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J.R. Bonds papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1082
 

J.R. Bonds papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1082

The collection contains programs, photographs, correspondence, newspapers and other materials related to educator J. R. Bonds. The majority of the items in this collection are professional materials relating to Bonds' time as the Supervisor of Schools for Cooper River District 4. Box 1 contains personal and professional material as well as materials relating to Bonds-Wilson High School. Box 2 houses some Bonds-Wilson High School items as well as other photographs and miscellaneous items. The coverage of the material is from 1925-1986 and the physical condition is very good. Please note that the collection contains newspapers chiefly from schools in North Charleston, South Carolina. Also includes household photographs as well as scenes of Lacy Bonds at Dixie Hospital in Hampton, Virginia, where she trained to become a nurse.

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Dates
Creation: 1925-1986
Extent
1.0 linear feet (2 archival boxes)
Related Names
Bonds, J. R. (James Roosevelt), 1904-1992
Bonds, J. R. (James Roosevelt), 1904-1992
Bonds, Lacy, 1910-1973
Hampton Institute
Wilson, John T., 1910-1994
Bonds-Wilson High School (Charleston, S.C.)
Language of Materials
English
Dates
Creation: 1925-1970

Lacy Bonds: Memory Book, 1925-1926

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Includes photographs of Lacy Bonds and others at Dixie Hospital in Hampton, Virginia, training to be a nurse.

Lacy Bonds: Death Certificate, 1973

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Includes scenes from Bay Shore, New York; Summerville, South Carolina; Cape Romaine, South Carolina; and Hendersonville, North Carolina

Includes assorted photographs depicting James and Lacy Bonds in various home scenes. Also includes scenes at the Owl's Club (also known as the Owls' Whist Club) and photographs of the McCottry family, Noisette family, Miriam M. Brown (Laing Elementary School principal), and others.

Includes assorted photos depicting James and Lacy Bonds and others in various scenes.

Includes Bonds' residence and other assorted scenes.

Includes program and photograph depicting Bonds as Master of Ceremonies for the Federal Recreation Building dedication.

Includes programs and news article.

Dates
Creation: 1943-1986

Correspondence, 1943-1986

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10

Includes letters from J. R. Bonds regarding his proposal of duties as Supervisor of Schools in District No. 4 and a letter on his personal history for an article on the renaming of Bonds-Wilson High School; memoranda regarding the Charleston County School District; as well as a letter from Senator Ernest Hollings.

Includes school dedication programs, attendance supervisor's yearbook as well as school supervisor's checkbook.

Notary Public Certificate, 1970

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1950-1978
 

Photographs, 1950-1952 and 1968

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 18

Includes industrial art department depicting John T. Wilson and J. R. Bonds, class of 1968, 8th grade class, and others.

Class Rings, 1964, 1972, and 1985

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 19

1955 Class Reunion, 1978

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22

Includes agenda, invitation, and program.

Dates
Creation: 1937-1972

Owl's Club, 1963

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 23

Includes schedule and photograph for the Owl's Club (also known as the Owls' Whist Club).

School Newspapers, 1937-1969

 File — Oversize Paper Folder: 1082-OPF/1

Includes The Four Mile Messenger, 1937; The Six Mile Tattler, 1937; The Liberty Hill Digest, 1937; The Parvenue, 1950; The Eagle, 1950-1953; The Star, 1955, 1969, 1972; and Liberty Hill Echoes, 1963.

Other Newspapers, 1949-1969

 File — Oversize Paper Folder: 1082-OPF/2

Includes The Palmetto Leader and The News and Courier.

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