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Rosen Family Papers
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Inventory
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Misc. Family Papers |
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Autograph Book 1931-32: signed by Yetta Bicoff’s
classmates at the John St. School (Greenville, SC) and at Greenville High
School; misc. signatures from August 1931, possibly summer friends? |
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Family Photographs (color photocopies): images
1919-1954; include interior image (ca. 1919) of Samuel Rosen’s Drygoods
(181 King St.); birthday party (Yetta Bicoff pictured?) ca. 1920s; group
at "Pajama Party," 1929; wedding photo of Nathan Rosen and Yetta Bicoff,
1942; Nathan Rosen with other S.C. politicians at a Naval base, ca. 1940s;
group (1948) at ground breaking of Beth Israel Synagogue in Greenville,
S.C.; Sam and Rebecca Bicoff pictured; image from meeting of Charleston
Section, Federation of Jewish Women, ca. 1954; dinner photo of the Rosens
at B’nai B’rith Banquet, 1948; Nathan Rosen with USC Law School classmates
at twenty year Reunion, 1957 |
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Misc.: ephemera (ticket stubs, invitations,
programs, brochures, etc) from Grand Lodge Convention of the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, New York City, July 6-11, 1946; Yetta Rosen’s
memo notebook; (ca. 1954) contains logs of daily expenditures (clothes,
shoes, etc.), "to do" lists, lunch dates; several notes written in Yiddish;
drinking straw, handwritten on wrapper, "stolen from Coburgs [Dairy] 11/23/00" |
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Scrapbooks |
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Scrapbook #1 (1930-1935): Compiled by
Nathan Rosen; includes dance cards and invitations from Phi Alpha Iota
dances (1931-1932), Council of Jewish Juniors Annual Ball (1934), Arrow
Social Club dance (1930); Valentine and birthday cards (1931); photographs:
"Betty and Esta", 1931; Rita Karesh and Nathan Rosen, 1930; Rosen with
Lena Solomon, several of Rita Karesh and Lena Solomon, 1930; misc. items
from College of Charleston days: Tau Epsilon Phi (TEP) bid card; news clippings
re. offices Rosen held at the College |
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Scrapbook #2 (1939-1940): Compiled
by Yetta Bicoff; contains birthday cards; clippings re. Bicoff’s work with
the YWCA and Synagogue Beth Israel; ticket stubs from football games (USC-Clemson,
USC-Furman); invitations to dances (AZA); telegram from Nathan Rosen re.
Valentines day; program from Bubble Banquet, Greenville High, April 1940;Greyhound
tickets to NY, W.V.; flier, "American Jubilee" (from New York World’s Fair,
1940); program, "Week End Conference, Business Girls Club of YWCA of North
and South Carolina, 1940" with annotated speech on the economic status
of Negro folded inside program; clippings (1932-33) of "Banjokin" column,
from the Greenville News, (several contain anecdotes and poems submitted
by Yetta Bicoff) |
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Scrapbook #3 (1937-1939): Compiled by
Yetta Bicoff bulk related to her days at University of South Carolina (USC);
ephemera from Greenville High School commencement and senior banquet (1937);
clippings re. Bicoff’s departure for USC; correspondence from USC re. admission
to the two-year secretarial program; 1939 class schedules; football game
programs; menu from Pig Trail Inn with scene for a play handwritten on
back side; misc. invitations to dances; notes for USC publication, "The
Red Sheet" (Bicoff was publisher); playbills from performances at Drayton
Hall; 1938-39 issue, "University of South Carolina The Y’s Bird"; bid letter
from Tri Kappa sorority and related ephemera; 1938 timetable of classes;
loose material includes USC commencement program, June 7, 1939;
booklet, "Achievement Record, Certificates Awarded by the Gregg Writer";
"Toddle House Digest, Oct. 1, 1938" |
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Scrapbook #4 (1931-1948): Compiled by
Nathan and Yetta Rosen; photographs (ca. 1939) of Nathan Rosen and friends
at Folly Beach and College of Charleston; invitation (1931) and photograph
(1939) from TEP Stag Dinner, Fort Sumter Hotel; invitations to TEP parties;
clippings re. Rosen’s service to the Elks (1946) and legislative work with
the South Carolina House of Representatives; ephemera from Tenth Annual
Convention of S.C. Assoc. of B’nai B’rith; clippings re. Charleston politics;
ticket stubs from USC football games; passes for 10th Azalea
Festival reception and luncheon; loose material includes "rough
drafts" of thank you notes for wedding gifts; clippings re. Rosens’ engagement
and wedding (from Charleston and Greenville newspapers); articles re. Rosen
from the "Elks Tooter" (1944-45) |
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Scrapbook #5 (1942-1944): Compiled by
Yetta Rosen; includes wedding and honeymoon (Miami) photographs (1942)
and honeymoon ephemera (train ticket, matchbooks, Hotel Netherland mementos);
ephemera from Elks meetings and events; clippings re. Rosen’s 1942 re-election
to S.C. House of Representatives, his legislative work and Yetta Rosen’s
involvement with the Girl Scouts; photographs of Yetta Rosen at 55 Montague
St and of both Rosen’s at Elks Servicemen’s Dinner; food rationing ephemera;
ticket stubs and program for Clemson vs. Carolina football game (1943);
clippings re. development of St. Andrews Parish; ephemera from legislative
trip to New Orleans (regional post-war planning meeting), includes airline
brochures; clippings and ephemera, re. births of Russell and Alan Rosen;
clippings re. Rosen’s appointment as Exalted Ruler of the Elks. loose
material includes wedding cards and congratulatory telegrams; program,
"Celebration of Progress/St. Andrews Parish, SC 1943"; b/w photo of navy
war ships on the Wando River (?) |
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Ephemera: paper napkin (originally in scrapbook
#1) from Johnnie Harrison Night Club, Savannah, GA; signed by Nathan Rosen
and friends, Dec. 30, 1931 |
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Box 4
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Photograph: black and white; The Party from
the South, Grand Lodge Convention B.P.O.E., Hotel Commodore, July 9, 1946;
Nathan and Yetta Rosen pictured |
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JHC Oversize Box
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