Box 3

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Contains photocopies of correspondence between Ambrose Gonzales and James Rice regarding various issues including the possible sale of Rice's library, their plantations, and Gonzales' work, The Black Border, etc.

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Contains photocopies of correspondence between Ambrose Gonzales and James Rice regarding personal and family issues, the running of Rice's plantation, and their professional obligations.

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Contains photocopies of correspondence and newspaper clippings. Topics of the correspondence include publications, travels, and race relations. The 1928 letter is from Archibald Rutledge, future poet laureate, to Rice regarding his literary gift.

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Contains photocopies of correspondence and newspaper articles that discuss the importance of Gonzales' work, his publications, and personal/family issues.

Collection Overview From the Record Group: Each small collection is considered a series. 1. Hicks and Steele Family Papers: The Hicks family, originally from Savannah, Georgia and New York, are an African-American family in Charleston, South Carolina. John O. Hicks married Sadie Steele and had one son, J. Maurice Hicks, father of Janet Hicks. The Steele family, originally from Missouri, are decedents of the Randolph family who left Charleston, South Carolina in 1800 and relocated to...

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Photocopies of newspaper clippings regarding the beginnings of Simmons Ocean Fish Co., about the Simmons family; and the advertisements that the company placed in The News and Courier.

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Contains the diploma of Edward Theodore Simmons from Avery Institute High School in 1945; and Edward Simmons' obituary written by James Logan.

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A published version of One Moment Please, with the inscription To: Thelma From W. Simmons. The book is a collection of prayers generated by Simmons after a long a varied ministry, in particular from his work on the Community Worship television program in Middle Tennessee.

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Mainly consists of correspondence from David to his cousin Edward Simmons of Charleston about their family history; and a family history chart focusing on the descendents of Alfred and Henrietta Simmons.

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Contains photographs of the following members of the Simmons family: Prince Boulware Simmons, Wilma P. Simmons, David Simmons, Barbara Louise, and unidentified.