National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1909 February 12 -
Administrative history
Abstract:
The NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization, created in 1909 to empower and protect African Americans under the Constitution through principles of equal justice under the law.
Functions
Places
- United States (Associated Country)
- Baltimore (Md.) (Residence)
Languages Used
- English
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Charleston Branch , 2001, 2005
File
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Holds correspondence,reports, meeting minutes, and various documents pertaining to Whipper's commission, committee, and Board of Trustee positions, along with her civic/social involvement.
Contains the subseries: Charleston County School District (CCSD); Mayor's Advisory Committee on Human Relations; City of Charleston Department and Committees; Charleston County Bicentennial Committee; South Carolina International Women's Year; Avery Research Center for African American History and...
Dates:
2001, 2005
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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AMN 1146, Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
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Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement
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5.11: Charleston and South Carolina Organizational Affiliations
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5.11.3: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Charleston Branch, 2008 - 2009
File
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Holds correspondence,reports, meeting minutes, and various documents pertaining to Whipper's commission, committee, and Board of Trustee positions, along with her civic/social involvement.
Contains the subseries: Charleston County School District (CCSD); Mayor's Advisory Committee on Human Relations; City of Charleston Department and Committees; Charleston County Bicentennial Committee; South Carolina International Women's Year; Avery Research Center for African American History and...
Dates:
2008 - 2009
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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AMN 1146, Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
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Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement
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5.11: Charleston and South Carolina Organizational Affiliations
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5.11.3: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Charleston Branch, 2012
File
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Holds correspondence,reports, meeting minutes, and various documents pertaining to Whipper's commission, committee, and Board of Trustee positions, along with her civic/social involvement.
Contains the subseries: Charleston County School District (CCSD); Mayor's Advisory Committee on Human Relations; City of Charleston Department and Committees; Charleston County Bicentennial Committee; South Carolina International Women's Year; Avery Research Center for African American History and...
Dates:
2012
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
/
AMN 1146, Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
/
Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement
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5.11: Charleston and South Carolina Organizational Affiliations
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5.11.3: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Charleston Branch: Freedom Fund Banquet programs, 1990 - 1995
File — Box 73: Series Series 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Contains correspondence and newspaper articles (unless otherwise stated) from the national, South Carolina state, and Charleston County branches Whipper worked with during her legislative tenure. Also see organizational folders under Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement; Box 163, Folders 1-8.
Dates:
1990 - 1995
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
/
AMN 1146, Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
/
Series 2: Political Career
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2.4: State of South Carolina Legislative Branch-The General Assembly: House of Representatives: The Honorable Lucille Whipper
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2.4.16: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Charleston, South Carolina Branch: Correspondence , 1987 - 1995
File — Box 73: Series Series 2, Folder: 2
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Contains correspondence and newspaper articles (unless otherwise stated) from the national, South Carolina state, and Charleston County branches Whipper worked with during her legislative tenure. Also see organizational folders under Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement; Box 163, Folders 1-8.
Dates:
1987 - 1995
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
/
AMN 1146, Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
/
Series 2: Political Career
/
2.4: State of South Carolina Legislative Branch-The General Assembly: House of Representatives: The Honorable Lucille Whipper
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2.4.16: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Margaretta P. Childs African American church records project
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1013
Abstract
Margaretta Pringle Childs (1912-2000) worked as an archivist at the College of Charleston, was head archivist for the City of Charleston, and a field archivist for the South Carolina Historical Society. In addition to her archival work, Childs was a member of the Charleston Interracial Committee and a Civil Rights activist.
The materials in this collection form the working files of Margretta P. Childs's attempted project to collect and house the records of Charleston's Black churches at the...
Dates:
1849-1985
Reverend John T. Enwright papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1087
Abstract
Reverend John Thomas Enwright (1904-1975), an African American minister, served the congregation at Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in Charleston, South Carolina from 1949 to 1974. A public figure as well as a religious leader, Enwright was also heavily involved in Charleston-area community organizations.The collection documents Reverend Enwright's personal life, ministerial work, and civic involvement from the 1930s to 1975. Personal papers document Enwright's...
Dates:
1884-1975
NAACP Report to the Board of Trustees, 2003
File — Box 139, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Includes memorandums, correspondence, and reports collected during Whipper's tenure as a CCSC board member.
Dates:
2003
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Statewide Advisory Reapportionment Committee (SARC) Testimony, 1991
File — Box 56: Series Series 2, Folder: 3
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
Given before the Reapportionment Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee of the South Carolina Senate. Includes demographic reports.
Dates:
1991
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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AMN 1146, Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
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Series 2: Political Career
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2.4: State of South Carolina Legislative Branch-The General Assembly: House of Representatives: The Honorable Lucille Whipper
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2.4.13: Legislative Conferences, Caucuses and Political Organizations
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2.4.13.4: South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus
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2.4.13.4.2: South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus: Redistricting and Reapportionment
National Organization: Correspondence, 1986 - 1990
File — Box 73: Series Series 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Contains correspondence and newspaper articles (unless otherwise stated) from the national, South Carolina state, and Charleston County branches Whipper worked with during her legislative tenure. Also see organizational folders under Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement; Box 163, Folders 1-8.
Dates:
1986 - 1990
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
/
AMN 1146, Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
/
Series 2: Political Career
/
2.4: State of South Carolina Legislative Branch-The General Assembly: House of Representatives: The Honorable Lucille Whipper
/
2.4.16: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)