» Silver (Helen Schneider) papers, 1900-2003 (bulk 1970-1990)

The collection consists mainly of articles and research files written and compiled by Helen Schneider Silver (1922-2003), a freelance journalist born in Knoxville, Tennessee. Topics include the Arab-Israeli conflict, Jewish historical sites, Jewish women, and Jewish populations around the world. In addition are manuscripts of Silver’s short stories and children’s books and materials relating to Silver’s family history and her involvement in organizations such as Hadassah, the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina, the Southern Jewish Historical Society, and the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Sisterhood. Also included are letters from Sidney Silver, Helen’s husband, written while he served as a corporal in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II.