Grand Purim Masquerade Ball Invitation
Collection Overview
The collection consists of an invitation to a grand Purim masquerade ball at the Academy of Music on March 24, 1902. The ball was sponsored by the Hebrew Benevolent Society of Orangeburg, South Carolina, and printed on the invitation is a photograph of winners from the previous year's costume contest, among them Julia Peterkin, who, in 1929, won a Pulitzer Prize for literature. The invitation also contains a list of the ball's patronesses, arrangement committee, associate reception committee, refreshment committee, and floor managers.
Dates
- Creation: 1902
Creator
- Hebrew Benevolent Society (Orangeburg, S.C.) (Organization)
Language of Material
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Historical Note
The Hebrew Benevolent Society was the first Jewish organization in Orangeburg, organized in 1885 with Theodore Kohn acting as president. The group purchased land for a cemetery the following year. Purim balls became an increasingly popular means of raising money for Jewish charity beginning in the second half of the nineteenth century. Purim is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the salvation of the Jewish people in Persia from Haman who plotted to destroy them. Purim balls combined several of the traditions of Purim, such as wearing costumes and masks and donating charity to the poor.
Extent
1 folder (1 item)
Abstract
The collection consists of an invitation to a grand Purim masquerade ball at the Academy of Music on March 24, 1902. The ball was sponsored by the Hebrew Benevolent Society of Orangeburg, South Carolina, and printed on the invitation is a photograph of winners from the previous year's costume contest, among them Julia Peterkin, who, in 1929, won a Pulitzer Prize for literature. The invitation also contains a list of the ball's patronesses, arrangement committee, associate reception committee, refreshment committee, and floor managers.
Collection Arrangement
Materials are described at the item level.
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated in 2010 by David Ross.
Processing Information
Processed by Amy Lazarus, October 2015.
Source
- Ross, David (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Hebrew Benevolent Society (Orangeburg, S.C.) (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Grand Purim Masquerade Ball Invitation, 1902
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Amy Lazarus; machine-readable finding aid created by: Amy Lazarus
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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