Thomas J. Tobias papers

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Country: US
Name of institution (official language of the state): College of Charleston Libraries. Special Collections
Language of name of institution: eng
Contact information: postal address: 66 George Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29424
Contact information: phone number: 001 (843) 953 8016
Contact information: web address: https://speccoll.cofc.edu/
Contact information: email: Contact form
Reference number: Mss 1029
Type of reference number: Archival reference number
Title (official language of the state): Thomas J. Tobias papers
Creator / accumulator: Thomas J. Tobias
Date note: circa 1790/1970
Language(s): eng; heb
Extent: 2 linear metres
Type of material: Textual Material
Scope and content: This fonds comprises papers concerning the Tobias and other related families, such as the Mordecai and the Lazarus. The Tobias was a Jewish family of Sephardic extraction based in Charleston, South Carolina.
The collection is arranged into seven series: 1) Tobias Family Papers; 2) Family Bibles; 3) Mordecai Family Papers; 4) Lazarus Family; 5) Papers on/of individuals. Family/research of TJ Tobias; 6) History and Research Papers; and 7) Miscellaneous.
Series 5 includes numerous documents and research notes on influential Sephardic families and individuals settled in South Carolina and other places in North America, such as Isaac da Costa, Moses Lindo, David Lopez, Moses Lopez, Samuel Nunez, Abraham Rodriguez Rivera, Joseph Salvador, and De Leon/De Lyon and Lopez families. This series also contains Benjamin and Levi Sheftall's diary with information regarding the early Jewish settlement in Savannah, Georgia. Series 6 includes the history and research papers of Thomas J. Tobias regarding the Sephardic congregation of Charleston and Francis Salvador, as well as typed copies of wills of South Carolina Jews from circa 1750 to 1860.
Administrative / Biographical history: Thomas Jefferson Tobias (1906-1970) was a historian, researcher, author and genealogist.
Access points: locations: Charleston, South Carolina (USA); Savannah, Georgia (USA)
Access points: persons, families: Costa, Isaac da; Lopez, Aaron (Duarte Lopes); Lopez, David; Lopez, Moses; Lindo, Moses; Nunes Ribeiro, Samuel (Diogo Nunes Ribeiro); Rodriguez Rivera, Abraham; Salvador, Francis; Salvador, Joseph
Access points: corporate bodies: Congregation Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.)
Access points: subject terms: Sephardim in North America; Genealogy; Trade and commerce; Jewish daily life and religious practices; Synagogues; 18th century; 19th century
Access points: document types: Family papers; Research records
System of arrangement: The collection is organised into seven series.
Links to finding aids: Special Collections: Thomas J. Tobias papers
Author of the description: Carla Vieira, 2022

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