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Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture

 Organization

Staff Only

Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:

Avery Board Sponsored Events: "Avery: The Spirit That Would Not Die: A History of Avery Normal Institute from 1865 to 1954", 1981

 File — Box 146, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Includes research typescripts, short version history booklet by Drs. Edmund Drago and Eugene Hunt, and program invitations.

Dates: 1981
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement / 5.6: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / 5.6.1: Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture (ALAAHC): Board of Directors / 5.6.1.4: Workshops and Event Programs

Avery Board Sponsored Events: "Esau Jenkins: A Retrospective View of the Man and His Times", 1984

 File — Box 146, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Holds the sub-series: Board of Directors Administrative Documents and Committees; Correspondence and Newsletters; Grant Proposals; Workshops and Event Programs; Avery Institute Alumni; and Various Research Documents. Also view the Charleston Chapter of the Links, "Woman of the Year," Oversize Box #160, for additional materials not included in this subseries.

Dates: 1984
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement / 5.6: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / 5.6.1: Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture (ALAAHC): Board of Directors / 5.6.1.4: Workshops and Event Programs

Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture Collection Finding Aid, 1990s

 File — Box 145, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Holds Incorporation, Constitution and By-Laws, meeting minutes, annual reports and fundraising/membership committee correspondence.

Dates: 1990s
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement / 5.6: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / 5.6.1: Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture (ALAAHC): Board of Directors / 5.6.1.1: ALAAHC Board of Directors Administrative Documents and Committees

Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture records

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1104
Abstract The Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture was founded in 1978 by a group of Avery Normal Institute alumni and other interested persons in the Charleston, South Carolina, area. Its mission was to rescue the Avery Normal Institute buildings and to develop an archive and museum for preserving African American history and culture of the South Carolina Lowcountry. Working with the College of Charleston, the properties at 123 and 125 Bull Street were acquired and, in 1985, the Avery...
Dates: 1930-2019; Majority of material found within 1978-2008
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Board Training Retreat materials, 1987

 File — Box 144, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents

For the "Structured Involvement in By-Laws of the Avery Institute for Afro-American History and Culture."

Dates: 1987
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement / 5.6: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / 5.6.1: Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture (ALAAHC): Board of Directors / 5.6.1.1: ALAAHC Board of Directors Administrative Documents and Committees

Budget, 1984 - 1985

 File — Box 144, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents

Contains a list of expenditures.

Dates: 1984 - 1985
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement / 5.6: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / 5.6.1: Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture (ALAAHC): Board of Directors / 5.6.1.1: ALAAHC Board of Directors Administrative Documents and Committees

"Charleston Workshop" Seeking and Identifying Black Historical Treasures, 4-5 February 1983

 File — Box 146, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Holds the sub-series: Board of Directors Administrative Documents and Committees; Correspondence and Newsletters; Grant Proposals; Workshops and Event Programs; Avery Institute Alumni; and Various Research Documents. Also view the Charleston Chapter of the Links, "Woman of the Year," Oversize Box #160, for additional materials not included in this subseries.

Dates: 4-5 February 1983
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement / 5.6: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / 5.6.1: Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture (ALAAHC): Board of Directors / 5.6.1.4: Workshops and Event Programs

Constitution and By-Laws, 1981-2007, and undated

 File — Box 144, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

Includes various revisions and memorandums pertaining to the Constitution/By-Laws Committee. Also contains "A Proposal for the Avery Museum and Research Center," and "Memorandum of Understanding Between the Avery Research Center and the Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture."

Dates: 1981-2007, and undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement / 5.6: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / 5.6.1: Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture (ALAAHC): Board of Directors / 5.6.1.1: ALAAHC Board of Directors Administrative Documents and Committees

Correspondence, 1980 - 1982

 File — Box 145, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains The Bulletin Newsletter published by the Avery Institute Board.

Dates: 1980 - 1982
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement / 5.6: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / 5.6.1: Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture (ALAAHC): Board of Directors / 5.6.1.2: Correspondence and Newsletters

Correspondence, 1983 - 1984

 File — Box 145, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains The Bulletin Newsletter published by the Avery Institute Board.

Dates: 1983 - 1984
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement / 5.6: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / 5.6.1: Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture (ALAAHC): Board of Directors / 5.6.1.2: Correspondence and Newsletters
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