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Jenkins Orphanage Institute (Charleston, S.C.)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Juanita W. Brown papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1178
Abstract Juanita Washington Brown (1937-2006), a Charleston, South Carolina native was an educator, business owner and philanthropist. After her husband, William Melvin Brown, Jr. passed in 1994, Juanita became the Chief Executive Officer of their company, American Development Corporation (ADCOR), a defense contractor in North Charleston.Brown's papers highlight her life as an educator, religious, civic, and social organizational leader, and philanthropist. A majority of the collection...
Dates: 1900-2011, and undated; Majority of material found in 1955-2005

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

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African American churches 1
African American women--Religious life 1
African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Religion 1
Associations, institutions, etc. -- South Carolina 1