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Coards Studio photographs and records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1086
Abstract
The Coards Studio was a photography studio owned and operated by Joseph and Rachel Coards in Charleston, South Carolina. Coards photographed African American families and individuals in the studio and various events and groups outside of the studio, such as graduations, weddings, and other ceremonies. The studio, located at 78 Line Street, closed in the late 20th century.The collection contains business records, photographs, and personal material, including customer contacts,...
Dates:
approximately 1930s-1990s
Craft and Crum families papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1102
Abstract
William Craft (1824-1900) and Ellen Smith Craft (1826-1891) were slaves who met and married on a plantation in Macon, Georgia. Unwilling to raise children in slavery, in December 1848 they devised a plan to escape to Philadephia, Pennsylvania. Ellen dressed as an invalid male, her arm in a sling to avoid writing (neither William nor Ellen could read or write) and face in bandages to obscure her feminine voice and lack of facial hair. William accompanied her as a servant. They arrived in...
Dates:
1780-2007
John L. Dart family papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1069
Abstract
John Lewis Dart (1854-1915) was born a free person of color in Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated from Avery Normal Institute in 1872 and attended Atlanta University in Georgia, and Newton Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, where he was ordained a Baptist minister. He returned to Charleston in 1886 and became pastor of Morris Street Baptist Church. Sixteen years later, Dart ministered the Shiloh Baptist Church. In 1894, he opened the Charleston Normal and Industrial Institute, a...
Dates:
1844-1947
Frank Augustus DeCosta papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1106
Abstract
Frank Augustus DeCosta (1910-1972) was an African-American educator, administrator and scholar born in Charleston, South Carolina. In a career that spanned four decades, DeCosta served as a teacher and principal of two high schools, supervisor and chairman of an education department, director of instruction and of student teaching, foreign service statistical officer, and organizing dean of two graduate schools.The collection includes correspondence, research notes, essays,...
Dates:
1847-2000; Majority of material found within 1940-1972
H. A. DeCosta, Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1084
Abstract
Herbert A. DeCosta, Jr. (1923-2008) was a renowned African American architect and contractor based in Charleston, South Carolina. While he served as president of the H. A. DeCosta Company, the company worked on the construction and renovations of numerous churches, apartment complexes, schools, and residences, including some of the most architecturally significant houses in Charleston. The DeCosta Company also did much of the renovation and preservation work for Historic Charleston...
Dates:
1854-2009
DeReef Court and Park collection
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1128
Abstract
DeReef Court is a former African-American residential housing community in the City of Charleston, South Carolina established in 1854. Named after Joseph and Richard Edward DeReef, free men of color who were successful entrepreneurial brothers. Presently, the residential park known as DeReef Park represents the last green space in the Cannonborough/Elliotborough neighborhood.The collection holds ancestral histories, photocopied deeds and census reports regarding the DeReef...
Dates:
1854-2012; Majority of material found within 1990-2012
Walter Earl Douglas papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1127
Abstract
Walter Earl Douglas (1923-1979), an African-American newspaper journalist and writer. A stanch conservative Republican, Douglas wrote columns under the byline of "The Earl of Charleston" and "W. Earl Douglas." His columns were featured in South Carolina newspapers including the "Charleston Chronicle," "The Charleston Evening Post" and "Black News" (Columbia), in addition to syndicated nationally papers including the "Union Leader" (Manchester, New Hampshire). Douglas' writings incorporate...
Dates:
1963-1979; Majority of material found within 1977-1979
Reverend John T. Enwright papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1087
Abstract
Reverend John Thomas Enwright (1904-1975), an African American minister, served the congregation at Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in Charleston, South Carolina from 1949 to 1974. A public figure as well as a religious leader, Enwright was also heavily involved in Charleston-area community organizations.The collection documents Reverend Enwright's personal life, ministerial work, and civic involvement from the 1930s to 1975. Personal papers document Enwright's...
Dates:
1884-1975
Friendly Moralist Society records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1009
Abstract
The Friendly Moralist Society was a benevolent society, established in Charleston South Carolina, 1838 for free men of color (mulatto or mixed race). The group served the community by providing burial aid, purchasing plots and assisting during funerals, for those in need. The organization also worked to provide charitable assistance to needy widows and orphans of deceased members. Each member was entitled to certain rights of membership, namely financial assistance in times of illness or...
Dates:
1841-1856, and undated
Friendly Union Society records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1122
Abstract
The Friendly Union Society was formed in Charleston in 1813. It consisted of a membership of no more than fifty men and no less than five. It was formed for the relief of orphans and widows in the community; and to provide for the general welfare of the community as a whole. It also served as a burial society; providing a place for interment, as well as tending and upkeep of the cemetery. This society remained in Charleston in varying degrees of activity through 1981. The collection consists...
