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Ephemera

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Scope Note: Transient everyday items, usually printed on paper, that are produced for a specific limited use and then often thrown away.

Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:

Rosen family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1143
Collection Overview

The collection contains assorted family photographs, correspondence, clippings, newspaper photocopies, and ephemera documenting the Rosen family’s history. Of special focus is the life and work of Sylvan Lewenthal Rosen (1913-1996), former Georgetown mayor (1948-1961) and prominent local attorney. Also included are various genealogical records related to the Rosen family.

Dates: 1938-2015
Found in: Special Collections

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
Found in: Special Collections

Nat Shulman papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1007
Abstract Papers of Nat Shulman (1914-2000), director of Charleston's Jewish Community Center from its founding in 1945 until his retirement in 1972. The papers reflect his prominence in Jewish civic life in Charleston; they include correspondence from his years in leadership at the Jewish Community Center, the Charleston Jewish Welfare Fund, and the Charleston Jewish Federation and documentation of his participation in all kinds of Jewish and civic groups. In addition, there are biographical...
Dates: 1943-2000; Majority of material found within 1970-1995
Found in: Special Collections

Sokol and Goldwasser families papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1176
Abstract

Papers of the Sokol and Goldwasser families of South Carolina.

Dates: approximately 1920s-1970s
Found in: Special Collections

Solomons and Weinberg family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1134
Abstract

Correspondence, typescript, and assorted ephemera of the Solomons family of Sumter, South Carolina, and the Weinberg family of Manning, South Carolina. Materials primarily relate to the Solomons sisters Maude C. Solomons, Kate C. Solomons, and Augusta I. Solomons, but also include a small number of items pertaining to the Weinberg family, notably an 1874 marriage contract between Aaron Weinberg and Rosa Levi.

Dates: 1851-1983
Found in: Special Collections

Talladega College: Typescript of history and various ephemera, 2008 and undated

 File — Box 5, Folder: 25
Identifier: Subseries 1.6
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Holds Avery Institute diploma (1944) along with documents pertaining to Whipper's college years and alumni affiliation at Talladega College.

Dates: 2008 and undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 1: Biographical Documents / 1.6: Education

Various fliers and ephemera, undated

 File — Box 82, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains the subseries: Correspondence, Reports and Meeting Minutes; Annual Session Minutes and Programs; National Baptist Congress of Christian Education; Woman's Auxiliary; and Home and Foreign Mission Board.

Dates: undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.1: National Baptist Convention, U.S.A. / 4.1.1: Correspondence, Reports and Meeting Minutes

Various Whipper Ephemera, 1997-1998, and undated

 File — Box 186
Scope and Contents

Contains door and desk name plate, rubber stamp, and paperweight mostly from Whipper's House of Representative tenure

Dates: 1997-1998, and undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 11: Various Documents and Ephemera / 11.5: Various Ephemera Items

WBEMC Ephemera: Conference Badges and Buttons , 1996-2015, and undated

 File — Box 113
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains photographic albums. Ephemera includes conference badges and buttons.

Dates: 1996-2015, and undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.2: Women's Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention (WBEMC) of South Carolina / 4.2.2.10: Visual Images and Ephemera

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
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