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South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives

 Organization

Found in 265 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence: Letters sent by House of Representatives, 1986

 File — Box 6: Series Series 2, Folder: 17
Identifier: Subseries 2.1.1.
Scope and Contents

Regarding procedures and committee assignmemts.

Dates: 1986
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 2: Political Career / 2.1: Campaigns and Elections / 2.1.1: 1986 and 1988 Campaign Materials

Correspondence to House of Representative members, 1986-1996

 File — Box 15: Series Series 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents

Also contains letters addressed to "Members of the General Assembly."

Dates: 1986-1996
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 2: Political Career / 2.4: State of South Carolina Legislative Branch-The General Assembly: House of Representatives: The Honorable Lucille Whipper / 2.4.1: State of South Carolina General Assembly / 2.4.1.3: General Assembly: Various Councils, Committees and Departments

Correspondence: Whipper's Amendment to House #4349, 1994-1996

 File — Box 56: Series Series 2, Folder: 9
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains maps and population statistics.

Dates: 1994-1996
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 2: Political Career / 2.4: State of South Carolina Legislative Branch-The General Assembly: House of Representatives: The Honorable Lucille Whipper / 2.4.13: Legislative Conferences, Caucuses and Political Organizations / 2.4.13.4: South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus / 2.4.13.4.2: South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus: Redistricting and Reapportionment

John L. Dart family papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1069
Abstract John Lewis Dart (1854-1915) was born a free person of color in Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated from Avery Normal Institute in 1872 and attended Atlanta University in Georgia, and Newton Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, where he was ordained a Baptist minister. He returned to Charleston in 1886 and became pastor of Morris Street Baptist Church. Sixteen years later, Dart ministered the Shiloh Baptist Church. In 1894, he opened the Charleston Normal and Industrial Institute, a...
Dates: 1844-1947
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Demographic reports: South Carolina House districts population summary reports, 1992

 File — Box 8: Series Series 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: Subseries 2.1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains materials pertaining to Whipper's 1986, 1988, and 1992 legislative election campaigns for Charleston District 109. Whipper was first elected to serve District 109 in a Special Election held in 1986 after the resignation of Robert Woods. She was elected to a full term in November 1986. Includes the subseries: 1986 and 1988 Campaign Materials; 1992 Campaign Materials; and 1994 Campaign Materials.

Dates: 1992
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 2: Political Career / 2.1: Campaigns and Elections / 2.1.2: 1992 Campaign Materials

Demographic reports: Various House of Representative districts with census data, 1922

 File — Box 8: Series Series 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: Subseries 2.1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains materials pertaining to Whipper's 1986, 1988, and 1992 legislative election campaigns for Charleston District 109. Whipper was first elected to serve District 109 in a Special Election held in 1986 after the resignation of Robert Woods. She was elected to a full term in November 1986. Includes the subseries: 1986 and 1988 Campaign Materials; 1992 Campaign Materials; and 1994 Campaign Materials.

Dates: 1922
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 2: Political Career / 2.1: Campaigns and Elections / 2.1.2: 1992 Campaign Materials

Demographics report: House of Representative District breakdown

 File — Box 8: Series Series 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: Subseries 2.1
Scope and Contents

Includes census data.

Dates: 1990-1992
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 2: Political Career / 2.1: Campaigns and Elections / 2.1.2: 1992 Campaign Materials

Herbert U. Fielding papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1108
Abstract Herbert U. Fielding (born 1923), an African American, was a South Carolina Congressman and Senator. Fielding has also led the family business, the Fielding Home for Funerals in Charleston, South Carolina. The collection documents Herbert U. Fielding's early life as well as his professional activities and political career from 1960 to 1992, with some material extending to 2014. Materials include professional and constituent correspondence, speeches, campaign materials, bills and resolutions,...
Dates: 1941-2014; Majority of material found within 1960-1992
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Tobias Gadson, Sr., papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1050
Abstract Tobias Gadson was born in Walterboro, South Carolina and grew up in Charleston as the youngest of thirteen children. In 1947, he graduated from Immaculate Conception School and married Zelia Washington. They had two sons, Tobias, Jr. and Arnold. A veteran, Mr. Gadson studied Industrial Arts at Voorhees College. Later, he studied at the Buchanan Barber College in Chicago, and opened his own barber shop on Spring Street, Charleston in 1957. In 1980, he successfully ran for South Carolina State...
Dates: 1948-1984
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Handwritten notes, 1989-1990

 File — Box 33: Series Series 2, Folder: 4
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains correspondence, reports, newspaper articles and handwritten notes pertaining to this hurricane which caused extensive damage to South Carolina on 21 Septemember 1989. Part of Whipper's district was one of the hardest hit.

Dates: 1989-1990
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 2: Political Career / 2.4: State of South Carolina Legislative Branch-The General Assembly: House of Representatives: The Honorable Lucille Whipper / 2.4.7: Special Legislative Topics / 2.4.7.1: Hurricane Hugo Relief Assistance
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