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Brown Fellowship Society records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1005
Abstract
The Brown Fellowship Society was a benevolent society of free African-American and racially mixed men, affiliated with St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.The collection consists of organizational materials of the Brown Fellowship Society, including a corrected copy of Charles H. Holloway's Rules and Regulations of the Brown Fellowship Society as founded in 1794, but not published until 1844. Minute books detail the...
Dates:
1794-1990
Jenkins Orphanage papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1063
Abstract
A Charleston (S.C.) orphanage for African American children, founded in 1891 by Reverend Daniel Joseph Jenkins. The Orphan Aid Society (chartered 1892) was the governing board of the orphanage. Organized by members of the church where Reverend Jenkins was pastor, the Society furnished much of the financial support for the orphanage's efforts to provide education, training, skills, and care to orphans, half orphans, and destitute children. After Jenkins' death his widow, Mrs. Eloise C....
Dates:
1891-1991; Majority of material found in 1945-1980
Anna D. Kelly papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1083
Abstract
Anna D. Kelly (1913-2007) is known for her efforts to connect Lowcountry African Americans with the Highlander Folk School, most notably recruiting Septima Clark. A graduate of the Avery Normal Institute in Charleston, South Carolina, Kelly was a charter member of the Avery Institute of African American History and Culture. She then played a crucial role in establishment of the Avery Research Center.The collection includes personal papers and photographs related to Anna D. Kelly...
Dates:
1930s-1999
Jane and William Pease papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1019
Abstract
Jane H. Pease (born 1929) and William H. Pease (born 1924), professors emeritus from the the University of Maine, Orono, and former associate professors at the College of Charleston, wrote numerous books and articles on abolition, slavery, the history of Charleston, and many other topics.The collection consists of research material created and collected by the Peases for numerous projects. The materials document the enslaved and free blacks in Charleston, South Carolina, national...
Dates:
1804-1992
Phillis Wheatley Literary and Social Club papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1031
Abstract
The Phillis Wheatley Literary and Social Club was formed in 1916 under the direction of Jeannette Cox, wife of Avery Normal Institute principal Benjamin Cox. The club consisted of nineteen women members meeting to discuss literary works by such authors as W.E.B. DuBois, Carter G. Woodson and others. The club women also helped fulfill their mission to "lift as we climb" by taking an active role in Charleston's African American community by donating funds to such organizations as the YWCA,...
Dates:
1916-2011
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- Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 1
- Elgin Association 1
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- Foster, Stephen S. (Stephen Symonds), 1809-1881 1
- Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed), 1795-1864 1
- Jenkins Orphanage (Charleston, S.C.) 1
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- Jenkins, Daniel Joseph, 1862-1937 1
- Kelly family 1
- Kelly, Anna D., 1913-2007 1
- King, William, 1812-1895 1
- May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871 1
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- Pease, William H., 1924- 1
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