Dates:
1889-1981, undated
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- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 12
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- African American churches -- South Carolina -- Charleston 6
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- African American fraternal organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston 5
- African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century 5
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- Fraternal organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston 5
- Hospital Workers' Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969 5
- correspondence 5
- African American churches 4
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- African American businesspeople -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
- African American fraternal organizations -- 20th century -- Photographs 3
- African American photographers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
- African American teachers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
- African American women teachers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
- African Americans -- History 3
- African Americans -- Societies, etc. -- History 3
- African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History -- 19th century 3
- Charleston (S.C.) -- History 3
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- South Carolina -- History -- 1865- 3
- administrative records 3
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- scrapbooks 3
- Abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century 2
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- Musicians -- South Carolina -- Charleston 2
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- bylaws (administrative records) 2
- photocopies 2
- photographs 2
- sermons 2
- Abolitionists -- Massachusetts -- Boston 1 + ∧ less
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- Avery Normal Institute 13
- Avery Research Center 4
- DeCosta family 4
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charleston Branch (Charleston, S.C.) 4
- Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture 3
- Bonds-Wilson High School (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 3
- Harleston family 3
- Harleston, Edwin Augustus, 1882-1931 3
- Hospital and Training School for Nurses (Charleston, S.C.) 3
- Howard University 3
- Baskervill Ministries (Pawleys Island, S.C.) 2
- Benedict College 2
- Brown Fellowship Society (Charleston, S.C.) 2
- Centenary United Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 2
- Craft family 2
- Craft, Ellen 2
- Craft, William 2
- Crum, William Demos, 1859-1912 2
- Crump family 2
- Davis, Julia-Ellen 2
- Graves, J. Michael (James Michael), 1915-1996 2
- Jenkins Orphanage (Charleston, S.C.) 2
- Jenkins' Orphanage Band 2
- Kinlaw family 2
- Morris Street Baptist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 2
- Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church (Charleston, S.C.) 2
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 2
- Orphan Aid Society (Charleston, S.C.) 2
- Owl's Whist Club 2
- Whipper, Benjamin James, 1912-1998 2
- Whipper, Lucille, 1928-2021 2
- Whitlock, Edwina H. (Edwina Harleston), 1916-2002 2
- Wilson, John T., 1910-1994 2
- A. Philip Randolph Institute 1
- African Methodist Episcopal Church 1
- Allen University 1
- Allen, William Francis, 1830-1889 1
- Allison, C. FitzSimons (Christopher FitzSimons), 1927- 1
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 1
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Gamma Xi Omega Chapter (Charleston, S.C.) 1
- Alston, Addie Middleton 1
- American Tobacco Company 1
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America 1
- Anderson, Leroy Frederick, Dr., 1916-1989 1
- Association for the Study of African-American Life and History 1
- Association for the Study of African-American Life and History. Charleston Area Branch 1
- Association for the Study of African-American Life and History. Conference 1
- Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History 1
- Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History. Charleston Area Branch 1
- Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History. Conference 1
- Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, inc 1
- Atlanta University 1
- Atlantic Beach Chamber of Commerce (Atlantic Beach, S.C.) 1
- Atlantic Beach Company (Atlantic Beach, S.C.) 1
- Atlantic Beach Historical Society (Atlantic Beach, S.C.) 1
- Bah, M. Alpha, 1947- 1
- Baker, Frazier B., -1898 1
- Ball, Edward, 1958- 1
- Banks, Anna DeCosta, 1863-1911 1
- Baptist Education Center Foundation (North Charleston, S.C.) 1
- Baptist Educational & Missionary Convention of South Carolina 1
- Baptist Ministers' Wives and Ministers' Widows of Charleston County (S.C.) 1
- Beecher Congregational Church (New Orleans, La.) 1
- Bennett College (Greensboro, N.C.) 1
- Bennett, Isaiah, 1926-2002 1
- Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments 1
- BikeFest (Atlantic Beach, S.C.) 1
- Boags Modern Arts Photography Studio 1
- Boags, Grippon A. 1
- Boags, Walter N., 1917-1997 1
- Bonds, J. R. (James Roosevelt), 1904-1992 1
- Bonds, Lacy, 1910-1973 1
- Bronseaux, Anna Pierre Dart, 1896-1978 1
- Bronseaux, Beverly 1
- Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1
- Brown, Arthur Felder, Jr. 1
- Brown, J. Arthur, 1914-1988 1
- Brown, Millicent E. 1
- Brown, Miriam M., 1901-2002 1
- Burke High School (Charleston, S.C.) 1
- Butler, Nathaniel 1
- Butler, Susan Dart, 1888-1959 1
- Caffey family 1
- Carolina Youth Development Center 1
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 1
- Carter, Rosalynn 1
- Catholic Church. Diocese of Charleston (S.C.) 1
- Century Fellowship Society (Charleston, S.C.) 1
- Chambers, Annette Graves, 1983- 1
- Charity Baptist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 1
- Charleston Area Community Relations Committee (Charleston, S.C.) 1
- Charleston County Baptist Association (S.C.) 1
- Charleston County Council 1
- Charleston County Economic Opportunities Commission 1
- Charleston County Legislative Delegation 1
- Charleston County School District 1
- Charleston County School District No. 20 (S.C.) 1
- Charleston Naval Shipyard 1
- Charleston Normal and Industrial School (Charleston, S.C.) 1 + ∧ less
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