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100 Black Men of Charleston records

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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
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

African American Firemen in Charleston collection

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Identifier: AMN 9000-0010
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
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Airbrush, Acrylic, and Acetylene Oral History Project

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Identifier: AMN 1071
Abstract

The Airbrush, Acrylic, and Acetylene Oral History Project contains three oral histories with three Charleston-area artists: Halim Abdul-Karim (jewelry designer), Elayna Shakur (visual artist), and Jafar Simmons (airbrush artist). The interviewees discuss their artistic practices, what brought them to the Charleston-area, why they decided to stay, and how they Lowcountry has impacted their artistic practices. The oral history project was conducted by Alada Shinault-Small in 1999.

Dates: 1999-2000
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Marjorie Amos-Frazier papers

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Identifier: AMN 1166
Abstract Marjorie Amos-Frazier (1926-2010) was a Civil Rights activist and politician in Charleston, South Carolina. She was the first woman elected to serve on the Charleston County Council in 1974. Six years later Amos-Frazier became the first non-legislator, woman and African-American to serve on the South Carolina Public Service Commission (1980-1993).Amos-Frazier's papers hold biographical, professional and political career, organizational and religious affiliation documents and...
Dates: 1970s-2010, and undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

And I Am Telling You... Recollections of Four Lowcountry Ladies Oral History Project

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Identifier: AMN 1070
Abstract Alada Shinault-Small, MA, CIG, is a Charleston storyteller, writer, historian, artistic and cultural consultant on African American and Gullah-related topics. Shinault-Small conducted the interviews for this collection while a graduate student in history at the University of Charleston/The Citadel. Shinault-Small serves as Director of Operations for Sights and Insights Tours, Inc. The collection holds four oral histories with different African American women in the Charleston...
Dates: 1997
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Dr. Leroy Frederick Anderson papers

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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
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Vivienne Edwards Anderson papers

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Identifier: AMN 1144
Abstract Vivienne Edwards Anderson (1914-2006), a former student of Avery Institute (Class of 1933), and was one of the initial members of the Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture (AIAAH&C), which was established for the creation of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture at the College of Charleston. The collection contains brief documents relating to Edwards Anderson's life, genealogical information of her immediate family members: parents, Susanne...
Dates: 1920-2002, undated; Majority of material found within 1980-1995
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture Oral History Project

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Identifier: AMN 1057
Abstract The Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture Oral History Project brings together oral history projects coordinated by the Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture (AIAAHC) as well as individual oral histories conducted by members of the Institute. The majority of the oral histories were done as a part of the Avery Normal Institute Oral History Project which sought to document the experiences and perceptions of former students, teachers, principals, and community...
Dates: 1980-1996
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture records

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Identifier: AMN 1104
Abstract The Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture was founded in 1978 by a group of Avery Normal Institute alumni and other interested persons in the Charleston, South Carolina, area. Its mission was to rescue the Avery Normal Institute buildings and to develop an archive and museum for preserving African American history and culture of the South Carolina Lowcountry. Working with the College of Charleston, the properties at 123 and 125 Bull Street were acquired and, in 1985, the Avery...
Dates: 1930-2019; Majority of material found within 1978-2008
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Avery Normal Institute records

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Identifier: AMN 1012
Abstract The Avery Normal Institute was established by the American Missionary Association (AMA) in Charleston, South Carolina in 1865. The Institute originally served as a school for former slaves and free persons of color, providing normal (or, teacher) training to students pursuing careers in education. The school eventually became known just as Avery Institute, operating as a high school with financial support from the AMA until 1947, when it became part of Charleston's segregated public school...
Dates: 1862-1978
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

