Box 6

Scope and Contents note Contains a history/essay on the Fraser family mainly focusing on James Fraser, Sr., and how his career progressed and what paths his children took. There is also a family chart noting the birth and death dates of Fraser, his wife Cattie and their eleven children. Folder includes correspondence from the Avery Institute regarding tuition and scholarship for James Fraser, Jr. (1940s); and tuition receipts from Avery and Immaculate Conception. Photocopies of the petition to prove will for James...

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Contains an essay on the beginning and ending of Fraser Auto Repair Shop and photocopies of business stationary and ledgers. The Daybook notes the name of the client, the make of the car, what work was done, and if it was paid.

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Contains photocopied pages from the family bible of Robert H. Howard (1807-1882), the physical copy is held by Dorothy O'Neil and genealogical charts.

Scope and Contents note Abstract of Title for 11 Henrietta St., 1913-Contains the abstract of title for 11 Henrietta St. in Charleston, SC. The title has been traced back to 1802, where the owner was Jehu Jones, who supposedly deeded it to Dido Middleton. Cosmo Brockington's Property Papers, 1911 and 1918-Cosmo Eugene Brockington (1879-1950) was married to Emily Doty Brockington (1879 - 1927). They had two children Cosmo Eugene Jr. (1910-1955)...

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Contains the South Carolina marriage licenses for Samuel Jenkins to Pearl Washington (December 21, 1938); and Leroy Goodwin to Anna E. Gathers (May 14, 1941). On both licenses the couples are noted as being of the African race and having United States nationality.

Scope and Contents note The nation's first daily newspaper, The Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser, began publication on September 21, 1784 by John Dunlap and David C. Claypoole. Many independent newspapers ran before that on a weekly or monthly basis. The newspaper contains articles referring to Charleston's ports and advertisements for enslaved labor in an unknown location. Includes a 1985 poster which features the setting used for the 1970 ...

Scope and Contents note Contains clippings from The News and Courier dated September 8, 1886, the clippings mostly document African American experiences after the earthquake. The Sunday News dated February 15, 1891, contains an article relating to those in the Morris Street Baptist Church that either supported or opposed J.L. Dart; an article about a Black man named Issac Wilson looking for his wife; and about the death of Louisa Holmes,...

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...

Scope and Contents note Contains the 1929 mortgage agreement between Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church's Trustees and Pastor and Milton A. Pearlstine, as a Trustee for A.I. Orlansky. The agreement was for the property on the east side of Nassau Street and in the amount of $3,000; there are also receipts to the City of Charleston Treasurer. Additionally, there are court documents relating to ownership of land on the south side of Hampden Court (known as No. 21). In 1918, John Bonaparte, a Trustee at...

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Contains 1927 and 1935 official notices from Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church's Chairman and Secretary regarding refinancing and mortgaging, respectively. In 1927, the Emanuel congregation refianced the property on Ashley and Mill St. after purchasing the church cemetery. In addition, there is a 1935 loan agreement between Church Trustees and Louis Cohen for $1500 to pay for paving assessments and City of Charleston abutment statements.