Sandra N. Fowler Papers


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Sandra N. Fowler (fl. 1980s) Papers (ca. 1967-1995)

Avery Manuscript Number 1007

Biographical Note: Sandra N. Fowler was a school teacher in Charleston County, President (1980s) of the Board of Directors of the Miriam B. Wilson Foundation ( Old Slave Mart Museum), Membership Director (1994-95) of the Democratic Women of Charleston County, and member (1992-93) of the Charleston Area Community Relations Committee.

Scope and Content: Approx 70 items (ca. 1967-1995)

Description: The papers consist of various documents related to Fowler’s position as president of the Board of Directors of the Miriam B. Wilson Foundation and to her interest in black history, including articles and brochures related to black soldiers in the Civil War, the southern Civil Rights Movement, and several artifacts from the 1969 Hospital Workers Strike in Charleston (notably a hat distributed by Local 1199). Other documents pertain to Fowler’s involvement in the Charleston Area Community Relations Committee and Democratic Women of Charleston County. Miriam B. Wilson Foundation papers regarding the Old Slave Mart museum focus on the board’s attempts to keep it solvent, with a history of its existence.


	Inventory	Box/Folder #

1	Materials re Civil War: Articles and brochures re local battles, Massachusetts 54th and 55th Regiments, and movie "Glory."	1-1

2	Materials re Civil Rights Movement: Program (1967) opening of Columbia, SC Urban League; national magazine (1993) Southern Chrisitian Leadership Conference (SCLC); quaterly publication (1974) Freedomways ; government publication (1970) on racism in America, funeral parlor fan with pictures of civil rights leaders, copy of damaged photograph of Martin Luther King.	1-2

3	Materials re Hospital Workers Strike of 1969: Brochure and hat (1969) distributed by Local 1199 of the Drug and Hospital Workers Union; printed program (April 1969) Hospital Workers rally.	1-3

4	Miriam B. Wilson Foundation Papers: Correspondence (1984-1986) re economic preservation of Old Slave Mart Museum, including correspondence with city of Charleston re its possible purchase of Museum.	1-4

5	Community Relations Committee Materials (1992-1993): Memo; statement of purpose; December 21, 1993 minutes.	1-5

6	Material re Local Politics (1992-1995): Campaign brochures for various candidates; telephone-address directory (1994-1995) of Lowcounty Democrats compiled by Democratic Women of Charleston County.	1-6

7	Miscellaneous Materials: newspaper and magazine articles; pamphlet from Justice for Janitors Organizing Committee; personal correspondence; receipt of membership dues to Ladies Benevolent Society; teaching materials, including an etching presented to band director of C. A. Brown High School by one of Fowler's students; photographs of Pin Point, birthplace of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.	1-7