correspondence

Pogson family papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss 0034-135

Collection Overview This collection consists of items related to the Pogson family from the time of their arrival in the United States until the Civil War. It includes clippings, correspondence, calling cards, genealogies, personal effects, family documents, and other miscellaneous biographical materials. The majority of the documents refer to Milward Pogson, Sarah Pogson Smith, Frances Pogson Smith, and Harry Freeman Young Pogson. Alston Deas, the compiler of this collection, has attached explanatory notes and...

Dates: 1783-1949

Found in: Special Collections

Pollitzer and Hoben families papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss 1140

Abstract Biographical materials, writings, correspondence, photographs and negatives, newspaper clippings, working files, born digital records, research materials, and publications/printed materials of the Pollitzer and Hoben families. In particular, the collection covers the life and activities of Margaret Pollitzer Hoben, progressive educator, writer, speaker, and former Director of The Walden School in New York City. Also included are the working files of an unpublished book entitled, “Her Past...

Dates: 1894-2013

Found in: Special Collections

James Polzois papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss 0215

Abstract

The collection consists of the papers of James Polzois, an artist who lived in Charleston, South Carolina. The papers include photographs, prints, and original artworks of Charleston area architecture and church organs. There are also photographs, correspondence, and military records documenting Polzois’ life. The papers also include Polzois’ writings and research files, with a special focus on his research into Denmark Vesey.

Dates: 1864-2018; Majority of material found within 1952-2018

Found in: Special Collections

Frederick A. Porcher papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss 0038

Abstract Papers consist of memoirs, lectures, essays, correspondence, and other assorted writings of Frederick A. Porcher, Professor of Belles Lettres and History at the College of Charleston from 1848 to 1886. Memoirs concern Porcher's life and career, including his childhood on Cedar Springs Plantation, his education at Yale, his life in politics, his travels abroad, and teaching at the College of Charleston. There are also personal reminiscences on South Carolina history and politics and the...

Dates: 1761-1878

Found in: Special Collections

Robert Primrose papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss 0034-056

Collection Overview

The collection consists of a letter written in 1800 from Primrose to John S. McLaughlin concerning a job and a list of Primrose's assets from 1835.

Dates: 1800-1835

Found in: Special Collections

Program: Third Annual Avery Citizenship Awards Gala, 1997

File — Box 147, Folder: 21

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence and invitations.

Dates: 1997

Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement / 5.6: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / 5.6.2: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, College of Charleston

Progressive National Baptist Convention: Correspondence and event fliers, 2012

File — Box 82, Folder: 18

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains the subseries: Correspondence, Reports and Meeting Minutes; Annual Session Minutes and Programs; National Baptist Congress of Christian Education; Woman's Auxiliary; and Home and Foreign Mission Board.

Dates: 2012