Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1898 May 3 - 1987 December 15
Gender
- female
Occupations
Places
- Charleston (S.C.) (Place of Birth)
- Johns Island (S.C.) (Place of Death)
- United States (Associated Country)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Julia Alston Gourdine papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1130
Abstract
Julia Waites Alston Gourdine (1923-2009), an African-American elementary school educator who worked in the Charleston County School District for thirty-five years. Alston Gourdine was also an integral Senior Trustee Board member of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in Charleston, South Carolina. She married Robert H. Gourdine, Jr. in 1944, and they had one son, Robert H. Gourdine, III.The collection contains documents and photographs relating to Gourdine's...
Dates:
1880-2002; Majority of material found within 1950-1996
Septima Poinsette Clark Portrait Unveiling, 1997
File — Box 142, Folder: 22
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:
1997