Skip to main content Skip to search results

Showing Collections: 121 - 130 of 853

Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church records

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1015
Abstract Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, an African-American church, formed after the Civil War with the withdrawal of African-American members from Trinity United Methodist Church. In 1866, the congregation purchased its current building at 60 Wentworth Street, Charleston, South Carolina.The records in this collection cover the beginning of Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church (1866-1978). The collection is divided into two series: Member Records and Financial Records. Member...
Dates: 1857-1994; Majority of material found within 1866-1969
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Central Baptist Church records

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1034
Abstract

The Central Baptist Church, established in 1891, and is located in downtown Charleston on Radcliffe Street. Contains copies of pages from the Church Record Books: Book 1, 1891-1899, and Book 2, 1891-1916.

Dates: approximately 1891-1916
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Certificate of incorporation of Bishopville Hebrew Congregation

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-047
Collection Overview

Original Certificate of Incorporation for The Bishopville Hebrew Congregation, May 7, 1925; signed by W.P. Blackwell, South Carolina Secretary of State; includes list of officers and board of directors of the Bishopville Hebrew Congregation.

Dates: 1925
Found in: Special Collections

George Chaplin papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-023
Collection Overview Material related to the life and career of George Chaplin. Includes biographical information on the Chaplin family including birth and death dates and locations for Chaplin's grandparents (Abraham and Vera Bayarsky and Chaim and Reba Tschaplinsky) and parents, Morris and Netty Chaplin; short biographies of George Chaplin and his son, Stephen M. Chaplin.Photographs (all b/w) include formal portrait of the Chaplin, Citron and Berkovitz families in Columbia, SC (1916), photocopy...
Dates: 1914-1995
Found in: Special Collections

Charleston and Summerville, South Carolina, and upstate New York photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0048
Collection Overview

The album contains 128 black and white photographs of landscapes, buildings, homes, boats, and farms in Charleston and Summerville, South Carolina, and unidentified areas in upstate New York. The Summerville photographs include photographs of a boarding house for teachers. The photographs of Charleston appear to be between 1880-1900 and show historic homes and buildings. The compiler of the album is unknown. All of the photographs appear to be of the same family.

Dates: 1880-1900s
Found in: Special Collections

Charleston Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) collection

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1048
Abstract The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), was founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1915 in Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of ASALH is to encourage the study, research, and promotion of African Americans history. The Charleston Area Branch was founded in April 1995, under the leadership of Dr. Marvin Dulaney and Dr. Bernard Powers. The Charleston Area Branch of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (ASALH) contains incoming and...
Dates: 1896-2018, undated; Majority of material found in 1996-2005
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Charleston Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People records

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1117
Abstract The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was started on February 12, 1909, partly in response to the prevalence of lynching of African-Americans in America and the 1908 race riot that occurred in Springfield, Illinois. The Charleston Branch of the NAACP was founded in February 1917 by Edwin Harleston. The branch was established to advocate for the rights of African-Americans in South Carolina and Charleston. The Charleston NAACP serves as a space for...
Dates: 1920-1995, undated; Majority of material found within 1973-1994
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Charleston Chamber of Commerce records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0034-010
Collection Overview Records (1823-1923) include rules, awards, proposed constitution and by-laws, an annual report, and membership lists. A typescript copy of “Rules Charleston Chamber of Commerce Adopted to March 1858,” transcribed from the original by Agnes P. Lyons as part of a 1935-1936 W.P.A. project, contains a list of names of individual members whose signatures are on the document. A typescript copy of “Awards” transcribed by Mabel Whiting and Julia W. Reynolds during a 1935-1936 W.P.A. project contains...
Dates: 1823-1936
Found in: Special Collections

Charleston Chapter #143 of Aleph Zadik Aleph (Charleston, S.C.) records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1129
Abstract

Correspondence, newsletters, manuals, pledge tests and training booklets, and ephemera relating to Charleston chapter #143 of Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA), an all-male Jewish youth organization.

Dates: 1947-1958
Found in: Special Collections

Charleston County Black School Directory Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1181
Abstract

Originally titled, "The Directory of Charleston County Black Schools," this project was organized by staff and volunteers at the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, circa 1991. The goal was to identify and research Charleston School District public elementary and high schools which taught Black students. The project also included the identification of kindergartens, private residential and parochial schools.

