Whipper, Lucille, 1928-2021
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1928 June 6 - 2021 August 27
Gender
- Females
Occupations
Places
- Charleston (S.C.) (Place of Birth)
Topics
Languages Used
- English
Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:
Speech Transcripts by Whipper, 1998
File
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Each series contains multiple subseries in which detailed descriptions are provided in each introduction.
Series 1. Biographical Documents (1944-2015, and undated)holds resumes, vitas and biographical sketches; oral interview transcripts and essays about Whipper; tributes and honors which includes honorary degrees, the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame, and the BellSouth-South Carolina African American History Calendar honoree (also refer to Series 10: Awards. Various...
Dates:
1998
Syllabus and course outline: "History of Women in Religion", 2000
File — Box 88, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Includes documents from Whipper's course, "History of Women in Religion," (2000).
Dates:
2000
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
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Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations
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4.1: National Baptist Convention, U.S.A.
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4.1.3: National Baptist Congress of Christian Education
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4.1.3.3: Course Manuals, Study Guides, and Faculty Documents
The South Carolina Black Legislators Oral History Project, 2000 - 2005
File — Box 147, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence with Whipper; project overview and typescript, "How to Record Oral Histories."
Dates:
2000 - 2005
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
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Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement
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5.6: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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5.6.2: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, College of Charleston
Various Whipper Ephemera, 1997-1998, and undated
File — Box 186
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Each series contains multiple subseries in which detailed descriptions are provided in each introduction.
Series 1. Biographical Documents (1944-2015, and undated)holds resumes, vitas and biographical sketches; oral interview transcripts and essays about Whipper; tributes and honors which includes honorary degrees, the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame, and the BellSouth-South Carolina African American History Calendar honoree (also refer to Series 10: Awards. Various...
Dates:
1997-1998, and undated
VHS Tape Recordings: South Carolina Educational Television "Capitol View", 1988 - 1992
File — Box 177
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Each series contains multiple subseries in which detailed descriptions are provided in each introduction.
Series 1. Biographical Documents (1944-2015, and undated)holds resumes, vitas and biographical sketches; oral interview transcripts and essays about Whipper; tributes and honors which includes honorary degrees, the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame, and the BellSouth-South Carolina African American History Calendar honoree (also refer to Series 10: Awards. Various...
Dates:
1988 - 1992
Benjamin James Whipper, Sr., papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1147
Abstract
Benjamin James Whipper, Sr., (1912-1998), a minister, religious leader, educator, and civic activist. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, Reverend Whipper pastored two churches, Charity Baptist (1949), and Saint Matthew Baptist (1940). Whipper was the Moderator of the Charleston County Baptist Association; the treasurer with the Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina; and the Assistant Secretary on the Executive Board of the National Baptist Convention, USA,...
Dates:
approximately 1865-2008, undated
Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1146
Abstract
Lucille Simmons Whipper (1928-2021), an educator, guidance counselor, academic administrator, community, and religious leader and the first African-American woman to serve as an State of South Carolina House of Representatives in Charleston's District 109 (1986-1996). She exercised her activism with her graduating class at Avery Institute in their attempts to desegregate the College of Charleston in 1944. Decades later, Whipper was instrumental in working with the State of South Carolina and...
Dates:
1900-2016, undated
Whipper's Campaign Posters and Ephemera, 1966 - 1996
File — Oversize 188
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Each series contains multiple subseries in which detailed descriptions are provided in each introduction.
Series 1. Biographical Documents (1944-2015, and undated)holds resumes, vitas and biographical sketches; oral interview transcripts and essays about Whipper; tributes and honors which includes honorary degrees, the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame, and the BellSouth-South Carolina African American History Calendar honoree (also refer to Series 10: Awards. Various...
Dates:
1966 - 1996
Whipper's handwritten notes, undated
File — Box 76: Series Series 2, Folder: 2
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
On legal note pads and loose papers.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
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Series 2: Political Career
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2.4: State of South Carolina Legislative Branch-The General Assembly: House of Representatives: The Honorable Lucille Whipper
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2.4.17: Various Documents
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2.4.17.3: Various Materials
Whipper's Nomination for the National Women's Hall of Fame, 1993
File — Box 156, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Holds correspondence,reports, meeting minutes, and various documents pertaining to Whipper's commission, committee, and Board of Trustee positions, along with her civic/social involvement.
Contains the subseries: Charleston County School District (CCSD); Mayor's Advisory Committee on Human Relations; City of Charleston Department and Committees; Charleston County Bicentennial Committee; South Carolina International Women's Year; Avery Research Center for African American History and...
Dates:
1993
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- clippings (information artifacts) 5
- African American women--Religious life 4
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- Legislative materials 4
- Women and religion 4
- African American universities and colleges 3
- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Religion 3
- Associations, institutions, etc. -- South Carolina 3
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- Religious education -- Study and teaching 3
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- greeting cards 3
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- Adolescence 2
- African Americans -- Politics and government 2
- African Americans -- South Carolina 2
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- Children 2
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- Affirmative Action programs 1
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