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Collection Name |
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| Laing High School | Collection,
c.1926-1990 Laing High School, established in Mount Pleasant in 1866, served the African- American community there. Contains photographs, programs, articles, and memorabilia from the archives of Lois Simms, an Avery graduate who taught there. Also includes some school records, yearbooks, and histories of the school. |
1 Box 0.5 lf |
| LaSaine,
Herman B. (1936-1969) |
Papers,
1939-1941 Herman B. LaSaine, the son of renowned Charleston educator Mrs. Mary Alice LaSaine, Contains correspondence, mainly of a personal nature. |
1 Box 0.25 lf |
| Lawrence,
Edward A. (c. 1858-1940) |
Papers,
c.1875-1983 Graduated from the Avery Normal Institute in 1875, Edward Lawrence returned to Avery and taught for almost twenty years. He served as president of the Avery Alumni Association, worked as a real estate agent, and later taught at South Carolina State College, his alma mater. In 1920, Mr. Lawrence and his wife moved to New York where he worked in real estate and insurance. Contains correspondence, clippings, and documents pertaining to the legal status Mr. Lawrence and other family members. |
1 Box 0.25 lf |
| Lawrence,
William S. (1895-1981) |
Collection,
c.1924-1981 Having begun formal musical training at the Avery Normal Institute, William Lawrence continued his study at the New England Conservatory in Boston, at Boston University, and by private instruction in Paris, France. He taught at South Carolina State College, toured the United States and Europe, and worked with such musical legends as Roland Hayes and Marian Anderson. Mr. Lawrence eventually settled in New York where he instructed pupils in music, performed in various capacities, arranged traditional African American songs, and conducted the William Lawrence Sinfonietta, and Petit Orchestra Negre. Contains personal correspondence, programs from performances given by his students and associates, and articles relating to them. The collection also contains some photographs as well as sheet music and other related items. |
4 Boxes 1.5 lf |
| Lecque Family | Papers,
c.1880-1990 The Lecque Family was one of the founding families of Liberty Hill Community in North Charleston, South Carolina. The family has remained active in that community to the present. Contains information about the Lecque Family and Liberty Hill area as researched by Mrs. Carolyn Lecque Collins. Includes correspondence, legal documents, articles, and a few photographs. |
1 Box 1.25 lf |
| Logan,
James Raymond (1874-1958) |
Scrapbook,
c.1905-1977 James Logan began these scrapbooks to document not only his own achievements, but also the political, racial, and cultural activities in the community. Mr. Logan served for over forty years at the Charleston Navy Yard (without taking any sick days) where he was the first native Charlestonian to receive a civil service appointment for work. Part of a musical family, he organized Logan's Concert Orchestra and directed Logan's Military Band and the choirs of Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church and Zion Presbyterian Church. Contains clippings about life at the Charleston Navy Yard during Mr. Logan's tenure as well as information about community events and activities. Holds programs, correspondence, and articles about the achievements of African Americans in many realms, plus copies of speeches made by Mr. Logan. |
3 Boxes 2.25 lf |
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| Massey, Dr. John Bruce | Collection,
c.1930-1976 Dr. John Bruce Massey was born in Summerville and obtained a B.S. from Howard University in 1927 and his M.D. in 1931. Dr. Massey practiced medicine and surgery at several hospitals throughout his career, including, Roosevelt Hospital, Newark Community Hospital, and several hospitals in the Los Angeles area. In 1974, he returned to Charleston, opened a practice, and was on staff at McClennan-Banks Hospital. Dr. Massey also received patents on several inventions, including several medical devices. Contains several books, awards received by Dr. Massey, and photographs-a 1931 staff photo from Freedman's Hospital in Washington, DC and several framed portraits. |
2 Boxes 1.25 lf |
| Mays,
Benjamin (1894-1984) |
Papers,