Dates: 1930-1991, and undated; Majority of material found in 1989-1991, and undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Filter Results

Additional filters:

Subject
correspondence 248
clippings (information artifacts) 185
photographs 129
black-and-white photographs 110
scrapbooks 79
photocopies 65
color photographs 59
Charleston (S.C.) 54
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 51
financial records 51
certificates 47
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities 45
minutes (administrative records) 41
letters (correspondence) 40
Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 39
family papers 37
photograph albums 36
black-and-white negatives 35
genealogies (histories) 34
pamphlets 34
printed ephemera 34
programs (documents) 34
diaries 33
videocassettes 29
DVDs 28
digital images 28
South Carolina -- History 25
Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston 24
artifacts (object genre) 24
typescripts 24
black-and-white slides 23
Charleston (S.C.) -- History 21
compact discs 21
memoirs 21
postcards 21
publications (documents) 21
South Carolina -- History -- 1775-1865 20
articles 20
newsletters 20
audiocassettes 19
manuscripts for publication 19
South Carolina -- History -- 1865- 18
Photographs 17
administrative records 17
genealogical tables 17
ledgers (account books) 17
manuscripts (documents) 17
notes (documents) 17
Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 16
legal documents 16
African American churches -- South Carolina -- Charleston 15
drawings (visual works) 15
obituaries 15
receipts (financial records) 15
Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Correspondence 14
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 13
Ephemera 13
awards 13
business records 13
maps (documents) 13
poems 13
Jewish families -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 12
color slides 12
sketches 12
speeches (documents) 12
African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- Charleston 11
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston 11
Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Social life and customs 11
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish 11
essays 11
lists (document genres) 11
poetry 11
Fraternal organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston 10
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Germany 10
cabinet photographs 10
diplomas 10
drafts (documents) 10
magazines (periodicals) 10
negatives (photographs) 10
personal correspondence 10
research notes 10
school yearbooks 10
slides (photographs) 10
African American businesspeople -- South Carolina -- Charleston 9
African American churches 9
Holocaust survivors 9
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives 9
Hospital Workers' Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969 9
Jewish families -- South Carolina -- Charleston 9
books 9
daguerreotypes (photographs) 9
journals (accounts) 9
membership lists 9
photo CDs 9
plats (maps) 9
posters 9
writings (documents) 9
African American teachers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 8
African American women -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Societies and clubs 8
African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century 8
Names
College of Charleston 46
Avery Normal Institute 43
Deas, Alston, 1893-1985 29
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) 17
College of Charleston. Library 16
Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture 14
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charleston Branch (Charleston, S.C.) 13
United States. Army 13
Avery Research Center 12
United States. Works Progress Administration 10
Moses family 9
Cohen family 8
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 8
Levy family 8
Alston family 7
Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987 7
Jewish Community Center (Charleston, S.C.) 7
Buchenwald (Concentration camp) 6
Centenary United Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 6
Charleston Naval Shipyard 6
Dachau (Concentration camp) 6
DeCosta family 6
Hirsch, Mordenai Raisin 6
Moïse family 6
Synagogue Emanu-El (Charleston, S.C.) 6
Voorhees College 6
Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968 6
Weinberg family 6
African Methodist Episcopal Church 5
Aleph Zadik Aleph. Charleston Chapter 5
Alliance for Full Acceptance 5
Auschwitz (Concentration camp) 5
Bachman, John, 1790-1874 5
Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 5
Blamyer family 5
Blamyre family 5
Breibart, Solomon 5
Brown family 5
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina 5
Deas family 5
Easterby, J. H. (James Harold), 1898-1960 5
Harby family 5
Harleston, Edwin Augustus, 1882-1931 5
Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) 5
Medical University of South Carolina 5
Moïse, Penina 5
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 5
Raisin, Rachel M. 5
Rubens family 5
Solomon family 5
South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs 5
St. Philip's Church (Charleston, S.C.) 5
United States. Congress. House 5
Waring, Elizabeth 5
Allen University 4
Brith Sholom (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Brith Sholom Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Burke High School (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Charleston County School District 4
Clyburn, James 4
Congregation Sinai (Sumter, S.C.) 4
Dock Street Theatre (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Dulaney, W. Marvin, 1950- 4
Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Finley family 4
Footlight Players (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Harris, Lancelot Minor, 1868-1941 4
Holmes, F. S. (Francis Simmons), 1815-1882 4
Hospital and Training School for Nurses (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Howard University 4
Jenkins, Esau, 1910-1972 4
Karesh, Rosalyn Furchgott 4
Lazar family 4
Links, Inc. Charleston Chapter 4
Manigault, Gabriel E. (Gabriel Edward), 1833-1899 4
McClennan-Banks Memorial Hospital (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Morris Street Baptist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity 4
Palmetto Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association 4
Phillis Wheatley Literary and Social Club (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Pogson family 4
Rosenberg, Anita Moïse Rosefield 4
Rosengarten, Dale, 1948- 4
Shulman, Nat, 1914-2000 4
Simons, Albert, 1890-1980 4
South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives 4
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 4
St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Stern, Theodore Sanders 4
Tobias, Thomas J. 4
United States. Navy 4
Whipper, Lucille, 1928-2021 4
Wigfall family 4
Addlestone Hebrew Academy (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Aleph Zadik Aleph 3
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 3
Alterman, Jennet Robinson 3
Altman family 3
American Missionary Association 3
Amistad Research Center 3
For more information about our repositories and answers to frequently asked questions, please visit the help page here.