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manuscripts (documents)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Handwritten documents, particularly books and other documents created before the invention of the printing press. May also be used to distinguish certain documents from published or otherwise printed documents, as in the cases of typed personal letters or a typescript from which printed versions are made.

Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:

Annual Conference materials, 2000

 File — Box 124, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes documents pertaining to the South Carolina and International Association of Ministers' Wives and Ministers' Widows, Incorporated. Holds Constitution and By-Laws, correspondence, meeting minutes, Special Rally reports, special event programs, syllabus, board meeting agendas, Women's Workshop and annual conference materials, and booklets.

Dates: 2000
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.5: Charleston County Baptist Association / 4.2.5.5: Baptist Minsters' Wives and Minsters' Widows of Charleston County

Edna Ginsberg Banov papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1039
Collection Overview Entire collection is photocopies of Edna Banov's unpublished manuscripts and other writings; originals remain with donor. Includes poems, short stories, letters, memoirs, notes, book reviews, eulogies, tributes and a compilation of Banov's short stories and letters titled, "Potpourri, Some of This, Some of That." (Many works in "Potpourri" have draft versions in the collection.) Most writings are annotated and several have critique notes included (from an unnamed editor.) Banov's memoirs...
Dates: 1960s-1990s
Found in: Special Collections

Biographical/Manuscript Documents, undated

 File — Box 105, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Holds correspondence, grant proposals and applications, press releases and newspaper articles, historical committee documents, oral history interview questions, biographical/manuscript documents, and various notes.

Dates: undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.2: Women's Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention (WBEMC) of South Carolina / 4.2.2.6: WBEMC History Project

Julian T. Buxton papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-016
Collection Overview Papers consist of Buxton's original annotated typescript (bound), "Franklin J. Moses, Jr., the Scalawag Governor of South Carolina," a thesis presented to the Department of History, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, April 26, 1950. Included are a letter and two postcards from southern historian, Frances B. Simkins, which contain critique of the thesis, along with comments and encouragement to publish....
Dates: 1950
Found in: Special Collections

Church Manual, undated

 File — Box 133, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains correspondence, annual session programs, meeting minutes, financial reports, typescripts, newsletters, and Sunday Order of Service programs. Also holds documents pertaining to assistant pastor and pastoral employment searches.

Dates: undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.4: Churches / 4.4.2: Morris Street Baptist Church / 4.4.2.1: Various Documents

Department of Education: Manuscript, 1993

 File — Box 39: Series Series 2, Folder: 10
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents

(Folder 2 of 2) Final edition of "Contributions..."

Dates: 1993
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 2: Political Career / 2.4: State of South Carolina Legislative Branch-The General Assembly: House of Representatives: The Honorable Lucille Whipper / 2.4.9: State of South Carolina Departments / 2.4.9.1: Department of Education

Department of Education: Manuscript draft , 1993

 File — Box 39: Series Series 2, Folder: 9
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents

(Folder 1 of 2) Holds "Contributions of African-Americans to South Carolina."

Dates: 1993
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 2: Political Career / 2.4: State of South Carolina Legislative Branch-The General Assembly: House of Representatives: The Honorable Lucille Whipper / 2.4.9: State of South Carolina Departments / 2.4.9.1: Department of Education

Discipleship Manual, 2005

 File — Box 131, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains correspondence, annual session programs, meeting minutes, financial reports, typescripts, newsletters, and Sunday Order of Service programs. Also holds documents pertaining to assistant pastor and pastoral employment searches.

Dates: 2005
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.4: Churches / 4.4.2: Morris Street Baptist Church / 4.4.2.1: Various Documents

Dissertation: "Towards Creating Anomalies...Low Income, First Generation Students at Benedict College", 2005

 File — Box 118, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Whipper served on Benedict's Board of Trustees (2005-2008). Holds correspondence, meeting minutes, Board of Trustees meeting reports, various committee meeting reports, President reports, Founder's Day Rally event programs, a variety of special event programs, and news releases. Includes dissertation: "Towards Creating Anomalies...Low Income, First Generation Students at Benedict College," 2005.

Dates: 2005
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.4.: Baptist Educational and Missionary Sponsored Educational Institutions / 4.2.4.2: Benedict College

Edmund Lee Drago collection

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1051
Abstract Scholar, author, and history professor, Edmund Lee Drago began his teaching career at the College of Charleston in 1975. He is the author of "Initiative, Paternalism and Race Relations: Charleston's Avery Normal Institute" (1990), among other books. His research focus is 19th century U.S. History, African American and Charleston history, and the American Civil War and Reconstruction. The Edmund Lee Drago Papers are organized in three series. The first consists of materials related to his...
Dates: 1784-2009, undated; Majority of material found in 1865-1991
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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