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John A. Zeigler, Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0125
Abstract
The papers contain writings, biographical materials, correspondence, and photographs documenting the life of John Asbury Zeigler, Jr., poet, music philanthropist, and co-owner of the Book Basement bookstore in Charleston, S.C. Materials relate to Zeigler’s education at the Citadel, and his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II in Yakutat, Alaska. The papers also cover Zeigler’s relationship with Edwin Peacock, their friendship with lithographer Prentiss Taylor and his partner Roderick...
Dates:
1755-2015
Found in:
Special Collections
Zion-Olivet Presbyterian Church records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1030
Abstract
Zion-Olivet formed in 1959 when two African American congregations in Charleston. S.C., Zion and Olivet, merged. The records in the collection are divided into three main sections, Zion Presbyterian Church, Olivet Presbyterian church and Zion-Olivet Presbyterian church records with numerous series which finacial documents, Kindergarten/Child Child Center, Church members and students, Women's Associations, United Presbyterian Men of Zion-Olivet, and the Presbyterian Church USA/Synod of the...
Dates:
1854-1991, undated
Zionist Organization of America (Charleston, S.C.) papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-051
Collection Overview
The minutes (1917-1933 with a gap from May 1922-November 1923; and 1940-1944) cover all the special and regular meetings of the organization. Members attending are listed and there are various lists throughout the volume, detailing the approximately 100 or so men and women who belonged. Topics were discussed, at first, in both Yiddish and English. Dues were collected and there are frequent mentions of the need to raise more funds for specific causes, and the need to energize the populations...
Dates:
1917-1947
Found in:
Special Collections
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- Special Collections 672
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- correspondence 245
- clippings (information artifacts) 183
- photographs 127
- black-and-white photographs 109
- scrapbooks 75
- photocopies 65
- color photographs 59
- Charleston (S.C.) 54
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 51
- financial records 49
- certificates 47
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities 45
- Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 39
- minutes (administrative records) 39
- letters (correspondence) 38
- family papers 37
- photograph albums 36
- black-and-white negatives 35
- genealogies (histories) 34
- pamphlets 34
- printed ephemera 34
- programs (documents) 33
- diaries 32
- videocassettes 29
- DVDs 28
- digital images 28
- South Carolina -- History 25
- Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston 24
- artifacts (object genre) 24
- typescripts 24
- black-and-white slides 23
- Charleston (S.C.) -- History 21
- compact discs 21
- memoirs 21
- publications (documents) 21
- South Carolina -- History -- 1775-1865 20
- articles 20
- postcards 20
- audiocassettes 19
- manuscripts for publication 19
- South Carolina -- History -- 1865- 18
- newsletters 18
- Photographs 17
- genealogical tables 17
- ledgers (account books) 17
- manuscripts (documents) 17
- notes (documents) 17
- Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 16
- legal documents 16
- African American churches -- South Carolina -- Charleston 15
- administrative records 15
- drawings (visual works) 15
- obituaries 15
- Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Correspondence 14
- receipts (financial records) 14
- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 13
- Ephemera 13
- business records 13
- maps (documents) 13
- poems 13
- Jewish families -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 12
- color slides 12
- sketches 12
- speeches (documents) 12
- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston 11
- Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Social life and customs 11
- awards 11
- essays 11
- lists (document genres) 11
- poetry 11
- African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- Charleston 10
- Fraternal organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston 10
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Germany 10
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish 10
- cabinet photographs 10
- diplomas 10
- drafts (documents) 10
- magazines (periodicals) 10
- negatives (photographs) 10
- personal correspondence 10
- research notes 10
- slides (photographs) 10
- African American churches 9
- Holocaust survivors 9
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives 9
- Hospital Workers' Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969 9
