Box 17

Collection Overview From the Collection: The collection consists of the records of Temple Sinai, a Reform Jewish synagogue in Sumter, South Carolina. The administrative, financial, religious, and charitable activities of the congregation are well documented by the correspondence, meeting minutes, ledgers, and annual reports of the congregation's various committees and officers. In addition, a substantial portion of material relates to the activities of the temple's sisterhood, men's club, youth group, and religious school. The...

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Ledgers document membership and dues, cemetery accounts, cash accounts, and receipts and disbursements.

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Ledgers document membership and dues, cemetery accounts, cash accounts, and receipts and disbursements.

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Ledgers document membership and dues, cemetery accounts, cash accounts, and receipts and disbursements.

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Ledgers document membership and dues, cemetery accounts, cash accounts, and receipts and disbursements.

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Ledgers document membership and dues, cemetery accounts, cash accounts, and receipts and disbursements.

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Ledgers document membership and dues, cemetery accounts, cash accounts, and receipts and disbursements.

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Ledgers document membership and dues, cemetery accounts, cash accounts, and receipts and disbursements.

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Regarding temple repairs, organ cleanings, insurance payments, utilities, office supplies, rents, and more. Companies are mostly local businesses, such as J.M. Harby General Contractors, B.J. Barnett General Merchandise, Palmetto Pigeon Plant, and Henry P. Moses insurance and real estate company. Also included is a 1926 receipt from Empire Glass and Decoration Company in Atlanta, Georgia, which supplied the dedication panels for Temple Sinai's stained glass windows.