Bryan, Carson, Moses, and Werber family papers
Collection Overview
Papers, correspondence, photographs/daguerreotypes, and artifacts of the Bryan, Carson, Moses, and Werber families of Sumter County, South Carolina. Documents include letters between members of the family of G. Werber Bryan; records from extensive genealogy searches; a travel diary by Susan Carson Bryan; newspaper clippings related to the Bryan family; and a marriage contract between Henry Claremont Moses and Andrena Werber from 1878. Photographs are mostly portraits of family members dating from the 1840s through the 1990s and are accompanied by daguerreotypes and scrapbook/photograph albums. Artifacts include items of jewelry (particularly pins), a hat, a handkerchief, and a book owned by H.C. Moses dated 1857.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1840s-2011
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1911-1984
Creator
- Bryan (Family : Sumter County, S.C.) (Family)
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection has been minimally processed, but is open for research.
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Biographical Note
The Bryan, Carson, Moses, and Werber families of Sumter County, South Carolina, represent the relationships between Jewish and Christian families in 19th century South Carolina. Henry Claremont Moses, of a prominent Jewish family, married Andrena Werber, of a Christian family, in 1878; their daughter Catherine married William Alfred Bryan.
Extent
12.26 linear feet (2 cartons, 1 document box, 3 large flat boxes, 3 medium flat boxes, 2 small flat boxes)
Abstract
The Bryan, Carson, Moses, and Werber families of Sumter County, South Carolina, represent the relationships between Jewish and Christian families in 19th century South Carolina. Henry Claremont Moses, of a prominent Jewish family, married Andrena Werber, of a Christian family, in 1878; their daughter Catherine married William Alfred Bryan. This collection contains papers, correspondence, photographs/daguerreotypes, genealogical records, and artifacts from the Bryan branch of the family. A highlight of the collection is the marriage contract between H.C. Moses and Andrena Werber.
Collection Arrangement
- Correspondence
- Genealogy, clippings, and other records
- Photographs, scrapbooks, and other artificats
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated 2012 by Susan Carson Bryan and Andrena Bryan Miguez; 2014 by Sue A. Pitts; 2015 by Andrena Bryan Miguez; 2019 by Susan Carson Bryan; and 2021 by Cornelia Bryan Zell.
Separated Material
Published book originally with the collection has been removed and cataloged separately.
Processing Information
Minimally processed by Lauren Bickel, September 2022.
Source
- Bryan, Susan Carson (Donor, Person)
- Pitts, Sue A. (Donor, Person)
- Miguez, Andrena Bryan (Donor, Person)
- Zell, Cornelia Bryan (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Bryant family (Family)
- Carson family (Family)
- Moses family (Family)
- Werber family (Family)
Genre / Form
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Daguerreotypes (photographs)
- Diaries
- Family papers
- Genealogies (histories)
- Photographs
- Pins (jewelry)
- Scrapbooks
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of the Bryan, Carson, Moses, and Werber Family Papers, approximately 1840s-2011 (bulk 1911-1984)
- Status
- Minimal Record
- 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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