Avery Normal Institute
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Phillis Wheatley Literary and Social Club papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1031
Abstract
The Phillis Wheatley Literary and Social Club was formed in 1916 under the direction of Jeannette Cox, wife of Avery Normal Institute principal Benjamin Cox. The club consisted of nineteen women members meeting to discuss literary works by such authors as W.E.B. DuBois, Carter G. Woodson and others. The club women also helped fulfill their mission to "lift as we climb" by taking an active role in Charleston's African American community by donating funds to such organizations as the YWCA,...
Dates:
1916-2011
Inez Richardson papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1161
Abstract
Inez A. Richardson, born in 1911, was the first licensed Black female barber in South Carolina. This collection concentrates primarily on Inez Richardson, however it also includes documents pertaining to the rest of the Richardson family. The collection documents Richardson’s involvement in the Rose of Sharon Tent, Southern District No. 4, from 1952 to 1984. The Rose of Sharon Tent was one of the Tents of the United Order of Tents, which is the only Christian Black women’s secret society....
Dates:
1951-1990
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- Subject: African American women -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Societies and clubs X
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- African American women 1
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- African American women -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Social life and customs 1
- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 1
- Family-owned business enterprises -- South Carolina 1
- High schools -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
- Minorities -- Political activity 1
- Social service -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
- South Carolina -- History -- 1865- 1
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