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Lazarus and Hirsch families papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1018
Abstract This collection contains photographs, correspondence, clippings, pins, a textile, legal documents, albums, and other items relating to Jane Lazarus Raisin and the Lazarus and Hirsch families of Charleston, as well as the related Hart, Levy, Cohen, Mordecai, Harby, De Lyon, De La Motta, and Raisin families. Collection includes numerous early photographs. Materials also pertain to Charleston's Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE) synagogue and Jewish life in Charleston and South Carolina in the...
Dates: 1776, 1818-2005
Found in: Special Collections

League of Allied Arts records

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1158
Abstract The League of Allied Arts (LAA) is an organization of Black women who celebrate and help to locally advance a plethora of elements of high culture. The organization was initially founded in Los Angeles, CA, in 1939, however, Edwina Whitlock created a new branch of the organization upon her relocation back to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1986. This collection highlights the documents from its foundation and earliest years, from 1986 to 1988. There are three series. Administrative includes...
Dates: 1983-1988; Majority of material found within 1986-1988
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Bokara Legendre papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0229
Abstract

The papers of Bokara Legendre, a South Carolina-born socialite, writer, artist, performer, world traveler, and interviewer. The collection includes extensive diaries and photographs as well as other writings, biographical and family papers, and audiovisual materials.

Dates: 1927-2018; Majority of material found within 1955-2017
Found in: Special Collections

Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0034-117
Collection Overview

The collection consists of 1 handwritten letter from "Alice" to "Adah" dated September 20, 1890. The letter describes Alice's visit with her family to the German city of Oberammergau to see the famous Passion Play staged there. The letter also describes Alice's visits to various churches in Cologne as well as briefly mentions stops in The Hague and Munich.

Dates: 1890 September 20
Found in: Special Collections

Letter from Rev. Dr. and Mrs. David de Sola Pool to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Toporek

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-043
Collection Overview

Letter; handwritten on letterhead: "The Rev. Dr. D. de Sola Pool/Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue/Shearith Israel/Founded 1654"; sent to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Toporek [Bernice] of Charleston, South Carolina; signed"David and Tamar de Sola Pool"; regarding a book the de Sola Pools sent the Toporeks; mention of a Kiddush cup the Toporeks gave the de Sola Pools and fond memories of a visit to Charleston, SC; best wishes sent to the Karesh family.

Dates: 1964
Found in: Special Collections

Letters from James Doar Lucas to Jane Larsen Lucas Thornhill

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Mss 0231
Abstract

Assorted personal letters from James Doar Lucas to his daughter, Jane Larsen Lucas Thornhill, including letters from when Lucas was stationed in Iran during World War II.

Dates: 1939-1945, undated
Found in: Special Collections

Levi and D'Ancona families papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1159
Abstract

Collection includes assorted family records relating to the Levi and D'Ancona families as well as a small amount of materials relating to the Gruenwald/Greenwald family. Also included are the papers of Wendell Mitchell Levi Sr. and his son Dr. Wendell M. Levi Jr.

Dates: 1753-2016; Majority of material found within 1900-2016
Found in: Special Collections

Wendell Mitchell Levi papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0079
Collection Overview The papers of Wendell Mitchell Levi include his correspondence, biographical and genealogical information, notes, material related to his publications, and photographs. Correspondence includes personal and business letters from various individuals and businesses and organizations, and copies of letters sent by Levi. Topics include Levi's writings, pigeons (breeding, training, racing, care, diseases, and many other related subjects), a city ordinance banning pigeon raising, the controversy...
Dates: 1827-1995
Found in: Special Collections

Anita Rosen Levine papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1107
Abstract

Assorted papers and publications of Anita Rosen Levine, who served as secretary to the rabbi of Brith Sholom Beth Israel congregation in Charleston, South Carolina, from 1956 to 1986, and as secretary for Addlestone Hebrew Academy.

Dates: 1875-2006
Found in: Special Collections

Harry Levinson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-024
Abstract

Papers of Harry Levinson, World War I veteran and clothing store owner. Collection consists of a brief biography of Harry Levinson, a photocopy of a letter from Commander-in-Chief John Pershing to soldiers (February 1919), and a reproduction of a photograph of soldiers, including Levinson, celebrating Passover (April 1919) in France.

