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1964 Democratic National Convention program
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0034-099
Dates:
1964
Found in:
Special Collections
Campaign Ephemera, 2008
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:
2008
James E. Campbell papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1113
Abstract
James E. Campbell (born 1925), an African-American educator and civil rights activist, worked as a teacher in Baltimore, Maryland; New York, New York; and Tanzania. He later became an administrator with the New York City public school system. Campbell also served as contributing editor for the journal Freedomways. Relocating after retirement, he became a community activist in Charleston, South Carolina and continued his involvement with educational...
Dates:
1930-2009
Charleston Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1117
Abstract
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was started on February 12, 1909, partly in response to the prevalence of lynching of African-Americans in America and the 1908 race riot that occurred in Springfield, Illinois. The Charleston Branch of the NAACP was founded in February 1917 by Edwin Harleston. The branch was established to advocate for the rights of African-Americans in South Carolina and Charleston. The Charleston NAACP serves as a space for...
Dates:
1920-1995, undated; Majority of material found within 1973-1994
Septima P. Clark papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1000
Abstract
Septima Poinsette Clark (1898-1987) was born in Charleston, South Carolina to Peter Porcher Poinsette and Victoria Anderson. Clark attended small private schools and Avery Institute, getting a teacher's certificate in 1916. She married Nerie Clark (1889-1925) of North Carolina, a navy cook in 1920; they had one surviving child Nerie Clark, Jr. (born 1925). Clark received her BA from Benedict College in 1942 and an MA from Hampton Institute in 1946. She taught in various schools throughout...
Dates:
approximately 1910-1990
College of Charleston Library vertical file on the Christian Anti-Communist Crusade
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0034-046
Collection Overview
The collection consists of materials gathered by the staff of the Robert Scott Small Library at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. The materials were stored in the library's "vertical file" for reference material. It includes numerous publications published by or distributed by the Christian Anti-Communist Crusade of Long Beach, California.
Dates:
1973-1985
Found in:
Special Collections
College of Charleston Library vertical file on "The Independent American"
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0034-087
Collection Overview
The collection consists of materials gathered by the staff of the Robert Scott Small Library at the College of Charleston, South Carolina. It includes three publications produced by the staff of the "Independent American." It was a conservative newsletter published in Louisiana from 1955 until 1971 by "Free Men Speak, Inc." After 1971, it was published in Littleton, Colorado. The file includes a special issue of the newsletter from 1968 titled "Special Emergency Mailing Regarding Riots," and...
Dates:
1958-1973
Found in:
Special Collections
College of Charleston vertical file on "The Christian Confederate Star"
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0034-023
Collection Overview
The collection consists of materials gathered by the staff of the Robert Scott Small Library at the College of Charleston, South Carolina. It includes three issues of The Christian Confederate Star. It was a conservative newsletter published in Fletcher, Missouri. The file includes the April to May, 1969, September to October 1970, and June-July 1971 editions of the paper. Each of the issues support the cause of "states' rights" and the creation of...
Dates:
1969-1971
Found in:
Special Collections
College of Charleston vertical file on "The Southern Libertarian Messenger"
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0034-088
Collection Overview
The collection consists of materials gathered by the staff of the Robert Scott Small Library at the College of Charleston, South Carolina. It contains six issues of "The Southern Libertarian Messenger". It was a Libertarian Party newsletter published in Florence, South Carolina beginning in 1972 by Quality Education, Inc. and John Harllee. The file includes the January 1981, February 1981, March 1981, April 1981, August 1983, and September 1983 issues. The issues feature political opinions...
Dates:
1981-1983
Found in:
Special Collections
Commemorative Campaign Images, 2008, 2012
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:
2008, 2012