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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

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

Bloom family papers

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Identifier: Mss 1118
Abstract

Photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, clippings, school records, and other materials relating to the Bloom family of Greenville, South Carolina. The majority of records document the education, military service, and community involvement of Jack Bloom, with a smaller quantity of materials pertaining to his parents, Julius and Jennie Shatenstein Bloom, and his wife, Lillian Chernoff Bloom, as well as items relating to the Chernoff, Cohen, and Shatenstein families.

Dates: 1900s-2011; Majority of material found within 1943-1980

Harris Blumenfeld papers

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Identifier: Mss 1113
Abstract

Contains a wedding anniversary certificate, obituary, Baron Hirsch Congregation centennial booklet, and Hebrew typewriter belonging to the poet Harris Blumenfeld.

Dates: 1917-1964

Ethyl R. Brown papers

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Identifier: AMN 1006
Abstract Ethyl R. Brown (1902-1997) was an African-American beautician, cosmetology instructor, and beauty shop owner in Charleston, South Carolina.The collection includes certificates, awards, photographs, and other documents related to Ethyl Brown's professional and social activities as well as her family. Certificates include a 1945 teaching certificate by South Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners. There are also several photographs by Walter Boags, an African-American...
Dates: approximately 1930-1991

J. Arthur Brown papers

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Identifier: AMN 1074
Abstract J. Arthur Brown was born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1914. After graduating from the Avery Institute in 1932, he continued his education at South Carolina State College in Orangeburg, SC, graduating in 1937. While at SCSC, Brown met his future wife MaeDe Esperanza Myers (1918-2012), marrying in 1940. The couple had three daughters: MaeDe Joenelle Gordon, Minerva King, and Dr. Millicent Brown; and one son, Myles Gregory Brown. He fathered a second son, Albert Wayne Gourdine, who was...
Dates: 1937-1989; Majority of material found within 1950-1988

W. Melvin Brown, Jr., papers

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Identifier: AMN 1119
Abstract William Melvin Brown, Jr., was born on February 19, 1934 in Charleston, South Carolina, to William and Eva Taylor Brown. He graduated from Immaculate Conception High School and received a BS in Science from South Carolina State College. Brown later acquired a Master of Science from Atlanta University, a MBA from Webster College, and an Advanced Studies degree from Boston University. Brown married Juanita Washington, also a Charleston native and high school science teacher, on June 4, 1960....
Dates: 1951-2005

Cohen and Mark family photographs

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Identifier: Mss 1034-105
Abstract

Collection consists of ten photographs of members of the Cohen and Mark families of Clio, South Carolina. Photographs primarily feature Abe Cohen, his daughter Cecile Cohen Waronker, and his wife Betty Mark Cohen. A small number of images also feature other members of the Cohen and Mark families. Included is a list of detailed captions numbered to correspond to a number on the back of each photograph.

Dates: 1940-1994

H. A. DeCosta, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1084
Abstract Herbert A. DeCosta, Jr. (1923-2008) was a renowned African American architect and contractor based in Charleston, South Carolina. While he served as president of the H. A. DeCosta Company, the company worked on the construction and renovations of numerous churches, apartment complexes, schools, and residences, including some of the most architecturally significant houses in Charleston. The DeCosta Company also did much of the renovation and preservation work for Historic Charleston...
Dates: 1854-2009

Charles Fram photographs

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Identifier: Mss 1034-102
Abstract

Black and white photographs of Charles Fram of Union, South Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates: 1915-circa 1947

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Harleston Funeral Home (Charleston, S.C.) 2
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Mickey Funeral Home (Charleston, S.C.) 2
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charleston Branch (Charleston, S.C.) 2
Voorhees College 2
Addlestone International Corporation 1
Addlestone, Marlene Alfred 1
Addlestone, Nathan S., 1913-2001 1
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 1
Anderson, Eliza Levy, 1794-1839 1
Atlanta University 1
Avery Normal Institute 1
Baker family 1
Baker, Barry 1
Baker, Louis, 1909-1955 1
Baron Hirsch Congregation (Memphis, Tenn.) 1
Belzer, Arnold Mark 1
Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Bloom (Family : Greenville, S.C.) 1
Bloom family 1
Bloom, Jack L., 1920-2010 1
Bloom, Jennie Chernoff 1
Bloom, Julius H., 1894-1973 1
Bloom, Lillian, 1921-2010 1
Blumenfeld, Harris, 1861-1953 1
Blumenfeld, Harry B. 1
Boags, Grippon A. 1
Brown, Ethyl R., 1902-1997 1
Brown, J. Arthur, 1914-1988 1
Brown, Juanita Elizabeth Washington, 1938-2006 1
Brown, Millicent E. 1
Brown, W. Melvin, Jr., 1934-1994 1
Caffey family 1
Charleston Area Community Relations Committee (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Chernoff family 1
Chernoff, Miriam 1
Citizens' Committee of Charleston (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Clemson University. Board of Visitors 1
Cohen (Family : Clio, S.C.) 1
Cohen family 1
Cohen, Abe, 1906-1969 1
Cohen, Betty Mark 1
Committee on Better Racial Assurance 1
Community Organization Credit Union 1
Craft family 1
Craft, Ellen 1
Craft, William 1
Cremer, Sylvia Blumenfeld Friedman 1
Crockett, Loraine 1
Crockett, Thomas W. 1
Crump family 1
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DeCosta, Emily, 1923-2011 1
DeCosta, Herbert A., Jr., 1923-2008 1
DeCosta, Herbert A., Sr., 1894-1960 1
Dinkins, Lane 1
Duncan, Eugene, 1905-1969 1
Eugene Gadsden Company (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Eugene Gadsden Funeral Home (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Fram, Charles, 1902-2001 1
Friendly Moralist Society (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Gadsden Funeral Home (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Gadsden, Eugene, 1866-1928 1
Gadson family 1
H. A. DeCosta Company 1
HADCO Realty Company 1
Hamer Spinning Mills 1
Harleston family 1
Harleston, Edwin Augustus, 1882-1931 1
Harleston, Robert, 1846-1915 1
Harold's Cabin (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Higgins family 1
Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) 1
Hirsch, Mordenai Raisin 1
Holloway family 1
Humane Brotherhood Association 1
I.M. Pearlstine & Sons (S.C.) 1
Jacobs, Harold, 1913-2009 1
Jenkins family 1
Jenkins, Esau, 1910-1972 1
Jewish Community Center (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Johnson, Eugenia Duncan, 1931- 1
Karesh, Karl, 1912-1997 1
Karesh, Rosalyn Furchgott 1
Kinlaw family 1
Lady Lafayette Hotel (Walterboro, S.C.) 1
Levy family 1
Levy, Chapman, 1787-1849 1
Levy, Sarah Moses, 1768-1842 1
Liebowitz, Yossi, J. 1
M. Baker and Sons 1
Madans, Audrey 1
Mark (Family : Clio, S.C.) 1
Marks family 1
Marvel Lamp Company 1
Marvel Manufacturing Company 1
Mazo family 1
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