Charleston (S.C.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Avery Board Sponsored Events: "Avery: The Spirit That Would Not Die: A History of Avery Normal Institute from 1865 to 1954", 1981
File — Box 146, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Includes research typescripts, short version history booklet by Drs. Edmund Drago and Eugene Hunt, and program invitations.
Dates:
1981
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
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Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement
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5.6: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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5.6.1: Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture (ALAAHC): Board of Directors
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5.6.1.4: Workshops and Event Programs
"Charleston Workshop" Seeking and Identifying Black Historical Treasures, 4-5 February 1983
File — Box 146, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Holds the sub-series: Board of Directors Administrative Documents and Committees; Correspondence and Newsletters; Grant Proposals; Workshops and Event Programs; Avery Institute Alumni; and Various Research Documents. Also view the Charleston Chapter of the Links, "Woman of the Year," Oversize Box #160, for additional materials not included in this subseries.
Dates:
4-5 February 1983
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
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Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement
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5.6: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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5.6.1: Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture (ALAAHC): Board of Directors
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5.6.1.4: Workshops and Event Programs
Department of Planning and Urban Development: Historical Research Project, 1987
File — Box 68: Series Series 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
Regarding research on Black Charlestonians.
Dates:
1987
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
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Series 2: Political Career
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2.4: State of South Carolina Legislative Branch-The General Assembly: House of Representatives: The Honorable Lucille Whipper
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2.4.14: Charleston County and City Departments and Organizations
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2.4.14.2: City of Charleston: Departments Offices, Organizations and Businesses
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2.4.14.2.2: City of Charleston Departments
Dr. Ernest E. Just, 1983 - 1984
File
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Each series contains multiple subseries in which detailed descriptions are provided in each introduction.
Series 1. Biographical Documents (1944-2015, and undated)holds resumes, vitas and biographical sketches; oral interview transcripts and essays about Whipper; tributes and honors which includes honorary degrees, the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame, and the BellSouth-South Carolina African American History Calendar honoree (also refer to Series 10: Awards. Various...
Dates:
1983 - 1984
Emanuel A.M.E. Church, (Charleston, SC), 1996, and undated
File — Box 137, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Contains weekly and event programs, correspondence, and booklets from various Baptist churches, and other denominational churches in South Carolina and other states. Also includes documents regarding the tragedy (referred to as "The Mother Emanuel 9") which took place at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on 17 June 2015.
Dates:
1996, and undated
Septima Poinsette Clark Portrait Unveiling, 1997
File — Box 142, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Holds correspondence,reports, meeting minutes, and various documents pertaining to Whipper's commission, committee, and Board of Trustee positions, along with her civic/social involvement.
Contains the subseries: Charleston County School District (CCSD); Mayor's Advisory Committee on Human Relations; City of Charleston Department and Committees; Charleston County Bicentennial Committee; South Carolina International Women's Year; Avery Research Center for African American History and...
Dates:
1997
Typescript: "Two-Hundred and Fifty Years of Afro-American Business in Charleston, South Carolina", bulk: undated
File — Box 146, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Contains documents collected in prepartation for the establishment of the Avery Research Center; a archive, small museum, and cultural center for public programming.
Dates:
Majority of material found in undated
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
/
Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement
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5.6: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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5.6.1: Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture (ALAAHC): Board of Directors
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5.6.1.6: Various Research Documents
Typescripts of Avery Institute's and Avery Research Center's History, 1994-2000, and undated
File — Box 147, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Includes newspaper and magazine articles.
Dates:
1994-2000, and undated
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
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Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement
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5.6: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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5.6.2: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, College of Charleston