Box Special Collections Oversize Box 4

Collection Overview From the Collection: The collection consists of the research files of Judith Alexander Weil Shanks, including primary sources created or compiled by Henry A. Alexander, articles, book chapters, census records, family trees, and research notes related to Rebecca I. Moses and her relations in the Solomon, Joseph, and Alexander families. The collection contains contextual articles on southern Jewish life and the roles of women in the 19th century, articles and records containing references to members of the...

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The Wendell M. Levi Real Estate Records contains documents produced over the course of Levi’s legal career. The bulk of the collection dates to the first half of the 20th century. Records relate to Sumter County and Clarendon County and include various mortgages, bonds, plats, real estate titles, deeds, farm leases, land rent liens, checks, and financial statements. Some documents, mainly plats, are housed separately due to size.

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Printed on bag: Golden-Rod self-rising flour packed for I.M Pearlstine & Sons distributor, Charleston, S.C.

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Posters and articles regarding community involvement, a mounted Anheuser-Busch advertisement reproduction, and images of I. M. Pearlstine & Sons stores.

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Includes a photograph of Louis and Ida Kligman with their son, Melton, in Kligman's Army Store, photocopied pages of a yearbook featuring Melton Kligman, and annotated photocopies of original photographs found in the loose photographs folder, identifying subjects in the images.

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Includes a high school diploma and certificate of membership in the District Grand Lodge no. 5 of B'nai B'rith. Also includes photocopies of two awards from the Columbia Jewish Welfare Federation, and a certificate of appointment as a Reserve Warrant Officer in the United States Army.

Collection Overview From the Collection: Assorted papers of the Poliakoff family of Abbeville, South Carolina. Materials consist of financial ledgers, invoices, receipts, and store signage relating to the D. Poliakoff department store as well as assorted World War II memorabilia including Jewish Welfare Board prayer books, issues of The Huddle newsletter, a war ration book folder with ration books, and two diaries kept by Abraham Ellis Poliakoff detailing his time aboard the USAHS ...

Collection Overview From the Collection: Assorted papers of the Poliakoff family of Abbeville, South Carolina. Materials consist of financial ledgers, invoices, receipts, and store signage relating to the D. Poliakoff department store as well as assorted World War II memorabilia including Jewish Welfare Board prayer books, issues of The Huddle newsletter, a war ration book folder with ration books, and two diaries kept by Abraham Ellis Poliakoff detailing his time aboard the USAHS ...

Collection Overview From the Collection: Papers chiefly consist of Sam Siegel’s diaries containing brief handwritten or typed daily entries regarding business matters, weather, and relationships with friends and family. An early diary documents Siegel’s experience during World War II as part of the US Army’s 78th Division, including his participation in the Battle of the Bulge and his hospitalization after being seriously wounded in action. Also included are biographical materials relating to Siegel, including clippings and...

Collection Overview From the Collection: This collection includes publications, clippings, conference materials, speeches, ephemera, and other materials relating to Mae Morris and her involvement with Federally Employed Women, Inc. (FEW). The publications feature assorted journal articles, magazine pieces, and newspaper clippings focused on feminism, political activism, and issues affecting working women. The conference materials relate to various professional events, seminars, and workshops Mae Morris attended throughout her...