicians -- South Carolina -- Charleston 7
African American women -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Societies and clubs 7
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Avery Normal Institute 34
College of Charleston 27
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charleston Branch (Charleston, S.C.) 12
United States. Army 12
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) 11
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Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture 8
Avery Research Center 7
Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987 7
Levy family 7
Moses family 7
United States. Works Progress Administration 7
Centenary United Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 6
Charleston Naval Shipyard 6
Cohen family 6
College of Charleston. Library 6
Dachau (Concentration camp) 6
Hirsch, Mordenai Raisin 6
Jewish Community Center (Charleston, S.C.) 6
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 6
Voorhees College 6
Alliance for Full Acceptance 5
Auschwitz (Concentration camp) 5
DeCosta family 5
Harleston, Edwin Augustus, 1882-1931 5
Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) 5
Raisin, Rachel M. 5
United States. Congress. House 5
Waring, Elizabeth 5
Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968 5
Weinberg family 5
Brith Sholom Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Buchenwald (Concentration camp) 4
Burke High School (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Charleston County School District 4
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina 4
Clyburn, James 4
Dock Street Theatre (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Footlight Players (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Harby family 4
Hospital and Training School for Nurses (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Howard University 4
Jenkins, Esau, 1910-1972 4
Karesh, Rosalyn Furchgott 4
Medical University of South Carolina 4
Morris Street Baptist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Moïse, Penina 4
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity 4
Shulman, Nat, 1914-2000 4
Simons, Albert, 1890-1980 4
South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs 4
South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives 4
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 4
Stern, Theodore Sanders 4
Synagogue Emanu-El (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Tobias, Thomas J. 4
United States. Navy 4
Whipper, Lucille, 1928-2021 4
Addlestone Hebrew Academy (Charleston, S.C.) 3
African Methodist Episcopal Church 3
Aleph Zadik Aleph 3
Aleph Zadik Aleph. Charleston Chapter 3
Allen University 3
Alterman, Jennet Robinson 3
American Missionary Association 3
B'nai B'rith 3
Baskervill Ministries (Pawleys Island, S.C.) 3
Benedict College 3
Bonds-Wilson High School (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Bragg, Laura M. (Laura Mary), 1881-1978 3
Breibart, Solomon 3
Brown Fellowship Society (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Brown family 3
Brown, Millicent E. 3
Butler, Susan Dart, 1888-1959 3
Carawan, Guy 3
College of Charleston. Alumni Association 3
Confederate States of America. Army 3
Congregation Sinai (Sumter, S.C.) 3
Cornwell, Ruby Pendergrass, 1902-2003 3
DeCosta, Emily, 1923-2011 3
Douglas, Rosslee Tenetha Green, 1928-2011 3
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 3
Easterby, J. H. (James Harold), 1898-1960 3
Emanuel family 3
Graves, J. Michael (James Michael), 1915-1996 3
Grice, George Daniel, 1900-1977 3
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America 3
Harby, Isaac, 1788-1828 3
Harleston family 3
Harleston, Edwin Gailliard, 1854-1931 3
Harris, Lancelot Minor, 1868-1941 3
Hebrew Benevolent Society (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940 3
Hunt, Eugene C. 3
I.M. Pearlstine & Sons (S.C.) 3
Immaculate Conception School (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Keyserling, Harriet, 1922-2010 3
Keyserling, Leon H. (Leon Hirsch), 1908-1987 3
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 3
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