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Avery Research Center

 Organization

Staff Only

Found in 69 Collections and/or Records:

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
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Awards, 2000

 File — Box 147, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents

Avery was the recipient of this annual award recognizing the advocacy of Folk Culture in South Carolina.

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

Job Descriptions, Staff Biographical Sketches, and Organizational Charts, 2000-2011, and undated

 File — Box 147, Folder: 8
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: 2000-2011, 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 / 5.6.2: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, College of Charleston

Anna D. Kelly papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1083
Abstract Anna D. Kelly (1913-2007) is known for her efforts to connect Lowcountry African Americans with the Highlander Folk School, most notably recruiting Septima Clark. A graduate of the Avery Normal Institute in Charleston, South Carolina, Kelly was a charter member of the Avery Institute of African American History and Culture. She then played a crucial role in establishment of the Avery Research Center.The collection includes personal papers and photographs related to Anna D. Kelly...
Dates: 1930s-1999
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Patricia Williams Lessane papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1175
Abstract

The papers of Patricia Williams Lessane, Executive Director of Avery Research Center for African American History & Culture from 2010-2019.

Dates: 1976-2019
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

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

Position announcement for Executive Director, 1985

 File — Box 147, Folder: 4
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: 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 / 5.6.2: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, College of Charleston

Leila Potts Campbell papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1174
Abstract

The personal and professional papers of former associate director of Avery Research Center, Leila Potts Campbell.

Dates: approximately 1830s-2009
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

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
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