Terry Fox papers
Collection Overview
The collection includes photographs, programs, fundraising invitations, and ephemera relating to Terry Fox's personal and professional life. Photographs include an image of a Garden and Gun reunion party and a group photograph including Fox. Clippings, programs, fundraiser invitations, and a t-shirt relate to Low Country Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services and Lowcountry AIDS Services fundraisers and events. The collection also includes assorted membership cards and t-shirts related to several local gay clubs and bars.
Dates
- Creation: 1975-1994
Creator
- Fox, Terry (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection has been minimally processed but is open for research.
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Biographical Note
Terry Fox (b. 1945) was born in Lenoir, North Carolina, and grew up in Hudson, North Carolina. He moved to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1968 after graduating from the University of North Carolina. He is the co-founder of the Charleston Arts Festival and the co-founder and manager of PechaKucha. Fox has also served as a board member of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, the College of Charleston’s School of the Arts Council, PURE Theatre, and the Lowcountry Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services.
Full Extent
3.25 linear feet (1 slim document box, 2 flat boxes)
Abstract
Assorted photographs, programs, fundraiser invitations, and ephemera relating to the personal and professional life of Terry Fox.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is described at the folder level.
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated in 2020 by Terry Fox.
Processing Information
Minimally processed by Sarah Meyer, March 2026. For preservation purposes, the collection was re-housed by transferring materials into acid-free boxes and placing documents in acid-free folders. This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
Source
- Fox, Terry (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Garden and Gun Club (Charleston, S.C.) (Organization)
- Lowcountry AIDS Services (Organization)
- Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of the Terry Fox Papers, 1975-1994
- Status
- Minimal Record
- Author
- Minimally processed by: Sarah Meyer; finding aid created by: Sarah Meyer
- Date
- 2026
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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