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Jerome J. Johnson photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1167
Abstract
Jerome J. Johnson (1929-2020) was a freelance photographer who was commissioned to photograph the National Conference of Black Mayors and the South Carolina Conference of Black Mayors annually from 1993 to 1996. This collection features photograph negatives and prints from these annual conventions as well as other receptions such as the National Black Police Association Convention, the Avery Historic Charleston Foundation Reception, the Ridgeville-Lincolnville Labor Day Weekend Festival, and...
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
Herman B. LaSaine collection
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1089
Abstract
The Herman B. LaSaine collection consists of numerous letters to Herman B. LaSaine. Mr. LaSaine is the son of Mrs. Mary Alice LaSaine one of the most prominent African-American educators in the Charleston area and the Low Country. The correspondence sent to Mr. LaSaine obtained in the collection, ranges from the time period of 1936 to 1941. The content of the collection of typical personal correspondence between Mr. LaSaine and impersonal communication from various institutions concerning...
Dates:
1936-1969
Edward A. Lawrence family papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1024
Abstract
Edward Lawrence was born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1858. He graduated from Avery Normal Institute in 1875. He taught at the Avery Normal Institute for almost 20 years and served as interim principal, as well as serving as president of the Avery Alumni Association. He also obtained a degree from South Carolina State College, where he taught psychology and sociology. Lawrence worked as a real-estate agent in Charleston before moving to Brooklyn, New York, in 1920, where he ran a real...
Dates:
1875-1983
William Lawrence papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1008
Abstract
William Lawrence (1895-1981) was born in Charleston, South Carolina to Merton and Sylvia Lawrence. He studied piano, organ, and voice at the Avery Institute (early 1900s), at the New England Conservatory of Music (1913-1916) and in Paris, France (1926-1931). He accompanied such well-known singers as Marian Anderson and Roland Hayes. He also taught piano and voice, composed music, and gave instrumental and vocal recitals in Europe and America. He died in 1981, and his remains rest at Trinity...
Dates:
1919-1988
League of Allied Arts records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1158
Abstract
The League of Allied Arts (LAA) is an organization of Black women who celebrate and help to locally advance a plethora of elements of high culture. The organization was initially founded in Los Angeles, CA, in 1939, however, Edwina Whitlock created a new branch of the organization upon her relocation back to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1986. This collection highlights the documents from its foundation and earliest years, from 1986 to 1988. There are three series. Administrative includes...
Dates:
1983-1988; Majority of material found within 1986-1988
Lecque family papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1115
Abstract
The Lecque family of Liberty Hill, South Carolina, was an African American family consisting largely of farmers and brickmasons. The family was one of the founding families of the Liberty Hill community (in North Charleston), which was established by Freedmen circa 1864-1867 along the railroad tracks to Mixon Avenue and along Montague Avenue. In 1871, William Lecque along with three other African American men (Ismael Grant, Aaron Middleton, and Plenty Lecque) established the oldest church in...
Dates:
1941-1990, 1997
Patricia Williams Lessane papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1175
Abstract
The papers of Patricia Williams Lessane, Executive Director of Avery Research Center for African American History & Culture from 2010-2019.
Dates:
1976-2019
Charleston S.C. Chapter of The Links, Incorporated papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1016
Abstract
The Charleston South Carolina Chapter is part of the Links, Incorporated, a historically African-American national women's service organization committed to educational, cultural, and civic activities. The organization was founded in Philadelphia, PA in 1946; the Charleston chapter was organized in 1951. The collection consists of organizational and administrative records detailing civic and club activities of the Charleston Chapter of the Links focusing on their four program facets:...
Dates:
1951-2010; Majority of material found within 1962-2005