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manuscripts (documents)

 Subject

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Handwritten documents, particularly books and other documents created before the invention of the printing press. May also be used to distinguish certain documents from published or otherwise printed documents, as in the cases of typed personal letters or a typescript from which printed versions are made.

Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:

Bruce I. Siegal papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1112
Abstract

Contains genealogical and business records of Bruce I. Siegal, president of Supreme Lighting Corporation in Mullins, S.C. Materials include a manuscript of genealogical information and transcribed family interviews titled "Six Generations in Search of a Deli," photograph reproductions, correspondence regarding genealogical research, two Marvel Manufacturing Company stock ledgers, and two clippings scrapbooks pertaining to the Siegal family lighting businesses.

Dates: 1952-2008
Found in: Special Collections

Supporting Documents: Charles Just, Sr., undated

 File — Box 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents

From "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston;" pages 421-425

Dates: undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Friendly Moralist Society records / Series 2: "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston: The Proceedings of the Friendly Moralist Society" (FMS)

Supporting Documents: Samuel Wigfall, undated

 File — Box 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents

From "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston;" pages 433-457.

Dates: undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Friendly Moralist Society records / Series 2: "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston: The Proceedings of the Friendly Moralist Society" (FMS)

Supporting Documents: The Clionian Debating Society, undated

 File — Box 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

From "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston;" pages 346-363.

Dates: undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Friendly Moralist Society records / Series 2: "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston: The Proceedings of the Friendly Moralist Society" (FMS)

Supporting Documents: The Friendly Union Society, undated

 File — Box 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

From "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston;" pages 364-390.

Dates: undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Friendly Moralist Society records / Series 2: "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston: The Proceedings of the Friendly Moralist Society" (FMS)

Supporting Documents: The Holloways, undated

 File — Box 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

From "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston;" pages 391-420.

Dates: undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Friendly Moralist Society records / Series 2: "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston: The Proceedings of the Friendly Moralist Society" (FMS)

Supporting Documents: The Walls, undated

 File — Box 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

From "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston;" pages 426-432.

Dates: undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Friendly Moralist Society records / Series 2: "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston: The Proceedings of the Friendly Moralist Society" (FMS)

Supporting Documents: The Wilkinsons, undated

 File — Box 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents

From "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston;" pages 458-476.

Dates: undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Friendly Moralist Society records / Series 2: "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston: The Proceedings of the Friendly Moralist Society" (FMS)

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
Found in: Special Collections

John Martin Taylor papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0204
Abstract These papers contain writings, working files, correspondence, art, and photographs documenting the personal and professional life of John Martin Taylor, also known as Hoppin’ John, American food writer and culinary historian of the American South. Topics include Lowcountry cooking, culinary history, food writing, Hoppin' John's, Taylor's culinary bookstore in Charleston, S.C., mail art and his life as a gay/bisexual man. The papers also cover Taylor’s extended residences in Athens, Ga.,...
Dates: 1935-2018
Found in: Special Collections
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