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Mendelson family photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1154
Abstract Photographs, photograph albums, slides, and home movie film reels from the Mendelson family of Charleston, South Carolina. Images include a trip to Israel, A. Mendelson & Son at various addresses on King Street, a Citadel Dress Parade, National Music Co. run by brothers-in-law Otto Fox and Isadore Mendelson, family groups at various locations, 1940 hurricane damage, the Bronx Zoo, late 1940s Azalea Parades, summer camps, Charleston landmarks, College of Charleston graduation, and the...
Dates: 1917-1975
Found in: Special Collections

Metropolitan Community Church of Charleston (MCC) records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0209
Abstract Collection consists of the records of the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) of Charleston, a mission of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC), from 1990-2009. UFMCC is a Christian church that welcomes members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. Records include meeting minutes, bylaws, and financial information relating to the church’s activities, including worship services, the church food bank, and partnerships with...
Dates: 1990-2009
Found in: Special Collections

Jerry Meyerson World War II photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1169
Abstract

This collection consists of a photograph album and loose photographs from Jerry Meyerson's service in Europe during World War II, as well as some photographs from the homefront and a few photocopies of clippings/certificates related to his father Louis A. Meyerson.

Dates: approximately 1940s
Found in: Special Collections

Mickey Funeral Home papers

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1021
Abstract The Mickey Funeral Home was established in Charleston, South Carolina in 1894 by Edward Mickey (1850-1899). At his death, Edwin G. Harleston (1854-1931), brother of Edward Mickey's wife, Hannah Harleston Mickey (1848-1928), took over the firm until the two Mickey sons, Richard Harleston Mickey (1889-1934) and Edward Crum Mickey (1883-1965), became of age. In 1901, Edward Crum Mickey learned the trade and worked with Edwin G. Harleston at the funeral home. The company split in 1913; the...
Dates: 1906-1934
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Middleton family artwork

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0001
Abstract

Collection consists of assorted architectural drawings, ink sketches, pencil drawings, and watercolors attributed to John Izard Middleton, Henry Middleton, and Thomas Walker as well as several sketches of additions to Middleton Place, the family seat located along the Ashley River near Charleston, South Carolina.

Dates: 1809-1867
Found in: Special Collections

Nathaniel Russell Middleton papers

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Identifier: Mss 0032
Collection Overview Nathaniel Russell Middleton papers consist of his writings, his correspondence with his wife and children, and miscellaneous items. Middleton's writings consist of poems, essays, and addresses about Christianity, the fine arts, philosophical materialism, temperance, secession, fame, the U.S. Constitution, and other subjects, many of which were probably delivered to the students of the College of Charleston during his tenure there as professor and president. Correspondence includes letters...
Dates: 1823-1881
Found in: Special Collections

Middleton Parker family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0234
Abstract

Assorted materials, including correspondence, memoirs, literary manuscripts, genealogical charts, clippings, and other materials relating to the Middleton, Parker, Robertson, Hazelhurst, Whaley, and Smith families of Charleston, South Carolina. Materials compiled by Elizabeth Middleton Parker.

Dates: 1860s-2020
Found in: Special Collections

James Warley Miles papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0008
Collection Overview Papers consist of correspondence, transcripts of Miles' sermons and addresses, notes for a sermon, clippings, and biographical materials. Letters and notes include a letter (1852 March 5) to Miles from Henry D. Lesesne asking Miles to preach at Calvary Church, a note (1870 May 26) from C.G. Poyas regarding the transmission of a gift volume to Miles, and a typescript copy of a letter (1857 April 1) from Miles to Mr. [Robert Newman?] Gourdin concerning the number of volumes in the College of...
Dates: 1852-1970; Majority of material found within 1852-1875
Found in: Special Collections

Laura Benjamin Miller collection on Judah P. Benjamin

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Identifier: Mss 1034-078
Abstract

The collection consists of a Confederate States of America two-dollar bill, a Judah P. Benjamin Confederate Memorial brochure, and a digital copy of a letter from Judah Benjamin (as the Confederate States Secretary of State) to Daniel Printup, Esq. of Rome, Georgia, requesting assistance in mustering soldiers for the 55th regiment of the Confederate States Army.

