Jackson, Mary, 1945-
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1945 -
Gender
- Females
Occupations
Topics
Languages Used
- English
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art collection
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1149
Abstract
Collection contains documents based on the traveling exhibition (orginially entitled, Transcendent Traditions: Baskets of Two Continents (2008-2010) which traced "the parallel histories of coiled baskets in Africa and American staring from the domestication of rice in Africa two centuries ago, through the history of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the Carolina rice plantation, to the present. "The exhibition placed Lowcountry basketry in a larger context,...
Dates:
1936-2017, and undated ; Majority of material found within 1998 - 2015
South Carolina Folk Heritage Awards , 1987-1988
File — Box 27: Series Series 2, Folder: 12
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
Contains event program regarding Mary Jackson, Sweetgrass Basket Maker. Also includes correspondence, newspaper articles, and program booklet of other award winners.
Dates:
1987-1988
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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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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2.4.3: General Assembly Joint Committees
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2.4.3.3: Joint Legislative Committee on Cultural Affairs: