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Reeves van Hettinga papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0210
Abstract Papers of Reeves van Hettinga, French-style chef and trompe l’oeil artist from 1860 to 2018. He spent most of his adult life in New York City before retiring to Charleston, South Carolina. The collection includes biographical materials, art, professional papers and photographs and genealogical materials documenting the van Hettinga and Jones families. There are also materials relating to his brother William, artist and founder of the Charleston newspaper Poor...
Dates: 1860-2018
Found in: Special Collections

John Vaughan letters to Philip Tidyman

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0142
Abstract

This collection consists of two letters discussing smallpox vaccinations sent from Dr. John Vaughan of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Dr. Philip Tidyman of Charleston, South Carolina. The letters are dated December 11, 1801 and April 7, 1802 and the latter contains a sketch of a water filtration system.

Dates: 1801-1802
Found in: Special Collections

Diane Barbanel Vickers papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-058
Collection Overview The collection contains memorabilia Diane Barbanel collected throughout her youth including: her Charleston Hebrew Kindergarten certificate of completion (1950), a Charleston Hebrew Institute program for its Second Annual Graduation (1950), Certificates of Honor from the Synagogue Emanu-El for "Excellence in Studies" and "Perfect Attendance" (1955-1956), the 1958-1959 USY club roster"The Twelfth Annual Confirmation Service of Synagogue Emanu-El" program (1960), Certificate of Confirmation...
Dates: 1950-1961
Found in: Special Collections

Victory Hostess Organization minutes and annual report

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-100
Abstract

Monthly steering committee minutes and annual report of the Victory Hostess Organization established in Charleston, South Carolina, by Nat Shulman of the National Jewish Welfare Board. Minutes and annual report were recorded by Lenora Stine, Secretary and Chairwoman of the Jewish Welfare Board Entertainment Committee. The Victory Hostess Organization (VHO) was established to host dances and entertainment for Jewish GIs in eastern South Carolina during World War II.

Dates: 1943-1944
Found in: Special Collections

Weinberg and Moses family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1135
Abstract Photographs, letters, and clippings relating to the Weinberg and Moses families of Manning, South Carolina. The majority of the collection consists of photographs, primarily of the Weinberg family, in particular Flora Moses Weinberg and two of her children, Jacob Albert Weinberg Jr. and Rosalie Virginia Weinberg, and also includes a number of images featuring other members of the extended family. It also contains letters from Andrew Jackson Moses, Perry Moses, and Perry Moses Jr. to various...
Dates: 1838-2013
Found in: Special Collections

West Point Rice Mill Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0051
Abstract Collection consists of the records of the West Point Rice Mill Company, Charleston, South Carolina, from 1885 to 1925. Records include correspondence and legal documents concerning transfers of stock related to estates and to the decrease of capital stock, a letterpress copybook containing letters primarily concerning the accounts of individuals and corporations, daybooks, ledgers, and cashbooks. Also included are checks, check stubs, canceled checks for dividends and liquidation, and...
Dates: 1885-1925
Found in: Special Collections

Benjamin James Whipper, Sr., papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1147
Abstract Benjamin James Whipper, Sr., (1912-1998), a minister, religious leader, educator, and civic activist. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, Reverend Whipper pastored two churches, Charity Baptist (1949), and Saint Matthew Baptist (1940). Whipper was the Moderator of the Charleston County Baptist Association; the treasurer with the Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina; and the Assistant Secretary on the Executive Board of the National Baptist Convention, USA,...
Dates: approximately 1865-2008, undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Edwina Harleston Whitlock papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1120
Abstract Edwina Augusta Harleston Whitlock was born Gussie Louise Harleston on September 28, 1916 in Charleston, South Carolina, to Robert Othello Harleston and his wife, Marie Isabelle Forrest. She was raised by her uncle, Edwin Augustus Teddy Harleston and his wife Elise Forrest after it was discovered that Whitlock's parents had tuberculosis. Whitlock attended the Avery Normal Institute in Charleston, South Carolina, and Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama, where she...
Dates: 1918-2006
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

G. Theodore Wichmann papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0075
Abstract

Theodore Wichmann (1886-1966) founded the Charleston Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and taught music lessons in Charleston, South Carolina. This collection includes Wichmann's writings on Mozart, Bizet, Rossini, Beethoven, and Ambroise Thomas, printed programs, and business and personal correspondence for the Orchestra and Wichmann's school music lessons.

Dates: 1904-1966
Found in: Special Collections

Wilkinson and Keith family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0111
Abstract

The Wilkinson and Keith family papers consist of correspondence and other documents among the Wilkinson, Keith, Siegling, Haskell, and Marshall families and their friends dating from 1785 to 1920. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1820 to 1890, a large portion of which chronicles Willis Keith's experiences as a Confederate soldier in 1862-1863.

Dates: 1785-1920; Majority of material found within 1820-1890
Found in: Special Collections

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Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) 10
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Charleston Naval Shipyard 5
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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
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
Eastman, Margaret Middleton Rivers 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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