Fritz P. Hamer research materials on the Charleston Navy Yard
Collection Overview
The collection contains research notes, correspondence, transcripts of oral history interviews, manuscript drafts, photographs, and photocopies of primary source materials for Fritz P. Hamer’s 1998 dissertation A Southern City Enters the Twentieth Century: Charleston, its Navy Yard, and World War II, 1940-1948 and 2005 book Charleston Reborn: A Southern City, its Navy Yard and World War II. Research materials also focus on South Carolina during WWII, women in the workforce during WWII, and the Civil Rights movement. The bulk of materials date from 1995 to 2005.
Dates
- Creation: 1947-2013
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1995-2005
Creator
- Hamer, Fritz P. (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
Fritz P. Hamer received his PHD from the University of South Carolina in 1998 and his dissertation "A Southern City Enters the Twentieth Century: Charleston, its Navy Yard, and World War II, 1940-1948" served as the basis for his 2005 book "Charleston Reborn: A Southern City, its Navy Yard and World War II." Hamer is currently the curator of history and archivist at the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum and previously held positions at the South Carolina State Museum and the South Caroliniana Library at the University of South Carolina as well as serving as president of the South Carolina Historical Association from 2001 to 2002 and from 2011 to 2012.
Extent
2.0 linear feet (2 cartons)
Collection Arrangement
Materials are described at the box level.
Acquisitions Information
Materials were donated in 2018 by Fritz P. Hamer.
Processing Information
Processed by Lauren McCarter, March 2022.
Source
- Hamer, Fritz P. (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Charleston Naval Shipyard (Organization)
- Hamer, Fritz P. -- Southern city enters the twentieth century (Person)
- Hamer, Fritz P. -- Charleston reborn (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Fritz P. Hamer Research Materials on the Charleston Navy Yard, 1947-2013 (bulk 1995-2005)
- Author
- Processed by: Lauren McCarter; finding aid created by: Lauren McCarter
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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