c.1961-1967 Dr. Benjamin Mays received his PhD from Howard University and was active as both an educator and a minister. He served as Dean at Morehouse College for many years and the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. referred to Dr. Mays as his "spiritual mentor." Dr. Mays held forty-nine honorary degrees, served on the Atlanta school board as well as advisory committees for Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. Contains copies of correspondence with Martin Luther King, Jr. and others. Also contains biographical information on Dr. Mays. |
1 Box 0.25 lf |
| McClennan-Banks Hospital (1897-1977) | Papers,
c.1899-1998 In 1896, Dr. Alonzo C. McClennan along with other African-American doctors in Charleston-six physicians and a dentist were practicing in the city-began to organize a training program for African-American women to become nurses to assist in the care of the patients tended to by these doctors. For proper instruction, a hospital training facility was essential. Other established hospitals could not be used due to segregation laws, so a building was secured at 135 Cannon Street and in 1897, The Hospital and Training School for Nurses, Inc. opened its doors. Anna DeCosta Banks, R.N. was the first head nurse, serving for thirty-two years. In 1959 a new hospital facility was opened-The McClennan-Banks Memorial Hospital, Inc.-named in honor of Dr. McClennan and Mrs. Banks. The facility was closed in 1977 and the building was leased to the Charleston County Substance Abuse Commission. Contains articles, news reports, and some administrative records from the hospital. Also includes photocopied documents and photographs from the collection held at The Waring Library of the Medical University of South Carolina. Also known as The Cannon Street Hospital and Training School or The Hospital and Training School for Nurses. |
1 Box 0.5 lf |
| McCottry
Turner Smith Family Papers (1881-1999) |
Papers,
c.1881-1999 The McCottry Turner Smith Family Papers records the family's genealogy, educational backgrounds, careers, religious and social affiliations through photographs, obituaries, yearbooks, financial statements, correspondence, certificates, diplomas, memorabilia, account ledgers, and meeting minutes. |
12 Boxes 6.75 lf |
| McCray,
John H. (1910-1987) |
Collection,
c.1947-1973 During his career as a journalist, John H. McCray was a reporter for the Associated Negro Press and The Afro-American. He also worked as the editor and publisher of The Lighthouse and the Informer: The State's Leading Colored Weekly in South Carolina. Contains correspondence, copies of photographs, and articles from various publications. Artifacts include Mr. McCray's press passes, letterhead, and several newspaper items relating to The Lighthouse. |
1 Box 0.25 lf |
| McIntosh Antiques | Collection,
c.1867-1924 Contains several old photographs and several books. Most of the photographs are unidentified, one is of George Ellis. Also contains two books - one, a bible from 1867, and the other, a 1924 journal from the A.M.E. Church. |
2 Boxes 0.5 lf |
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| McLeod Plantation Cemetery | Collection,
1851-1996 The McLeod Plantation Cemetery is located on James Island in Charleston, SC. Acquired by William Wallace McLeod in 1851, the plantation remained in the family's hands until 1993, when the Historic Charleston Foundation (HCF) acquired it. According to the Agricultural Census of 1860, this sea island cotton plantation was home to seventy-four enslaved persons living in twenty-six dwellings. The plantation was used during the Civil War as a field hospital and officers' quarters-and briefly was home to the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Volunteers. In 1996, a small parcel of land adjacent to the Wappoo Creek was sold by HCF to the City of Charleston for construction of a new fire station. Although missed in a preliminary archaeological survey, construction crews began to unearth human remains shortly after breaking ground. A new archaeological study determined that the land parcel held a cemetery, most likely used for enslaved residents, of nearly one hundred graves. Contains the archaeological report, newspaper articles and archaeological papers about the significance of blue beads at the burial sites of enslaved Africans (by Lind France Stine). |
1 Box 0.5 lf |
| Metze,
George II - "A Goree Memory" |
Scrapbook George Metze II created this scrapbook from materials collected on his trip to Goree Island. (Goree Island is in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Western-most point of Africa. It is a short ferry ride from Dakar, Senegal.) Goree was used for over 400 years as a port of exportation for captured Africans who were being enslaved and sent to the New World. Today, it is opened as an historic place of memory. Contains photographs, ticket stub, and article. |
