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memorabilia

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Collected objects of various kinds with historical, personal, or locational interest, used generally.

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Mrs. Louise F. Holmes scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1182
Abstract

The Mrs. Louise F. Holmes scrapbook collection contains one scrapbook that documents Mrs. Holmes's faith, love for poetry, and a broad range of other interests which reflect the life of African Americans in the Lowcountry and South Carolina. This collection contains newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, and memorabilia which follow the lives of the Holmes family in Charleston, S.C. and Florence, S.C.

Dates: 1873-1940
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Alphonso W. Hoursey papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1156
Abstract Alphonso W. Hoursey was born in 1900 and raised in Charleston. He attended the Avery Normal Institute, Fisk University (1926), and the University of Michigan. After graduating from Fisk, Hoursey taught at the Avery Normal Institute, organized the HI-Y Club, which prioritized a ‘Protestant Ethic’ and sportsmanship. With Avery’s closure in 1954, Hoursey went to teach at Burke High School until his retirement in 1966. This collection of memorabilia of Hoursey highlights his career as an...
Dates: 1907-1972 ; Majority of material found within 1940-1960
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Bret Lott papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0224
Abstract

Papers of author and College of Charleston Professor of English, Bret Lott. Papers include manuscripts, reviews by and about Lott, memorabilia and souvenirs, publishing contracts and other legal documentation, teaching and early writing career materials, promotional materials, audiovisual materials, and a Brother Deluxe 750TR typewriter.

Dates: 1935-2020
Found in: Special Collections

The McCottry Smith Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1180
Abstract The McCottry Smith Family papers was created by Cynthia McCottry Smith and donated to the Avery Research Center between 1983-2015. The first series chronicles a detialed exploration of the McCottry family lineage and historical notes. This is the most extensive series and researchers will be able to use these items to gain insight into Mrs. Smith's life and personal interests. Additionally, this series houses items pertaining to several of her close relatives, including her...
Dates: 1881-2014
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Poliakoff family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1180
Abstract

Assorted papers of the Poliakoff family of Abbeville, South Carolina. Materials include World War II memorabilia, including two diaries kept by Abram Ellis Poliakoff detailing his time aboard the USAHS Jarrett M. Huddleston and materials relating to the D. Poliakoff department store including financial ledgers, invoices, receipts, and store signage.

Dates: 1896-1995
Found in: Special Collections

Lois A. Simms papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1118
Abstract Lois A. Simms was born in Charleston, S.C. She was the 1937 class valedictorian at the Avery Normal Institute. Simms continued her education at Barber Scotia Junior College and later received a B.A. in English and Social Studies at Johnson C. Smith University in 1941. She completed her Master of Arts in Education at Howard University in 1954 and did postgraduate work at Syracuse University and The Citadel. Simms has taught at various schools in the Charleston, SC area including the Avery...
Dates: 1920-2003, undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Small-Whaley family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0035
Collection Overview Collection contains papers of Robert Scott Small (1915-2007) and his father Robert Scott Small (1891-1931), and genealogical material, correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, and miscellaneous items concerning the Small and Whaley families. Papers (1937-1994) of Robert Scott Small (1915-2007) consist of his correspondence, transcriptions of his speeches, awards, resolutions, honors, scrapbooks of clippings concerning the Robert Scott Small Library at the College of Charleston (Charleston,...
Dates: 1796-1994
Found in: Special Collections

St. Philip Street "Rewisited" Reunion

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1001
Collection Overview Material related to reunion of St. Philip Street Jewish community, March 2-4, 1990, Charleston, South Carolina. Includes planning notes, reminiscences and correspondence, publicity materials, a video, photographs, prints of photographs, and photocopies of photographs. The collection consists of reminiscences by St. Philip Street residents regarding life in the area during the 1930s-40s. Questionnaires containing biographical information about former residents are also available. Also notable...
Dates: 1920-1990
Found in: Special Collections
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