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Eugene C. Hunt papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1047
Abstract
Eugene C. Hunt graduated from the Avery Normal School and went on to Talladega College, where he received a Degree in English in 1940. He earned a Master's Degree in Theater from Northwestern University in 1954 and continued with postgraduate study in Speech and Education. Mr. Hunt taught English and Speech at Burke High School in Charleston from 1941 to 1972. In 1972, he became an Assistant Professor of English and Speech at the College of Charleston, moving up to Associate Professor in...
Dates:
1834-1999; Majority of material found within 1973-1995
International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen, Local #1 South Carolina records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1052
Collection Overview
Five series make up the collection. Administration Records include constitutions, minutes, and reports submitted from the local union to the international executive board. They also include membership cards, dues booklets, and applications for membership. The series on correspondence is organized chronologically by decade and include applications for membership, receipts, correspondence b/w local and exec regarding finances, jobs, and members. Printed Materials consist of a variety of...
Dates:
1899-1981
William Henry Jackson papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1064
Abstract
William Henry Jackson of Charleston, South Carolina was an African- American artist and a graduate of The Art Institute of Chicago. He was encouraged and supported by various white artists and this collection summarizes his professional journey and achievements through resumes, diplomas, correspondence, fellowship letters and invitation from art galleries in S and Connecticut. The collection also consists on his art work and art collections.
Dates:
1930-1991
Reverend Joseph C. James papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1067
Abstract
Joseph C. James served the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in several capacities: Deacon, elder, and Minister. James served congregations throughout South Carolina, including Charleston, Mt. Pleasant, Kingstree, Orangeburg, Columbia, and elsewhere. In Charleston, he was affiliated with the Ebenezer AME Church, and owned a home as well as rental property. His wife, Carrie James was certified as an Evangelist in the AME Church.The collection contains materials from...
Dates:
1921-1960, undated
Cambridge Jenkins collection
Collection
Identifier: 30031
Abstract
Cambridge Jenkins, Jr., joined the Charleston Police Department in 1950, becoming one of the first African American policemen in the Department. With a promotion in 1955 he became the first African- American detective on that force. He joined the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) in 1961. Detective Jenkins later returned to the Charleston Police Department until 1963. He was appointed as the first minority United State Deputy Marshall for the Southeastern District of South Carolina. He...
Dates:
1926 - 1994
Esau Jenkins papers, 1963-2003
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1004
Abstract
Esau Jenkins (1910-1972) was born and raised on Johns Island, South Carolina. With very little formal education, he became a businessman and civil rights leader.The collection contains biographical papers, correspondence, writings, and information about his affliations, including the Progressive Club, Citizen's Committee of Charleston, Community Organization Credit Union, Political Action Committee of Charleston County, Political Awareness League of Charleston County, and the...
Dates:
1963-2003
Jenkins Orphanage papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1063
Abstract
A Charleston (S.C.) orphanage for African American children, founded in 1891 by Reverend Daniel Joseph Jenkins. The Orphan Aid Society (chartered 1892) was the governing board of the orphanage. Organized by members of the church where Reverend Jenkins was pastor, the Society furnished much of the financial support for the orphanage's efforts to provide education, training, skills, and care to orphans, half orphans, and destitute children. After Jenkins' death his widow, Mrs. Eloise C....
Dates:
1891-1991; Majority of material found in 1945-1980
Jerome Johnson photographs
Collection
Identifier: 30012
Abstract
Jerome Johnson is a professional photographer who has photographed numerous events in the South Carolina Lowcountry. This collection contains negatives and prints of such events as Penn Center Heritage Days, the Inauguration of former Charleston Mayor, Joseph P. Riley, the South Carolina Conference of Black Mayors and various ceremonies at the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture.
