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Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1104
Abstract
The Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture was founded in 1978 by a group of Avery Normal Institute alumni and other interested persons in the Charleston, South Carolina, area. Its mission was to rescue the Avery Normal Institute buildings and to develop an archive and museum for preserving African American history and culture of the South Carolina Lowcountry. Working with the College of Charleston, the properties at 123 and 125 Bull Street were acquired and, in 1985, the Avery...
Dates:
1930-2019; Majority of material found within 1978-2008
Brochures on African American Archival Centers, 1985, 1989, and undated
File — Box 146, Folder: 12
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:
1985, 1989, 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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5.6.1: Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture (ALAAHC): Board of Directors
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5.6.1.6: Various Research Documents
Moorland-Spingarn Research Center: Archival Reading Room forms, undated
File — Box 146, Folder: 16
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:
undated
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
/
5.6.1: Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture (ALAAHC): Board of Directors
/
5.6.1.6: Various Research Documents