Owl's Whist Club

Abstract Helen Evangeline Banks Harrison was born in Hampton, Virginia in 1898, to Issiah and Anna DeCosta Banks. Often called Evangeline, or Vangi, she attended city schools in Charleston, South Carolina, as well as Avery Normal Institute, and Howard University. In 1922 she married Armistead B. Harrison and in 1935, she began working as a clerk in the out patient clinic of Charleston's segregated Hospital and Training School for Nurses. Harrison became Medical Records Librarian...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Hoffman family papers document several generations of the Hoffman family and their extended relatives, with a particular emphasis on the lives of Dr. Joseph Irvine Hoffman, Jr., his wife, Ellen Cecilia Wiley Hoffman, and their children, Joseph Irvine "J.I." Hoffman III and Norma Elaine Hoffman Davis. Dating from 1825 to 2025, the collection includes correspondence, personal and professional records, certificates and awards, educational materials, genealogical and family history...

Abstract The Owl's Whist Club was founded by sixteen African American men on February 14, 1914 in Charleston, South Carolina. The purpose of the club was to provide these men an opportunity to play cards, socialize, and discuss social issues. The Owl's Whist Club remains a social organization for professional African American men and is still active today.The collection documents the history of the Owl's Whist Club of Charleston, South Carolina, from 1924-1989. Materials include...