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A Finding Aid to the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) Records. 1764-1977(bulk: 1800-1928).
Manuscript Collection No. 525
Introduction |
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| Repository: | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives |
| Creator: | Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) |
| Title: | Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) Records |
| Dates: | 1764-1977 |
| Bulk Dates: | 1800-1928 |
| Quantity: | 4.8 linear feet (3 Hollinger boxes, 3 oversized boxes, 2 microfilm reels) |
| Abstract: | Records consist of constitution and by-laws (1820-1847), minutebooks (1838-1928), fragment of minutes (1775), charter petition (1791), court cases and indentures (1764-1775), bicentennial materials (1950), miscellaneous correspondence and records (1855-1977), cash ledgers (1799-1865), receipt books (1866-1870), and offering books (1799-1823). |
| Collection Number: | MS-525 |
| Language: | Collection material in English. |
Institutional Sketch
Founded in 1749, K.K. Beth Elohim is considered the fourth oldest Jewish congregation in the United States. In 1841, it became the first Reform congregation in the US and was one of the founding synagogues of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (1873).
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of constitution and by-laws (1820-1847), minutebooks (1838-1928), fragment of minutes (1775), charter petition (1791), court cases and indentures (1764-1775), bicentennial materials (1950), miscellaneous correspondence and records (1855-1977), cash ledgers (1799-1865), receipt books (1866-1870), and offering books (1799-1823).
Conditions of Access and Use
Terms of Access and Use
The Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) Records are open to all users. The original manuscript collection is available in the Barrows-Loebelson Reading Room of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives.
Property and Literary Rights
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.), by the act of donating the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) Records to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.). Literary rights may also be retained by specific creators of materials.
Questions concerning rights should be addressed to the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives. For more information see the American Jewish Archives copyright information webpage.
Related Material
Related Material
This collection includes oversized materials, located in X-350 to X-352.
Originals and photostat copies.
Administrative Information
Alternative Forms of Collection
The Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) Records include microfilm. The microfilm may be a duplicate of the collection or include different materials. See MF-84 and MF-832. Microfilm is available through interlibrary loan.
Preferred Citation
Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) Records and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:
[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-525. Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) Records. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Provenance
The Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) Records were received from Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, Charleston, South Carolina.
Processing Information
Processed by American Jewish Archives staff.
Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the AJA's online catalog.