Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Seated at window is children's librarian Janie M. Smith. Caption on back: "Charleston Free Library. Children's room at story hour, normal crowd."
National Board of the Y.W.C.A. memorandum from Genevieve Lowry, Executive Committee Division, to Executive Director, Branch Executives and Program Directors.
Letter from Viola Ford Turner, president of the Metropolitan Council for Negro Women in Charleston, to Margaret Carter, chief of division of public liaison with the Department of State. The letter discusses the event the group held in Charleston for the United Nations' anniversary on October 23, and thanks Carter for sending Mr. Strong to the event.
Letter from Dora Liersch-Karthaus, Dresden, East Germany, to Vida Chissolm (Chisholm), Savannah, GA. Liersch-Karthaus asks Chissolm, a European traveling companion many years previous, for coffee, boots and other supplies she cannot afford or obtain herself. December 11, 1950.
Correspondence from Stella D. Mosley, President, to "Club Member" regarding the B&P program and banquet held on April 24, 1950. Enclosed banquet program.
Color photograph of twenty-one members of Avery's class of 1932. Caption: "Class reunion at home of J. Michael Graves with A.W. Hoursey, John Potts, and G.P. Singeleton."
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Left to right: Miss Clair Goldberg, Miss Nancy McBride, Miss Ruth Williams, Lt. Russell Goodacre, Miss Louise R. Perry, Mr. J. Kinloch Rivers, Mrs. Stephen L. Stulman, Mrs. DuBose Blakeney (in dark dress, making gestures), Mrs. Mary Dipon Long, Mr. William A. Pease, Jr. (in foreground), Mr. Harold Wade (top of head showing). Tuesday night Great Books group. Charleston Free Library. Main building. "
Correspondence from Florence C. Harris, Field Staff, Southern Region of the Community Division, to Y.W.C.A. Staff Members regarding a Staff Meeting on Supervision.
Correspondence from Kathaleen Carpenter, Teen-Age Program Staff, Division of Community Y.W.C.A.'s to Amanda Keith, Teen-Age Program Director, regarding the Teen-Age Program.
Correspondence from Mary Jane Willett, Correlator for the National Board of the Y.W.C.A., to Melicent Marie Olphin welcoming the recipient to the Y.W.C.A. community.
Coming Street Y.W.C.A. published information on committee nominees D. R. Chisolm, Septima P. Clark, M. N. Cooper, V. L. Davis, Gladys Edwards, S. E. Green, Rachel Howard and Minnie Louise J. Walker.
National Board of the Y.W.C.A. memorandum from Florence C. Harris and Kathaleen Carpenter, Field Staff for the Southern Region Community Division to Teen-Age Program Directors.
Correspondence from Elizabeth Conwell, Conference Executive for the Y.W.C.A., to "Teen-Age Director" regarding the Virginia-Carolina Y-Teen Conference.
Correspondence from Kathaleen Carpenter, Teen-Age Program Staff, Division of Community Y.W.C.A.'s to Amanda Keith, Teen-Age Program Director, regarding the Atlanta Round Table Olive Boline.
World's Y.W.C.A. Membership Celebration Committee document providing information on World's Y.W.C.A. Membership Day to be held on April 26, 1950. Enclosed "Workers Creed."
Y.W.C.A. Southern Region memorandum from Florence C. Harris, Field Staff for the Southern Region Community Division, to All Y.W.C.A. Staff Members in the Southeast Region regarding housing information and registration for the Staff Meeting on Supervision.
Descriptions and photographs of the historic houses on tour in 1950. Published by Historic Charleston Foundation, 1950; printed by Walker, Evans & Cogswell. Sixty-nine pages. (Note: All a/k/a references pertain to the name of the house as listed in Jonathan Poston's book The Buildings of Charleston: A Guide to the City's Architecture; USC Press, 1997.)
This is the third of three scrapbooks documenting Camp St. Mary, a summer camp run by the Catholic Diocese of Charleston, located on the Okatee River near Bluffton, South Carolina.
