"Charleston, SC-vice", 1941-1942
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
- From the Collection: Maybank, Burnet R. (Burnet Rhett), 1899-1954 (Person)
Language of Material
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
Special Collections
College of Charleston Libraries
66 George Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424
(843) 953-8016
(843) 953-6319 (Fax)