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George Smith Adams papers

 Collection
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

Nathan S. Addlestone papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1127
Abstract

Scrapbooks, yearbooks, clippings, programs, newsletters, and reports pertaining to Nathan Addlestone, a Charleston businessman who founded several scrap metal businesses, including Steelmet, Incorporated and Addlestone International Corporation. He was also very active in philanthropy, particularly pertaining to education.

Dates: circa 1910-2009

William Martin Aiken papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0002
Abstract

Sketchbooks, photographs, clippings and other professional papers of Charleston born architect William Martin Aiken. Materials relate to Aiken's student and professional work as an architect in Boston, Massachusetts, and Cincinnati, Ohio, and as the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department. Materials also relate to homes designed by Aiken as well as buildings designed by the New York City architectural firm McKim, Mead, and White.

Dates: 1878-1956

Marjorie Amos-Frazier papers

 Collection
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

Louis Baker papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1136
Abstract Photographs, correspondence, and other papers of Louis Baker, president of M. Baker and Sons meat packing plant and founding member of the Charleston County Livestock Growers Association. Materials include photographs of Louis Baker and the M. Baker and Sons plant; certificates from Louis's involvement in the National Independent Meat Packers Association, the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (renamed Shriners International), and the Scottish Rite of the Freemasons;...
Dates: circa 1917-1968, 2007

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

Doris Marks Ferst papers

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Identifier: Mss 1156
Abstract

Photograph albums, loose photographs, clippings, correspondence, and assorted ephemera of Doris Marks Ferst (1898-1980) of the Marks family of Charleston, South Carolina.

Dates: approximately 1900-2000; Majority of material found within approximately 1900s-1959

Alwyn Goldstein papers

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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

William Halsey papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0067
Abstract

Biographical materials, artwork, writings, slides and photographs, printed materials, correspondence, working files, and other papers of artist, author, and teacher William Halsey. Also included are a variety of materials relating to the Halsey and Loeb families as well as writings and numerous slide images from his travels through Mexico, Central America, Europe, North Africa, the South Pacific, and the Galapagos.

Dates: 1874-2006

Aubrey Hancock and William A. Fontaine Jr. papers

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Identifier: Mss 0227
Abstract

Papers document the professional and personal lives of Aubrey Hancock and William A. Fontaine, Jr. The collection includes business records, personal and miscellaneous correspondence, documentation of their properties, guest books, and assorted ephemera on Charleston, social, and local LGBTQ life.

Dates: 1850-2020; Majority of material found within 1935-2002

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color photographs 27
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Hirsch, Mordenai Raisin 3
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Congregation Sinai (Sumter, S.C.) 2
Halsey McCallum Resources 2
Halsey, William, 1915-1999 2
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Harby family 2
Keyserling, Harriet, 1922-2010 2
Keyserling, Leon H. (Leon Hirsch), 1908-1987 2
Keyserling, William 2
Levy family 2
Loeb family 2
McCallum, Corrie, 1914-2009 2
National Council of Jewish Women. Charleston Section 2
Raisin family 2
Raisin, Jane Lazarus, 1887-1965 2
Raisin, Rachel M. 2
Rosenberg, Anita Moïse Rosefield 2
Smith family 2
Aberman, Mary Ann, 1935- 1
Adams, George Alexander, 1887-1984 1
Adams, George Smith, 1923-2018 1
Adams, Theodora Elizabeth Smith, 1888-1983 1
Addlestone Hebrew Academy (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Addlestone International Corporation 1
Addlestone, Marlene Alfred 1
Addlestone, Nathan S., 1913-2001 1
African Methodist Episcopal Church 1
Aiken, William Martin, 1855-1908 1
Aleph Zadik Aleph 1
Alliance for Concerned Citizens 1
Alliance for Full Acceptance 1
Alterman, Jennet Robinson 1
Alwyn's Department Store (Georgetown, S.C.) 1
Amos-Frazier, Marjorie, 1926-2010 1
Anderson, Dorothy Middleton 1
Archambault, Sandra, 1944-2022 1
Ashley Theater (West Ashley, S.C.) 1
B-52's (Musical group) 1
Baker family 1
Baker, Barry 1
Baker, Louis, 1909-1955 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
Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Bluestein family 1
Bob's Men's Shop (Greenville, S.C.) 1
Book Basement (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Brith Sholom Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Brody, Sherna Simonhoff 1
Brown, Kent, 1953-2003 1
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 1
Charleston (S.C.). City Council 1
Charleston County Council 1
Charleston Naval Shipyard 1
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina 1
Coastal Community Foundation 1
Cohen family 1
Cohen, Stanley 1
College of Charleston 1
Confederate States of America. Army. Washington Artillery Battalion (New Orleans, La.) 1
Conference on Economic Progress (U.S.) 1
Council of Economic Advisers (U.S.) 1
D'Ancona family 1
D'Anna, Dorothy, 1918-2012 1
Daughters of the American Revolution 1
De La Motta family 1
De Lyon family 1
Democratic Party (Charleston County, S.C.) 1
Dock Street Theatre (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Eastman, Margaret Middleton Rivers 1
Elfe family 1
Epps (Family : Conway, S.C.) 1
Epps family 1
Fallon family 1
Fanning family 1
Ferst, Doris Leslie 1
Ferst, Doris Marks, 1898-1980 1
Fontaine, William A. (William Alvin), 1920-2005 1
Fontaine-Hancock Interiors 1
Footlight Players (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Fraser, Mary Edna 1
Freemasons 1
Garden Theater (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Gelson family 1
Goldberg, Herbert S., 1925- 1
Goldstein family 1
Goldstein, Alwyn, 1915-2010 1
Goldwater family 1
Greenhill, Marsha Silver 1
Greenspon, Roz G. 1
Halio, Frances, 1932-2017 1
Halsey family 1
Halsey, Ashley, 1879-1971 1
Halsey, Eleanor Rose Loeb, 1883-1968 1
Hancock (Family : Hancock, Aubrey, 1929-2019) 1
Hancock, Aubrey, 1929-2019 1
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