Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture records

The collection is arranged in four series containing the institutional records of the Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture and documenting the organization's history. Records include administrative and organizational records such as board of directors and committee meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, membership information, holdings, financial records, and documentation from numerous grants, programs, and outreach efforts coordinated by the Institute. The records are arranged chronologically at the subseries level.

Series I: Governance and Administration, 1950-2017 is the largest series and contains records documenting the Institute's governance, administration, and organizational structure. The series is arranged in nine subseries related to its founding and history, board activities and board members, planning and policy documents, personnel records, property and building records, general membership, correspondence, holdings, and reference files. All records concerning the Institute's annual meetings are contained in subseries 1.6. Membership.

Series II: Financials, 1974-2015 includes financial records of the institutes and contains operating budgets, financial reports, tax records, grant proposals and reports concerning their implementation, fundraising drives and efforts, and general invoices and expenses. The series is arranged in four subseries.

Series III: Outreach, 1978-2019 documents the Institute's outreach efforts and includes records of Institute coordinated events and programs, publications like The Bulletin and Avery Messenger, publicity initiatives, inter-organizational relationships (memberships, conferences and workshops, and associations), and clippings documenting the Institute's activities. The series is arranged in five subseries.

Series IV: Oversize Materials, 1988-2006 includes a results tally for a board of directors election, a membership mailing list, property parcel maps, and plaques awarded to individuals and organizations for donations made to the Institute.