Benjamin R. DeCosta, III -- Printed Materials, 2007-2010
Collection Overview
The DeCosta family papers are arranged in two series according to chronological family history.
1. DeCosta Family Papers, 1870-2010, documents the educational pursuits and the personal and professional lives of numerous members of the DeCosta family through photographs, diplomas, correspondence, newspaper clippings, funeral service programs and obituaries, published writings, and ephemera. Family members represented in the collection include: Martha Adams DeCosta, Benjamin Rhodes DeCosta, Anna Harrinburg DeCosta, Elizabeth DeCosta Sartor, Augustus G. Sartor, Wilbur M. Sartor, Barbara DeCosta Walden, Georgianna H. Price, Anna DeCosta Hunter, Daisy DeCosta Caffey, Robert S. DeCosta Higgins, Eugenia DeCosta Higgins, St. Julian L. DeCosta, Raymond T. DeCosta, Harold Chase DeCosta, Miriam DeCosta-Willis, Monique Ariel Sugarmon, the Hubert family (grandparents of Miriam DeCosta-Willis), Geraldine Stevenson DeCosta, and Benjamin R. DeCosta.
2. Oversize DeCosta Family Papers, 1904-1905, and Undated contains the oversize material within the collection and includes a portrait photograph of Martha Adams DeCosta and Daisy Madeline and Elizabeth Marion DeCosta's diplomas from the Avery Normal Institute.
Dates
- Creation: 2007-2010
Creator
- From the Collection: DeCosta family (Family)
- From the Collection: Price, Georgianna H., 1934-2006 (Person)
- From the Collection: Hunter, Anna E., 1915-2012 (Person)
- From the Collection: Caffey, Daisy A., 1892-1977 (Person)
- From the Collection: DeCosta Higgins, Robert S., 1932-1964 (Person)
- From the Collection: DeCosta Higgins, Eugenia N., 1898-1993 (Person)
- From the Collection: DeCosta, St. Julian L., 1900-1964 (Person)
- From the Collection: DeCosta, Raymond T., 1904-1941 (Person)
- From the Collection: DeCosta, Harold C., 1907-1968 (Person)
- From the Collection: DeCosta-Willis, Miriam (Person)
- From the Collection: Sugarmon, Monique A. (Person)
Language of Materials
Material is in English and Spanish
Access Restrictions
No Restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
Benjamin Robert DeCosta III was born in 1945 to Benjamin Jr. and Olive DeCosta. He graduated from Queens College and New York Law School. Ben's career has focused on the aviation industry, including a twelve-year tenure as the Chief Executive Officer of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Since retiring from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, he has led his consulting company, DeCosta Consulting, LLC, specializing in aviation and business development.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 0.83 linear feet (2 full Hollinger boxes and 3 oversize folders; 64 photographs, 53 negatives; 1 CD-R disc, and 1 floppy disk)
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