1 Box, 0.25 lf |
| Mickey Funeral Home, The | Papers,
c.1907-1935 Edward Mickey helped found Charleston's Humane Brotherhood Society in 1843. This benevolent society of "free dark men" provided insurance for burial and care for the families of its deceased members. Edward C. Mickey was a tailor in the antebellum period and a legislator during Reconstruction. Samuel G. Mickey, a physician, graduated from the Avery Normal Institute in 1884. Edward Crum Mickey, who became an undertaker, graduated from Avery in 1901 and was active in African- American community affairs, sitting on the Avery Board. Edward Crum, his brother Richard H. Mickey, and cousin Edwin Harleston were actively involved in establishing the Charleston chapter of the NAACP. The Mickey family was active in Centenary Methodist Church. The Mickey Funeral Home, operated by descendants of the Mickey family, is still prominent in Charleston doing business as The Harleston -Boags Funeral Home. Contains general correspondence, account books, business journals, ledgers, and other documents pertaining to the operation of the business. See also Centenary Methodist; Harleston Funeral Home. |
5 Boxes, 2.25 lf |
| Morris Brown A.M.E. Church | Papers,
c.1980-1995 Morris Brown AME Church, named for Morris Brown, was established in 1867upon the purchase of the old Lutheran Church Building on Morris Street. The congregation was named in honor of Morris Brown, the free black lay preacher from Philadelphia who was instrumental in establishing the African Methodist Church in Charleston in 1818, and was later expelled from the city in the wake of the threat of the Denmark Vesey revolt. Contains several programs from anniversaries of the congregation and conferences. |
1 Box 0.25 lf |
| Mosquito Beach and the Mosquito Fleet Association, Inc. | Papers,
c.1953-present The area known as Mosquito Beach is located off of James Island and was a popular recreation spot for Lowcountry African Americans, unable to use the area's segregated beaches. Over time, a thriving boardwalk and "juke joint" developed there. The Mosquito Fleet is the name given to the independent black fishermen who were an important source of seafood in nineteenth and twentieth century Charleston. The Mosquito Fleet Association, Inc. was established in 1988 "to promote independent fishing, …and to maintain the history of the Mosquito Fleet." Contains correspondence, articles, and other documents that interpret the history of Mosquito Beach. Also contains minutes, bylaws, and legal documents of the Mosquito Fleet Association, Inc. |
1 Box 0.25 lf |
| Murray, Albertha Johnston (1889-1969) | Papers,
c.1909-1970 Albertha Johnston Murray, a Charlestonian, was a teacher and principal in the Charleston area for almost fifty years. In 1909, she was a normal graduate of Claflin University and returned to begin teaching at Humbert Wood Public Elementary School on Johns Island. She taught at several schools in the area, including the Avery Normal Institute, before accepting the position of principal at Cut Bridge Elementary School on James Island-where she served for thirty-two years. Mrs. Murray, who was married to Richard Gaillard Murray, was also active in community organizations, including Central Baptist Church, the Missionary Society, American Red Cross, Tuberculosis Association, the Order of the Eastern Star, YWCA, McClennan- Banks Memorial Hospital, the Robert Gould Shaw Boys Club, and the Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. In 1955, she won her battle to have Cut Bridge School updated-the school was remodeled and opened as the Murray-LaSaine Elementary School in honor of Mrs. Murray and Dr. M. Alice LeSaine, former supervisor of the Negro Schools of Charleston County. Contains correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, and articles that reflect the educational activities and community work of Mrs. Murray. Also contains some programs from events and a variety of certificates. |
1 Box 0.5 lf |
| New Directions in Colonial South Carolina Lowcountry Studies | Papers,
1995 New Directions in Colonial South Carolina Lowcountry Studies was a conference held at the College of Charleston as part of the Program in the Carolina Lowcountry and the Atlantic World. Contains copies of the twenty presentations made at the conference by visiting historians. |
1 Box 0.5 lf |
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| Owls' Whist Club | Collection,
