African Americans -- Societies, etc. -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Charleston Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) collection
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1048
Abstract
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), was founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1915 in Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of ASALH is to encourage the study, research, and promotion of African Americans history. The Charleston Area Branch was founded in April 1995, under the leadership of Dr. Marvin Dulaney and Dr. Bernard Powers. The Charleston Area Branch of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (ASALH) contains incoming and...
Dates:
1896-2018, undated; Majority of material found in 1996-2005
Correspondence, 2007
File — Box 116, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
Contains historical sketch of Morris College.
Dates:
2007
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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4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries
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4.2.4.: Baptist Educational and Missionary Sponsored Educational Institutions
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4.2.4.1: Morris College
League of Allied Arts records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1158
Abstract
The League of Allied Arts (LAA) is an organization of Black women who celebrate and help to locally advance a plethora of elements of high culture. The organization was initially founded in Los Angeles, CA, in 1939, however, Edwina Whitlock created a new branch of the organization upon her relocation back to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1986. This collection highlights the documents from its foundation and earliest years, from 1986 to 1988. There are three series. Administrative includes...
Dates:
1983-1988; Majority of material found within 1986-1988
Report: "Plan for Joint Project with the College of Charleston and the Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture", 1984
File — Box 144, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Holds Incorporation, Constitution and By-Laws, meeting minutes, annual reports and fundraising/membership committee correspondence.
Dates:
1984
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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5.6.1: Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture (ALAAHC): Board of Directors
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5.6.1.1: ALAAHC Board of Directors Administrative Documents and Committees
Supporting Documents: The Clionian Debating Society, undated
File — Box 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston;" pages 346-363.
Dates:
undated
Supporting Documents: The Friendly Union Society, undated
File — Box 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From "Free Black Benevolence in Antebellum Charleston;" pages 364-390.
Dates:
undated
The Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History (ASAALH), 1983, 1990, 2006
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:
1983, 1990, 2006
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
YWCA of Greater Charleston, Inc., records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1078
Abstract
The Young Women's Christian Association of Greater Charleston, which originated in 1907, has served communities in Charleston and the lowcountry area of South Carolina for over a century. Currently, the YWCA of Greater Charleston, Inc., strives to provide programs and services for all people and holds a mission to eliminate racism and to empower women.The collection documents the founding and history of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) in Charleston, South Carolina...
Dates:
1906-2007