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 Archives
The archives of the Southern Jewish Historical Society are housed in the :
College of Charleston, Special
Collections
The inventory to the SJHS papers can be found by clicking
here. Or, you can
go the the Library's online catalog at
www.cofc.edu/~library and type "Southern Jewish Historical Society" into
the search field to access the collection description.
For Archives information contact: Dr. Dale Rosengarten, Special Collections
RosengartenD@cofc.edu
The SJHS archives location is:
Special Collections, Addlestone Library
College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina 29424
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or by special
appointment.
Telephone: (843) 953-8016
Fax: (843) 953-8019
How to access the archives: Valid researchers are welcome to use the resources
of Special Collections during regularly scheduled hours, although use of
certain rare or fragile material may be restricted. Researchers may request
appointments to use the archives other than the hours listed. They may request
photocopies from a staff member if the material can be safely handled. Written
or telephone requests will be answered as time permits.
The College of Charleston maintains the archive of
the SJHS. The materials in Special Collections are non-circulating. They
currently have the Records of the SJHS, including minutes of the meetings,
agenda, presidents', secretaries, treasurers' and committee reports; financial
records; papers of former presidents and committee chairmen related to the
Society, correspondence, membership lists, constitution and bylaws; legal
documents, essays submitted for the Student Essay Prize; grant proposals;
programs from annual meetings; copies of the SJHS newsletters, and the Journal
of the Southern Jewish Historical Society; photographs and clippings relating
to the Society.
Related items are also housed here-including family and community histories
related to the Jewish experience in the South, and collections and items of
exceptional intrinsic or research value relating to Southern Jewry.
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