1914-1990's The Owls' Whist Club, organized in 1914, was established by sixteen men and was "strictly social and for the entertainment of our friends." With meetings held in members' homes, they limited the club to sixteen men. In 1947 the Club increased its membership to thirty-six and acquired a permanent meeting facility. The club is still active today in its pursuit of entertainment and the game of whist. Contains records of the Owls' Whist Club, including its constitutions, bylaws, minutes (incomplete), financial records, committee reports, and correspondence. Also includes some membership information, including guest lists. |
7 Boxes 2.50 lf |
| Old Slave Mart Museum | Papers,
c.1937-1988 The Old Slave Mart Museum, which closed in 1988, was founded by Miss Miriam B. Wilson and located at 6 Chalmers Street-the site of a nineteenth century slave auction house. Its collections, curated by Judith Wragg Chase, included slave crafts, African art and artifacts, contemporary black art and crafts, and archival materials. Contains copies of documents created by the Miriam B. Wilson Foundation, including history of the museum, some correspondence, bylaws and minutes of the Foundation, and copies of the Old Slave Mart Museum's collection inventory. Also contains a 1929 postcard of the site and two audiotapes of 1986 minutes. |
1 Box 0.5 lf |
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Artifacts,
c.1767-1990 Walter Pantovic is a collector of African-American artifacts and antiques. Contains a variety of artifacts and documents, including shackles, ship's manifest, sales records and titles of enslaved people, slave tags, pictures, postcards, manillas, and various publications. |
16 Boxes 20.5 lf |
| Parker, Ethelyn Murray | Collection,
c.1904-1990 Ethelyn Murray Parker graduated from the Avery Normal Institute in 1914 and taught in several counties in South Carolina. After completing additional training at the Voorhees Institute, she taught for several more years and then was awarded a scholarship to Tuskegee Institute where she earned her degree. She returned to Voorhees and then to Charleston as a teacher. Mrs. Parker later completed a correspondence course in journalism and wrote columns for several African- American newspapers, including The Lighthouse and Informer, The Pittsburgh Courier, and The Charleston Chronicle. Mrs. Parker was active in numerous community organizations. Contains a variety of materials, including books, programs from events and meetings, magazines, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, and an assortment of photographs. |
6 Boxes 2.5 lf |
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| Pease, Jane and William | Collection,
c.1805-1895 Jane and William Pease, until their retirement, were Associate Professors of History at the University of Maine in Orono and the College of Charleston, South Carolina. They authored numerous books and articles on nineteenth century black life and the abolition movement. Consists of research notes, records, statistical information, and microform materials from institutions such as The Library of Congress' manuscript division, The Freedmen's Bureau, and The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Included are source materials on free and enslaved African Americans, anti-slavery, and the abolitionist movement. Also contains vertical file collection of articles and clippings that include information on a wide range of topics within their area of expertise. |
3 Boxes 2.5 lf |
| Phillis
Wheatley Literary and Social Club (1916-1992) |
Papers,
c1916-1992 The Phillis Wheatley Literary and Social Club, originally the Wheatley Community Club, was established by nineteen African- American Charleston women, led by Mrs. Jeannette Keeble Cox. Mrs. Cox was the wife of Principal Benjamin Cox of the Avery Normal Institute, and about half of the original members were teachers at Avery. The purpose of the club was to establish a forum for discussion of literary works and to seek out answers to problems in society. The group subscribed to a variety of literary magazines, sponsored an Avery scholarship, and held fundraisers for local charities, including Jenkins Orphanage, the Cannon Street YMCA, and the NAACP. The club, which is still in existence, also hosted lectures on a variety of topics. Contains ledgers, minutes, histories, and other club documents, as well as a few photographs, flyers, and articles about the organization. |
1 Box 0.5 lf |
| Poinsette, Peter (1899-1997) and Lucille (1901-1999) | Collection,
c.1920-1990 Lucille and Peter Poinsette Contains a variety o f Avery Normal Institute memorabilia, including programs from graduations and other school events, plus a 1939 yearbook, The Averyite, and 1954 issue of the school paper, Avery Tiger. Also contains photographs, newspaper clippings, and other materials related to church and parent organizations, fire fighters, and U.S. Postal Workers' National Alliance. |