Dates: 1862, 1983
Found in: Special Collections

Mary Miller collection

 Collection
Identifier: AMN 1169
Scope and Contents

This collection was created and donated by Mary S. Miller and features records which she collected during her tenure on the Avery Institute for African American History and Culture administrative board. Although she held leadership roles on the AIAAHC board, much of this collection pertains to Miller's personal historical interests regarding Charleston and the Lowcountry.

Dates: 1879-2015; Majority of material found within 2000 - 2011
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

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correspondence 253
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South Carolina -- History 25
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Hospital Workers' Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969 12
Jewish families -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 12
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish 12
color slides 12
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African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston 11
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Fraternal organizations -- South Carolina -- Charleston 10
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Jewish families -- South Carolina -- Charleston 10
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Germany 10
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negatives (photographs) 10
personal correspondence 10
school yearbooks 10
slides (photographs) 10
African American businesspeople -- South Carolina -- Charleston 9
African American churches 9
African American families -- South Carolina -- Charleston 9
African American teachers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 9
African American women -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Societies and clubs 9
African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina -- Charleston 9
Holocaust survivors 9
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives 9
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Avery Normal Institute 48
College of Charleston 46
Deas, Alston, 1893-1985 29
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) 17
Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture 16
College of Charleston. Library 16
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charleston Branch (Charleston, S.C.) 16
Avery Research Center 15
United States. Army 13
United States. Works Progress Administration 10
Moses family 9
Cohen family 8
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 8
Levy family 8
Alston family 7
Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987 7
DeCosta family 7
Jewish Community Center (Charleston, S.C.) 7
Buchenwald (Concentration camp) 6
Centenary United Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 6
Charleston Naval Shipyard 6
Dachau (Concentration camp) 6
Harleston, Edwin Augustus, 1882-1931 6
Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) 6
Hirsch, Mordenai Raisin 6
Moïse family 6
Synagogue Emanu-El (Charleston, S.C.) 6
Voorhees College 6
Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968 6
Weinberg family 6
African Methodist Episcopal Church 5
Aleph Zadik Aleph. Charleston Chapter 5
Allen University 5
Alliance for Full Acceptance 5
Auschwitz (Concentration camp) 5
Bachman, John, 1790-1874 5
Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 5
Blamyer family 5
Blamyre family 5
Breibart, Solomon 5
Brown family 5
Brown, Millicent E. 5
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina 5
Deas family 5
Easterby, J. H. (James Harold), 1898-1960 5
Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.) 5
Harby family 5
Links, Inc. Charleston Chapter 5
McClennan-Banks Memorial Hospital (Charleston, S.C.) 5
Medical University of South Carolina 5
Moïse, Penina 5
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 5
Raisin, Rachel M. 5
Rubens family 5
Solomon family 5
South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs 5
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 5
St. Philip's Church (Charleston, S.C.) 5
United States. Congress. House 5
Waring, Elizabeth 5
Whipper, Lucille, 1928-2021 5
American Missionary Association 4
Benedict College 4
Brith Sholom (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Brith Sholom Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Burke High School (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Charleston County School District 4
Clyburn, James 4
Congregation Sinai (Sumter, S.C.) 4
Cornwell, Ruby Pendergrass, 1902-2003 4
Dock Street Theatre (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Dulaney, W. Marvin, 1950- 4
Finley family 4
Footlight Players (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Harris, Lancelot Minor, 1868-1941 4
Holmes, F. S. (Francis Simmons), 1815-1882 4
Hospital and Training School for Nurses (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Howard University 4
Hunt, Eugene C. 4
Jenkins, Esau, 1910-1972 4
Karesh, Rosalyn Furchgott 4
Lazar family 4
Manigault, Gabriel E. (Gabriel Edward), 1833-1899 4
Morris Street Baptist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity 4
Palmetto Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association 4
Phillis Wheatley Literary and Social Club (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Pogson family 4
Potts family 4
Potts, John F., Sr., 1908-1998 4
Robinson, Bernice, 1914-1994 4
Rosenberg, Anita Moïse Rosefield 4
Rosengarten, Dale, 1948- 4
Shulman, Nat, 1914-2000 4
Simons, Albert, 1890-1980 4
South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives 4
St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.) 4
Stern, Theodore Sanders 4
Tobias, Thomas J. 4
United States. Navy 4
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