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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

Frances Mazo and Julius Butwin papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1179
Abstract

The papers of Frances Mazo Butwin and Julius Butwin, the first English translators of the works of Yiddish author Sholom Aleichem. The papers include her writings and diaries, their correspondence, family photographs, and copies of their books.

Dates: 1907-2023; Majority of material found within 1907-1943

Sandra Garfinkel and Morton Henry Shapiro papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1120
Abstract The collection consists of photographs, photograph albums, diaries, scrapbooks, High School of Charleston and university materials, correspondence, travel souvenirs, oral histories, and family interviews of Sandra Garfinkel and Morton Henry Shapiro. The majority of materials document Sandra Garfinkel Shapiro's youth, from her teenage years through her graduation from University of North Carolina in 1957, with the largest portion of the collection consisting of photographs of Sandra and her...
Dates: 1901-2014; Majority of material found within 1935-2002

Aubrey Hancock and William A. Fontaine Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0227
Abstract

Papers document the professional and personal lives of Aubrey Hancock and William A. Fontaine, Jr. The collection includes business records, personal and miscellaneous correspondence, documentation of their properties, guest books, and assorted ephemera on Charleston, social, and local LGBTQ life.

Dates: 1850-2020; Majority of material found within 1935-2002

Willard N. Hirsch papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1074
Abstract

This collection contains Willard Hirsch's papers, clippings, and publications related to his career as a sculptor, including his correspondence, photographs, sketches of his artwork, a scrapbook related to his work, and exhibition catalogs. It also includes information on his work as an art instructor, his involvement with the arts and Jewish communities in Charleston, South Carolina, and on members of his family, including his wife, Mordenai Raisin Hirsch, and uncle, Herman Rosenbluth.

Dates: 1911-2010

Anita Moïse Rosefield Rosenberg papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1166
Abstract

Papers of Anita Moïse Rosefield Rosenberg, a native of Sumter, South Carolina and a long-time resident of Charleston, South Carolina. In addition to her personal papers, there are others from members of her family, particularly her mother Virginia Moïse Rosefield. The contents include records, clippings, ephemera, correspondence, family photographs and albums, genealogy research, books and publications about southern Jewish history, and a few family artifacts.

Dates: 1837-2018; Majority of material found within 1960-2018

Rosenberg, Winstock, and Hozore families papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1144
Collection Overview

The collection contains photographs, correspondence, and personal papers of the Rosenberg, Winstock, and Hozore families. Also included are a family recipe, a journal, and a copy of the “The Naiad” yearbook. The bulk of the collection dates to the early 20th century. Many documents are written in Russian and Yiddish. Some photographs are labeled to indicate the family members documented.

Dates: 1885-1987

Hugo Schiller papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1065-006
Abstract

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, memoirs, and other papers of Hugo Schiller. Materials relate to Schiller's rescue from the Gurs concentration camp in France by Alice Resch Synnestvedt, a Quaker volunteer from Norway; his time at Aspet, the Quaker children's home; and his eventual escape from France to the United States. Correspondence includes letters from his parents and aunt while he was at Aspet, discussing their life in Gurs and advice for Schiller after his rescue.

Dates: 1942-2001

Synagogue Emanu-El records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1141
Abstract

Records of Synagogue Emanu-El, the first conservative synagogue in Charleston, South Carolina. Materials document the administrative, social, educational, and spiritual activities of the congregation and its members. Also included are the records of Emanu-El’s Sisterhood, which provides major financial support for the synagogue.

Dates: 1943-2014

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

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black-and-white photographs 8
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Charleston (S.C.) 2
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Yakutat (Alaska) 1
Yiddish fiction -- Translations into English 1
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albums (books) 1
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Addlestone International Corporation 1
Addlestone, Marlene Alfred 1
Addlestone, Nathan S., 1913-2001 1
American Friends Service Committee 1
Book Basement (Charleston, S.C.) 1
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Butwin, Frances 1
Butwin, Joseph (Joseph Mazo), 1943- 1
Butwin, Julius, -1945 1
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina 1
Congregation Sinai (Sumter, S.C.) 1
Daughters of the American Revolution 1
Elfe family 1
Fallon family 1
Fontaine, William A. (William Alvin), 1920-2005 1
Fontaine-Hancock Interiors 1
Garfinkel family 1
Gurs (Concentration camp) 1
Hancock (Family : Hancock, Aubrey, 1929-2019) 1
Hancock, Aubrey, 1929-2019 1
Harby family 1
Hirsch, Mordenai Raisin 1
Hirsch, Willard Newman, 1905-1982 1
Hozore (Family : Greenwood, S.C.) 1
Hozore family 1
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 1
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union 1
Jewish Community Center (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.). Sisterhood 1
Moïse family 1
Peacock, Edwin, 1910-1989 1
Potter, Mary Jo 1
Potter, William Zeigler 1
Quiroz, Roderick S. 1
Rosefield, Virginia Moïse, 1909-2002 1
Rosenberg (Family : Greenwood, S.C.) 1
Rosenberg family 1
Rosenberg, Abraham, 1859-1920 1
Rosenberg, Anita Moïse Rosefield 1
Rosenbluth, Herman 1
Russell, Ina 1
Savad, Cecile Hozore 1
Schiller, Hugo, 1931- 1
Service Employees International Union 1
Shapiro family 1
Shapiro, Morton Henry, 1928-2007 1
Shapiro, Sandra Garfinkel, 1935- 1
Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916 1
Simmons, Dawn Langley 1
Steelmet, Inc. 1
Synagogue Emanu-El (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Synagogue Emanu-El (Charleston, S.C.). Sisterhood 1
Synnestvedt, Alice Resch, 1908- 1
Taylor, Prentiss, 1907-1991 1
United States. Navy 1
Villa de la Fontaine (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Winstock (Family : Greenwood, S.C.) 1
Winstock family 1
Young Judaea, Inc. 1
Zeigler, John 1
Ziegler family 1
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