5. W. Marvin Dulaney Administration II, 2003-2009
Scope and Contents
The institutional records of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture at the College of Charleston, established in 1985. Included are administrative and organizational records, records of archival holdings, and records reflecting the many programs and other outreach efforts enacted by Avery Research Center. The majority of materials are papers with a few published works, artifacts, and posters.
The records are arranged chronologically by earliest first date and divided into series by administration of ARC's leaders, reflecting the administrations of the seven directors/executive directors that ARC has had so far.
Each director's series is then further divided into three main sub-series: administration and operations, archival holdings, and outreach and programs.
Administration and operations are once again further divided by:financials (budgets and reports; grants; donations/fundraising; the College of Charleston Foundation, expenses, incoming, and gift shop); building (renovation, property, rental agreements, utilities and equipment), personnel (searches and general information, employee personnel files, volunteers and interns, and contact lists), correspondence (internal, College of Charleston, and external), policies, planning, and reports (policies and procedures; reports and planning; advisory board; staff meetings and retreats; statistics, surveys, and logs; and work schedules).
Archival holdings are divided into: policies and planning, inventories and collections, and reference and loan records.
Outreach and programs are divided into: publications (further subdivided by publication type), exhibits, Avery-run programs, collaborative programs, event calendars, scholarship and projects, student education, African American Museum, publicity and outreach, memberships and partnerships, and awards.
Dates
- Creation: 2003-2009
Creator
- From the Collection: Dulaney, W. Marvin, 1950- (Person)
- From the Collection: Glascoe, Myrtle Gonza (Person)
- From the Collection: Chandler, Karen A. (Person)
- From the Collection: Edison, Robert (Person)
- From the Collection: Williams Dockery, Patricia (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions apply.
Biography
Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney became the second permanent director of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture in August 1994. Over the course of sixteen years, his leadership significantly expanded Avery’s mission, strengthened its institutional capacity, and broadened the communities the research center served. Through sustained fundraising efforts, Dulaney increased financial support for the Center and elevated its public profile. When Dulaney assumed the directorship, the Avery building lacked heating and air conditioning, and the floors were composed of unfinished wooden planks. He played a central role in the renovation of the historic building at 125 Bull Street and was responsible for raising approximately $1.2 million to complete construction and infrastructure improvements. During his tenure, the Avery Scholars Program was established with funding from a $30,000. The program introduced youth to Black history and culture through engagement with archival research and the archival profession. The following year, the program expanded to serve elementary school students in North Charleston and on James Island. Under Dulaney’s leadership, Avery partnered with the African American Heritage Association to place gravestones on the burial sites of former United States Colored Troops. The Center also served as a host site for numerous community organizations, including the Nation of Islam, 100 Black Men, and the Charleston branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), reinforcing Avery’s deep connections to local, civic and cultural life. In 2001, the second phase of renovations began, and the McKinley Washington Auditorium was dedicated that same year. To increase public access, Dulaney extended Avery’s hours of operation to include Saturdays. After serving as chair of the History Department at the College of Charleston, Dulaney returned to Avery in 2004 and remained director for an additional four years. In 2009, he collaborated with Edmund Lee Drago on a revised edition of his book on the Avery Normal Institute and later published three additional titles focused on Avery alumni, including artist Edwin Harleston and the Honorable Lucille Whipper. In 2010, Dulaney departed Avery and relocated to Texas, where he returned to teaching.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 54.34 linear feet (125 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 1 oversize box)
Repository Details
Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository
125 Bull Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424 United States
843-953-7608
averyresearchcenter@cofc.edu