Avery Research Center
Organization
Found in 66 Collections and/or Records:
"Avery Institute" Blueprint and Floorplans, 1990 and undated
File — Box 147, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Contains administrative documents with correspondence, reports, and event programs, and the "Avery Messenger" newsletters. Also includes documents pertaining to the Avery Advisory Board.
Dates:
1990 and undated
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
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Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement
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5.6: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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5.6.2: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, College of Charleston
Avery Messenger Newsletters, 2004, 2013
File — Box 147, Folder: 40
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Contains administrative documents with correspondence, reports, and event programs, and the "Avery Messenger" newsletters. Also includes documents pertaining to the Avery Advisory Board.
Dates:
2004, 2013
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
/
5.6.2: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, College of Charleston
Avery Research Center brochures, 1980 - 2011
File — Box 147, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Contains administrative documents with correspondence, reports, and event programs, and the "Avery Messenger" newsletters. Also includes documents pertaining to the Avery Advisory Board.
Dates:
1980 - 2011
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
/
5.6.2: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, College of Charleston
Avery School memorabilia collection
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1159
Abstract
The Avery School Memorabilia collection contains documents that pertain to the activities at the Avery Normal Institute. These items include programs from musical and dramatic performances given by the students, commencements, invitations, dance cards and other memorabilia from extra-curricula activities. It also includes some copies of the Avery yearbook and student newspaper. Portions of this collection are available digitally on the College of Charleston’s Lowcountry Digital Library...
Dates:
approximately 1865-2005
; Majority of material found within 1869 - 1954
Avery Sponsored Events, 1994
File — Box 147, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
Programs not held at the Avery Research Center.
Dates:
1994
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
/
5.6.2: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, College of Charleston
Brochures on African American Archival Centers, 1985, 1989, and undated
File — Box 146, Folder: 12
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:
1985, 1989, 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
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5.6.1.6: Various Research Documents
Millicent E. Brown papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1003
Abstract
Millicent Ellison Brown (b. 1948) is an educator and civil rights activist. Born in Charleston to MaeDe and J. Arthur Brown, local and state president of NAACP (1955-1965), Brown, in 1963, replaced her older sister Minerva as the primary plaintiff in a NAACP-sponsored lawsuit (Millicent Brown vs. Charleston County School District #20).The collection consists of personal and professional documents, correspondence, and newspaper clippings relating to Millicent Brown's experience...
Dates:
1907-2024
Charleston Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) collection
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1048
Abstract
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), was founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1915 in Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of ASALH is to encourage the study, research, and promotion of African Americans history. The Charleston Area Branch was founded in April 1995, under the leadership of Dr. Marvin Dulaney and Dr. Bernard Powers. The Charleston Area Branch of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (ASALH) contains incoming and...
Dates:
1896-2018, undated; Majority of material found in 1996-2005
City of Charleston: Grant Proposal for "Off Your Rockers" Program , 2000
File — Box 147, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Contains administrative documents with correspondence, reports, and event programs, and the "Avery Messenger" newsletters. Also includes documents pertaining to the Avery Advisory Board.
Dates:
2000
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
/
5.6.2: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, College of Charleston