Dates: 1919
Found in: Special Collections

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correspondence 260
clippings (information artifacts) 132
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scrapbooks 53
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Charleston (S.C.) 39
certificates 35
photocopies 35
financial records 34
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genealogies (histories) 24
Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 23
minutes (administrative records) 23
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publications (documents) 22
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diaries 21
programs (documents) 21
pamphlets 20
photograph albums 20
videocassettes 20
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 19
newsletters 18
audiocassettes 17
compact discs 17
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities 16
genealogical tables 15
Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston 14
Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Correspondence 14
manuscripts (documents) 14
manuscripts for publication 14
administrative records 13
articles 13
black-and-white negatives 13
memoirs 13
research notes 13
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typescripts 11
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personal correspondence 10
poems 10
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Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 9
awards 9
digital images 9
school yearbooks 9
South Carolina -- History -- 1865- 8
books 8
color slides 8
daguerreotypes (photographs) 8
diplomas 8
drawings (visual works) 8
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speeches (documents) 8
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Charleston (S.C.) -- History 7
Jewish families -- South Carolina 7
Photographs 7
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business records 7
essays 7
floppy disks 7
magazines (periodicals) 7
membership lists 7
military records 7
papers (documents) 7
poetry 7
school records 7
Europe -- Description and travel 6
Jewish families -- South Carolina -- Charleston 6
Jewish families -- South Carolina -- Genealogy 6
Jewish women -- South Carolina -- Charleston 6
South Carolina -- History -- 1775-1865 6
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish 6
brochures 6
cabinet photographs 6
contracts 6
exhibition catalogs 6
fliers (printed matter) 6
medals 6
printed materials (object genre) 6
receipts (financial records) 6
sketchbooks 6
tape reels 6
tintypes (photographs) 6
wills 6
Family histories 5
Jewish families -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 5
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College of Charleston 19
Deas, Alston, 1893-1985 19
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) 10
Avery Normal Institute 6
Alston family 5
Charleston Naval Shipyard 5
Jewish Community Center (Charleston, S.C.) 5
Levy family 5
Moses family 5
Alliance for Full Acceptance 4
Avery Research Center 4
Brith Sholom (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Brith Sholom Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Deas family 4
Finley family 4
Hirsch, Mordenai Raisin 4
Shulman, Nat, 1914-2000 4
Synagogue Emanu-El (Charleston, S.C.) 4
United States. Congress. House 4
Weinberg family 4
Addlestone Hebrew Academy (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Aleph Zadik Aleph 3
Aleph Zadik Aleph. Charleston Chapter 3
Alterman, Jennet Robinson 3
Auschwitz (Concentration camp) 3
Banov family 3
Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Blamyer family 3
Blamyre family 3
Congregation Sinai (Sumter, S.C.) 3
Dock Street Theatre (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Dulaney, W. Marvin, 1950- 3
Eastman, Margaret Middleton Rivers 3
Edison, Robert 3
Footlight Players (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Freemasons 3
I.M. Pearlstine & Sons (S.C.) 3
Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina 3
Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. Samuel D. Turtletaub Post 237 (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Keyserling, Harriet, 1922-2010 3
Keyserling, Leon H. (Leon Hirsch), 1908-1987 3
Moïse family 3
Pogson family 3
Raisin, Jacob S. (Jacob Salmon), 1878-1946 3
Raisin, Rachel M. 3
Rivers, L. Mendel (Lucius Mendel), 1905-1970 3
Robinson family 3
Smith family 3
Southern Jewish Historical Society (U.S.) 3
Tobias, Thomas J. 3
United States. Navy 3
Abell family 2
Altman family 2
Amistad Research Center 2
Anderson, Dorothy Middleton 2
Ashley Hall (Charleston, S.C.) 2
Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture 2
B'nai B'rith 2
B'nai B'rith. Anti-defamation League 2
B'nai B'rith. Dan Lodge, No. 593 2
Bachman, John, 1790-1874 2
Bishop England High School (Charleston, S.C.) 2
Bonner, Vance 2
Brown family 2
Buchenwald (Concentration camp) 2
Butwin, Frances 2
Butwin, Joseph (Joseph Mazo), 1943- 2
Butwin, Julius, -1945 2
Byrd, George A. 2
Byrd, Pierrine Smith, 1899-1994 2
Charleston Hebrew Institute (Charleston, S.C.) 2
Charleston Jewish Welfare Fund 2
Charleston Trident Chamber of Commerce 2
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina 2
Clemson University 2
Coastal Community Foundation 2
Cohen family 2
College of Charleston. Alumni Association 2
Confederate States of America. Army 2
Courtenay, William Ashmead, 1831-1908 2
D'Ancona family 2
Democratic Party (Charleston County, S.C.) 2
Drayton family 2
Easterby, J. H. (James Harold), 1898-1960 2
Edward's, Inc. (Charleston, S.C.) 2
Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983 2
Garfinkel family 2
Grass Roots League, Inc. 2
Greenhill, Marsha Silver 2
Halsey McCallum Resources 2
Halsey, William, 1915-1999 2
Harby family 2
Harby, Lee Cohen, 1849-1918 2
Harleston family 2
Harris, Lancelot Minor, 1868-1941 2
Hirsch family 2
Jenkins Orphanage Institute (Charleston, S.C.) 2
Jenkins' Orphanage Band 2
Keyserling family 2
Keyserling, Herbert, 1915-2000 2
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