Brown, Alphonso
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Borough Project collection
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1206
Abstract
The Borough Project collection, bulk: 1986-2002 (1937-2002), documents the history of the Ansonborough Homes, a public housing community commonly referred to as the Borough by residents, on the East Side of Charleston. The Borough Project was an effort undertaken by sisters, and long-time Borough residents, Catherine Braxton and Rebecca Campbell to preserve the history and memory of the community as part of the 2002 Spoleto Festival USA through oral histories with former Borough residents....
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1986-2002; 1937-2002
W. Marvin Dulaney research files on four African American cemeteries
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0109
Collection Overview
Records of the research required to determine whether or not a new library planned for the College of Charleston would cover any portion of the burial grounds of four African-American cemeteries: the Brown Fellowship Society (founded 1790 and renamed the Century Fellowship Society in 1903), the Free Dark Men of Color, Plymouth Congregational Church, and the MacPhelah Cemetery. The site had formerly been utilized by Bishop England High School, which was built in 1921 and which expanded in...
Dates:
1999-2001
Found in:
Special Collections