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Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture

 Organization

Found in 66 Collections and/or Records:

Graves family papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1081
Abstract The Graves family of Charleston, South Carolina, was an African American family consisting largely of educators and Avery Institute graduates. James R. B. Graves, Jr. (1883-1969), a Pullman porter and union member of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, married Rose Laura Winds (1890-1978) in 1915. Together, they raised five children: J. Michael, Pauline, Annette, Robert, and Eugene. J. Michael Graves (1915-1996), a Class of 1932 graduate of the Avery Institute, was an educator and...
Dates: 1884-2004

Eugene C. Hunt papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1047
Abstract Eugene C. Hunt graduated from the Avery Normal School and went on to Talladega College, where he received a Degree in English in 1940. He earned a Master's Degree in Theater from Northwestern University in 1954 and continued with postgraduate study in Speech and Education. Mr. Hunt taught English and Speech at Burke High School in Charleston from 1941 to 1972. In 1972, he became an Assistant Professor of English and Speech at the College of Charleston, moving up to Associate Professor in...
Dates: 1834-1999; Majority of material found within 1973-1995

Jerome J. Johnson photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1167
Abstract Jerome J. Johnson (1929-2020) was a freelance photographer who was commissioned to photograph the National Conference of Black Mayors and the South Carolina Conference of Black Mayors annually from 1993 to 1996. This collection features photograph negatives and prints from these annual conventions as well as other receptions such as the National Black Police Association Convention, the Avery Historic Charleston Foundation Reception, the Ridgeville-Lincolnville Labor Day Weekend Festival, and...
Dates: 1995-1996