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Box 2

 Container

Contains 11 Results:

Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center, 28 April 1942-31 December 1943

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Holds mostly correspondence. Includes photocopied typescript, "Curriculum Outline for Seventh Grade (Tentative)," 28 July 1942; and "Letters to the Editor," from the "Charleston News and Courier," regarding Private Thomas F. Conlon and Jim Crow laws in the South, August 1943.

Dates: 28 April 1942-31 December 1943
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Edmund Lee Drago collection / Series 1: Research Documents for <title render="italic">Initiative, Paternalism, and Race Relations</title> / 1.1: Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center: American Missionary Association (AMA) Archives

Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center, 3 January-23 June 1944

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents Includes a memorandum regarding the future of Avery Institute's and it's assoication with the A.M.A.,January 1944; typescript, "The A.M.A., Transition, and Avery Institute." 23 March 1944; and "Avery Intitute $10,000 Campaign Fund" brochure and letter; Letter (8 May 1944) detailing "Tuition Rates for 1944-1945." Articles from the "Charleston News and Courier" regarding 33 Avery Institute students applying to the College of Charleston(11-12 June 1944); Report regarding $10,000 Campaign Fund,...
Dates: 3 January-23 June 1944
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Edmund Lee Drago collection / Series 1: Research Documents for <title render="italic">Initiative, Paternalism, and Race Relations</title> / 1.1: Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center: American Missionary Association (AMA) Archives

Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center , 15 July-19 December 1944

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Holds letters and Western Union telegrams, with position and contracted salaries for 1944-1945; "Constitution of the Administrative Council of Avery Institute;" Newsletter, "News from Avery Institute," (September 1944).

Dates: 15 July-19 December 1944
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Edmund Lee Drago collection / Series 1: Research Documents for <title render="italic">Initiative, Paternalism, and Race Relations</title> / 1.1: Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center: American Missionary Association (AMA) Archives

Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center, 3 January-29 June 1945

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Includes typescript, "Data on AMA Colleges and Schools: Avery Institute;" building floor layout of classrooms, offices and auditorium; handwritten listing of "Fire Damage to Cooperative Store;" estimate of fire loss damage (27 March 1945) typescript, "Avery Institute Burns," (29 May 1945).

Dates: 3 January-29 June 1945
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Edmund Lee Drago collection / Series 1: Research Documents for <title render="italic">Initiative, Paternalism, and Race Relations</title> / 1.1: Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center: American Missionary Association (AMA) Archives

Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center, 3 July-12 September 1945

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Includes brochure for "Avery Fund Campaign for Restoration and Maintenance, Goal: $24,000.00." letters and Western Union telegrams regarding the hiring of John F. Potts, as Avery director.

Dates: 3 July-12 September 1945
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Edmund Lee Drago collection / Series 1: Research Documents for <title render="italic">Initiative, Paternalism, and Race Relations</title> / 1.1: Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center: American Missionary Association (AMA) Archives

Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center, 11 March-29 September 1947

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

Includes John F. Potts' report, "A Statement of Philosophy and Long Term Plans for Avery High School..."; report, "Charleston Steps Ahead," discusses Avery's first year as a public school, breaking financial ties with the A.M.A.(29 September 1947); and typescript, "The Avery Student," describing an attendee's charactertics (29 September 1947).

Dates: 11 March-29 September 1947
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Edmund Lee Drago collection / Series 1: Research Documents for <title render="italic">Initiative, Paternalism, and Race Relations</title> / 1.1: Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center: American Missionary Association (AMA) Archives

Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center, 21 January-30 November 1948

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

Holds "Memorandum covering visit to Avery Institute...January 16-17, 1948," (same as "Charleston Steps Ahead," in Box 2, Folder 6).

Dates: 21 January-30 November 1948
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Edmund Lee Drago collection / Series 1: Research Documents for <title render="italic">Initiative, Paternalism, and Race Relations</title> / 1.1: Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center: American Missionary Association (AMA) Archives

Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center, 21 June-19 September 1949

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

Includes listing of "Principals and Teachers at Avery Institute," from 1900-1945 (19 September 1949).

Dates: 21 June-19 September 1949
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Edmund Lee Drago collection / Series 1: Research Documents for <title render="italic">Initiative, Paternalism, and Race Relations</title> / 1.1: Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center: American Missionary Association (AMA) Archives

Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center, 5 January 1950-23 April 1954

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

Holds correspondence discussing the possible and ultimate closing of Avery Institute.

Dates: 5 January 1950-23 April 1954
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Edmund Lee Drago collection / Series 1: Research Documents for <title render="italic">Initiative, Paternalism, and Race Relations</title> / 1.1: Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center: American Missionary Association (AMA) Archives

Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center: Employment applications and Appointment contracts-A-B (Folder 1 of 5), 1940-1944

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents

Includes a chart of applicants.

Dates: 1940-1944
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Edmund Lee Drago collection / Series 1: Research Documents for <title render="italic">Initiative, Paternalism, and Race Relations</title> / 1.1: Manuscripts from the Amistad Research Center: American Missionary Association (AMA) Archives
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