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Senator Burnet R. Maybank papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0085
Abstract
Legislative files, correspondence, printed material, voting records, and personal papers of Burnet Rhett Maybank (1899-1954), United States Senator from 1941 to 1954. Materials primarily relate to Maybank's professional life as a United States Senator and include his legislative working files and constituent correspondence. The collection also includes a small amount of personal papers concerning Maybank and his family including personal correspondence, financial material, photographs,...
Dates:
1914-1973; Majority of material found within 1941-1954
Found in:
Special Collections
National Council of Jewish Women Charleston Section records
Collection
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
Found in:
Special Collections
Pastime Amusement Company records
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0201
Abstract
The collection consists of the records of the Pastime Amusement Company of Charleston, South Carolina. Records contain materials relating to Albert Sottile, his daughter, Alberta Sottile Long, J. C. Long, and H. George Meyer including correspondence, writings, photographs, clippings, and printed materials. Also included are assorted exterior and interior photographs of buildings and theaters, including the Sottile, Princess, and Garden theaters, owned by the company on Broad, King, Liberty,...
Dates:
1890s, 1918-2011
Found in:
Special Collections
Prystowsky-Feldman family papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1016
Abstract
Family papers, photographs, and artifacts of the Prystowsky-Feldman family of Charleston.
Dates:
1887-1976
Found in:
Special Collections
Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1075
Abstract
Clippings, correspondence, sermons, programs, certificates, diplomas, diaries, photographs, objects, and other papers of Jacob S. Raisin, Reform rabbi, author, and scholar. Raisin's writings focused on ethical behavior, intellectual history, religious observance and tradition. Materials also relate to Raisin's wife, Jane Lazarus Raisin, their children, Mordenai Lazarus Raisin Hirsch, Rachel Marla Raisin, and Aaron S. Raisin, and other family members, Raisin's record of professional...
Dates:
circa 1700, 1889-2009
Found in:
Special Collections
Reesor, Epps, Klein and Swope families papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1163
Abstract
Assorted family papers of the Reesor, Epps, Klein and Swope families of Walterboro and Conway, South Carolina. Materials consist of family records, extensive correspondence, clippings, family photographs, and ephemera.
Dates:
1861-2007; Majority of material found within 1907-1985
Found in:
Special Collections
Alicia Rhett papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0226
Abstract
Papers of Alicia Rhett, artist and actress, best known for her role as India Wilkes in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind and for her career as an artist. The collection includes family and biographical material as well as materials related to her careers as both an actress and an artist.
Dates:
approximately 1890s-2012; Majority of material found within 1930-2012
Found in:
Special Collections
Rivers family papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0199
Abstract
Correspondence, programs, publications, newspaper clippings, journals, photographs, slides, scrapbooks, audiovisual material, genealogical material, and personal files belonging to and concerning the Rivers family. Materials primarily relate to L. Mendel Rivers' service in Congress from 1941 to 1970, the writings of his wife Margaret Middleton Rivers, and their three children Margaret Rivers Eastman, Marion Rivers Ravenel Cato, and L. Mendel Rivers, Jr. Topics of particular interest include...
Dates:
1800-2011; Majority of material found within 1920-2007
Found in:
Special Collections
L. Mendel Rivers papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0198
Abstract
Correspondence, programs, publications, newspaper clippings, speeches, photographs, photo albums, scrapbooks, awards, certificates, financial material, and personal files of L. Mendel Rivers (1905-1970), Democratic United States Representative from South Carolina's 1st Congressional District from 1941 to 1970. Materials primarily relate to Rivers' service in Congress with topics including the Cold War, Vietnam War, the Charleston Naval Shipyard, the United States Armed Forces, military pay...
Dates:
1876-1990; Majority of material found within 1941-1970
Found in:
Special Collections
Emmett E. Robinson papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0039
Abstract
Collection consists of the papers of Emmett E. Robinson, managing director of the Footlight Players Theatre from 1935 to 1977 and professor of fine arts and theatre at the College of Charleston from 1942 to 1982. Papers include assorted biographical materials, writings on community theatre, play and television scripts, and exhibit designs. Also included are materials relating to Footlight Players Theatre, Dock Street Theatre, Mohawk Drama Festival, and Dramatic Society of the College of...
Dates:
1886-1991; Majority of material found within 1920-1988
Found in:
Special Collections