Solomon, Yaschik, and Rosen families photographs and papers
Collection Overview
This collection contains mostly family photographs, photograph albums, and scrapbooks. The scrapbooks contain photographs and ephemera; one consists of clippings about the American Mortgage and Investment Company. In addition, there are a few files of genealogical information, including family trees and correspondence about family history.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1880s-2005
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1914-1969
Language of Material
Materials are in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
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Biographical Note
Russian immigrants Benjamin Louis Solomon and Mary Rosen were married on May 10, 1917, in Poughkeepsie, NY. The Solomons moved to Charleston, South Carolina, where Benjamin worked as a tailor and dry goods clerk. They later moved to Moncks Corner, South Carolina. Benjamin Solomon officially changed his name from Berall Lozer Charchewsky to Benjamin Louis Solomon when he received U.S. citizenship in 1942. The Yaschik family settled in Folly Beach and Charleston and ran a grocery store in Charleston.
Extent
3.45 linear feet (2 document boxes, 3 flat boxes, 1 oversize paper folder)
Abstract
Photographs, scrapbooks, and a few genealogical documents of the Solomon, Yaschik and Rosen families of Moncks Corner, Charleston, and Folly Beach, South Carolina.
Collection Arrangement
Materials are described at the folder level.
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated in 2014 by Sydney Solomon Yaschik Richman and in 2015 by Barbara Yaschik.
Processing Information
Processed by Lauren Bickel, July 2023.
Source
- Richman, Sydney Solomon, 1934-2015 (Donor, Person)
- Yaschik, Barbara (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Solomon family (Family)
- Yaschik family (Family)
- Rosen family (Family)
- American Mortgage and Investment Company (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Solomon, Yaschik, and Rosen Families Photographs and Papers, approximately 1880s-2005 (bulk 1914-1969)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Lauren Bickel; finding aid created by: Lauren Bickel
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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