Moses Henry Nathan collection
Collection Overview
This collection consists of information on Moses Henry Nathan (1821-1875) together with photocopied annual reports of the City of Charleston Fire Department, 1859-1861, 1866-1872 which were delivered to the Charleston Board of Fire Masters. The original annual reports are bound into a volume titled on the spine "Annual reports of the Chief of the Fire Department of Charleston, 1859-1872" and impressed on the front cover "M.H. Nathan." The collection also includes a photograph of Chief M.H. Nathan taken duing the Civil War, Nathan's brief, handwritten account of the 1861 Charleston fire, and another account of the fire written in a book found on Hayne Street.
Dates
- Creation: 1855, 2002, 2009, undated
Creator
- Charleston (S.C.). Board of Fire Masters (Organization)
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
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Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 document box)
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated by Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim.
Source
- Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) (Donor, Organization)
Subject
- Charleston (S.C.). Fire Department (Organization)
- Nathan, Moses Henry, 1821-1875 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Bound volume titled "Annual reports of the Chief of the Fire Department of Charleston, 1859-1872."
- Title
- Inventory of the Moses Henry Nathan Collection, 1855, 2002, 2009, undated
- 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
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