research notes
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: In any field, notes made in the course of creative, scholarly, or scientific inquiry.
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
George Smith Adams papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0174
Abstract
Mainly George Smith Adams' genealogical research documenting his father George Alexander Adams (1887-1984), mother Theodora Elizabeth Smith Adams (1888-1983), grandfather Daniel Townsend Smith (1842-1929) with data on the Washington Artillery, and great grandfather Thomas Peter Smith (1814-1899). Also included are materials relating to his extended family and their surrounding areas, especially the Townsend family, Medway Plantation, Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina.
Dates:
1826-2010; Majority of material found within 1925-1999
Found in:
Special Collections
William G. Albergotti research papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0223
Collection Overview
The collection contains Albergotti’s research materials relating to the Fripp family, the Brick House ruins on Edisto Island, S.C., and the Sheldon Church vestry and pew holders. Research materials include correspondence, research notes, manuscript drafts, maps, photographs, negatives, a compact disc, a USB drive, and photocopies of research materials.
Dates:
1986-2016
Found in:
Special Collections
Solomon Breibart professional papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1084
Abstract
Research files, publications, correspondence, and other professional papers of Solomon Breibart, teacher and historian. Materials relate to Breibart's research and publications on the history of Charleston's Jewish population, in particular, the history of the city's oldest Jewish congregation, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim.
Dates:
circa 1965-2008
Found in:
Special Collections
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
Found in:
Special Collections
Fritz P. Hamer research materials on the Charleston Navy Yard
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0222
Collection Overview
The collection contains research notes, correspondence, transcripts of oral history interviews, manuscript drafts, photographs, and photocopies of primary source materials for Fritz P. Hamer’s 1998 dissertation A Southern City Enters the Twentieth Century: Charleston, its Navy Yard, and World War II, 1940-1948 and 2005 book Charleston Reborn: A Southern City, its Navy Yard and World War II. Research materials also focus on...
Dates:
1947-2013; Majority of material found within 1995-2005
Found in:
Special Collections
Vincent P. Lannie collection
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0077
Abstract
Materials collected by Vincent P. Lannie relate to writer Elizabeth Waties Allston Pringle, Allston and Vanderhost family members and their enslaved people, Confederate imprints, a broadside advertisement for a rice planting device, Civil War ships USS Monitor and Keokuk, a Revolutionary era parole, and a letter of John Rutledge. Also includes letters to George N. Shuster, former president of Hunter College and editor of...
Dates:
1733-1974
Found in:
Special Collections
William Vincent Moore papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0153
Abstract
Writings, printed materials, working files, correspondence, photographs, and audiovisual materials of William Vincent Moore, Professor of Political Science at the College of Charleston from 1972 to 2009. Materials document Moore's scholarly research of American political extremism, South Carolina politics, and Southern politics. Printed materials amassed by Moore make up a significant portion of the collection and consist of newspapers, newsletters, magazines, booklets, pamphlets, direct...
Dates:
1895-2009; Majority of material found within 1940-2009
Found in:
Special Collections
George Rabb papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0225
Abstract
Assorted materials documenting the life and research of George B. Rabb (1930-2017). Rabb, a College of Charleston alumnus, was the director of the Brookfield Zoo and an expert on amphibians, lizards, and wolves. A noted conservationist, he was involved with conservation organizations worldwide. endangered species. Materials include correspondence, research notes, slides, reports by George B. Rabb and others, plaques, awards, documents and related materials regarding his work at the...
Dates:
1928-2017; Majority of material found within 1960s-2000s
Found in:
Special Collections
Judith Shanks and Henry A. Alexander research files
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1153
Abstract
Research files of Judith Alexander Weil Shanks, including primary sources created or compiled by her uncle Henry A. Alexander, articles, copies of census records, family trees, research notes, and photographs. Materials relate primarily to Rebecca I. Moses and several of her relations in the Solomons, Joseph, and Alexander families, particularly Eleanor Solomons, Charlotte Joseph, and Rebecca E. Alexander. Also includes drafts of Old Family Things: An Affectionate...
Dates:
1806-2009; Majority of material found within 1998-2009
Found in:
Special Collections
Helen Schneider Silver papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1091
Abstract
The collection consists mainly of articles and research files written and compiled by Helen Schneider Silver (1922-2003), a freelance journalist born in Knoxville, Tennessee. Topics include the Arab-Israeli conflict, Jewish historical sites, Jewish women, and Jewish populations around the world. In addition are manuscripts of Silver's short stories and children's books and materials relating to Silver's family history and her involvement in organizations such as Hadassah, the Jewish...
Dates:
1900-2006; Majority of material found within 1971-1990
Found in:
Special Collections