Laing School records
Collection Overview
The collection, compiled from a variety of donors, is organized in one series which relates to the history of Laing School. Included are histories of the school, ephemera such as commencement programs, copies of photographs of the school and its pupils, school publications such as annuals and newsletters, and other printed material relating to the school.
Dates
- Creation: 1883-1990
Creator
- Laing School (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Material is in English
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
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Historical Note
Laing School was founded January 29, 1866 by Cornelia Hancock (1839-1926), civilian Civil War nurse, author, teacher and Quaker, under the auspices of the Friends Association for the Aid and Elevation of the Freedmen of Philadelphia. It was named after Henry M. Laing, treasurer of the Friends Association and long-time supporter of the school. The school was started with 50 African American students in the damaged remains of the Mount Pleasant Presbyterian church in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. In 1897 it was moved to a larger building in Mount Pleasant to accommodate an increase in the student population. In 1953, it was moved to Highway 17 North. At different times, Laing served as an industrial school, a high school, middle school, and elementary school. In the early 1970s, the Charleston school system desegregated, the Moultrie School District was established and in 1975, Laing became a Middle school.
Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 archival box)
Abstract
Laing School was founded January 29, 1866 by Cornelia Hancock (1839-1926), under the auspices of the Friends Association for the Aid and Elevation of the Freedmen of Philadelphia. The school began with 50 African American students in the damaged remains of the Mount Pleasant Presbyterian church in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. At different times, Laing served as an industrial school, a high school, middle school, and elementary school. In the early 1970s, the Charleston school system desegregated, the Moultrie School District was established and in 1975, Laing became a middle school. The collection relates to the history of the Laing School. Included are histories of the school, ephemera such as commencement programs, copies of photographs of the school and its pupils, school publications such as annuals and newsletters, and other printed material relating to the school.
Collection Arrangement
1. Laing School Papers
Processing Information
Processed by Jessica Lancia, April 2008
Encoded by Melissa Bronheim, August 2010
Funding from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation supported the processing of this collection.
Funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources supported the collection processing and encoding of this finding aid.
Subject
- Title
- Inventory of the Laing School records, 1926 - 1986
- Author
- Processed by: Jessica Lancia; machine-readable finding aid created by: Melissa Bronheim
- Date
- © 2010
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
- Sponsor
- Funding from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation and the Council on Library and Information Resources supported the collection processing and encoding of this finding aid.
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