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Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1104
Abstract
The Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture was founded in 1978 by a group of Avery alumnae and other interested persons in the Charleston, South Carolina, area. Its mission was to rescue the Avery Normal School buildings and to develop an archive and museum for preserving African American history and culture of the South Carlina Lowcountry. Working with the College of Charleston, the property on Bull Street was acquired and, in 1985, the Avery Research Center for African...
Dates:
1978-2000
Executive Board Meeting: "The Origin of Laity Day", 2006
File — Box 129, Folder: 12
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:
2006
President's Community Advisory Board, 2010-2011
File — Box 45: Series Series 2, Folder: 23
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
Whipper was a representative on this board.
Dates:
2010-2011
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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2.4.10: State of South Carolina Colleges, Universities and Technical Colleges
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2.4.10.3: College of Charleston
South Carolina Advisory Council on Vocational and Technical Education: Meeting Minutes and Correspondence, 1979 - 1981
File — Box 150, Folder: 23
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:
1979 - 1981
University Study Committee, 1999
File — Box 150, Folder: 25
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:
1999
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