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Collection
Identifier: Mss 1068
Abstract
The collection consists of the surviving records of Brith Sholom, an orthodox congregation founded in Charleston, South Carolina in 1852, Beth Israel, another orthodox Charleston congregation founded in 1911, and the records of Brith Sholom Beth Israel founded in 1954 when the two congregations merged. Also included are the records of Charleston Hebrew Institute, founded in 1956, and later known as the Addlestone Hebrew Academy. With records of the Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society, the...
Dates:
1888-2012
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0148
Abstract
This collection consists of a scrapbook documenting the history, projects, and activities of the Byrnes Downs Garden Club (Charleston, S.C.) from 1948 to 1953.
Dates:
1948-1953
File — Box 128, 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:
undated
File — Box 156, Folder: 2
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:
1988 - 1997
File — Box 156, Folder: 3
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:
2001 - 2008
File — Box 156, Folder: 4
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:
Majority of material found in undated
File — Box 144, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
Includes various revisions and memorandums pertaining to the Constitution/By-Laws Committee. Also contains "A Proposal for the Avery Museum and Research Center," and "Memorandum of Understanding Between the Avery Research Center and the Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture."
Dates:
1981-2007, and undated
File — Box 154, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Contains correspondence, handbooks, financial reports, grant proposals/applications, speech transcripts, event programs, and publications from Whipper's sorority.
Dates:
2008
File — Box 154, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Contains correspondence, handbooks, financial reports, grant proposals/applications, speech transcripts, event programs, and publications from Whipper's sorority.
Dates:
2010
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1122
Abstract
The Friendly Union Society was formed in Charleston in 1813. It consisted of a membership of no more than fifty men and no less than five. It was formed for the relief of orphans and widows in the community; and to provide for the general welfare of the community as a whole. It also served as a burial society; providing a place for interment, as well as tending and upkeep of the cemetery. This society remained in Charleston in varying degrees of activity through 1981. The collection consists...
Dates:
1889-1981, undated