2 Boxes 1.75 lf |
| Preswidge, K. J. | Papers,
c.1960-1995 Contains articles, brochures, newsletters, programs and some correspondence. Covers a variety of topics, including civil rights, civil rights leaders, and minority women in science. Also includes several books and journals on similar topics. |
1 Box 0.5 lf |
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| Raymond, H. C. Lucas | Collection H. C. Lucas Raymond Contains encyclopedia entitled Heroes of the Dark Continent. |
1 Box 0.5 lf |
| Richardson
and McNeil Family |
Papers,
c.1900-1993 Toby Richardson arrived in South Carolina in 1810 as an enslaved person belonging to a John Richardson of Port Royal. By the late nineteenth century he was farming twenty-four acres on James' Island and working as a fisherman and carpenter. He was interested in literacy of the local black children and a member of Brown Church. A widower with nine children, Mr. Richardson married Jane McNeil in 1897. The daughter of Daniel and Maria McNeil, Mrs. Richardson had already been widowed three times and brought six children to the marriage. They had two children together. Contains genealogy and family history compiled by Richardson descendants for family reunions in the 1990s. Also contains some legal documents, copies of family photographs, and information on the First Baptist Church of James Island. Also listed as McNeil and Richardson Family. |
1 Box 0.25 lf |
| Robinson,
Bernice (1914-1994) |
Papers Mrs. Robinson, along with Septima Clark, began the first Citizenship School to help adults on Johns Island to become responsible citizens in their community. Robinson and Clark were able to help spread Citizenship Schools throughout the Deep South. In 1974, Mrs. Robinson announced her bid as a petition candidate for the South Carolina House of Representatives from District 3 desiring to oppose Joseph Murray in the November general elections. The Bernice Robinson Collection consists of 19 boxes of correspondence, speeches, memos, articles, printed materials, and memorabilia from 1952-1989. Box 6 contains information about her candidacy for a House Seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives and information regarding Citizenship Schools. Also, Box 7(3) and Box 8 contain additional materials about Highlander and Citizenship Schools. |
19 Boxes 9.5 lf |
| Ross,
Eleanor Kinlaw - "Hush Dat Gullah" |
Papers,
c.1996 Eleanor Kinlaw Ross is the author of the play "Hush Dat Gullah," performed at the Charleston MOJA Festival in 1996. Contains a signed copy of the play script, as well as programs from the 1996 MOJA Festival and the "Hush Dat Gullah" performance from the Festival. |
1 Box 0.25 lf |
| Saunders, Rosalyn | Papers,
c.1895-1972 Contains various articles, magazines, and pamphlets relating to the African- American experience in the areas of women's organizations, women's professions, literature, Civil Rights, and education, including documents issued by Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc., The Harvard Review, and Alexander's Magazine from 1906. |
1 Box 0.5 lf |
| Seabrook,
Herbert U. (c.1895-1942) |
Papers,
1916-1946 Herbert U. Seabrook was born in Georgia, son of Amerinthia, and raised mainly in New York. He graduated South Carolina State College in 1909, completed medical school, and settled in Charleston as a practicing physician around 1917. Dr. Seabrook worked at McClennan Hospital with Dr. McClennan-a distant relative of Amarinthia Seabrook-and married Miriam DeCosta in 1923. Dr. & Mrs. Seabrook lived on Congress Street in Charleston and had one child, Herbert, Jr., who was born in 1924, graduated from the Avery Normal Institute, studied medicine in Nashville, and became the first black pediatrician in Dayton, Ohio. Contains mainly personal records of Dr. & Mrs. Seabrook, including receipts, legal papers, memorabilia, and some correspondence between Mrs. Seabrook and Herbert, Jr. |
2 Boxes 0.75 lf |
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| Sellers, Jr., Cleveland L. | Collection,
