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Saul Alexander papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1030

Collection Overview

Collection includes bound account and inventory ledgers, cancelled checks, check registers, correspondence, photograph, ephemera, and electrocardiograph chart. Collection contains business records (1914-1925) from The Saul Alexander Dry Goods Store in Summerville, South Carolina. Eleven bound volumes include an account ledger (1914-1919) organized by name of vendor; six inventory ledgers (1915-1925), each lists type of merchandise, quantity in stock, and price; expense ledger (1922-1924) details daily expenditures; check registers (1925-1926) from Alexander's accounts with Bank of Summerville; cancelled checks from Bank of Summerville and Bank of Dorchester. Folder of personal papers includes photograph (b/w, ca. 1920s) of unidentified man (taken at Melcher Studios, Charleston, SC), program (1934) from meeting of the Occasional Lodge (Masons) in Charleston, SC, and letter (1937) from Roper Hospital regarding Alexander's cardiogram and x-ray reports; includes electrocardiograph charts.

Dates

  • Creation: 1914-1937

Creator

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

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Biographical Note

Born in Russia, Saul Alexander immigrated to the United States in 1900. Several years later he settled in Summerville, South Carolina, and eventually opened The Saul Alexander Dry Goods Store. In his will, Alexander, a bachelor, set up The Saul Alexander Foundation which funds religious, educational, charitable, and benevolent projects in the South Carolina Lowcountry.

Extent

0.5 linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Acquisitions Information

Materials donated by Rosalyn Furchgott Karesh.

Title
Inventory of the Saul Alexander Papers, 1914-1937
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

Contact:
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