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Inventory of the Nathan S. Addlestone Papers, circa 1910-2009
Inventory of the Nathan S. Addlestone Papers, circa 1910-2009
Descriptive Summary
| Abstract: | Scrapbooks, yearbooks, clippings, programs, newsletters, and reports pertaining to Nathan Addlestone, a Charleston businessman who founded several scrap metal businesses, including Steelmet, Incorporated and Addlestone International Corporation. He was also very active in philanthropy, particularly pertaining to education. |
| Title: | Nathan S. Addlestone papers |
| Creator: | Addlestone, Nathan S. |
| Date(s): | circa 1910-2009 |
| Extent: | 1.5 linear feet (1 document box, 1 flat box, 1 oversize box, 2 audiocassettes) |
| Repository: | Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries 66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424 Phone: (843) 953-8016 Fax: (843) 953-6319 URL: http://archives.library.cofc.edu |
| Call Number: | Mss 1127 |
| Language of Material: | Materials in English |
Biographical Note
Nathan Addlestone (1913-2001) was born to Rachel and Abraham Addlestone in Charleston, South Carolina. Though Nathan was registered to begin college at the University of South Carolina in 1931, due to difficulties caused by the Great Depression, he was forced to forgo college to help with the family's scrap metal business. He went on to establish several of his own highly successful scrap metal businesses, including Steelmet, Incorporated and Addlestone International Corporation. Nathan also served on the Foreign Trade Committee for the Institute of Scrap, Iron, and Steel and the Trident Technical College Area Commission.
In 1937, Nathan married Ruth Axelrod and the couple had two children, Carol and Susan. After 42 years of marriage, Nathan and Ruth were divorced, and in 1982 Nathan married Marlene Alfred Kronsberg.
Throughout his life, Nathan was known for his support of education. He gave significant gifts to Addlestone Hebrew Academy, Trident Technical College, and the College of Charleston, among other Charleston institutions. At the College of Charleston, he established an endowment for Lowcountry Art and Culture and, with his wife Marlene, donated 1.5 million dollars towards the College's new library, completed in 2005. To honor their generous support, the College named the building the Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library.
Collection Overview
The collection consists of materials documenting the professional career and philanthropy of Nathan Addlestone, including scrapbooks containing clippings, correspondence and photographs relating to his business, as well as programs, newsletters, and reports on his philanthropic activities, particularly in the area of education. The collection also contains his high school yearbook, yearbooks of Trident Technical College, and an audio tape of Addlestone reminiscing with his long-time friend Nate Muskin.
Collection Arrangement
| 1. | Scrapbooks, circa 1910- 2001, undated |
| 2. | Yearbooks, 1931, 1977-1978 |
| 3. | Philanthropy files, 1989-2000, undated |
| 4. | Audiovisual materials, 1997, 2009 |
| 5. | Other, 1970-2009, undated |
Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person, family, or organization, by topical subject, by place, and by types of material.Names
- Addlestone, Nathan S., 1913-2001
- Addlestone International Corporation
- Steelmet, Inc.
Subjects
- Educational benefactors--South Carolina
- Philanthropists--South Carolina--Charleston
- Scrap metal industry--United States
- Jewish businesspeople--South Carolina--Charleston
- Jews--South Carolina--Charleston
Types of Material
- Scrapbooks
- Yearbooks
- Correspondence
- Black-and-white photographs
- Color photographs
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Programs (documents)
- Audiocassettes
- Files (document groupings)
Related Resources
Related Material
Related materials in Special Collections include an oral history with Nathan Addlestone (Mss 1035-057).
Detailed Description of the Collection
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1. Scrapbooks, circa 1910- 2001, undated
Contains clippings on the activities of Addlestone's various scrap metal businesses, including Steelmet, Incoporated and Addlestone International Corporation, as well as the companies' acquisitions and building expansions. Also includes reports on Addlestone's elections to various committees and boards and his work as chairman of the Trident Technical College Area Commission.
Contains clippings on the growth and activities of Addlestone's various scrap metal companies, as well as photographs of Nathan, his family, and his businesses. Photographs feature Addlestone's parents; Nathan and his first wife, Ruth; Nathan with his two brothers, Hyman and Jack; Nathan and his daughter Carol; scrap metal workers; processing plants; and Nathan with business associates. Also includes advertisements for Addlestone & Co. and Sumter Iron & Metal Co., as well as materials from the opening of Steelmet's Tokyo branch and the founding of Addlestone International Corporation.
Contains correspondence regarding Addlestone's honorary doctorate degree from the College of Charleston, photographs of Nathan receiving his honorary degree, a Freemasons' fifty-year certificate, correspondence from his grandsons, awards and certificates, and clippings pertaining to the Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library at the College of Charleston. Also includes commemorative articles in response to Addlestone's death in 2001, eulogies by family and friends, and condolences offered to Marlene.
2. Yearbooks, 1931, 1977-1978
Yearbook of Sumter High School's senior class, featuring Nathan Addlestone.
Yearbook from the period when Nathan Addlestone served on the board of the Trident Technical College Area Commission.
Yearbook from the period when Nathan Addlestone served on the board of the Trident Technical College Area Commission.
3. Philanthropy files, 1989-2000, undated
A packet of information on the courses, lectures, internships, and faculty of the Addlestone Program in Lowcountry Art, Culture, and History, established and funded by Nathan Addlestone.
Materials for a Maymester course titled "Eighteenth-Century Charleston," offered as part of the Addlestone Program in Lowcountry Art, Culture, and History, established and funded by Nathan Addlestone.
Draft typescript of a book on the history of the College of Charleston. Publishing was funded by Marlene and Nathan Addlestone.
Pamphlets, programs, and newsletters documenting donations from Marlene and Nathan Addlestone to Addlestone Hebrew Academy, the Jewish Community Center of Charleston, the College of Charleston, and the Medical University of South Carolina's Storm Eye Institute.
4. Audiovisual materials, 1997, 2009
Friends Nate Muskin and Nathan Addlestone discuss how they met, their friendship, and their careers in the scrap metal industry.
Friends Nate Muskin and Nathan Addlestone discuss how they met, their friendship, and their careers in the scrap metal industry.
5. Other, 1970-2009, undated
Photographs of Nathan Addlestone at the opening of the Addlestone Memorial Hall at Charleston's Jewish Community Center, receiving his honorary degree from the College of Charleston, and at the Georgetown Steel Corporation plant during its second scrap conference in 1979.
Matted letter appointing Nathan Addlestone as the vice president of the Georgetown Steel Corporation and the company's newsletter, On Tap, reporting on a scrap convention held at the plant.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
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The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Nathan S. Addlestone papers, College of Charleston Libraries, Charleston, SC, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Materials were donated in 2011 by Marlene Addlestone.
Processing Information
Processed by Amy Lazarus, June 2015.
Encoded by Amy Lazarus, July 2015.
Reviewed and uploaded by Joshua Minor, July 2015.
