Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney papers

Collection

Identifier: AMN 1179

Staff Only

Collection Overview

The papers of Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney consist of five series. The small first series of personal papers in the first series contains information about events and performances Dr. Dulaney attended, awards he received, and personal correspondence.

The second series reflects his time with the College of Charleston History Department and includes correspondence, office files, annual reports, teaching materials, and event records. In addition, there are a few meeting minutes and agendas for the department.

The third series focuses on his scholarship and is further divided into subseries about his writings, conferences he attended and appearances he made, research materials, and handwritten notes. Of special note are the files focused on the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.

The fourth series is contains files about the various organizations, committees, and civic groups Dr Dulaney participated in during his time in Charleston, including organizations focused on African American history and local education, the South Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board, and various committees with the City of Charleston and the wider Lowcountry region.

The final series is made up of files about College of Charleston outside of History Departments, including College committees, faculty senate, event planning, and conferences.

Dates

Creation: 1956-2017

Creator

Dulaney, W. Marvin, 1950- (Person)

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

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Biographical Note

Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, was the Director and then Executive Director of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture and Chair of the College of Charleston History Department. He became Director of the Avery Research Center in 1994 and Chair of the History Department in 1998. He served in both positions from 1998-2000. From 2000 until his retirement in 2016, he was the Executive Director of ARC. In addition to leading the Avery Research Center and the History Department, he has also served on numerous local, state and national boards, including the Cannon Street YMCA, 100 Black Men of Charleston, the Palmetto Project, and the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History. This collection contains correspondence, program notes, and clippings that relate to Dr. Dulaney's leadership of the History Department, his career, and his participation in the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.

Born in Troy, Alabama in 1950, he grew up in Oio. He graduated from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History; he earned his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in American and African-American history at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Before retiring from teaching, Dr. Dulaney taught history for forty-two years at four universities—Ohio State, St. Olaf College, the College of Charleston, and the University of Texas at Arlington. He is the author of Black Police in America, published in 1996.

Extent

8.13 linear feet (6 document boxes, 1 slim document box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The papers of Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, educator, historian, former Director and Executive Director of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, and Chair of the College of Charleston History Department.

Arrangement

The majority of folders are original and are labeled with the original names. A few exceptions include the correspondence and event folders in Series 1 and any files with labels containing the word "various"; these were compiled from loose papers. Capitalization has been stanardized and a few clarifying labels are included within brackets. Within each series and sub-series, the folders are arranged by first date and further by alphabetical order within year. The one ASALH file in the Organizations and Memberships series was originally located with those folders; in the interest of maintaining original order, it has not been moved to the Conferences and Appearances sub-series, which contains the rest of the ASALH files.