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Charleston (S.C.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 186 Collections and/or Records:

Sass, Herbert Ravenel, 1884-1958

 Person

Scrapbook: Operation Catch-Up, Summer 1967

 File — Box 79, Oversize Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Funded by the City of Charleston's Office of Economic Opportunity, Whipper was the director of the Summer Catch-Up program. The tutoring program began at Saint Matthews Baptist Church with forty-five students. The sub-series contains correspondence and a scrapbook of the 1967 Summer experience.

Dates: Summer 1967
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 3: Academic Career / 3.3: Office of Economic Opportunity: Operation Catch-Up

Septima Poinsette Clark Portrait Unveiling, 1997

 File — Box 142, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents

Contains invitation and event program.

Dates: 1997
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement / 5.3: City of Charleston Departments and Committees / 5.3.4: City of Charleston Budgets and Committees

Philip Simmons collection

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1125
Abstract Philip Simmons (b.1912-d.2009) was an African American blacksmith and artisan specializing in the craft of ironwork in Charleston, South Carolina. Working out of his shop and home on 30 1/2 Blake Street in Charleston, Simmons spent seventy-seven years crafting utilitarian and ornamental ironwork. His work is recognized within the state of South Carolina, nationally and internationally. This collection donated by the Philip Simmons Foundation, holds personal papers with photographs and...
Dates: 1977-2007; Majority of material found within 1990-2000
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870

 Person

Simons, Katherine Drayton, 1890-1969

 Person
Dates: Existence: 1890-01-21 - 1969-03-31

Simons & Lapham

 Organization

Simpson, Merton D. (Merton Daniel), 1928-2013

 Person
Dates: Existence: 1928-09-20 - 2013-03-09

Sisterhood of Synagogue Emanu-El Ladies Night Out scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1108
Abstract

Collection consists of two scrapbooks containing photographs, clippings, tickets, invitations, raffle lists, guest lists, and other assorted ephemera related to the Ladies Night Out annual fundraising event held by the Sisterhood of Synagogue Emanu-El to benefit Emanu-El synagogue, Charleston's first Conservative congregation. Sunny Steinberg, co-chair of Ladies Night Out from 2000 to 2010, compiled both scrapbooks.

Dates: 2000-2010
Found in: Special Collections

Charlie Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0218
Abstract This collection consists of the papers of Charlie Smith, white activist for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights, political candidate, and real estate broker. The papers include biographical material about Smith. There are also subject files and audiovisual materials from Smith’s political campaigns for Village Council in Miami Shores, Florida, and for South Carolina House District 119 in Charleston, South Carolina. There are professional papers relating to Smith’s...
Dates: 1936-2020
Found in: Special Collections
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