Collection, 1894-1933 (bulk 1897-1906).

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Collection, 1894-1933 (bulk 1897-1906).

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Collection includes business records and photocopies. Collection contains 48 invoices (1894-1933, bulk 1897-1906) from Jewish merchants and businessmen in Georgetown and Charleston, SC. Alphabetical list of businesses included. All other collection materials are photocopies and include: images (ca. 1890s) of Isaac Butler, Herman Schenk, Solomon Emanuel and E.W. Kaminski; also image of Georgetown's Standard Opera House owned by Marks Moses. Notes on Georgetown Jews include research paper (1973) on Abraham C. Meyers, pamphlet, "Georgetown, SC 1902" with illustrations of Jewish businesses and residences. Includes research regarding Marcus Moses and the schooner, "Linah C. Kaminski"; color photocopy of letter (1905) from Bernard M. Baruch to C.L. Ford of Georgetown, SC regarding support of local interests. Also included are research notes compiled for Georgetown's Front Street. Project documenting buildings and businesses, 1916-2000; notes mention Georgetown Jews and Jewish businesses.

.125 linear ft.

College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7602319

College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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H. Kaminsky & Company (Georgetown, S.C.)

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Sloan, L. C.

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Georgetown, South Carolina, has the state's second oldest Hebrew community. In the 1700s, Jewish families were pioneers of Georgetown's mercantile community and by 1800 a strong Jewish contingent was established in the area. Over the years, Jewish businesses grew and prospered and tiny shops became thriving operations. During the late 19th century, a wave of Eastern European Jewish immigrants arrived in Georgetown and continued to find success in business, politics, and social assimilation. ...

Emanuel, Solomon.

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Marks Moses & Brother (Georgetown, S.C.)

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Standard Opera House (Georgetown, S.C.)

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Myers, Abraham C., 1811-1889.

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Baruch, Bernard M. (Bernard Mannes), 1870-1965

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Baruch, a financier and public adviser, was a millionaire by the age of thirty thanks to his investments in the stock market. He put his wealth to use in politics and public affairs and became an adviser to Woodrow Wilson, who appointed him chairman of the War Industries Board and a member of the president's war council. After World War I, he took part in the postwar peace conference and later became an adviser to President Roosevelt on defense matters and industrial preparedness for war. After ...