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Avery photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1112
Dates: approximately 1890s-2012

Avery School Memorabilia collection

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Identifier: AMN 1159
Abstract The Avery School Memorabilia collection contains documents that pertain to the activities at the Avery Normal Institute. These items include programs from musical and dramatic performances given by the students, commencements, invitations, dance cards and other memorabilia from extra-curricula activities. It also includes some copies of the Avery yearbook and student newspaper. Portions of this collection are available digitally on the College of Charleston’s Lowcountry Digital Library...
Dates: approximately 1865-2005 ; Majority of material found within 1869 - 1954

Dr. Elizabeth M. Bear collection

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Identifier: AMN 1134
Abstract Elizabeth M. Bear is a Professor Emeritus and former director of the Nurse-Midwifery program at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) School of Nursing. Bear's collection is a reflection of her avid interest in the nurse-midwifery profession, notably focusing on the education of African-Americans midwives (lay and nurse-midwives).The majority of the collection contains photocopied journal, magazine and newspaper articles, reports, correspondence, and photographs; along...
Dates: 1922-2006; Majority of material found within 1941-1998

J.R. Bonds papers

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Identifier: AMN 1082
Abstract J. R. Bonds (1904-1992) was an African-American educator from South Carolina. In 1946, Bonds was selected as the Supervisor of Schools for Cooper River School District Four. In 1950, the Six Mile High School was officially renamed Bonds-Wilson High in honor of J. R. Bonds and John T. Wilson. J. R.'s wife, Lacy Campbell Bonds (1910-1973), was a registered nurse and secretary at Bonds-Wilson High School.The collection contains programs, photographs, correspondence, newspapers and...
Dates: 1925-1986

Miriam M. Brown papers

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Identifier: AMN 1098
Abstract Miriam M. Brown (1901-2002) worked as an educator for fifty-two years at multiple schools in Charleston and Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. She received numerous recognitions for her work in the community, including a proclamation from the town of Mount Pleasant declaring October 12th of each year as Miriam Brown Memorial Day. Miriam married Arthur Felder Brown in 1928 and had two children, Arthur Felder Brown, Jr. and Jeanne Albertha Brown Morris.The collection includes personal...
Dates: 1922-2002

College of Charleston collection of miscellaneous illustrated newspaper clippings

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Identifier: Mss 0105
Collection Overview

The collection consists of clippings from illustrated newspapers gathered by the staff of the Special Collections department of the College of Charleston Library. It includes clippings from various illustrated newspapers and periodicals from within the United States and from England and France. Most of the newspapers contain images relating to events in South Carolina.

Dates: 1840-1917

College of Charleston miscellaneous newspaper collection

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Identifier: Mss 0103
Collection Overview

The collection consists of newspapers gathered by the staff of the Special Collections department of the College of Charleston Library. It includes full and partial copies of numerous newspapers from within South Carolina and from outside of the state. Most of the newspapers contain articles relating to events in South Carolina.

Dates: 1854-1938

Frank Augustus DeCosta papers

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Identifier: AMN 1106
Abstract Frank Augustus DeCosta (1910-1972) was an African-American educator, administrator and scholar born in Charleston, South Carolina. In a career that spanned four decades, DeCosta served as a teacher and principal of two high schools, supervisor and chairman of an education department, director of instruction and of student teaching, foreign service statistical officer, and organizing dean of two graduate schools.The collection includes correspondence, research notes, essays,...
Dates: 1847-2000; Majority of material found within 1940-1972

Herb Frazier papers

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Identifier: AMN 1088
Abstract Herb Frazier, an African American journalist based in the Lowcountry, has reported and edited for various newspapers in South Carolina and elsewhere since 1972. Frazier has been active in professional journalism associations and in education initiatives for minority journalism.The collection includes materials related to the personal and professional life of Herb Frazier. A small portion of the collection contains biographical, educational, and other personal information. The...
Dates: 1972-2006

Graves family papers

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Identifier: AMN 1081
Abstract The Graves family of Charleston, South Carolina, was an African American family consisting largely of educators and Avery Institute graduates. James R. B. Graves, Jr. (1883-1969), a Pullman porter and union member of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, married Rose Laura Winds (1890-1978) in 1915. Together, they raised five children: J. Michael, Pauline, Annette, Robert, and Eugene. J. Michael Graves (1915-1996), a Class of 1932 graduate of the Avery Institute, was an educator and...
Dates: 1884-2004

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Charlotte observer (Charlotte, N.C. : 1916) 1
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Education -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
Educational change -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
Fraternal organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
Fraternal organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Photographs 1
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Hazing -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
Hospital Workers' Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969 1
Hospital Workers' Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969 -- Photographs 1
Hurricane Hugo, 1989 -- Miscellanea 1
James Island (S.C.) -- History -- 20th century 1
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News and courier (Charleston, S.C. : Daily) 1
Newspaper editors -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
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Porters -- Labor unions -- United States -- History 1
Post and courier (Charleston, S.C. : Daily) 1
Pullman porters -- Photographs 1
Pullman porters -- United States -- History 1
Reporters and reporting -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
Rhode Island -- History -- 20th century 1
Rosenwald Schools 1
Rosenwald schools -- South Carolina 1
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Avery Normal Institute 6
Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture 3
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Bonds-Wilson High School (Charleston, S.C.) 2
College of Charleston. Library 2
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United States. Congress. House 2
Wilson, John T., 1910-1994 2
Bear, Elizabeth M. 1
Bonds, J. R. (James Roosevelt), 1904-1992 1
Bonds, Lacy, 1910-1973 1
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1
Brown, Arthur Felder, Jr. 1
Brown, Miriam M., 1901-2002 1
Callen, Maude E., 1898-1990 1
Chambers, Annette Graves, 1983- 1
Charleston County (S.C.). Police Department 1
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina 1
Coming Street YWCA (Charleston, S.C.) 1
DeCosta family 1
DeCosta, Beautine Hubert, 1913-2008 1
DeCosta, Frank A. 1
DeCosta, Frank Augustus, Jr., 1935-1999 1
DeCosta-Willis, Miriam 1
Deweese family 1
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 1
Frazier, Herb, 1950- 1
Graves family 1
Graves, Eugene 1
Graves, J. Michael (James Michael), 1915-1996 1
Graves, James R. B., 1883-1969 1
Graves, Pauline 1
Graves, Robert Blackburne 1
Graves, Rose L., 1890-1978 1
Hampton Institute 1
Hartnett, Thomas F. (Thomas Forbes), 1941- 1
Jenkins, Cambridge, Jr. 1
Kelly family 1
Kelly, Anna D., 1913-2007 1
Laing Elementary School (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) 1
Laing High School (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) 1
Laing Normal and Industrial School (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) 1
Manzer, G. B. 1
Medical University of South Carolina 1
Morris, Jeanne 1
National Association of Black Journalists 1
Penn Center Historic District (Saint Helena Island, S.C.) 1
Pullman Company 1
Ravenel, Arthur 1
Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932 1
South Carolina Association of Black Journalists 1
Tuskegee School of Nurse-Midwifery 1
University of South Carolina 1
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915 1
Wightman family 1
Wightman, J. P. 1
Wightman, J. T. 1
Wilson, Etta Winds, 1907-1995 1
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