Dates:
1995-1996
Anna D. Kelly papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1083
Abstract
Anna D. Kelly (1913-2007) is known for her efforts to connect Lowcountry African Americans with the Highlander Folk School, most notably recruiting Septima Clark. A graduate of the Avery Normal Institute in Charleston, South Carolina, Kelly was a charter member of the Avery Institute of African American History and Culture. She then played a crucial role in establishment of the Avery Research Center.The collection includes personal papers and photographs related to Anna D. Kelly...
Dates:
1930s-1999
Laing School records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1059
Abstract
Laing School was founded January 29, 1866 by Cornelia Hancock (1839-1926), under the auspices of the Friends Association for the Aid and Elevation of the Freedmen of Philadelphia. The school began with 50 African American students in the damaged remains of the Mount Pleasant Presbyterian church in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. At different times, Laing served as an industrial school, a high school, middle school, and elementary school. In the early 1970s, the Charleston school system...
Dates:
1883-1990
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- Avery Normal Institute 34
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- Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987 7
- Centenary United Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 6
- Voorhees College 6
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- Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) 5
- Waring, Elizabeth 5
- Burke High School (Charleston, S.C.) 4
- Charleston County School District 4
- Clyburn, James 4
- Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
- Hospital and Training School for Nurses (Charleston, S.C.) 4
- Howard University 4
- Jenkins, Esau, 1910-1972 4
- Morris Street Baptist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity 4
- South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs 4
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- Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968 4
- Whipper, Lucille, 1928-2021 4
- African Methodist Episcopal Church 3
- Allen University 3
- American Missionary Association 3
- Baskervill Ministries (Pawleys Island, S.C.) 3
- Benedict College 3
- Bonds-Wilson High School (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- Brown Fellowship Society (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- Brown, Millicent E. 3
- Butler, Susan Dart, 1888-1959 3
- Carawan, Guy 3
- College of Charleston 3
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- DeCosta, Emily, 1923-2011 3
- Douglas, Rosslee Tenetha Green, 1928-2011 3
- Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 3
- Graves, J. Michael (James Michael), 1915-1996 3
- Harleston family 3
- Harleston, Edwin Gailliard, 1854-1931 3
- Hunt, Eugene C. 3
- Immaculate Conception School (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 3
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- Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 3
- McClennan-Banks Memorial Hospital (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- Medical University of South Carolina 3
- Mickey family 3
- Morris College (Sumter, S.C.) 3
- Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 3
- Robinson, Bernice, 1914-1994 3
- South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives 3
- St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003 3
- Williams, Hosea, 1926-2000 3
- Young, Andrew, 1932- 3
- Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990 2
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 2
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 2
- Amistad Research Center 2
- Anderson, Leroy Frederick, Dr., 1916-1989 2
- Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993 2
- Atlanta University 2
- Banks, Anna DeCosta, 1863-1911 2
- Bennett, Isaiah, 1926-2002 2
- Bethel United Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 2
- Black Panther Party 2
- Blacks United for Action 2
- Brown family 2
- Brown, J. Arthur, 1914-1988 2
- Caffey family 2
- Calvary Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.) 2
- Campbell, James E., 1925-2021 2
- Carawan, Candie 2
- Carmichael, Stokely, 1941-1998 2
- Carr, Thomas Tobias, III, 1930-2017 2
- Carr, Thomas Tobias, Sr. 2
- Charleston Naval Shipyard 2
- Childs, Margaretta Pringle, 1912-2000 2
- Citizens' Committee of Charleston (Charleston, S.C.) 2
- Coards Studio 2
- College of Charleston. Governor's School 2
- Coming Street YWCA (Charleston, S.C.) 2
- Committee on Better Racial Assurance 2
- Congress of African Peoples 2
- Craft family 2
- Craft, Ellen 2
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- Crum, William Demos, 1859-1912 2
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- Davis, Julia-Ellen 2
- DeCosta, Frank A. 2
- DeCosta, Herbert A., Sr., 1894-1960 2
- DeReef family 2
- Douglas, Walter Earl, 1923-1979 2
- Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.) 2
- Edwards, James B., 1927-2014 2 + ∧ less
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