Box 1

Photocopy of Leon Kornblut’s U.S. Certificate of Naturalization, 1921; genealogy chart for the Iseman Family (includes the Schafer, Blum and Kornblut families); genealogy chart for the Epstein Family, relatives of the Blum/Schafer families; genealogy chart for the Baker family, relatives of the Kornblut/Schafer families.

Photocopies of photographs of Kornblut home in Latta, SC (1906), formal images of Leon and Lizzie Kornblut (1910) and their children, Moses, Esther and Rebecca, ca. 1920s; image of Leon Kornblut with brother-in-law Isadore Blum on a trip to New York; formal and candid shots of the Kornblut family, 1940s; wedding picture (1950) of Moses Kornblut and Freda Baker and of Kornblut family (with spouses, grandchildren, etc) ca. 1950s.

Photocopies of formal images of Leon Kornblut’s family and relatives in Poland including his mother, brother and cousins; not all images are of relatives in Poland (?).

Photocopies of formal images of Abraham and Rebecca Schafer and their children, Lizzie, Sam, Fanny and Belle; also images of Schafer cousins (Evelyn and Bernice Schafer) and Isadore and Belle Schafer Blum (1953).

Photocopy of letter (Oct. 17, 1906) from Rebecca Schafer to her daughter Lizzie (later Lizzie Kornblut); handwritten on "R. Shafer, Dealer in General Merchandise" letterhead, re. business issues, a monetary loan and Lizzie’s upcoming wedding; photocopy of telegram (March 1949) from Moses Kornblut to Freda Baker re. an upcoming visit; telegram (1952) from "Mollie" to Freda Baker Kornblut offering congratulations on birth of Freda’s son.

Photocopies of two ledger books (209 pages total) that contain Lizzie Schafer’s hand written thoughts and observations about her daily activities, life in Little Rock, SC, the family business, parents and siblings, admirers and her courtship with Leon Kornblut; includes short stories (school assignments?) on topics such as "country life" and Robert E. Lee.

Photocopies of articles re. members of the Kornblut family; from newspapers in Dillon and Latta, SC.

Memoir by John D. Roberts, "The Town of Latta Has Grown," with images (photocopies) of Latta over the years; clippings re. Freda Baker Kornblut’s enlistment in the U.S. Navy WAVES (1940s); memos (1999, 2001) from Harold Kornblut re. history of Latta Dry Goods Company; Morris Fass Department Store (Dillion, S.C.) miniature memo pad embossed with "Shopping List."

Photocopy image of Latta Dry Goods Company, ca. 1906; photocopy images of opening of Kornblut’s in Dillon, SC 1962 (interior views).

Includes invoices for goods sold at Latta Dry Goods 1910, 1913, 1926 and 1927 when it was renamed Blum and Kornblut's; invoices to Latta Dry Goods for merchandise purchased from Baltimore Bargain House 1913; bag from Kornblut’s Dillon, SC store.