c.1940-2000 Cleveland L. Sellers, Jr., born in Denmark, S.C. began his civil rights activism during his years at Voorhees High School. As a freshman at Howard University in 1962, Sellers continued his activism. He worked full-time for SNCC as an organizer and participant in the Mississippi Summer Project in 1964. In 1965 at the SNCC annual convention, Sellers was elected Program Secretary. In 1967, Sellers was helping to organize students at S.C. State in Orangeburg through a campus organization, the "Black Awareness Coordinating Committee," when a non-violent protest to desegregate the local bowling alley became violent as police opened fire on a group of unarmed students. That event is now known as the Orangeburg Massacre. In 1987, Sellers earned a Doctorate in education administration from the University of North Carolina. Dr. Sellers now teaches at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, where he is the Director of African American Studies. Contains correspondence, business documents, magazines, newspapers, memorabilia and other materials from organizational affiliations including SNCC, SCLC, AAPRP, sobu, The African Liberation Day Committee, Malcolm X University and the Jackson for President campaign. |
16
Boxes 20.5 lf |
| Shaw
School Memorabilia Collection |
Papers,
1876-1889 Shaw School began as Shaw Memorial School in 1868 and was established in the aftermath of the Civil War to educate African- American children, many of whom had been born enslaved. Named in honor of Robert Gould Shaw, commander of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, Shaw Memorial School was located on Mary Street and funded, in part, by donations from the Black Union soldiers stationed in Charleston as well as the New England Freedmen's Aid Society. In 1874, Shaw School became a part of the Charleston school system, serving African- American students ages 6-15. The school was closed in 1938 and the building was used to house social service offices and community endeavors. Contains attendance certificates for Whithers Houston (1876), Robert Mears (1881), and Martha Mears (1882-1889). |
1 Box 0.25 lf |
| Simmons, Phillip | Collection,
c.1980-1995 Phillip Simmons was born on Daniel Island in Charleston Harbor. As a young man he moved to Charleston and worked with local blacksmith Peter Simmons to learn that trade. By the 1940s, Mr. Simmons was engaged in the creation of decorative iron works that grace the gates, windows, and fences of this community. His work is displayed by many art museums-including The Smithsonian Museum. For his art, as well as his community spirit, he has been awarded The Order of the Palmetto-South Carolina's highest award-and has been recognized by The Folk Arts Program of the National Endowment for the Arts. Contains correspondence, sketches, photographs, and maps that relate to various projects Mr. Simmons has executed over the years. Also contains articles about Mr. Simmons and programs from various dedications of his work. |
1 Box 0.25 lf |
| Simms, Lois A. |
Papers (1937-1990) Ms. Simms returned to Charleston and taught at Avery from 1941-1942. Later, she taught at Laing High School in Mt. Pleasant from 1942-1944. Ms. Simms spent one year at Henry P. Archer Elementary School before accepting a position at Burke High School. She remained at Burke from 1945-1975. Ms. Simms retired from teaching in 1976 after spending one year at Charleston High School. Ms. Simms still resides in Charleston. She remains active through her membership in the Presbyterian Women's Organization. Contains magazines, photographs, scrapbooks, yearbooks, academic papers, awards, and federal statistical publications. |
14 Boxes 13.25 lf |
| Smith, Robert Lee | Papers Robert Lee Smith, a black youth from McClellanville, was sentenced to life in prison for murder. Mrs. Margaretta Childs and others worked to free Mr. Smith, believing that he was wrongly convicted. Contains clippings, correspondence, working notes and papers. |
1 Box 0.25 lf |
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South
Carolina Voices |
Papers,
1982 In 1982, The Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture, in cooperation with the Charleston Museum and the College of Charleston, sponsored "South Carolina Voices of the Civil Rights Movement: A Conference on the History of the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina, 1940-1970." The conference held sessions on various topics, including Voting and Political Action, Labor, Education, The Highlander Influence, The Youth Movement, and Protest. Contains audiotapes and transcripts of the conference sessions. |
1 Folder, 13 Videos |
| Sterrett-Hodge Collection | Collection,
