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Whipper, Benjamin James, 1912-1998

 Person

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Event Programs, 1999

 File — Box 129, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

Includes "The Ninety-Ninth Anniversary of St. Matthew Baptist Church," which honors "The Legacy of The Reverend Doctor Benjamin J. Whipper."

Dates: 1999
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.4: Churches / 4.4.1: Saint Matthew's Baptist Church

"Pastor's 10th Appreciation Day", 12 June 2010

 File — Box 129, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains correspondence, event programs, and financial records from the church Benjamin J. Whipper pastored (the church's third pastor, 1940-1997). Lucille Whipper was the Minister of Music, and also instituted a Church Tutorial Program in 1991.

Dates: 12 June 2010
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.4: Churches / 4.4.1: Saint Matthew's Baptist Church

Reverend Dr. Benjamin James Whipper, Sr. 50th Anniversary Program, 1990 - 1991

 File — Box 128, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains correspondence, event programs, and financial records from the church Benjamin J. Whipper pastored (the church's third pastor, 1940-1997). Lucille Whipper was the Minister of Music, and also instituted a Church Tutorial Program in 1991.

Dates: 1990 - 1991
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.4: Churches / 4.4.1: Saint Matthew's Baptist Church

Reverend Dr. Whipper's Retirement Celebration , 1997

 File — Box 129, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains correspondence, event programs, and financial records from the church Benjamin J. Whipper pastored (the church's third pastor, 1940-1997). Lucille Whipper was the Minister of Music, and also instituted a Church Tutorial Program in 1991.

Dates: 1997
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.4: Churches / 4.4.1: Saint Matthew's Baptist Church

Reverend Whipper, Sr. Biographical Sketches, and Staff Organizational Charts, undated

 File — Box 128, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains correspondence, event programs, and financial records from the church Benjamin J. Whipper pastored (the church's third pastor, 1940-1997). Lucille Whipper was the Minister of Music, and also instituted a Church Tutorial Program in 1991.

Dates: undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.4: Churches / 4.4.1: Saint Matthew's Baptist Church

Benjamin James Whipper, Sr., papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1147
Abstract Benjamin James Whipper, Sr., (1912-1998), a minister, religious leader, educator, and civic activist. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, Reverend Whipper pastored two churches, Charity Baptist (1949), and Saint Matthew Baptist (1940). Whipper was the Moderator of the Charleston County Baptist Association; the treasurer with the Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina; and the Assistant Secretary on the Executive Board of the National Baptist Convention, USA,...
Dates: approximately 1865-2008, undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Lucille Simmons Whipper papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1146
Abstract Lucille Simmons Whipper (1928-2021), an educator, guidance counselor, academic administrator, community, and religious leader and the first African-American woman to serve as an State of South Carolina House of Representatives in Charleston's District 109 (1986-1996). She exercised her activism with her graduating class at Avery Institute in their attempts to desegregate the College of Charleston in 1944. Decades later, Whipper was instrumental in working with the State of South Carolina and...
Dates: 1900-2016, undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

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