Friendly Union Society records
Collection Overview
The collection consists of organizational and administrative records of the Friendly Union Society including the Society's constitution and by-laws, meeting minutes, treasurer reports and plot maps. Also present within the collection are financial records/materials such as an arrears book and a ledger documenting lot holder accounts.
Dates
- Creation: 1889-1981, undated
Creator
- Friendly Union Society (Charleston, S.C.) (Organization)
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Historical Note
The Friendly Union Society was formed in Charleston in 1813. It consisted of a membership of no more than fifty men and no less than five. It was formed for the relief of orphans and widows in the community; and to provide for the general welfare of the community as a whole. It also served as a burial society; providing a place for interment, as well as tending and upkeep of the cemetery. This society remained in Charleston in varying degrees of activity through 1981.
Extent
0.6 linear feet (2 archival boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Friendly Union Society was formed in Charleston in 1813. It consisted of a membership of no more than fifty men and no less than five. It was formed for the relief of orphans and widows in the community; and to provide for the general welfare of the community as a whole. It also served as a burial society; providing a place for interment, as well as tending and upkeep of the cemetery. This society remained in Charleston in varying degrees of activity through 1981. The collection consists of organizational and administrative records of the Friendly Union Society including the Society's constitution and by-laws, meeting minutes, treasurer reports and plot maps. Also present within the collection are financial records/materials such as an arrears book and a ledger documenting lot holder accounts.
Collection Arrangement
1. Organizational and Financial Records, 1889-1981.
2. Administrative Records, 1901-1941, undated.
Processing Information
Processed by Ardra Whitney, February 2013
Encoded by Ardra Whitney, February 2013
Edited and revised by Georgette Mayo, January 2022
Subject
- Friendly Union Society (Charleston, S.C.) (Organization)
- Friendly Union Cemetery (Charleston, S.C.) (Organization)
Genre / Form
- Administrative records
- Bylaws (administrative records)
- Constitutions
- Financial records
- Minutes (administrative records)
Topical
- African American cemeteries -- South Carolina -- Charleston
- African American fraternal organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston
- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Charities
- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Societies, etc.
- Burial insurance -- South Carolina -- Charleston
- Burial records -- South Carolina -- Charleston
- Fraternal organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston
- Title
- Friendly Union Society Records, 1889 - 1981, undated AMN 1122
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Ardra Whitney
- Date
- 022013
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
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