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Bell family papers

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Identifier: AMN 1001
Abstract The African American Bell family of Charleston, South Carolina were descended from Sally (Sarah) Johnson, the matriarch of a free family of color who purchased 2 Green Street, circa 1844. In 1912, the property was willed to Hiram L. Bell (died 1952), a son of Jesse Miles DeReef and Holten L. Bell.These papers document properties owned by the family, especially the historic home at 2 Green Street, Charleston, sold to the College of Charleston in 1971. With materials on the history...
Dates: approximately 1890-1972

"The Black Whale Captured in Charleston Harbor, January 1880"

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Identifier: Mss 0034-037
Collection Overview Holograph manuscript with annotations and corrections written by Gabriel Manigault for publication in the Proceedings of the Elliott Society. In the manuscript Manigault notes that an earlier article, published in the Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, was based on his letter to J.B. Holder. The manuscript describes the capture of a Right whale in Charleston harbor in January 1880, a description of the...
Dates: 1885

Pierrine Smith Byrd papers

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Identifier: Mss 0007
Collection Overview Collection contains materials related to Byrd's alumni activities including correspondence, membership lists, receipts, clippings, and programs. Other items include awards, medals, and clippings relating to her college days, alumni activities, and her contributions to rose culture. Materials relating to College of Charleston alumni activities and Byrd's membership on the Alumni Assistance Committee include letters and invitations from the Alumni Association, thank you notes for...
Dates: 1919-1991

Charleston Chamber of Commerce records

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Identifier: Mss 0034-010
Collection Overview Records (1823-1923) include rules, awards, proposed constitution and by-laws, an annual report, and membership lists. A typescript copy of “Rules Charleston Chamber of Commerce Adopted to March 1858,” transcribed from the original by Agnes P. Lyons as part of a 1935-1936 W.P.A. project, contains a list of names of individual members whose signatures are on the document. A typescript copy of “Awards” transcribed by Mabel Whiting and Julia W. Reynolds during a 1935-1936 W.P.A. project contains...
Dates: 1823-1936

"Charleston Hospital Workers' Strike" rough draft (photocopy)

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Identifier: Mss 0034-102
Collection Overview The paper is a typed rough draft with hand written corrections. It describes the Hospital workers' strike at the Medical College of South Carolina in 1969. The author is not identified, but a handwritten note reveals that the document was written in 1982. The paper discusses the role played by Mary Moultrie, the leader of the strike, and William McCord, the college president, in the strike. The strike was a protest by African-American, predominantly female, hospital workers for better...
Dates: 1982

Frank R. Fisher notes

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Identifier: Mss 0072
Collection Overview Front cover inscribed "F.R. Fisher. Notes." Frank R. Fisher's "notes" contain observations, drawings, and photographs relating to scientific and technological studies, particularly astronomical observations made while Fisher was a resident in Charleston, S.C. during the 1880s.; Fisher records important discoveries and observations made by various scientists earlier in the century. Fisher's astronomical observations begin in Charleston in 1882 with the sighting of a comet. He also records his...
Dates: 1882-1902

German Friendly Society records

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Identifier: Mss 0019
Abstract

The German Friendly Society was a social and benevolent organization founded in Charleston, South Carolina in 1766. This collection contains typewritten transcriptions of their meeting minutes (1766-1858) compiled during a Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) project from 1935-1940.

Dates: 1766-1940

Lancelot Minor Harris papers

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Identifier: Mss 0022
Abstract

The Lancelot Minor Harris papers contains personal papers, correspondence, and written materials. Correspondents include James Easterby, DuBose Heyward, Ludwig Lewisohn, Herbert Ravenel Sass, Albert Simons, Thomas Tobias, and others. Written materials include notes concerning Harris' classes and personal writing, prepared by Paul Weidner. Also included in the collection are the personal papers and correspondence of Carlotta Harris.

Dates: 1872-1940; Majority of material found within 1890-1930

Jenkins Orphanage papers

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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

Lecque family papers

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Identifier: AMN 1115
Abstract The Lecque family of Liberty Hill, South Carolina, was an African American family consisting largely of farmers and brickmasons. The family was one of the founding families of the Liberty Hill community (in North Charleston), which was established by Freedmen circa 1864-1867 along the railroad tracks to Mixon Avenue and along Montague Avenue. In 1871, William Lecque along with three other African American men (Ismael Grant, Aaron Middleton, and Plenty Lecque) established the oldest church in...
Dates: 1941-1990, 1997

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Bell, James A. (James Augustus) 1
Bell, Louise Purvis 1
Bragg, Laura M. (Laura Mary), 1881-1978 1
Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International Union of America. Local No. 1 (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Byrd, George A. 1
Byrd, Pierrine Smith, 1899-1994 1
Charleston Advertising Club (S.C.) 1
Charleston Chamber of Commerce (Charleston, S.C.) 1
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College of Charleston. Alumni Association 1
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Cupp, Ruth Williams, 1928- 1
D'Ancona family 1
DeReef family 1
Easterby, J. H. (James Harold), 1898-1960 1
Fisher, Frank R. 1
Friendly Union Cemetery (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983 1
German Friendly Society (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Hampton Institute 1
Harris, Carlotta Letitia, 1865-1946 1
Harris, Lancelot Minor, 1868-1941 1
Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940 1
Holder, Joseph B. (Joseph Bassett), 1824-1888 1
Jenkins Orphanage (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Jenkins' Orphanage Band 1
Jenkins, Daniel Joseph, 1862-1937 1
Lecque family 1
Levi, Wendell Mitchell, 1891-1976 1
Levy family 1
Lewisohn, Ludwig, 1882-1955 1
Manigault, Gabriel E. (Gabriel Edward), 1833-1899 1
May, Philip S., Jr. 1
Mazyck, Emmeline Lucille 1
McCord, William M. (William Mellen), 1907-1996 1
McDavid, Raven I., Jr. (Raven Ioor), 1911-1984 1
Medical College of South Carolina (1952-1969) 1
Medical University of South Carolina 1
Morris Brown A.M.E. Church (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Moultrie, Mary, 1943-2015 1
O'Cain, Raymond K. 1
Orphan Aid Society (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Phillis Wheatley Literary and Social Club (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Purvis family 1
Randolph family 1
Randolph, Harrison, 1871-1954 1
Randolph, Louise Wagener, 1871-1959 1
Rose, Julia Rutledge, 1801-1873 1
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Rutledge, James Rose, 1827-1899 1
Rutledge, Maria, 1834-1912 1
Rutledge, Robert Smith, 1832-1902 1
Sass, Herbert Ravenel, 1884-1958 1
Shaw Memorial School (Charleston, S.C.) 1
South Carolina Association of Colleges 1
St. Andrew's Lutheran Church (Charleston, S.C.) 1
St. Philip's Church (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Stoney, Samuel Gaillard, 1853-1926 1
Tobias, Thomas J. 1
Wagener, George Andreas, 1846-1908 1
Weintraub, Karl Joachim, 1924- 1
Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784 1
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Zacharias, Henry T., -approximately 1915 1
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