Box 4

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An official notice that states that neither Richard Holloway, Richard Fordham, nor Hannah Burnett (sp) have any judgments or decrees against them in the City Court of Charleston, SC.

Scope and Contents note Contains biographical material, an article written by Mitchell entitled Redigging the Wells: Genesis 26:12-24; copies of The Mitchell Update newsletter (1986-2004); a list of Henry's and Ella's books from Alibris obtained 10/2005; a postcard advertisement for Henry's book Black Church Beginnings: The Long-Hidden Realities of the First Years; and promotional material for Ella's book ...

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The seventh annual 1931 Lincoln-Douglass Dinner occurred on February 14, 1931 in New York City; a 1927 speech discusses influential African American men in Charleston, important institutions, such as the Avery Institute and implores the audience to be proud of their history and to work together to sustain the community for future generations. There is an additional copy of the same speech, but the author extended some sections and added content for another program.

Scope and Contents note Includes childhood and adult photographs of Mae H. Purcell, of an unidentified male wearing a Burke High School basketball jersey, and of an unknown musical event. Biographical materials on Mae, including a brief bio, her funeral program, a newspaper tribute article, and an Avery Normal Institute Merit Card. Additionally, there is correspondence from Cecelia Cabaniss Saunders, Mae's cousin, to Mrs. Jean Blackwell Hutson, the curator at the Schomburg Public Library in New York City, about...

Scope and Contents note Contains the South Carolina Designated Regiments in Federal Service: A Survey of the Research Required to Prepare a History and roster of the those Black Americans who made up the five infantry regiments raised and identified with South Carolina in the Civil War 1862-1866. This research was prepared at the request of Stephen Hoffius, Director of Publications at the South Carolina Historical Society in Charleston, SC in 1997. The tabulations in the survey are...

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Contains the deed of gift from Margie Gamble Carter and correspondence from Leila Potts Campbell regarding the donation of the family history publication; and a photocopy of the publication, which includes census records, photographs, correspondence, maps, family charts, and biographical sketches on some family members.

Scope and Contents note Contains the physical copies of transcripts of interviews of Sister Alice Chineworth, Sister Naomi Smith, and Father Leonard Cunningham; census records, which includes information about ICS students from the 1920 and 1930 Federal Census; and Mayo's thesis presentation notes and slides. Additionally, there is a CD-ROM that contains the digital files for the above, the thesis (hardcopy can be found in Avery Research Center's library-call number:LC 2779 M39 2010a), and the interview...

Scope and Contents note Contains the May 30, 2005 draft publication (vol. 1, no. 5) of the Mears Family History, which was prepared by Frances Lavinia Robertson Kimber, daughter of Marguerite Anna Mears and Richard Harleston Robertson of Charleston, SC. The publication is divided into thirteen chapters, each focusing on the descendants of various Mears family members. Contents of the publication include photographs, biographies of family members, family charts, data from census records, transcriptions of newspaper...

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Contains Hammond's 1914 Avery Normal Institute graduation invitation, a brief biography, and eight photographs including photos of Hammond at various stages of her life, of husband, Winston Hammond, and of Robert Hammond, Sr., her son.

Scope and Contents note Contains several newspaper articles written by Damon Ireland Thomas for the Chicago Defender (1920, 1923-1924) from the Proquest Historical Newspaper database; correspondence from the City of Charleston regarding the donation of land at 162 Coming St. for an African American fire house; and titles to real estate for various properties owned by D.I. Thomas. There are photographs of the fire house and the plaque noting the contribution of Thomas. In...