3. Correspondence, 1979-1990

The Lecque family papers contains historical and genealogical materials concerning the Lecque family and the community that they helped to found, Liberty Hill, South Carolina. The family has continued to play an important and active role in the development of Liberty Hill and North Charleston. This collection provides information on the family and area as researched by Ms. Carolyn Collins. The collection consists of photographs, newspaper clippings, and legal documents.

The collection is arranged into five series:

1. Historical Foundation includes articles written by local journalists including Ruth Cupp, a North Charleston lawyer and local historian, on the history of Liberty Hill, St. Peter's African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church, and general information about the Lecque family. The series also includes St. Peter's A.M.E. Church's National Register of Historic Places application, which was submitted by Larry Stevens in 1990. Other relevant information about this application is found in the correspondence from Ruth Cupp to Stevens and Andrew Chandler, the National Register Manager about the placement of a marker.

2. Obituaries includes the biography, funeral programs, and photos of Arnold William Lecque, Sr., and his wife Wilhemena Jordan Lecque. Additionally, there is brief outline of the ancestory of Arnold Williams Lecque, Sr.

3. Correspondence contains letters from Carolyn Lecque Collins to the greetings office of Jimmy Carter's presidential administration in regards to writing a birthday greeting to Anna Lecque, her grandmother for her eighty-fourth birthday. In addition, there is a letter to Ms. Barbara S. Williams, the editor of the Post-Courier Newspaper, about her dismay that her grandfather, Arnold William Lecque, Sr., was not included in their article about important deceased citizens of the Charleston community.

4. Legal Documents contains legal records that denote the transfer of land along Montague Avenue from Rosa Lecque Wilson and Beulah Lecque Haig to Anna Lecque in 1941. Additional documents includes the deed of conveyance from Josephine E. Furman to Anna Lecque dated September 23, 1958, regarding 1.62 acres on Liberty Hill Road.

5. Family Photos includes photos of Anna Scott Lecque, Lecque children, and two photos of unknown individuals.