c1841-1950 In 1841, the Reverend Norman Bascom Sterrett, D.D. (1841-1921) was born in Maryland of free parents. During the Civil War he enlisted and served in the Union Army as a Sergeant Major (Chaplain) under General U.S. Grant. He served for several years as the pastor of Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston and then as Presiding Elder in the Georgetown, South Carolina District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. All of his children were educated at Avery Normal Institute before pursuing higher degrees, including his daughter, Gertrude Minerva Sterrett (1866-1946), who married Leander Watson Hodge (1861-1934), in New York City. Their son, Bascom Franklin Hodge (1898-1978), collected and preserved these family items. Contains about forty black and white photographs of Sterrett and Hodge family members dating from 1841-1950, a scrapbook, and several legal documents. Also contains several pieces of personal correspondence and information on the Tuskegee Airmen, with which Bascom Hodge was associated. |
1 Box 1.5 lf |
| St. Mark's Episcopal Church | Papers,
c.1865-1990 St. Mark's Episcopal Church was established at the end of the Civil War (1865) by a group of prominent black Episcopalians. The church building was begun in 1877 and is located at 16 Thomas Street in Charleston, S.C. Contains original manuscript materials from the vestry. For other related materials, see Hunt, Eugene. |
1 Box 0.5 lf |
| St. Matthew's Baptist Church | Papers,
c1930-1998 St. Matthew's Baptist Church is located at 268 Huger Street in Charleston, SC. The Reverend Dr. Benjamin J. Whipper, Sr. served as its pastor from 1940 to 1998. Contains historical materials from both St. Matthew's Church and Reverend Whipper. Includes Rev. Whipper's correspondence, sermons, speeches, and notes from active participation in the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Also listed under Whipper, Reverend Dr. Benjamin J., Sr. |
1 Box 0.25 lf |
| Sweet
Grass Basket Collection |
Artifacts Sweet grass baskets are a traditional, coil-form working basket used in the Lowcountry since the earliest days of settlement. The design and construction of the baskets originated in Africa and the tradition has been passed down in many Lowcountry African- American families. The designs, however, vary by community and in the twentieth century, baskets began to be made for sale outside of the community. Contains twenty-four sweet grass baskets made by artists, traditionally women, in the Lowcountry. |
24 items |
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| Tibbs,
Allen (1926-1998) |
Papers,
c.1950-1985 Allen Tibbs Contains newspaper articles, magazines, and photographs on various topics, including Civil Rights, segregation of school and public facilities, and the 1955 Cannon Street YMCA Little League Team. |
1 Box 0.25 lf |
| Towles,
Joseph Allen (1937-1988) |
Collection,
c1955-1988 Joseph A. Towles grew up in rural Lancaster County, Virginia and moved to New York City where he worked for the Department of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History in the 1960s. There, he worked closely with Dr. Colin Turnbull, then associate curator of African Ethnology. Towles was awarded a scholarship to study at Makerere University in Uganda where he began a long career of meticulous fieldwork in Africa. After earning his PhD, Dr. Towles continued his study of ritual symbolism, religion, and mythology, lecturing at Vassar, New York State University, and Virginia Commonwealth, among others. Dr. Towles established an endowment through the United Negro College Fund to support African -American students aspiring to study in Africa. Contains slides, video, field notes, photographs, diaries, and memorabilia of Dr. Towles' work in Africa, including some from his work with Dr. Turnbull. Many African artifacts as well as articles and reports on their work are held in this collection. |
103 Boxes, 75 lf |
| Various Collections I and II | Collection,
c.1900-1990 These collections are an amalgamation of various family and individual collections that Eugene Hunt acquired during his tenure as president of the Avery Institute for Afro-American History and Culture. Contains various memorabilia, family history, scrapbooks, and programs from Avery events and students. Includes information from the following collections : Boags Family Chisolm, Nell Houston Douglas, Rosslee Harleston Family Hassell, Oliver Hutchinson, Felder Jefferson, Louis D. Jenkins, Maude T. Kelly, Anna Logan Family Moses, Louis Mouzon, H. Louise Poinsette, Septima Pope Family Seabrook, Miriam DeCosta Tracy, Charlotte DeBerry Williams, Lucille See also Hunt, Eugene C., and Hunt Photograph Collection. |
2 Boxes l.0 lf |
| Various Donated Materials | Collection,
c.1885-1969 Contains various materials on individuals and organizations in the Charleston area. Some of the items are printed matter, correspondence, obituaries, and newspaper clippings. Also there are materials pertaining to Lincoln High School, the Ku Klux Klan, and Simonton School. |
