Box 18

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Fundraising letter sent by Jennie Keyserling, Chairman, Beaufort Female Benevolent Society, soliciting funds for a second "poor house"; letter to Jennie Keyserling from Mary B. Waterhouse, Secretary of Cooperation Relief Committee re. rent for a woman living in the poor house on Boundary Street; requests JK attend a meeting of the Cooperation Relief Committee.

Scope and Contents Handkerchief (souvenir) from 1929 SC Federation of Temple Sisterhood convention, Greenville, SC (stored in box 29); participant ribbon from same convention; correspondence: re. upcoming SCFTS convention; informational letter re. programs of the National Committee on Peace; re. Jennie's nomination as Chairman of Scholarship and Dormitory; several letters form Rosa S. Hirschman of Charleston; re. possibility of a Union Museum devoted to Jewish ceremonials; re. divisional meeting in Beaufort...

Scope and Contents Correspondence re. League's work to beautify grounds of the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway station; re. adult literacy in Beaufort County; letter to mayor of Beaufort re. "unsightly advertisements on telegraph poles" near water front residences; work with the War Camp Community Service (1919); aid for Beaufort's destitute; new playground equipment; letter re. League's commitment to enforce prohibition laws; notes from annual conference, Southern District, SC Federation of Women's...

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Solicitation letter from Near East Relief group; JK's handwritten annual report of the Beth Israel Sisterhood, April 2, 1929 (typed version also); letter from Helen Hennig re. committee work; suggestions from Dept. of Synagogue and School Extensions re. what children preparing for confirmation should study; re. JK's role as Chairman of Beaufort's Religious School Committee; report of Beth Israel Sisterhood presented at district meeting, Charleston, SC, Nov. 1930 (Jennie was president).

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Typescript, "Proceedings of the South Carolina State Conference of the Southeastern Conference on the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Columbia, SC, Nov. 23, 1930"; JK's handwritten report from the Southeastern Conference of Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Feb. 19, 1933.

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Letter re. a Women's Camp sponsored by Cooperative Extension of the Agriculture and Home Economics group; handwritten report from Beaufort County Council of Farm Women, presented (or sent) to the State Council of Farm Women.

Scope and Contents Press release from Better Homes in America, Washington, DC, announcing Mrs. William Keyserling's appointment by Secretary Hoover (Pres. of Better Homes in America) as chairman of Better Homes Campaign in Beaufort, SC; JK's ideas for Beaufort's campaign; updates about campaign's progress (sent to Exec. Director, Mr. James Ford); letter informing Jennie that Beaufort's project was selected for honorable mention by Better Homes Campaign; general letter of thanks from Herbert Hoover to local...

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Handwritten by Jennie Keyserling; copy of press notice, "Jewish Women to hear Rabbi Schwartz"; booklet, "Copies of letters sent out re. Sisterhood and Sabbath school"; notes for speech re. protection a home offers a child; several documents appear to be handwritten copies of speeches and writings of others; manuscript, "Education for Peace" (JK's original work?).

Collection Overview From the Collection: Part I (Mss 1049a) is the first accession of the Keyserling family papers. It includes Keyserling genealogical information, ephemera and family news clippings; material related to Leon Keyserling's political career (essays, clippings, speeches.) Correspondence includes letters between William Keyserling (WK) and Jennie H. Keyserling (JK) 1903-1935; WK and Leon Keyserling, 1908-1949; WK and Beth Keyserling Rosenfarb, 1911-1951; WK and Rosalyn Keyserling Schreiber, 1911-1944; WK and Herbert...