clippings (information artifacts)

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Includes documents from the National Commission of International Women's Year and it's national conference.

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Contains educational documents which Whipper used in her talks and speeches, particularly for Black History Month.

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Contains materials pertaining to Whipper's 1986, 1988, and 1992 legislative election campaigns for Charleston District 109. Whipper was first elected to serve District 109 in a Special Election held in 1986 after the resignation of Robert Woods. She was elected to a full term in November 1986. Includes the subseries: 1986 and 1988 Campaign Materials; 1992 Campaign Materials; and 1994 Campaign Materials.

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Contains correspondence, reports, newspaper articles and handwritten notes pertaining to this hurricane which caused extensive damage to South Carolina on 21 Septemember 1989. Part of Whipper's district was one of the hardest hit.

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Includes memorandums, correspondence, and reports collected during Whipper's tenure as a CCSC board member.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Contains various editions of Constitution and By-Laws, correspondence, meeting minutes, financial reports, procedure manuals, event programs, and photocopied newspaper clippings regarding Whipper's membership with this historically African American national women's service organization. Of note is the National Trends and Services Facet Committee's work on "The Hurricane Hugo Project," (Box #156, Folder#9: 1989-1990), which details the relief efforts provided to fellow South Carolinians. Also...

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Cornwell, an Charleston educator and civil rights activist who was arrested for civil disobedience in 1963 for attempting to desegregate the Fort Sumter Hotel restaurant. Indcluded are newspaper articles, correspondence, event programs for her 100th year birthday celebration, funeral obesqiues, and Whipper's speech transcript regarding Cornwell receiving the Harvey Gantt Award.

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Contains campaign ephemera, invitations, programs, photographic images, newspapers articles, and magazines related to the President Obama's election and his first years in office.

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Regarding the passing of Ruby Cornwell, 28 February 2003.

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Contains campaign ephemera, invitations, programs, photographic images, newspapers articles, and magazines related to the President Obama's election and his first years in office.