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100 Black Men of Charleston records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1085
Abstract
100 Black Men of Charleston, Inc., established in 1996, is a local chapter of 100 Black Men of America, a national organization that dedicates time and financial assistance to programs and facilities that assist youth in communities of particular need. Many programs implemented by the organization involve mentoring and education.
The collection consists of materials relating to the establishment, operation, and development of 100 Black Men of Charleston, Inc. Administrative records include...
Dates:
1995-2008
George Smith Adams papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0174
Abstract
Mainly George Smith Adams' genealogical research documenting his father George Alexander Adams (1887-1984), mother Theodora Elizabeth Smith Adams (1888-1983), grandfather Daniel Townsend Smith (1842-1929) with data on the Washington Artillery, and great grandfather Thomas Peter Smith (1814-1899). Also included are materials relating to his extended family and their surrounding areas, especially the Townsend family, Medway Plantation, Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina.
Dates:
1826-2010; Majority of material found within 1925-1999
Found in:
Special Collections
Nathan S. Addlestone papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1127
Abstract
Scrapbooks, yearbooks, clippings, programs, newsletters, and reports pertaining to Nathan Addlestone, a Charleston businessman who founded several scrap metal businesses, including Steelmet, Incorporated and Addlestone International Corporation. He was also very active in philanthropy, particularly pertaining to education.
Dates:
circa 1910-2009
Found in:
Special Collections
Willy Adler papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1065-028
Abstract
The collection consists of correspondence, certificates, and other papers of Willy Adler (1920-), a native of Hamburg, Germany, who immigrated to the United States in 1939. Materials document Nazi persecution of the Adler family.
Dates:
1913-1938, 1982-2010
Found in:
Special Collections
African American Firemen in Charleston collection
Collection
Identifier: AMN 9010v
Abstract
African American firemen have served in the Charleston Fire Department since 1882.The collection includes photocopied photographs of uniformed firemen and clippings from News and Courier about black fire fighters in the Charleston Fire Department. In a 1956 article, the News and Courier reported that black firemen received the same privileges in pay, sick leave, and other benefits as did white...
Dates:
approximately 1910s-1984
William Martin Aiken papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0002
Abstract
Sketchbooks, photographs, clippings and other professional papers of Charleston born architect William Martin Aiken. Materials relate to Aiken's student and professional work as an architect in Boston, Massachusetts, and Cincinnati, Ohio, and as the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department. Materials also relate to homes designed by Aiken as well as buildings designed by the New York City architectural firm McKim, Mead, and White.
Dates:
1878-1956
Found in:
Special Collections
William G. Albergotti research papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0223
Collection Overview
The collection contains Albergotti’s research materials relating to the Fripp family, the Brick House ruins on Edisto Island, S.C., and the Sheldon Church vestry and pew holders. Research materials include correspondence, research notes, manuscript drafts, maps, photographs, negatives, a compact disc, a USB drive, and photocopies of research materials.
Dates:
1986-2016
Found in:
Special Collections
Alliance for Full Acceptance (AFFA) records
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0205
Abstract
Administrative records, subject files, correspondence, audiovisual materials, and born-digital files documenting the activities of the Alliance for Full Acceptance (AFFA), a Charleston, South Carolina-based organization that advocates for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people. Materials relate to AFFA’s partnerships with the grant organization the Freeman Foundation, and with LGBTQ organizations including South Carolina Equality Coalition (SCEC), We Are...
Dates:
1998-2019
Found in:
Special Collections
Winfred Kent Alston collection
Collection
Identifier: 30028
Abstract
Winfred Kent Alston served as principal of Robert Smalls High School in Beaufort, South Carolina, from 1937 to 1962. Through his work with the school and community he founded the first African American Boy Scout Troop and high school band in Beaufort County. His Collection contains programs from his activities at South Carolina State and in Beaufort, articles, photographs, and a 1962 copy of the Robert Smalls High School newspaper,
Dates:
approximately 1930-1987
Dr. Leroy Frederick Anderson papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1145
Abstract
Leroy Frederick Anderson (1916-1989), was an educator, behavioral scientist and medical administrator. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Anderson was a graduate of Avery Institute, (Class of 1935), Fisk University and the University of Kentucky where he acquired a Doctor of Education degree. During his illustrious career, Anderson was supervising principal at W. Gresham Meggett School (James Island, South Carolina); executive director of Franklin C. Fetter Family Health Center,...
Dates:
1942-1990, undated; Majority of material found within 1973-1975
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- Avery Normal Institute 34
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- College of Charleston 10
- United States. Army 10
- Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture 8
- Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) 8
- Avery Research Center 7
- Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987 7
- Centenary United Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 6
- Charleston Naval Shipyard 6
- Dachau (Concentration camp) 6
- Voorhees College 6
- Alliance for Full Acceptance 5
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp) 5
- DeCosta family 5
- Harleston, Edwin Augustus, 1882-1931 5
- Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) 5
- Hirsch, Mordenai Raisin 5
- Moses family 5
- Waring, Elizabeth 5
- Brith Sholom Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 4
- Burke High School (Charleston, S.C.) 4
- Charleston County School District 4
- Clyburn, James 4
- Cohen family 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
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 4
- Medical University of South Carolina 4
- Morris Street Baptist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity 4
- Raisin, Rachel M. 4
- South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs 4
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference 4
- United States. Works Progress Administration 4
- Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968 4
- Whipper, Lucille, 1928-2021 4
- Addlestone Hebrew Academy (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- African Methodist Episcopal Church 3
- Aleph Zadik Aleph 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
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp) 3
- Butler, Susan Dart, 1888-1959 3
- Carawan, Guy 3
- Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina 3
- Congregation Sinai (Sumter, S.C.) 3
- Cornwell, Ruby Pendergrass, 1902-2003 3
- DeCosta, Emily, 1923-2011 3
- Dock Street Theatre (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- Douglas, Rosslee Tenetha Green, 1928-2011 3
- Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 3
- Emanuel family 3
- Footlight Players (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- Graves, J. Michael (James Michael), 1915-1996 3
- Harby family 3
- Harby, Isaac, 1788-1828 3
- Harleston family 3
- Harleston, Edwin Gailliard, 1854-1931 3
- Hunt, Eugene C. 3
- Immaculate Conception School (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- Karesh, Rosalyn Furchgott 3
- King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 3
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 3
- Levy family 3
- McClennan-Banks Memorial Hospital (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- Mickey family 3
- Morris College (Sumter, S.C.) 3
- Moses, Octavia Harby, 1823-1904 3
- Moïse, Penina 3
- Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 3
- Rivers, L. Mendel (Lucius Mendel), 1905-1970 3
- Robinson, Bernice, 1914-1994 3
- Rosenberg family 3
- Rosenberg, Abraham, 1859-1920 3
- South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives 3
- St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- Synagogue Emanu-El (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003 3
- United States. Congress. House 3
- United States. Navy 3
- We Are Family (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- Williams, Hosea, 1926-2000 3
- Winstock family 3
- Young, Andrew, 1932- 3
- Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990 2
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 2
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 2
- Alterman, Jennet Robinson 2
- Amistad Research Center 2
- Anderson, Dorothy Middleton 2
- Anderson, Leroy Frederick, Dr., 1916-1989 2 ∧ less
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