Box JHC Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection Box 2

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Item is a photocopy of an original.

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Letter is addressed to "fellow soldiers" and extends thanks for their service and patriotism. Item is a photocopy of an original.

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Photograph was taken in France during the first night of Passover. Harry Levinson is identified. Photograph is a reproduction.

Scope and Contents Chaplin Family: Includes genealogical information on George Chaplin’s parents and grandparents (i.e. where they were born, died, etc.); images of gravestones of Chaplin’s paternal grandparents (the Tschaplinsky’s) in Bialstok, Poland; history of the Jewish population in Bialstok 1740s-1940s; summary of George Chaplin’s many career achievements including dates he held various posts and received awards; four page biography of Chaplin’s life (1990); short biography of Stephen M. Chaplin (George...

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Formal portrait of the Chaplin, Citron and Berkovitz families, Columbia, SC ca. 1916; photocopy image of Lt. Col. George Chaplin, 1935; photograph of Morris Chaplin, ca. late 1960s; photocopy image of Morris and Netty Brown Chaplin, ca. late 1960s; photograph of George Chaplin, ca. 1970s; photograph of George Chaplin receiving the Judah Magnes Award from Dr. Bernard Cherrick, VP, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1987.

Scope and Contents All photocopies; several letters to Chaplin from Mike Mansfield, Ambassador of the United States to Tokyo, re. Chaplin’s visits abroad and articles he was writing; letter (April,1980) from President Jimmy Carter thanking Chaplin for sharing time with the him during a visit to the White House; letters (1982) from U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye and Honolulu Mayor, Eileen R. Anderson congratulating Chaplin on being selected as an outstanding leader in Hawaii by the Univ. of Hawaii Foundation;...

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Feature story/article series, "Israel 1973" from the Honolulu Advertiser; "How Elvis ‘built’ Arizona Memorial" Dec. 1, 1991, Honolulu Advertiser; "[Irving] Robinson left ‘imprint’ for good" June 18, 1994, Post and Courier (Charleston, SC); "Facts justified A-bomb use," August 9, 1995, Honolulu Advertiser; "Southern dreams-and realities: Myths muddy rival perceptions of region’s disputed heritage," ca. 1990s, Post and Courier.

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Includes photocopy of Chaplin’s page from the Clemson yearbook, 1935; articles re. Chaplin’s various journalism positions, achievements and awards from publications including Newsweek, the Editor and Publisher, Honolulu Advertiser, The Greenville News, Nieman Reports (Harvard University) and mention of Chaplin in, "Gods with Machine: A History of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, 1923-1993."

Scope and Contents All photocopies; House of Representatives Resolution congratulating George Chaplin as President of the American Society of Newspaper Editors (1977); "Toasts and Roasts Honoring George Chaplin, A Benefit for the Honolulu Symphony" (1988); Resolution/The Council of the City and County of Honolulu, honors George Chaplin for outstanding service to the community….and for his promotion of excellence in journalism (1987); "A Tribute to George Chaplin, September 23, 1989, Pacific Club, Honolulu,...

Collection Overview From the Collection:

These twelve sepia tone photographs picture two women, a man, two young girls, and at least one more child who is visible in the background of several images. Subjects (who may be a Jewish family in Camden, South Carolina) are dressed in formal styles of the early 1900s. All photographs were taken in the garden behind a house with subjects in formal poses.