Box 1

A book of poetry by Rosalie Harby, a cousin of Altamont Moses.

Contains an article on the ancestors of Charlotte Emanuel and Henry Moses.

Includes a note on Washington Emanuel.

Includes clippings containing an obituary of Altamont Moses, an article on Captain Solomon Seixas, a remembrance of the burning of Columbia during the Civil War, the announcement of The Saint Charles, and a photocopy of a 1905 newspaper article on Lieutenant P. Moses.

Lace collar and cuffs from the dress worn by Eleanor H. Cohen during her wedding to Benjamin Seixas.

Loan agreements for exhibits at the Gibbes Art Gallery, Sumter County Museum, and the McKissick Museum.

Eleanor's original handwritten diary as well as photostats and transcriptions.

Photocopy of a typescript containing Octavia's recollections of the Civil War, including the roles of several of her sons who fought in the war.

Photocopy of a typescript containing a detailed history of the family home written in 1968, beginning with its purchase during the period after the Civil War.

Typescripts including Growing up in Sumter: Childhood Recollections of Sumter 55 or 60 Years Ago; Tales I Didn't Tell-a sequel to Growing up in Sumter; A Place Called Pawleys; and an untitled recollection presented at the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina meeting, June 14-16, 1996.