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Jack and Jill of America, Inc. records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1187
Abstract
The Jack and Jill of America, Inc. records highlights the Charleston Chapter's members, administration, and memorabilia. While several of the items in this collection pertain to the national organization, the Mid-Atlantic region can be viewed as the main focus by incorporating significant conferences and events that showcase the Charleston Chapter's history and work within the community. Researchers can best use this collection when identifying team members of this organization,...
Dates:
1954 - 2011
Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1146
Abstract
Lucille Simmons Whipper (1928-2021), an educator, guidance counselor, academic administrator, community, and religious leader and the first African-American woman to serve as an State of South Carolina House of Representatives in Charleston's District 109 (1986-1996). She exercised her activism with her graduating class at Avery Institute in their attempts to desegregate the College of Charleston in 1944. Decades later, Whipper was instrumental in working with the State of South Carolina and...
Dates:
1900-2016, undated