Carr, Thomas Tobias, Sr.
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Carr family papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1073
Abstract
The Carr Family were central members of the African-American community known as Maryville, South Carolina. Thomas Tobias Carr, Sr. (b. 1863) was the last Mayor to serve the town. His wife, Mary Green Carr (d. 1963) was a dressmaker and licenced midwife.The Carr Family Papers include correspondence, photographs, school related materials including diplomas, a family scrapbook, and other materials collected and/or generated by family members: Rosemary and Thomas Tobias Carr, III,...
Dates:
approximately 1671-2009; Majority of material found within 1920-1995
Thomas T. Carr III papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1155
Abstract
Thomas T. Carr, III is named after Thomas T. Carr, Sr., who was the last mayor of Maryville, SC prior to its dissolution in 1936. Carr III attended Immaculate Conception High School, South Carolina State College, served in the Korean War, and spent much of his professional career as a civilian employee at the Charleston Naval Shipyard. This collection showcases the various documents through much of Carr’s professional and community-oriented life. Those documents include general orders,...
Dates:
1947-2009; Majority of material found within 1960-1990
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- African American chemists 1
- African American churches 1
- African American midwives -- South Carolina 1
- African American neighborhoods -- South Carolina 1
- African American optometrists 1
- African American veterans 1
- Discrimination in employment -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
- James Island (S.C.) -- History -- 20th century 1
- Korean War, 1950-1953 1
- Lords Proprietors Plantation (S.C.) 1
- Maryville (S.C.) 1
- Race discrimination -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 1
- Religious institutions 1
- Southern States -- Religious life and customs 1
- black-and-white slides 1 + ∧ less
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