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

2009 Upstate Pride SC t-shirt

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Mss 0237
Abstract

Upstate Pride SC t-shirt from the 2009 Pride March & Festival in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Dates: 2009
Found in: Special Collections

A factor's account book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0073
Collection Overview

The account book contains information about transactions of an unknown merchant in Charleston, S.C. The book details the sale of cotton, rice, and other commodities. It also provides information about the sale of goods and trade with ships and other merchants who operated in Charleston. The account book is a detailed representation of these transactions, but it does not name the factor or the company who it belonged to. No information on the origin of the account book is available.

Dates: 1861-1864
Found in: Special Collections

Ackerman family photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-034
Collection Overview

Collection contains five photographs: George Ackerman with Rabbi Harold Friedman and I.D. Blumenthal, ca. 1954; formal photograph (ca. 1950s) of George Ackerman and three confirmation candidates, possibly at Temple Israel, Salisbury, NC; image (ca. 1952) of Temple Israel's new building (?); man and woman in front of a shoe store (Fort Mill, SC?) ca. 1950s; color photograph (ca. 1970s) of George Ackerman.

Dates: 1950s-1970s
Found in: Special Collections

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

Aiken Jewish community collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1042
Collection Overview Mostly photocopied material chronicling the history of the Jewish community in Aiken, South Carolina, including the Adath (Adas) Yeshurun Synagogue. The scrapbooks are divided into six sections, which are arranged in original order. The Adath Yeshurun Synagogue section contains newspaper articles (1980s-1990s) re. history of synagogue, 70th anniversary program (1991), color photograph (1995) of board members, copies of real estate documents (1923-1925) for original acquisition of property,...
Dates: 1923-1995; Majority of material found within 1980s-1990s
Found in: Special Collections

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

Saul Alexander papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1030
Collection Overview Collection includes bound account and inventory ledgers, cancelled checks, check registers, correspondence, photograph, ephemera, and electrocardiograph chart. Collection contains business records (1914-1925) from The Saul Alexander Dry Goods Store in Summerville, South Carolina. Eleven bound volumes include an account ledger (1914-1919) organized by name of vendor; six inventory ledgers (1915-1925), each lists type of merchandise, quantity in stock, and price; expense ledger (1922-1924)...
Dates: 1914-1937
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

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correspondence 186
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Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 39
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South Carolina -- History -- 1775-1865 20
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videocassettes 20
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South Carolina -- History -- 1865- 18
newsletters 18
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African American churches -- South Carolina -- Charleston 17
administrative records 17
compact discs 17
genealogical tables 17
manuscripts for publication 17
DVDs 16
Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 16
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legal documents 15
Hospital Workers' Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969 14
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African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- Charleston 13
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Jewish families -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 12
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African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston 11
Jewish families -- South Carolina 11
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African American businesspeople -- South Carolina -- Charleston 10
African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina -- Charleston 10
Fraternal organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston 10
Jewish families -- South Carolina -- Charleston 10
awards 10
magazines (periodicals) 10
sketches 10
African American families -- South Carolina -- Charleston 9
African American teachers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 9
African American women -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Societies and clubs 9
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish 9
cabinet photographs 9
cashbooks 9
drafts (documents) 9
lists (document genres) 9
membership lists 9
newspapers 9
personal correspondence 9
research notes 9
slides (photographs) 9
speeches (documents) 9
writings (documents) 9
African American churches 8
African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century 8
Church records and registers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 8
Enslaved persons -- South Carolina 8
South Carolina -- Genealogy 8
Speeches 8
books 8
color slides 8
daguerreotypes (photographs) 8
journals (accounts) 8
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plats (maps) 8
tintypes (photographs) 8
African American educators -- South Carolina -- Charleston 7
African American fraternal organizations 7
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Avery Normal Institute 41
College of Charleston 30
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charleston Branch (Charleston, S.C.) 17
Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture 14
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) 14
Avery Research Center 10
United States. Works Progress Administration 10
Moses family 9
Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987 8
Cohen family 8
DeCosta family 7
Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) 7
Jewish Community Center (Charleston, S.C.) 7
Levy family 7
Charleston Naval Shipyard 6
Harleston, Edwin Augustus, 1882-1931 6
Hirsch, Mordenai Raisin 6
Moïse family 6
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 6
Voorhees College 6
Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968 6
African Methodist Episcopal Church 5
Aleph Zadik Aleph. Charleston Chapter 5
Allen University 5
Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 5
Breibart, Solomon 5
Centenary United Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 5
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina 5
Harby family 5
Jenkins, Esau, 1910-1972 5
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 5
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 5
Links, Inc. Charleston Chapter 5
McClennan-Banks Memorial Hospital (Charleston, S.C.) 5
Moïse, Penina 5
Raisin, Rachel M. 5
Robinson, Bernice, 1914-1994 5
Rubens family 5
Solomon family 5
South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs 5
Synagogue Emanu-El (Charleston, S.C.) 5
United States. Congress. House 5
Waring, Elizabeth 5
Weinberg family 5
Alliance for Full Acceptance 4
American Missionary Association 4
Bonds-Wilson High School (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Brith Sholom (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Brith Sholom Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Brown family 4
Brown, Millicent E. 4
Carawan, Guy 4
Clyburn, James 4
Congregation Sinai (Sumter, S.C.) 4
Cornwell, Ruby Pendergrass, 1902-2003 4
Deas, Alston, 1893-1985 4
Dock Street Theatre (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 4
Dulaney, W. Marvin, 1950- 4
Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Footlight Players (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Hospital and Training School for Nurses (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Karesh, Rosalyn Furchgott 4
Lazar family 4
Medical University of South Carolina 4
Morris Street Baptist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Moultrie, Mary, 1943-2015 4
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 4
Phillis Wheatley Literary and Social Club (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Potts family 4
Potts, John F., Sr., 1908-1998 4
Rosenberg, Anita Moïse Rosefield 4
Saunders, William, 1935- 4
Shulman, Nat, 1914-2000 4
Simons, Albert, 1890-1980 4
St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Tobias, Thomas J. 4
Whipper, Lucille, 1928-2021 4
Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990 3
Addlestone Hebrew Academy (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Aleph Zadik Aleph 3
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 3
Alston family 3
Alterman, Jennet Robinson 3
Altman family 3
Amistad Research Center 3
B'nai B'rith 3
Bachman, John, 1790-1874 3
Banov family 3
Baskervill Ministries (Pawleys Island, S.C.) 3
Benedict College 3
Bragg, Laura M. (Laura Mary), 1881-1978 3
Brown Fellowship Society (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Brown, J. Arthur, 1914-1988 3
Burke High School (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Butler, Susan Dart, 1888-1959 3
Calvary Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.) 3
Carawan, Candie 3
Charleston County Council 3
Charleston County School District 3
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