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Peter H. Wood papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1131
Abstract
Peter Hutchins Wood (1943-), is a American historian who authored, "Black Majority: Negroes in Colonial South Carolina from 1670 through the Stono Rebellion." Wood was a Humanities Officer for the Rockefeller Foundation before teaching Colonial American history at Duke University from 1975 to 2008, where he was named Professor Emertius of History. Wood wrote the original version of "Black Majority" as his PhD dissertation at Harvard University, which was published in 1974.
Dates:
1964-1974; Majority of material found within 1973-1974
Lillian Ransier Wright papers collection
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1042
Abstract
Compilation of the Ransier and Wright family history and contribution to the advancement of African-American community. The collection focuses on the contributions of Alonzo Jacob Ransier in the reconstruction era being a congressman and Lt. Gov. of SC. He was also Lillian Ransier Wright’s father. Lillian Ransier Wright was a graduate of the Avery Normal Institute and was teacher by profession and was involved in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church whereas her husband William G. Wright taught...
Dates:
1924-1995
Frank Albert Young papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1136
Abstract
Frank Albert Young (1905-1990), worked as a journalist, historian, lecturer, and activist. Young, frequently referred to as "Mzee" (respected wise elder) and "Mwalimu" (dedicated teacher) was one of the last living members of "The Harlem Round Table." He was the founding member of the Third World Press News Service, Third World-American Education Association and Pan-African Communications Committee and was a member of numerous social justice, and grassroots organizations.
Dates:
1910-1989, undated; Majority of material found within 1970-1988
YWCA of Greater Charleston, Inc., records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1078
Abstract
The Young Women's Christian Association of Greater Charleston, which originated in 1907, has served communities in Charleston and the lowcountry area of South Carolina for over a century. Currently, the YWCA of Greater Charleston, Inc., strives to provide programs and services for all people and holds a mission to eliminate racism and to empower women.The collection documents the founding and history of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) in Charleston, South Carolina...
Dates:
1906-2007
Zion-Olivet Presbyterian Church records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1030
Abstract
Zion-Olivet formed in 1959 when two African American congregations in Charleston. S.C., Zion and Olivet, merged. The records in the collection are divided into three main sections, Zion Presbyterian Church, Olivet Presbyterian church and Zion-Olivet Presbyterian church records with numerous series which finacial documents, Kindergarten/Child Child Center, Church members and students, Women's Associations, United Presbyterian Men of Zion-Olivet, and the Presbyterian Church USA/Synod of the...
Dates:
1854-1991, undated
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- African American churches -- South Carolina -- Charleston 15
- correspondence 15
- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 12
- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston 11
- African American churches 9
- African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- Charleston 9
- African American teachers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 8
- African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century 8
- Hospital Workers' Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969 8
- African American businesspeople -- South Carolina -- Charleston 7
- African American fraternal organizations 7
- African American fraternal organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston 7
- African American musicians -- South Carolina -- Charleston 7
- African American women -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Societies and clubs 7
- programs (documents) 7
- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Religion 6
- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Societies, etc. 6
- Church records and registers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 6
- Fraternal organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston 6
- administrative records 6
- clippings (information artifacts) 6
- financial records 6
- African American universities and colleges 5
- African American women -- South Carolina -- Societies and clubs 5
- African American women -- South Carolina -- Societies and clubs -- History 5
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina -- Charleston 5
- African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina 5
- African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century 5
- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History -- 20th century 5
- Charleston (S.C.) -- Race relations 5
- Education -- South Carolina -- Charleston 5
- Funeral rites and ceremonies -- South Carolina -- Charleston 5
- High schools -- South Carolina -- Charleston 5
- James Island (S.C.) -- History -- 20th century 5
- photocopies 5
- African American Episcopalians 4
- African American children -- Education -- South Carolina -- Charleston 4
- African American families -- South Carolina -- Charleston 4
- African American newspapers 4
- African American teenagers -- Education -- South Carolina -- Charleston 4
- African American women -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Social life and customs 4
- African American women teachers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 4
- African Americans -- Civil rights 4
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History -- 20th century 4
- African Americans -- Education 4
- African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- History 4
- African Americans -- History 4
- African Americans -- Societies, etc. -- History 4
- Charleston (S.C.) -- History 4
- Charleston County (S.C.) 4
- Civic leaders -- South Carolina -- Charleston 4
- Civil rights movements -- United States 4
- Funeral homes -- South Carolina -- Charleston 4
- South Carolina -- History -- 1865- 4
- South Carolina -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century 4
- Southern States -- Race relations 4
- certificates 4
- minutes (administrative records) 4
- scrapbooks 4
- African American History Month 3
- African American business enterprises -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
- African American educators -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
- African American families -- South Carolina 3
- African American fraternal organizations -- 20th century -- Photographs 3
- African American newspapers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
- African American photographers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
- African American women 3
- African American youth 3
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina 3
- African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- Mount Pleasant 3
- African Americans -- Museums 3
- African Americans -- Music 3
- African Americans -- Politics and government -- South Carolina 3
- African Americans -- Race relations 3
- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History -- 19th century 3
- Archives 3
- Associations, institutions, etc. -- South Carolina 3
- Boards of directors 3
- Burial records -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
- Charleston (S.C.) 3
- Charleston (S.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century 3
- Church buildings -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Photographs 3
- Civil rights 3
- Civil rights movements -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
- Civil rights workers -- United States 3
- Discrimination in education -- South Carolina 3
- Education -- South Carolina -- Johns Island (Island) 3
- Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
- Nonprofit organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
- Political action committees -- South Carolina 3
- Public schools -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century 3
- Race discrimination -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 3
- Race discrimination -- South Carolina -- History 3
- School buildings -- South Carolina -- Photographs 3
- Segregation -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
- Undertakers and undertaking -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century 3
- annual reports 3
- memorabilia 3
- pamphlets 3 + ∧ less
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- Dutch; Flemish 1
- Italian 1
- Korean 1
- Names
- Avery Normal Institute 35
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charleston Branch (Charleston, S.C.) 13
- Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture 12
- Avery Research Center 11
- Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987 7
- Centenary United Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 6
- Voorhees College 6
- DeCosta family 5
- Harleston, Edwin Augustus, 1882-1931 5
- Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) 5
- Waring, Elizabeth 5
- African Methodist Episcopal Church 4
- Burke High School (Charleston, S.C.) 4
- Charleston County School District 4
- Clyburn, James 4
- College of Charleston 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
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 4
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity 4
- South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs 4
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference 4
- Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968 4
- Whipper, Lucille, 1928-2021 4
- 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
- Cornwell, Ruby Pendergrass, 1902-2003 3
- 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
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 3
- 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
- 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, 1869-1930 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
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 2
- Charleston County Council 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
- Craft, William 2
- Crum, William Demos, 1859-1912 2
- Crump family 2
- Davis, Julia-Ellen 2
- DeCosta, Frank A. 2
- DeCosta, Herbert A., Sr., 1894-1960 2
- DeReef family 2
- Democratic Party (Charleston County, S.C.) 2 + ∧ less
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