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George Smith Adams papers

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Identifier: Mss 0174
Abstract

Mainly George Smith Adams' genealogical research documenting his father George Alexander Adams (1887-1984), mother Theodora Elizabeth Smith Adams (1888-1983), grandfather Daniel Townsend Smith (1842-1929) with data on the Washington Artillery, and great grandfather Thomas Peter Smith (1814-1899). Also included are materials relating to his extended family and their surrounding areas, especially the Townsend family, Medway Plantation, Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina.

Dates: 1826-2010; Majority of material found within 1925-1999

Marjorie Amos-Frazier papers

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Identifier: AMN 1166
Abstract Marjorie Amos-Frazier (1926-2010) was a Civil Rights activist and politician in Charleston, South Carolina. She was the first woman elected to serve on the Charleston County Council in 1974. Six years later Amos-Frazier became the first non-legislator, woman and African-American to serve on the South Carolina Public Service Commission (1980-1993).Amos-Frazier's papers hold biographical, professional and political career, organizational and religious affiliation documents and...
Dates: 1970s-2010, and undated

Benjamin Berendt and Anna Gelson Berendt papers

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Identifier: Mss 1089
Abstract

Writings, newspaper clippings, poetry, plays, publications, correspondence, photographs, and other personal papers of Benjamin Berendt and Anna Gelson Berendt of Charleston, South Carolina. Materials mostly relate to the Berendt and Gelson family histories as well as Benjamin's and Anna's travels. Also included are Aleph Zadik Aleph Chapter 143 publications from the 1950s and 1960s.

Dates: 1866-2010

Alwyn Goldstein papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1096
Abstract

Biographical materials, correspondence, research files, printed materials, photographs, family scrapbooks, and family photograph albums of Alwyn Goldstein of Georgetown, South Carolina. Also included are materials relating to Alwyn’s Department Store and various administrative records of Temple Beth Elohim.

Dates: 1886-2014

Mendelsohn family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1139
Abstract

Photographs, eulogies, audio interview, and clippings relating to the Mendelsohn family of Charleston, South Carolina. Benjamin Mendelsohn and his wife, Fay Zamler Mendelsohn, settled in Charleston in 1907 where Benjamin operated a tailor shop on King Street and Fay later opened her own store, the Bandbox, selling women's hats and dresses. The collection also includes images of the related Bluestein family.

Dates: 1920-1968, 2001

National Council of Jewish Women Charleston Section records

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Identifier: Mss 1038
Abstract

The collection consists of the records of the Charleston Section of the National Council of Jewish Women. A substantial portion of the collection documents the Charleston Section's fundraising activities, charitable and educational programs, membership events, and 100th anniversary celebration through photographs, printed matter, newspaper clippings, and other materials. Also included are materials documenting its administrative and financial activities and early history.

Dates: 1906-2018

Samuel D. Turtletaub Post 237 of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States scrapbooks

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Identifier: Mss 1098
Abstract

The collection consists of three scrapbooks compiled by Herbert S. Goldberg and Stanley Cohen that include photographs, clippings, certificates, and correspondence of the Samuel D. Turtletaub Post 237 of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Charleston, South Carolina. Materials relate to the activities and community service projects conducted by the Post from 1947 to 1969.

Dates: 1947-1969

Charlie Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0218
Abstract This collection consists of the papers of Charlie Smith, white activist for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights, political candidate, and real estate broker. The papers include biographical material about Smith. There are also subject files and audiovisual materials from Smith’s political campaigns for Village Council in Miami Shores, Florida, and for South Carolina House District 119 in Charleston, South Carolina. There are professional papers relating to Smith’s...
Dates: 1936-2020

Synagogue Emanu-El records

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Identifier: Mss 1141
Abstract

Records of Synagogue Emanu-El, the first conservative synagogue in Charleston, South Carolina. Materials document the administrative, social, educational, and spiritual activities of the congregation and its members. Also included are the records of Emanu-El’s Sisterhood, which provides major financial support for the synagogue.

Dates: 1943-2014

John Martin Taylor papers

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Identifier: Mss 0204
Abstract These papers contain writings, working files, correspondence, art, and photographs documenting the personal and professional life of John Martin Taylor, also known as Hoppin’ John, American food writer and culinary historian of the American South. Topics include Lowcountry cooking, culinary history, food writing, Hoppin' John's, Taylor's culinary bookstore in Charleston, S.C., mail art and his life as a gay/bisexual man. The papers also cover Taylor’s extended residences in Athens, Ga.,...
Dates: 1935-2018

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Aleph Zadik Aleph 1
Alliance for Concerned Citizens 1
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Alwyn's Department Store (Georgetown, S.C.) 1
Amos-Frazier, Marjorie, 1926-2010 1
Archambault, Sandra, 1944-2022 1
B-52's (Musical group) 1
Berendt family 1
Berendt, Anna Gelson, 1913-2001 1
Berendt, Benjamin, 1912-2010 1
Berendt, Gerald E. 1
Berlinsky, Jaclyn 1
Beth Elohim (Georgetown, S.C.) 1
Bluestein family 1
Book Basement (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Brown, Kent, 1953-2003 1
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 1
Charleston (S.C.). City Council 1
Charleston County Council 1
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina 1
Cohen, Stanley 1
Confederate States of America. Army. Washington Artillery Battalion (New Orleans, La.) 1
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Elfe family 1
Fallon family 1
Fanning family 1
Fraser, Mary Edna 1
Gelson family 1
Goldberg, Herbert S., 1925- 1
Goldstein family 1
Goldstein, Alwyn, 1915-2010 1
Greenhill, Marsha Silver 1
Greenspon, Roz G. 1
Gross-Brein, Evelyn Rosenberg 1
Halio, Frances, 1932-2017 1
Hess, Karen 1
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 1
Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. Samuel D. Turtletaub Post 237 (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Mendelsohn (Family : Charleston, S.C.) 1
Mendelsohn, Benjamin 1
Mendelsohn, Burnet 1
Mendelsohn, Fay 1
Mendelsohn, Jane 1
Mendelssohn family 1
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 1
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charleston Branch (Charleston, S.C.) 1
National Council of Jewish Women. Charleston Section 1
Nettles family 1
Peacock, Edwin, 1910-1989 1
Potter, Mary Jo 1
Potter, William Zeigler 1
Quiroz, Roderick S. 1
Riley, Joseph P., 1943- 1
Rosenberg family 1
Rosenberg, Abraham, 1859-1920 1
Rosenberg, Ernest, 1892-1978 1
Russell, Ina 1
Schlesinger, Paul 1
Silverman, Gail 1
Sly family 1
Smith, Charlie 1
Smith, Daniel Townsend, 1842-1929 1
Smith, Thomas Peter, 1814-1903 1
South Carolina. Public Service Commission 1
Synagogue Emanu-El (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Synagogue Emanu-El (Charleston, S.C.). Sisterhood 1
Taylor, John Martin, 1949- 1
Taylor, Prentiss, 1907-1991 1
Townsend family 1
United States. Navy 1
Visanska family 1
Winstock family 1
Winstock, Moses, 1818-1905 1
Zeigler, John 1
Ziegler family 1
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