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"Charleston, SC-vice", 1941-1942

 File — Box: 144, Folder: 15

Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerning problems with widespread prostitution and vice in Charleston, South Carolina, including graphically detailed descriptions, compiled by undercover United States Navy officers, of Charleston establishments that were declared "out of bounds" for visiting Navy and Marine Corps personnel. Also included is a copy of the minutes of a conference held in Admiral Allen's Office concerning vice conditions in the City of Charleston. This folder contains material from both 1941 and 1942 and was kept together to preserve the original order of the collection.

Dates

  • Creation: 1941-1942

Creator

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials in English.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 241.8 linear feet (149 document boxes, 136 cartons, 8 slim document boxes, 7 oversize boxes, 1 oversize scrapbook)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Special Collections
College of Charleston Libraries
66 George Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424
(843) 953-8016
(843) 953-6319 (Fax)