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Manuscripts from the Office of Archives and Records, Charleston County School District (Folder 1 of 4), 1922-1987, and undated

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 5

Scope and Contents

Documents from Avery Institute Box 891, Picnic Playground-Colored Box 896, Principals Reports Box 900, and Naming Columbus Street School, Box 863. Holds correspondence and memorandums regards Avery's intergation into the Charleston public school system, and the potiental merger with Burke High School. Also includes, "List of teachers Employed at Avery Institute," (circa 1947); report, "Reasons for Abandoning Avery High School, (undated); report, "Annual Report to Superintendent: Efforts of the Avery Faculty Toward Improvement of Instruction," by John L. Potts (circa 1947); letters from the Charleston City Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, Central Baptist Church, and others providing suggestions for the naming of the Columbus Street and East Bay Elementary Schools (1959); "Charleston County School District: Student Records Locations," (November 1987); with Drago's handwritten notes.

Dates

  • Creation: 1922-1987, and undated

Creator

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 15.25 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository

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