1 Box 0.25 lf |
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| Wadmalaw
Island Oral History Interviews |
Collection,
1995 These Wadmalaw Island Oral History Interviews were conducted in 1995 by Sharon C. Murray. (Wadmalaw is a Sea Island south of Charleston.) Contains audiotapes and transcripts of fifteen individuals and one set from the New Jerusalem AME Church on the island. |
1 Box 0.25 lf |
| Washington,
George (1898-1958) |
Collection,
c.1950-1960 George Washington, a native James Islander, worked for many years at the Western Union Telegraph Company on East Bay Street. In 1919, he married Georgianna Geddis and they had twin daughters, Alethia and Ruth. After being widowed by Giorgianna, Mr. Washington married Hattie Powell and they had a son, Edward. Mr. Washington established his own business in 1937 when he opened his first restaurant on Queen Street, The Huppe Café. In 1949, he opened his very successful Ashley Grille Restaurant on Spring Street. In 1951, he acquired the property next door where he built and operated The James Hotel, an art deco building that housed twenty guest rooms, a bar, two lounges, and the Azalea Ballroom Limbo Room. This hotel for African -Americans was a prestigious place for entertainment and accommodated many famous African Americans who visited Charleston. That establishment was operated by Mr. Washington and his family until its closing in 1979. Contains a biography and photo of Mr. Washington, a postcard of the James Hotel, and a family scrapbook from around 1958. |
1 Box 1.25 lf |
| Wilson,
William Saxton (1893-1982) |
Collection,
c.1913-1993 William Saxton Wilson attended the Avery Institute and then Hampton Institute where he learned to be a printer. Upon his return to Charleston he opened The Sax Print Shop, where he provided printing services for the community. Mr. Wilson was also an accomplished violinist, giving lessons and leading a local orchestra. Involved in many civic activities, he was an active member of the Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church and the Knights of Pythias. Contains a variety of programs and booklets from community and church activities throughout much of the life of Mr. Wilson, 1925-1992, as well as an assortment of printed materials of the type printed at The Sax Print Shop. Also contains photographs and articles from magazines and newspapers on a variety of subjects which explore the African American experience. |
9 Boxes 9 lf |
| Wineglass,
Elijah G. (1903-1995) |
Memorabilia,
c.1934-1990 Elijah Wineglass was a Charleston maker and restorer of furniture as well as an active member of Greater St. Luke's A.M.E. Church. He married Beatrice Jackson in 1934. Contains certificates and awards presented to Mr. Wineglass for his service to St. Luke's A.M.E. and twenty-two photographs, mostly of furniture. |
1 Box 1.75 lf |
| Wright,
Lillian Ransier (1905-1995) |
Papers,
c.1945-1995 Lillian Ransier Wright Contains some correspondence and programs from various Avery and Centenary United Methodist Church activities. Also contains information on Reconstruction Era African- American politicians, specifically Alonzo Jacob Ransier. |
1 Box 0.25 lf |
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| Yearbook Collection | Collection,
c.1958-1990 The Avery Research Center holds a selection of donated yearbooks from various Charleston area high schools and several South Carolina colleges, including C.A. Brown High School, Burke High School, Bonds-Wilson High School, North Charleston High School, and Voorhees, Winthrop, Baptist, Benedict, and Morris College. |
3 Boxes 3.75 lf |
| Zion-Olivet
Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. (1854-1992) |
Papers,
c.1854-1992 Zion-Olivet Presbyterian Church formed in 1959 with the merger of Zion and Olivet Presbyterian Churches in Charleston. Both began as missions in the mid-1800s. In 1859, an independent structure was built on Calhoun Street that was reputedly the largest building for blacks in Charleston. Olivet began as the Charleston Presbyterian Mission on George Street and moved to 93 Beaufain in 1879 where Olivet Presbyterian Church worshipped for eighty years. Today's congregation is located at 134 Cannon Street. Contains church documents and records, including financial reports, Sunday school records, minutes, programs, newsletters, church directories, and other items illuminating the activities of the church and congregation. |
15 Boxes 8.5 lf |
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