- Jewish families -- South Carolina -- Charleston 9
- books 9
- daguerreotypes (photographs) 9
- journals (accounts) 9
- photo CDs 9
- plats (maps) 9
- posters 9
- school yearbooks 9
- writings (documents) 9
- African American teachers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 8
- African American women -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Societies and clubs 8
- African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century 8
- Enslaved persons -- South Carolina 8
- Jewish families -- South Carolina 8 + ∧ less
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- English 821
- Hebrew 36
- German 34
- Yiddish 23
- French 16
- No linguistic content; Not applicable 14
- Polish 10
- Czech 9
- Dutch; Flemish 9
- Latin 9
- Spanish; Castilian 6
- Italian 5
- Russian 5
- Portuguese 3
- Arabic 2
- Hungarian 2
- Japanese 2
- Chinese 1
- Creoles and pidgins, English-based 1
- Creoles and pidgins 1
- Greek, Modern (1453-) 1
- Korean 1
- Lithuanian 1
- Norwegian 1
- Semitic languages 1
- Swedish 1
- Ukrainian 1 + ∧ less
- Names
- College of Charleston 45
- Avery Normal Institute 36
- Deas, Alston, 1893-1985 29
- Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) 17
- College of Charleston. Library 16
- Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture 13
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charleston Branch (Charleston, S.C.) 13
- United States. Army 13
- Avery Research Center 12
- United States. Works Progress Administration 10
- Moses family 9
- Cohen family 8
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 8
- Levy family 8
- Alston family 7
- Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987 7
- Jewish Community Center (Charleston, S.C.) 7
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp) 6
- Centenary United Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 6
- Charleston Naval Shipyard 6
- Dachau (Concentration camp) 6
- Hirsch, Mordenai Raisin 6
- Moïse family 6
- Synagogue Emanu-El (Charleston, S.C.) 6
- Voorhees College 6
- Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968 6
- Weinberg family 6
- Aleph Zadik Aleph. Charleston Chapter 5
- Alliance for Full Acceptance 5
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp) 5
- Bachman, John, 1790-1874 5
- Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 5
- Blamyer family 5
- Blamyre family 5
- Breibart, Solomon 5
- Brown family 5
- Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina 5
- DeCosta family 5
- Deas family 5
- Easterby, J. H. (James Harold), 1898-1960 5
- Harby family 5
- Harleston, Edwin Augustus, 1882-1931 5
- Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) 5
- Medical University of South Carolina 5
- Moïse, Penina 5
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 5
- Raisin, Rachel M. 5
- Rubens family 5
- Solomon family 5
- St. Philip's Church (Charleston, S.C.) 5
- United States. Congress. House 5
- Waring, Elizabeth 5
- African Methodist Episcopal Church 4
- Brith Sholom (Charleston, S.C.) 4
- Brith Sholom Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 4
- Burke High School (Charleston, S.C.) 4
- Charleston County School District 4
- Clyburn, James 4
- Congregation Sinai (Sumter, S.C.) 4
- Dock Street Theatre (Charleston, S.C.) 4
- Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
- Finley family 4
- Footlight Players (Charleston, S.C.) 4
- Harris, Lancelot Minor, 1868-1941 4
- Holmes, F. S. (Francis Simmons), 1815-1882 4
- Hospital and Training School for Nurses (Charleston, S.C.) 4
- Howard University 4
- Jenkins, Esau, 1910-1972 4
- Karesh, Rosalyn Furchgott 4
- Lazar family 4
- Manigault, Gabriel E. (Gabriel Edward), 1833-1899 4
- Morris Street Baptist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity 4
- Pogson family 4
- Rosenberg, Anita Moïse Rosefield 4
- Rosengarten, Dale, 1948- 4
- Shulman, Nat, 1914-2000 4
- Simons, Albert, 1890-1980 4
- South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs 4
- South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives 4
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference 4
- Stern, Theodore Sanders 4
- Tobias, Thomas J. 4
- United States. Navy 4
- Whipper, Lucille, 1928-2021 4
- Wigfall family 4
- Addlestone Hebrew Academy (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- Aleph Zadik Aleph 3
- Allen University 3
- Alterman, Jennet Robinson 3
- Altman family 3
- American Missionary Association 3
- B'nai B'rith 3
- Banov family 3
- Baskervill Ministries (Pawleys Island, S.C.) 3
- Benedict College 3
- Bonds-Wilson High School (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- Bragg, Laura M. (Laura Mary), 1881-1978 3
- Brown Fellowship Society (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- Brown, Millicent E. 3 + ∧ less
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