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Carr family papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1073
Abstract The Carr Family were central members of the African-American community known as Maryville, South Carolina. Thomas Tobias Carr, Sr. (b. 1863) was the last Mayor to serve the town. His wife, Mary Green Carr (d. 1963) was a dressmaker and licenced midwife.The Carr Family Papers include correspondence, photographs, school related materials including diplomas, a family scrapbook, and other materials collected and/or generated by family members: Rosemary and Thomas Tobias Carr, III,...
Dates: approximately 1671-2009; Majority of material found within 1920-1995
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Thomas Tobias Carr III papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1155
Abstract Thomas Tobias Carr, III is named after Thomas Tobias Carr, Sr., who was the last mayor of Maryville, SC prior to its dissolution in 1936. Carr III attended Immaculate Conception High School, South Carolina State College, served in the Korean War, and spent much of his professional career as a civilian employee at the Charleston Naval Shipyard. This collection showcases the various documents through much of Carr’s professional and community-oriented life. Those documents include general...
Dates: 1947-2009, and undated; Majority of material found within 1960-1990
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Charles Walker Carroll collection on the Wateree Indians

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Identifier: Mss 0133
Collection Overview All known information about the Wateree Indians of South Carolina and North Carolina was assembled by Wes Taukchiray for Charles Walker Carroll. This collection includes Taukchiray's book-length manuscript summarizing his research (323 pages; available online), annotated photocopies of published information, and related correspondence. The Wateree were the first tribe of Indians in North America known to have had a Spanish mission established on their territory. The mission was located at...
Dates: 1566-1770
Found in: Special Collections

Cater family genealogical files

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Identifier: Mss 0186
Abstract

Assorted genealogical files compiled by Williams, Rose-Marie Eltzroth relating to the Cater family of South Carolina and related families.

Dates: 1990-2006
Found in: Special Collections

Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul records

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Identifier: Mss 0238
Abstract

Assorted records of the Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul, including administrative records, financial records, office files, meeting minutes, bulletins, scrapbooks, and photograph albums. Materials relate to church history, daily operations, building restorations, and diocese conventions.

Dates: 1851-2011
Found in: Special Collections

Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church records

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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

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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

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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

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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

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correspondence 259
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Charleston (S.C.) 54
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 51
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities 45
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Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 39
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Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston 24
South Carolina -- History 24
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black-and-white slides 23
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newsletters 23
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postcards 22
Charleston (S.C.) -- History 21
South Carolina -- History -- 1775-1865 20
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ledgers (account books) 19
manuscripts (documents) 19
manuscripts for publication 19
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African American churches -- South Carolina -- Charleston 16
Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 16
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Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Correspondence 14
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African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- Charleston 13
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 13
Ephemera 13
Hospital Workers' Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969 13
awards 13
business records 13
maps (documents) 13
research notes 13
speeches (documents) 13
Jewish families -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 12
Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Social life and customs 12
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish 12
color slides 12
negatives (photographs) 12
sketches 12
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston 11
Jewish families -- South Carolina 11
essays 11
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poetry 11
school yearbooks 11
African American businesspeople -- South Carolina -- Charleston 10
African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina -- Charleston 10
Fraternal organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston 10
Jewish families -- South Carolina -- Charleston 10
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Germany 10
cabinet photographs 10
diplomas 10
drafts (documents) 10
magazines (periodicals) 10
organization files 10
personal correspondence 10
slides (photographs) 10
African American churches 9
African American families -- South Carolina -- Charleston 9
African American teachers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 9
African American women -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Societies and clubs 9
Holocaust survivors 9
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives 9
books 9
cashbooks 9
daguerreotypes (photographs) 9
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Avery Normal Institute 48
College of Charleston 48
Deas, Alston, 1893-1985 29
Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture 17
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) 17
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charleston Branch (Charleston, S.C.) 17
Avery Research Center 16
College of Charleston. Library 16
United States. Army 13
United States. Works Progress Administration 10
Moses family 9
Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987 8
Cohen family 8
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 8
Levy family 8
Alston family 7
DeCosta family 7
Harleston, Edwin Augustus, 1882-1931 7
Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) 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
Hirsch, Mordenai Raisin 6
Moïse family 6
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 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
Allen University 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
Brown, Millicent E. 5
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina 5
Deas family 5
Dulaney, W. Marvin, 1950- 5
Easterby, J. H. (James Harold), 1898-1960 5
Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.) 5
Harby family 5
Jenkins, Esau, 1910-1972 5
Links, Inc. Charleston Chapter 5
McClennan-Banks Memorial Hospital (Charleston, S.C.) 5
Medical University of South Carolina 5
Moïse, Penina 5
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 5
Raisin, Rachel M. 5
Robinson, Bernice, 1914-1994 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
United States. Navy 5
Waring, Elizabeth 5
Whipper, Lucille, 1928-2021 5
American Missionary Association 4
Benedict College 4
Brith Sholom (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Brith Sholom Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Burke High School (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Carawan, Guy 4
Charleston County School District 4
Clyburn, James 4
Congregation Sinai (Sumter, S.C.) 4
Cornwell, Ruby Pendergrass, 1902-2003 4
Dock Street Theatre (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 4
Edison, Robert 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
Hunt, Eugene C. 4
Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina 4
Karesh, Rosalyn Furchgott 4
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 4
Lazar family 4
Manigault, Gabriel E. (Gabriel Edward), 1833-1899 4
Morris Street Baptist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Moultrie, Mary, 1943-2015 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
Potts family 4
Potts, John F., Sr., 1908-1998 4
Rosenberg, Anita Moïse Rosefield 4
Rosengarten, Dale, 1948- 4
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