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Francis Lewis Cardozo Family Papers

A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress

Prepared by Patrick Kerwin

Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

2000

Contact information: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html

Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2009

Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009014

Table of Contents

Collection Summary

Selected Search Terms

Personal Names

Subjects

Locations

Occupations

Administrative Information

Provenance:

Transfers:

Copyright Status:

Access and Restrictions

Microfilm:

Preferred Citation:

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement of the Papers

Container List

Collection Summary

Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

Personal Names

Subjects

Locations

Occupations

Administrative Information

Provenance:

The papers of the Francis Lewis Cardozo family were given to the Library of Congress by Margaret Cardozo Holmes, Elizabeth Cardozo Barker, Frances Cardozo Payne, Catherine Cardozo Lewis, and Meta Cardozo Hurley in 1976.

Transfers:

Fourteen photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress where they are identified as part of these papers.

Copyright Status:

The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of the Francis Lewis Cardozo Family is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).

Access and Restrictions

The papers of the Francis Lewis Cardozo family are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.

Microfilm:

A microfilm edition of these papers is available on one reel. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan.

Preferred Citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Francis Lewis Cardozo Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Scope and Content Note

The papers of the Francis Lewis Cardozo Family, a prominent African-American family in South Carolina and Washington, D.C., span the years 1864-1968, with the bulk of the material dated between 1868 and 1932. The papers include correspondence, genealogical material, certificates, commissions, degrees, notes, and a typescript of a novel. Francis Lewis Cardozo (1836-1903) was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and served as secretary of state and state treasurer. Cardozo received a law degree from the University of South Carolina in 1876 and was admitted to practice law before the state supreme court in the same year.

The papers include correspondence of Francis Lewis Cardozo, Jr., W. Warrick Cardozo, William Cardozo, and Margaret Cardozo Holmes. Much of the correspondence relates to the ancestry of the African-American and Jewish family. Of particular interest is a typed manuscript of a novel entitled "Folks' Ways," written by Francis Lewis Cardozo, Jr., under the pseudonym F. Elsee, which is based on his father's life. Also in the papers are commissions, degrees, and certificates related to Francis Lewis Cardozo and genealogical material relating to the Cardozo family.

Arrangement of the Papers

This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material or topic.

Container List