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Seabrook, Miriam DeCosta, 1896-1992. DeCosta-Seabrook family papers, 1867-1988.

Title: DeCosta-Seabrook family papers, 1867-1988.

Collection contains correspondence, estate papers, financial records, photographs, memorabilia, clippings, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous items pertaining to Miriam DeCosta Seabrook and the DeCosta and Seabrook families. Correspondence concerns personal matters, business and professional transactions, and the estates of deceased family members. Correspondents include Herbert U. Seabrook, Miriam DeCosta Seabrook, and Kenneth Seabrook. A letter (1934) from Herbert A. DeCosta (contractor) to Herbert U. Seabrook concerns estimates of labor and materials for construction of an addition to the Hospital and Training School for Nurses. Estate papers concern the estates of Herbert U. Seabrook and Amarintha Seabrook. Financial information includes bank deposit books, receipts, and records pertaining to the bankruptcy of Benjamin Rhodes DaCosta (DeCosta), father of Miriam DeCosta Seabrook. An account book (1953) of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Palmetto Medical Association contains lists of members and accounts. Photographs of family members include a photograph of Herbert Seabrook, Jr. and tintypes of Benjamin Costa and his sister Elizabeth Costa. Memorabilia includes wedding invitations, programs, and calling cards. Clippings concern family members including Miriam DeCosta Seabrook and her nephew, Frank DeCosta, Jr. Scrapbooks include material pertaining to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, the graduation of Herbert Seabrook, Jr. (1941), and Miriam DeCosta Seabrook's trip to Europe in 1957. Miscellaneous items include programs (1879-1885) for events at Centenary Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.), and Herbert U. Seabrook's medical notes and records.

ArchivalResource: 9 boxes (12.5 linear ft.)

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