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Thomas Tobias Carr III papers

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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

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

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

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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

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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 County Black School Directory collection

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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

Charleston County Department of Social Services records

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Identifier: 0-00000
Abstract Charleston County Department of Social Services records are a compilation of non-confidential administrative reports and various public welfare studies. The majority of the material pertains to Charleston County, but some has statewide significance. Approximately 40% of the collection pertains to the African American experience in the region. The records contains letters, memoranda, reports, statistics and other documents regarding the system of social services and includes histories of the...
Dates: approximately 1919-1989
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Charleston Five collection

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Identifier: AMN 1124
Abstract The Charleston Five, Elijah Ford Jr., Ricky Simmons, Peter Washington, Jason Edgerton and Kenneth Jefferson were brought up on felony riot charges following a confrontation on the Charleston docks with law enforcement. The Charleston Five Collection contains correspondence, legal documents, financial documents, literary productions, printed materials and video material all pertaining to the published work of Suzan Erem and Paul Durrenberger. The collection is arranged into four series:...
Dates: 1921-2008; Majority of material found within 1998-2005
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Charleston Free Library Rosenwald Fund records

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Identifier: AMN 1151
Abstract The Charleston Free Library, Charleston's first public library, opened its doors on January 1, 1931. The establishment of this library was made possible with the support of the Julius Rosenwald Fund. A grand total of $80,000 was awarded to the Free Charleston Library with the goal of “enabling the county to get this service started with the best possible standards.” The funds were distributed over a five year period. The Charleston Free Library Rosenwald Fund collection contains...
Dates: 1930-1945
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Margaretta P. Childs African American church records project

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Identifier: AMN 1013
Abstract Margaretta Pringle Childs (1912-2000) worked as an archivist at the College of Charleston, was head archivist for the City of Charleston, and a field archivist for the South Carolina Historical Society. In addition to her archival work, Childs was a member of the Charleston Interracial Committee and a Civil Rights activist. The materials in this collection form the working files of Margretta P. Childs's attempted project to collect and house the records of Charleston's Black churches at the...
Dates: 1849-1985
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

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correspondence 18
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African American teachers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 8
African American women -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Societies and clubs 8
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Hospital Workers' Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969 8
administrative records 8
clippings (information artifacts) 8
financial records 8
African American fraternal organizations 7
African American fraternal organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston 7
African American musicians -- South Carolina -- Charleston 7
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Religion 7
minutes (administrative records) 7
programs (documents) 7
scrapbooks 7
African American women -- South Carolina -- Societies and clubs 6
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annual reports 4
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memorabilia 4
newsletters 4
African American business enterprises -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
African American cemeteries -- South Carolina 3
African American educators -- United States -- 20th century 3
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Avery Normal Institute 44
Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture 14
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charleston Branch (Charleston, S.C.) 14
Avery Research Center 12
Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987 7
Centenary United Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 6
College of Charleston 6
DeCosta family 6
Harleston, Edwin Augustus, 1882-1931 6
Voorhees College 6
African Methodist Episcopal Church 5
Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.) 5
Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) 5
South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs 5
Waring, Elizabeth 5
Allen University 4
American Missionary Association 4
Brown, Millicent E. 4
Burke High School (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Charleston County School District 4
Clyburn, James 4
Hospital and Training School for Nurses (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Howard University 4
Jenkins, Esau, 1910-1972 4
McClennan-Banks Memorial Hospital (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Morris Street Baptist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 4
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity 4
Palmetto Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association 4
Phillis Wheatley Literary and Social Club (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 4
St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968 4
Whipper, Lucille, 1928-2021 4
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 3
Amistad Research Center 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 family 3
Butler, Susan Dart, 1888-1959 3
Calvary Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.) 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
Dulaney, W. Marvin, 1950- 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
International Longshoremen's Association 3
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 3
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 3
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 3
Links, Inc. Charleston Chapter 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
Potts family 3
Potts, John F., Sr., 1908-1998 3
Robinson, Bernice, 1914-1994 3
South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives 3
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003 3
Williams, Hosea, 1926-2000 3
Young Women's Christian Associations. Charleston, S.C 3
Young, Andrew, 1932- 3
Zion-Olivet United Presbyterian Church (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990 2
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Gamma Xi Omega Chapter (Charleston, S.C.) 2
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 2
Anderson, Leroy Frederick, Dr., 1916-1989 2
Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993 2
Atlanta University 2
Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture. Board of Directors 2
Banks, Anna DeCosta, 1869-1930 2
Baptist Educational & Missionary Convention of South Carolina 2
Bennett College (Greensboro, N.C.) 2
Bennett, Isaiah, 1926-2002 2
Bethel United Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 2
Black Panther Party 2
Blacks United for Action 2
Brown, J. Arthur, 1914-1988 2
Brown, MaeDe E. M., 1918-2012 2
Brown, W. Melvin, Jr., 1934-1994 2
Brownlee, Frederick Leslie, 1883-1962 2
Buist Elementary School (Charleston, S.C.) 2
Caffey family 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
Central Baptist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 2
Charleston County Council 2
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