Solomon Heydenfeldt papers and photographs
Collection Overview
Assorted family photographs and personal and legal papers relating to Solomon Heydenfeldt, first elected justice and first Jewish justice to the Supreme Court of California. Papers consist primarily of approximately 350 black and white photographs, mostly from the turn of the century of family and friends related to the Heydenfeldts. Some are identified; many are not. Papers also include clippings related to the Heydenfeldt family, newspapers containing birth announcements, genealogical information, a few letters of Eva Heydenfeldt, and assorted legal documents.
Dates
- Creation: 1856-1990s
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1890s-1920s
Creator
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
Solomon Heydenfeldt (1816-1890) was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He pursued a law career in Alabama before moving to California, where in 1852 he became the first elected justice to the Supreme Court of California. He was married three times and after he left his estate to his third wife, the children of his previous marriages contested the will. His son Thomas Heydenfeldt (1866-1930) married Evelyn Faircloth (1875-1950); their three children were Roderick, Thomas Ochtreigh, and Evelyn.
Extent
2.5 linear feet (4 document boxes, 1 flat box, 1 oversize paper folder)
Abstract
Assorted family photographs and personal and legal papers relating to Solomon Heydenfeldt, first elected justice and first Jewish justice to the Supreme Court of California. Papers consist primarily of approximately 350 black and white photographs, mostly from the turn of the century of family and friends related to the Heydenfeldts. Papers also include clippings related to the Heydenfeldt family, newspapers containing birth announcements, genealogical information, a few letters of Eva Heydenfeldt, and assorted legal documents.
Collection Arrangement
Materials are described at the folder level.
Acquisitions Information
Materials purchased in 2017 by Special Collections, College of Charleston.
Processing Information
Processed by Lauren Bickel, September 2022.
Subject
- Heydenfeldt, Solomon, 1816-1890 (Person)
- Heydenfeldt family (Family)
- Title
- Inventory of the Solomon Heydenfeldt Papers and Photographs, 1856-1990s (bulk 1890s-1920s)
- Status
- Completed
- 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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