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manuscripts (documents)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Handwritten documents, particularly books and other documents created before the invention of the printing press. May also be used to distinguish certain documents from published or otherwise printed documents, as in the cases of typed personal letters or a typescript from which printed versions are made.

Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:

Manuscript: "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston," pages 210-251, 1853 - 1856

 File — Box 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Photocopied transcripts.

Dates: 1853 - 1856
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Friendly Moralist Society records / Series 2: "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston: The Proceedings of the Friendly Moralist Society" (FMS)

Manuscript: "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston," pages 252-299, 1841 - 1856

 File — Box 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Photocopied transcripts.

Dates: 1841 - 1856
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Friendly Moralist Society records / Series 2: "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston: The Proceedings of the Friendly Moralist Society" (FMS)

Manuscript: "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston: The Proceedings of the Friendly Moralist Society with Supporting Documents" , 1841 - 1848

 File — Box 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Photocopies pages of "Proceeding of the Friendly Moralist Society;" cover and content pages; holds pages 1-125.

Dates: 1841 - 1848
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Friendly Moralist Society records / Series 2: "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston: The Proceedings of the Friendly Moralist Society" (FMS)

Corrie McCallum papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0106
Abstract Biographical materials, sketchbooks, writings, photographs, negatives, slides, exhibition materials, printed materials, correspondence, working files, and index card files of Charleston, South Carolina artist Corrie McCallum. Materials date from 1894 to 2009 and document her career as an artist, particularly her involvement in solo, joint, and group exhibitions, but also her travels, with fellow artist and husband William Halsey, in Africa, Asia, Morocco, Europe, South America, Central...
Dates: 1894-2009
Found in: Special Collections

Ben McCutchen Moïse papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0183
Abstract

Manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, work files, publications, and related papers of Ben McCutchen Moïse, conservation officer with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources from 1978 to 2002, author of Ramblings of a Lowcountry Game Warden: A Memoir, and editor of A Southern Sportsman: The Hunting Memoirs of Henry Edwards Davis.

Dates: 1908-2011
Found in: Special Collections

Pastime Amusement Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0201
Abstract The collection consists of the records of the Pastime Amusement Company of Charleston, South Carolina. Records contain materials relating to Albert Sottile, his daughter, Alberta Sottile Long, J. C. Long, and H. George Meyer including correspondence, writings, photographs, clippings, and printed materials. Also included are assorted exterior and interior photographs of buildings and theaters, including the Sottile, Princess, and Garden theaters, owned by the company on Broad, King, Liberty,...
Dates: 1890s, 1918-2011
Found in: Special Collections

Phillips family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1125
Abstract

Memoirs and journals written by lawyer and politician Philip Phillips, his wife, Eugenia Phillips, and their two youngest sons, lawyer William Hallett Phillips and Library of Congress Superintendent of Maps Philip Lee Phillips. Also includes a poem describing a Washington, D.C., ball in which Eugenia is referenced, and an address based on the writings and works of Philip Lee Phillips.

Dates: 1848-1889, 1998
Found in: Special Collections

Pollitzer and Hoben families papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1140
Abstract Biographical materials, writings, correspondence, photographs and negatives, newspaper clippings, working files, born digital records, research materials, and publications/printed materials of the Pollitzer and Hoben families. In particular, the collection covers the life and activities of Margaret Pollitzer Hoben, progressive educator, writer, speaker, and former Director of The Walden School in New York City. Also included are the working files of an unpublished book entitled, “Her Past...
Dates: 1894-2013
Found in: Special Collections

Septima Poinsette Clark, 1987, 2010

 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: 1987, 2010
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 11: Various Documents and Ephemera / 11.2: People Subject File / 11.2.2: People Subject File / 11.2.2.2: Various People

Bruce I. Siegal papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1112
Abstract

Contains genealogical and business records of Bruce I. Siegal, president of Supreme Lighting Corporation in Mullins, S.C. Materials include a manuscript of genealogical information and transcribed family interviews titled "Six Generations in Search of a Deli," photograph reproductions, correspondence regarding genealogical research, two Marvel Manufacturing Company stock ledgers, and two clippings scrapbooks pertaining to the Siegal family lighting businesses.

Dates: 1952-2008
Found in: Special Collections
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