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College of Charleston Library vertical file on "Citizens for Decency Through Law"
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0034-076
Collection Overview
The collection consists of materials gathered by the staff of the Robert Scott Small Library at the College of Charleston, SC. It includes numerous publications created by "Citizens for Decency through Law." The newsletters, pamphlets, and correspondence in the collection were produced between 1976 and 1981. The bulk of the collection is copies of the organization's newsletters, the "National Decency Reporter" and the "CDL Reporter." Each of the items warns of the dangers of obscenity and...
Dates:
1976-1981
Found in:
Special Collections
College of Charleston Library vertical file on "The Independent American"
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0034-087
Collection Overview
The collection consists of materials gathered by the staff of the Robert Scott Small Library at the College of Charleston, South Carolina. It includes three publications produced by the staff of the "Independent American." It was a conservative newsletter published in Louisiana from 1955 until 1971 by "Free Men Speak, Inc." After 1971, it was published in Littleton, Colorado. The file includes a special issue of the newsletter from 1968 titled "Special Emergency Mailing Regarding Riots," and...
Dates:
1958-1973
Found in:
Special Collections
Lewis R. Gibbes papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0020
Abstract
Papers of Lewis R. Gibbes, Professor of mathematics, astronomy, and physics at the College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, from 1838-1892. Papers include materials relating to Gibbes' studies in France, assorted obituaries, eulogies, and memorials, his published papers and newspaper articles (collected into several scrapbooks) on his scientific work and other topics, assorted Elliott Society of Natural History materials, astronomical charts and calculations, assorted cartes de...
Dates:
1800s-1893, 1937
Found in:
Special Collections
William Vincent Moore papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0153
Abstract
Writings, printed materials, working files, correspondence, photographs, and audiovisual materials of William Vincent Moore, Professor of Political Science at the College of Charleston from 1972 to 2009. Materials document Moore's scholarly research of American political extremism, South Carolina politics, and Southern politics. Printed materials amassed by Moore make up a significant portion of the collection and consist of newspapers, newsletters, magazines, booklets, pamphlets, direct...
Dates:
1895-2009; Majority of material found within 1940-2009
Found in:
Special Collections
St. Andrew's Society of Charleston records
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0144
Abstract
This collection includes administrative, financial, and membership records, records of charitable assistance, and other materials of the St. Andrew's Society of Charleston. Records document the social and benevolent activities of the St. Andrew's Society between the years 1729 to 2001.
Dates:
1729-2001
Found in:
Special Collections