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correspondence 21
Oral histories 17
transcripts 17
African American churches -- South Carolina -- Charleston 16
African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- Charleston 13
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 12
Hospital Workers' Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969 12
clippings (information artifacts) 12
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston 11
African American businesspeople -- South Carolina -- Charleston 10
African American churches 9
African American families -- South Carolina -- Charleston 9
African American teachers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 9
African American women -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Societies and clubs 9
African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina -- Charleston 9
African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century 8
administrative records 8
financial records 8
programs (documents) 8
African American educators -- 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 Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Religion 7
minutes (administrative records) 7
scrapbooks 7
African American children -- Education -- South Carolina -- Charleston 6
African American women -- South Carolina -- Societies and clubs 6
African American women -- South Carolina -- Societies and clubs -- History 6
African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History -- 20th century 6
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Church records and registers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 6
Civil rights movements -- South Carolina -- Charleston 6
Fraternal organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston 6
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- South Carolina -- Charleston 6
Gullahs -- South Carolina -- Social life and customs 6
African American universities and colleges 5
African American women 5
African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina 5
African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina 5
African Americans -- Music 5
African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century 5
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African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History -- 20th century 5
Bridge clubs 5
Charleston (S.C.) -- Race relations 5
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Education -- South Carolina -- Charleston 5
High schools -- South Carolina -- Charleston 5
James Island (S.C.) -- History -- 20th century 5
Nonprofit organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston 5
awards 5
newsletters 5
photocopies 5
African American Episcopalians 4
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African American civil rights workers -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century 4
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African American nurses -- South Carolina -- Charleston 4
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African Americans -- Education 4
African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- History 4
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African Americans -- Museums 4
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annual reports 4
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memorabilia 4
African American artists 3
African American business enterprises -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
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African American churches -- South Carolina -- Johns Island (Island) 3
African American educators -- United States -- 20th century 3
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African American newspapers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
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African American photographers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
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Avery Normal Institute 49
Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture 17
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charleston Branch (Charleston, S.C.) 17
Avery Research Center 16
Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987 8
College of Charleston 7
DeCosta family 7
Harleston, Edwin Augustus, 1882-1931 7
Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) 7
Centenary United Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 6
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 6
Voorhees College 6
African Methodist Episcopal Church 5
Allen University 5
Brown, Millicent E. 5
Burke High School (Charleston, S.C.) 5
Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.) 5
Jenkins, Esau, 1910-1972 5
Links, Inc. Charleston Chapter 5
McClennan-Banks Memorial Hospital (Charleston, S.C.) 5
Robinson, Bernice, 1914-1994 5
South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs 5
Waring, Elizabeth 5
Whipper, Lucille, 1928-2021 5
American Missionary Association 4
Benedict College 4
Bonds-Wilson High School (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Carawan, Guy 4
Charleston County School District 4
Clyburn, James 4
Cornwell, Ruby Pendergrass, 1902-2003 4
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 4
Dulaney, W. Marvin, 1950- 4
Edison, Robert 4
Hospital and Training School for Nurses (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Howard University 4
Hunt, Eugene C. 4
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 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
Potts family 4
Potts, John F., Sr., 1908-1998 4
Saunders, William, 1935- 4
St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968 4
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 3
Amistad Research Center 3
Baskervill Ministries (Pawleys Island, S.C.) 3
Brown Fellowship Society (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Brown family 3
Brown, J. Arthur, 1914-1988 3
Butler, Susan Dart, 1888-1959 3
Calvary Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Carawan, Candie 3
DeCosta, Emily, 1923-2011 3
DeCosta-Willis, Miriam 3
DeReef family 3
Douglas, Rosslee Tenetha Green, 1928-2011 3
Fielding, Herbert U., 1923-2015 3
Frazier, Herb, 1950- 3
Glascoe, Myrtle Gonza 3
Graves, J. Michael (James Michael), 1915-1996 3
Harleston family 3
Harleston, Edwin Gailliard, 1854-1931 3
Holloway family 3
Immaculate Conception School (Charleston, S.C.) 3
International Longshoremen's Association 3
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 3
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 3
McClennan, Alonzo C., 1855-1912 3
McCottry-Smith, Cynthia 3
McFall, Thomas Carr, 1908-1969 3
Medical University of South Carolina 3
Mickey family 3
Morris College (Sumter, S.C.) 3
Moultrie, Mary, 1943-2015 3
Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Simmons, Philip, 1912-2009 3
South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives 3
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003 3
Waring, Thomas R. 3
Whipper, Benjamin James, 1912-1998 3
Williams Dockery, Patricia 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
Amos-Frazier, Marjorie, 1926-2010 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
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