Box 1

Scope This folder features letters between Mary Miller and colleagues regarding managemnet of the Avery Research Center, exhibits, events, and matters of the College of Charleston. Proposition sent to Avery Research Center regarding the potential sale of Edwin Harleston painting collection held by Cather & Brown Books in Birmingham, AL - The offered price was listed at $38,500 - June 9, 1993 ...

Scope This folder contains descriptions and notes from meetings attended by Mary Miller outside of the College of Charleston. Meeting Agenda - Meeting with Carl Sylvestre, Director of External Affairs: Studio Museum in Harlem - June 10, 2008 Meeting notes - Carl Sylvestre, Director of External Affairs at the Studio Museum in Harlem - June 10, 2008
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Scope This folder contains agendas and notes from the board meetings of the Avery Institute for African American History and Culture during Mary Miller's time as a board member. Program - “Celebrating the Dream that would not Die” - Annual Meeting at the Avery Research Center - June 11, 2005 Board Meeting agenda - September 8, 2008 (2 copies with notes on back) Board...

Scope This folder contains financial information and updates presented by board members of the Avery Institute for African American History and Culture. Avery Institute Profit and Loss statement - July 1, 2008 through June 26, 2009 AIAAHC Wachovia Bank Operating Account Finance Report - October 12, 2009 Wachovia Bank Operating Account Finance Report - November 9,...

Scope This folder contains memos sent between board members of the AIAAHC and chairs of various departments apart of the College of Charleston. Mission Statement - Avery Institute and Avery Research Center: History, description, and mission The Constitution of the Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture (9 pages) - Approved and adopted June 11, 2002 The...

Scope This folder contains hand-written notes from Mary Miller during her time on the AIAAHC board, cemetery and death records of Charlestonians, and a list of local buisnesses in Charleston. Written notes - Presumably by Mary Miller (3 pages) Legislation request by council member Levy w. Berry - July 22, 2005 Cemetery records - 1819-1870 “Return of...

Scope Located on James Island, South Carolina, the McLeod Plantation is a Gullah heritage site preserved in recognition of its cultural and historical significance to African diaspora. In 2011, the Historic Charleston Foundation sold McLeod Plantation to the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission, thereby ensuring the buildings would be restored and protected under public ownership. This folder contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, memos, and legislative records describing the...

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection was created and donated by Mary S. Miller and features records which she collected during her tenure on the Avery Institute for African American History and Culture administrative board. Although she held leadership roles on the AIAAHC board, much of this collection pertains to Miller's personal historical interests regarding Charleston and the Lowcountry.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection was created and donated by Mary S. Miller and features records which she collected during her tenure on the Avery Institute for African American History and Culture administrative board. Although she held leadership roles on the AIAAHC board, much of this collection pertains to Miller's personal historical interests regarding Charleston and the Lowcountry.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection was created and donated by Mary S. Miller and features records which she collected during her tenure on the Avery Institute for African American History and Culture administrative board. Although she held leadership roles on the AIAAHC board, much of this collection pertains to Miller's personal historical interests regarding Charleston and the Lowcountry.