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"Charleston, SC", 1942

 File — Box: 148, Folder: 6-9

Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerning Charleston, South Carolina including the College of Charleston commencement address, the defense of Charleston, the Charleston Free Library, black troops stationed on Sullivan's Island, the Charleston Day School, Charleston Post Office facilities, Maybank's Senatorial re-election campaign, Charleston schools, the Army Information and Filter Center, Chamber of Commerce, pipeline, Ashley River Bridge, Coast Guard boathouse on Sullivan's Island, Columbus Street Terminal, power lines, ordinance employees, rent control directors, Stark Hospital, paving, civilian defense, cotton office, Skinner and Ruddock contractors, North Charleston Hospital, a training school for nurses, a play titled You Can Defend America, a boxing bout, a high school gymnasium, an airplane manufacturing plant, closing of the Quartermaster Motor Transport School in Fort Moultrie, the North Charleston Airport, the construction of a recreational center for black troops, a United Service Organization (USO) building, Roper Hospital, the Charleston County Tuberculosis Association, and employees of the United States Customs House in Charleston.

Dates

  • Creation: 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)