This is a series of three 1950 studio photographs of Dientje Krant. The photographs were taken in Belgium, where Dientje had been sent to live with family friends for a year due to her mother being ill.
This late 1950s photograph in Cannes, France, and shows Francine's mother and aunt. From left to right: Germaine Ajzenstark (Francine's mother); Fela (Feigh) Dembeus (Francine's aunt).
Certification of registration for Mamie E. Fields to be come a registered elector for Charleston County. It is signed April 21, 1938 by members of the Board of Registration of Charleston County.
Photograph of the executive board members of the South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, dated on the back 1956-60, 1961-1962. Caption reads "left third person Albertha Murray, Emily Fielding, ?, Johnetta Edwards, second from right Ethelyn Murray Parker, at right Susie U. Simmons."
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Caption on back: "Circulation Desk area. Charleston Free Library. All of following are here: Charging desk - books checked in, checked out, * shelves (fine editions collection), R collection (South Carolina collection), microfilm machine, work table, 2 book trucks for books, stove, registration files, registration desk, files for book cards. Circulation desk. 94 Rutledge Avenue. Rachel M. Raisin checking books out for borrowers."
Main Library, 94 Rutledge Avenue. Children and staff after completion of story time. Children's librarian Janie M. Smith is standing by window. Caption on back: "Charleston Free Library, Children's room just after end of story hour. This is a normal number for the weekly story hour."
The program for the 41st annual meeting of the South Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, held at Bethel AME Church and Bethel Baptist Church in Georgetown, South Carolina.
Black and white negative of the Boy Scout window at Beaufort Hardware Store during the 1950s in honor of the 46th anniversary of the troop sponsored by St. Helena Episcopal Church, 1950 - 1959; 13 x 10 cm.
A photo of Federation members and their guests at the 50th anniversary of the City of Charleston Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. Mamie Fields is featured in the picture.
Newspaper printed for the civilian employees of the Charleston Naval Shipyard starting on January 6th 1950. This volume covers from January 6th 1950 to December 22nd 1950.
"Suggested Advance Story for World's Y.W.C.A. Membership" from the Public Information Department, to be held during National Y.W.C.A. Week, April 23 through 29, 1950.
Currency in the form of a tool or pendant with incised geometric decoration, worn at the neck or waist. Part of a six piece set. Origin Tuareg people of Niger.
This is a photo album documenting a trip taken by a few members of the Agricultural Society of South Carolina on September 13-14, 1950 to North Carolina to consider whether coastal South Carolina could capitalize on the grape and wine industry as NC had so successfully done. The group visits an experiment station, inspects different vineyards, observes a harvest, and learns about varieties of muscadine grapes.
This photograph album documents a trip taken by members of the Agricultural Society of South Carolina from February 13, 1950 to February 18, 1950. The group visits ranches, reservations and an experiment station to observe Florida's growing beef-cattle industry.
Brass anklet with five cowry shells embedded in clay (one missing) and a design etched on either side; origin Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A pamphlet describing the Salvador Grant of Arms and how the Salvador family came to possess it. Includes a transcription of the document and a brief biography of Francis Salvador (II), the most famous member of the Salvador family.
Photograph of Avery couple standing in front of teepee at Native-American themed senior prom. He wears a white suit jacket and she wears a light-colored dress with a headband and feather in her hair.
Professional photograph of Avery couple attending their senior prom. He wears a white suit jacket and black bowtie and she wears a white dress with white lace gloves.
Photograph of Avery's High School Chorus performing at a concert directed by D. Jack Moses. The female performers wear multicolored dresses and light-colored flowers in their hair. The male performers wear white shirts and pants with a colored sash.
Photograph of Avery High School's chorus and dancers performing during a concert directed by D. Jack Moses. Male dancers wear white shirts and pants with colored sashes and female dancers wear multicolored dresses.
Photograph of class of 1950 graduates George Lee, Juanitya Haynes, Cassie Greene, Blondelle Bash, and Pearl Gadsden, posed outside of the Avery Institute.
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