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Moses Henry Nathan collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1071
Collection Overview This collection consists of information on Moses Henry Nathan (1821-1875) together with photocopied annual reports of the City of Charleston Fire Department, 1859-1861, 1866-1872 which were delivered to the Charleston Board of Fire Masters. The original annual reports are bound into a volume titled on the spine "Annual reports of the Chief of the Fire Department of Charleston, 1859-1872" and impressed on the front cover "M.H. Nathan." The collection also includes a photograph of Chief M.H....
Dates: 1855, 2002, 2009, undated
Found in: Special Collections

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
Found in: Special Collections

Pastime Amusement Company records

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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

Pearlstine Distributors Inc. records

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Identifier: Mss 1114
Abstract

Business records, correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and artifacts relating to the history and operation of Pearlstine Distributors Inc. (est. 1972), a Charleston-based distributor of Anheuser-Busch products, and its parent company, I. M. Pearlstine & Sons, founded by Isaac Moses Pearlstine in 1885.

Dates: 1899-2012
Found in: Special Collections

Milton A. Pearlstine and Cecile M. Pearlstine papers

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Identifier: Mss 1104
Abstract

Correspondence, photographs, clippings, and other assorted papers relating to the life and work of Milton Alfred Pearlstine, founding member and secretary of the South Carolina State Ports Authority from 1942 to 1972 and president and secretary of I. M. Pearlstine & Sons. The collection also contains materials relating to his wife, civic volunteer and former president of the Charleston Section of the National Council of Jewish Women, Cecile Mayer Pearlstine.

Dates: 1869-1994
Found in: Special Collections

Photographs for Charleston, come hell or high water

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Identifier: Mss 0132
Collection Overview The photographs were assembled primarily by Robert N. S. Whitelaw, and the text was prepared by Alice F. Levkoff for a book about the social history, natural disasters, and architecture of Charleston, South Carolina. Many images are classic views of the City, and many of the City's principal buildings are represented in some of the earliest and best photographs of them known to have been taken. A large number of buildings were subsequently damaged or altered, and some no longer survive. The...
Dates: approximately 1885-approximately 1989
Found in: Special Collections

James Polzois papers

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Identifier: Mss 0215
Abstract

The collection consists of the papers of James Polzois, an artist who lived in Charleston, South Carolina. The papers include photographs, prints, and original artworks of Charleston area architecture and church organs. There are also photographs, correspondence, and military records documenting Polzois’ life. The papers also include Polzois’ writings and research files, with a special focus on his research into Denmark Vesey.

Dates: 1864-2018; Majority of material found within 1952-2018
Found in: Special Collections

Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin papers

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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

Rivers family papers

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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

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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

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Charleston Naval Shipyard 4
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Addlestone Hebrew Academy (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Brith Sholom Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Anderson, Dorothy Middleton 2
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Eastman, Margaret Middleton Rivers 2
Harby family 2
Hirsch family 2
Hirsch, Mordenai Raisin 2
I.M. Pearlstine & Sons (S.C.) 2
Jewish Community Center (Charleston, S.C.) 2
Levy family 2
Mendelssohn family 2
Moses family 2
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charleston Branch (Charleston, S.C.) 2
National Council of Jewish Women. Charleston Section 2
Raisin family 2
Raisin, Jane Lazarus, 1887-1965 2
Raisin, Rachel M. 2
Rivers, L. Mendel (Lucius Mendel), 1905-1970 2
Rivers, Lucius Mendel, Jr. 2
Rivers, Margaret Middleton 2
Smith family 2
United States. Congress. House 2
United States. Navy 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
African Methodist Episcopal Church 1
Aleph Zadik Aleph 1
Alliance for Concerned Citizens 1
Alliance for Full Acceptance 1
Alterman, Jennet Robinson 1
Alterman, Marsha 1
Alwyn's Department Store (Georgetown, S.C.) 1
American Missionary Association 1
American Views 1
Amistad Research Center 1
Amos-Frazier, Marjorie, 1926-2010 1
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America 1
Archambault, Sandra, 1944-2022 1
Ashley Theater (West Ashley, S.C.) 1
Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture 1
B-52's (Musical group) 1
Bailey family 1
Baker family 1
Baker, Barry 1
Baker, Louis, 1909-1955 1
Banov (Family : Banov, Leon, Jr., 1914-2007) 1
Banov family 1
Banov, Alan 1
Banov, Leon, Jr., 1914-2007 1
Banov, Rita Landesman, 1920-2002 1
Barnwell family 1
Barnwell, Catherine Osborn, 1809-1886 1
Barnwell, William Hazzard, 1806-1863 1
Bass family 1
Bayless, Joy 1
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 1
Berendt family 1
Berendt, Anna Gelson, 1913-2001 1
Berendt, Benjamin, 1912-2010 1
Berendt, Gerald E. 1
Bergen, Jane B. 1
Berlinsky, Jaclyn 1
Beth Elohim (Georgetown, S.C.) 1
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875 1
Blank family 1
Blank, Edwin J., 1886-1968 1
Blank, Isadore, 1862-1947 1
Blank, Rosa Simmons, -1915 1
Bluestein family 1
Boags Modern Arts Photography Studio 1
Boags, Walter N., 1917-1997 1
Book Basement (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Boyarsky family 1
Brith Sholom (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Brith Sholom Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.). Sisterhood 1
Brown, Kent, 1953-2003 1
Bultman, Phelps, 1928-2015 1
Byrnes Downs Garden Club (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Cagle, Stephen W., 1944- 1
Cambridge family 1
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 1
Cave family 1
Chabad Lubavitch (Organization) 1
Chaplin family 1
Chaplin, George, 1914- 1
Charleston (S.C.). Board of Fire Masters 1
Charleston (S.C.). City Council 1
Charleston (S.C.). Fire Department 1
Charleston Beach Bed & Breakfast 1
Charleston County School District 1
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