Albert Sottile Jr. papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs and negatives taken by Albert Sottile Jr., a commercial photographer, of people and places in Charleston, South Carolina. Images include weddings, funerals, sports, graduations, local businesses, buildings, organizations, schools, churches, and events. Also included is nursing school material related to Kathleen Calder Sottile, Albert’s wife, and ephemera belonging to Stella Rigby Sottile, Albert’s mother. Family and personal photographs are also included.
Dates
- Created: 1910-2000, undated
- Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1965
- Other: Date acquired: 02/01/2015
Creator
- Sottile, Albert Jr., 1935-1977 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Diocese of Charleston makes no representation that it is the owner of any copyright or other literary property in the materials contained in its archives. In providing access to or permitting the reproduction of any such materials, the Diocese of Charleston does not assume any responsibility for determining the nature of any rights, ownership or interest therein; nor for obtaining the appropriate permissions to publish or use; nor for determining the nature of any liabilities (for defamation and invasion of privacy) that may arise from any publication or use. This rests entirely with the researcher.
Biographical or Historical Information
Albert James Sottile Jr., a commercial photographer, was born in 1935 to Albert Sottile Sr. and Stella Rigby. He attended Bishop England High School and the College of Charleston. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Pope John XXIII council No. 6250 and P.N. Lynch Assembly No. 704. Albert married Kathleen Calder, a 1963 graduate of St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing. Albert served as the official photographer for the Diocese of Charleston as well as the College of Charleston during the 1950s and 1960s. Albert Jr. died in 1977 and is buried in St. Lawrence Cemetery.
Albert Sottile Sr. (1907-1997), a hotel proprietor, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, to Santo Sottile (1870-1931) and Anna Elizabeth Beatty (1873-1933). Albert and his wife, Stella Rigby (1909-1997), operated the Charleston Hotel located at 200 Meeting Street. It was demolished in 1960. Albert Sr. and Stella are buried in St. Lawrence Cemetery.
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Extent
3.42 Linear Feet
5 boxes (Photograph box)
1 slim_box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photographs and negatives taken by Albert Sottile Jr., a commercial photographer, of people and places in Charleston, South Carolina.
Custodial History
Sr. Anne Francis, OLM, received a large deposit of materials from the Sottile family. She gleaned from the deposit materials directly relevant to the OLM archives and gifted the remainder to Office of Archives. South Carolina Historical Society discovered Albert Sottile, Jr.'s negatives. The retained approximitely 50 negatives relevant to their collection and gifted the remainder to the Office of Archives.
Source of Acquisition
Received from Sr. Anne Francis, OLM, in December 2005; Kathleen C. Sottile in June 2011; and South Carolina Historical Society in February 2015.
Method of Acquisition
Gift
Accruals and Additions
Received from Sr. Anne Francis, OLM, in December 2005; Kathleen C. Sottile in June 2011; and South Carolina Historical Society in February 2015.
Separated Materials
Separated material is located in Albert Sottile, Jr. papers Box 5.
Processing Information
Processed by Melissa Bronheim, June 2015.
- Amateur plays Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Catholic Church. Diocese of Charleston (S.C.)
- Catholic church buildings -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Charleston (S.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- College of Charleston
- Commencement ceremonies -- South Carolina -- Charleston Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Families -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Social life and customs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Funeral rites and ceremonies -- South Carolina -- Charleston Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- High schools -- South Carolina -- Charleston Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Knights of Columbus
- Negatives (photographic) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photography -- South Carolina -- Charleston Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Postcards Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Programs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- School photography -- South Carolina Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tornado damage -- South Carolina -- Charleston Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Weddings -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Inventory of the Albert Sottile, Jr. papers
- Author
- Processed by Melissa Bronheim, June 2015.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Catholic Diocese of Charleston Archives Repository
114 Broad Street
Carriage House
Charleston SC 29401 US
843-410-1720
843-410-1765
archives@charlestondiocese.org
