Box 1
Container
Contains 25 Results:
Centenary Methodist Church: Program booklet- "One Hundredth Anniversary", 1966
File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Collection Overview
From the Series:
The daughter of William Henry and Anna McLeish Smith. Holds personal documents created and collected by Smith Atkins as a Avery Normal Institute student (Class of 1915), programs from her organ performances; and "Certificate of Copyright Registration," from the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C for "The Avery Song." (music by Smith). A sub-series contains Avery Normal Institute memorabilia collected by Smith includes the original manuscript of "The Early History of Avery Normal Institute...
Dates:
1966
Magazine and newspaper articles regarding United States Federal Judge Julius Waites Waring, 1948, 1950, 1976, and undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Collection Overview
Includes Collier's Magazine article, "Lonesomest Man in Town," 29 April 1950, and the article entitled, "Celebration," from Charleston Magazine.
Dates:
1948, 1950, 1976, and undated
Manuscripts: "The Early History of Avery Normal Institute Down to 1900", circa 1900
File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Collection Overview
Contains original handwritten document from pages one (1) to six (6). Also includes "Some of the Avery Graduates" from 1872-1900. NOTE: Pages 17 and 18 are missing.
Dates:
circa 1900
Annual Catalogs and Commencement Program, 1893-1910
File — Box: 1, Folder: 25
Collection Overview
Contains "Twenty-Eighth Annual Commencement Program, 28 June 1893, and catalog booklets of teachers and pupils, course of study, names of graduates and general information. All documents are in "Fragile Condition."
Dates:
1893-1910
Avery Institute "Memories" Autograph book and postcard, circa 1945 and 1954
File — Box: 1, Folder: 26
Collection Overview
Booklet includes "The Avery Song" lyrics and message signed by John F. Potts, Principal. The postcard features a photograph of the front facade of Avery Institute.
Dates:
circa 1945 and 1954