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Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture

 Organization

Staff Only

Found in 71 Collections and/or Records:

Mary Miller collection

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1169
Scope and Contents

This collection was created and donated by Mary S. Miller and features records which she collected during her tenure on the Avery Institute for African American History and Culture administrative board. Although she held leadership roles on the AIAAHC board, much of this collection pertains to Miller's personal historical interests regarding Charleston and the Lowcountry.

Dates: 1879-2015; Majority of material found within 2000 - 2011
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Moorland-Spingarn Research Center: Archival Reading Room forms, undated

 File — Box 146, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains documents collected in prepartation for the establishment of the Avery Research Center; a archive, small museum, and cultural center for public programming.

Dates: 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 / 5.6.1.6: Various Research Documents

National Endowment for the Humanities Planning Grant: Correspondence and Proposals, 1980 - 1981

 File — Box 146, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Written for the establishment of the Center; and for the installation of various exhibits and programs.

Dates: 1980 - 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 / 5.6.1.3: Grant Proposals

National Trust of Historic Preservation Grant: Grant Description and Correspondence, 1981

 File — Box 146, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Written for the establishment of the Center; and for the installation of various exhibits and programs.

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 / 5.6.1.3: Grant Proposals

Newsletters and Brochures on African American Organizations and Museums, 1981-2001, and undated

 File — Box 146, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains documents collected in prepartation for the establishment of the Avery Research Center; a archive, small museum, and cultural center for public programming.

Dates: 1981-2001, 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 / 5.6.1.6: Various Research Documents

Payroll expenditures, 1980, 1982

 File — Box 144, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Computer generated data from the College of Charleston.

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 / 5.6.1.1: ALAAHC Board of Directors Administrative Documents and Committees

Photographs, 1890-1990s

 File — Box 145, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

Contains various color images of Institute Board activites.

Dates: 1890-1990s
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

Planning and Organizational Retreat: Discussion notes, 29 June 1985

 File — Box 144, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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

Dates: 29 June 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

President's Report for Annual Meetings, 1984 - 2007

 File — Box 144, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

Scattered years; includes event programs, transcripts of reports, and black and white photographs. Includes transcipt of Davis Moltke-Hansen's speech, "The Need for Avery," (1984).

Dates: 1984 - 2007
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

Program: Introducing African American Genealogy, 1992

 File — Box 146, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents

Held at the Charleston County Public Library. Contains agenda, newsletter, brochures, and informational materials.

Dates: 1992
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 / 5.6.1.6: Various Research Documents
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