The Thomas Rose House [notebook]

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Origformat: Document/Photocopy

Origformat: Document/Photocopy

Name/Title

The Thomas Rose House [notebook]

Entry/Object ID

2018.009.4

Scope and Content

Notebook containing information about 59 Church Street likely written and assembled by Juliette Staats and based on the extensive research of both she and her husband, Henry Phillip Staats. Notebook contains two photographs showing the house before and after the Whitman restoration; brief description of the Church Street Historic Foundation; document entitled "Data Concerning the House at 59 Church Street"; documents entitled "Record of the Ownership of the House at 59 Church Street" which summarize wills and deeds and includes "Notes on Thomas Savage; document entitled "Notes on the Thomas Rose House - August 1985" which provides a brief history of the house and its furnishings; document entitled "Furnishings of the Thomas Rose House, 59 Church Street," a room-by-room description of the furnishings; document entitled "Thomas Rose House: Notes on House and Garden," a history of the garden and description of its features; and house tour "script" used for Historic Charleston Foundation's Festival of Houses. Also contains in the pocket of the notebook's inside cover: a letter from Stephen Whitman and document containing reminiscences of Thomas Whitman (owner of 59 Church, 1929-1942); a letter from David Shields [Citadel professor] (1989) about Thomas Rose letters he found in Belfast with copies of two letters and transcriptions; and a letter from Mrs. Staats to a Mr. Pratt describing details of house and furnishings (1947).

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

2018.009

Source or Donor

Forrester, Cathy

Acquisition Method

Other

Credit Line

Courtesy of Cathy Forrester

Lexicon

Search Terms

Church Street, Easement Property, Thomas Rose House (Charleston, S.C.)--Research

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Research (Papers, Notes, etc.)

Archive Details

Creator

Staats, Juliette W. (Juliette Wiles)

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1985

Archive Size/Extent

1 three-ring notebook (10.25" x 11.5" x 1.75"); each page had been inserted into plastic sleeves and remain sleeved

Archive Notes

Finding Aids: Index to Property Files Level of Description: Folder

Location

Location

Container

Church Box

Shelf

Archives D-16

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Container

59 Church Box 2

Shelf

Archives D-16, Archives D-16

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Provenance

Notes

Custodial History: Given to HCF by Cathy Forrester sometime in 2017 with Church Street Historic Foundation papers, delivered to an unidentified HCF staff member and discovered by Archivist after the fact.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Removed documents from original notebook and placed in a newer one. The two original photographs have been removed, cataloged separately, and are filed in photo cabinets for easier access; copies have been inserted in place in the notebook. Original order has been maintained.

Created By

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Create Date

June 20, 2018

Updated By

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Update Date

February 16, 2023