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Polan family artifacts

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-052

Collection Overview

Collection contains five artifacts: Gertrude Polan's aluminum bread crumb tray and scraper used at the family home in Mullins, South Carolina; Hyman Polan's koshering knife and whetstone (used ca. 1940s-1960s); cotton handkerchief to wrap knife and whetstone.

Dates

  • Creation: approximately 1940-1960

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Copyright Notice

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Extent

0.75 linear feet (5 items) ; 5-23 CM.

Language of Materials

No linguistic content; Not applicable

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials donated by Sylvia Polan Weintraub.

Related Material

Related materials in Special Collections include an oral history interview with Sylvia and Larry Weintraub (Mss 1035-190).

Source

Subject

Title
Inventory of the Polan Family Artifacts, approximately 1940-1960
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:
Special Collections
College of Charleston Libraries
66 George Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424
(843) 953-8016
(843) 953-6319 (Fax)