A letter from Dr. Willis Wilkinson to his daughter, from New York. He writes that he heard of the gale and the cholera outbreak in the Carolinas and for those reasons, he is coming home earlier than planned.
Correspondence from Bernice Robinson to Wesley Hotchkiss of United Church Board of Homeland Ministries regarding the Civil Rights Oral History project.
National Board of the Y.W.C.A. memorandum from Genevieve Lowry, Executive Committee Division, to Executive Director, Branch Executives and Program Directors.
Correspondence from J. Francis Pohlhaus, Counsel of the Washington Bureau of the NAACP, to J. Arthur Brown regarding a Civil Rights Commission conference.
Correspondence from Dorothy I Height, Director of the Y.W.C.A. School for Professional Workers, to Theresa Jones regarding the 1953 Y.W.C.A. School for Professional Workers conference.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding her packing and travel plans for her job transfer to London, England, asking him questions about their life in Hawaii, and wishing she had a different, more exciting, war job.
Correspondence from Ada C. Baytop, Chairman and Secretary for the Coming Street Y.W.C.A., to "Mrs. Saunders" regarding Beatrice Simmons, Marguerite Simmons, and Rosina Middleton visiting New York City.
National Board of the Y.W.C.A. memorandum from Brooks Creedy, National Industrial Staff, and Helen Sheley, National Business and Professional Staff, regarding an enclosed letter "from Elsa Graves to Industrial and Professional groups which tells of the latest developments in the World Federation of Democratic Youth."
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the former location of Temple Emanu-El at 5th Avenue and 43rd Street in New York, on the occasion of its dedication. Published in the October 8, 1868, edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.
Barbara Dugan discusses her upbringing as part of an Irish-American family in New York City. Her grandparents emigrated from County Mayo and County Kerry around 1900. Her grandmother, Catherine, took care of janitorial duties in her apartment building while her grandfather, Patrick, became employed in steel works and helped to build several New York City area bridges. As a child, she had difficulty getting her grandmother to speak in detail about Ireland, which she suspects is because of the hardships the family endured before their move to the United States. Barbara grew up going to all-girls Catholic schools and was raised Catholic. She speaks glowingly of her travels in Ireland and discusses the various ways in which she passes a sense of Irish-American identity onto her children and grandchildren. Barbara recently relocated to Charleston to be close to her married son and grandchildren, who live in Mt. Pleasant.
National Council of the Business and Professional Women's Assembly memorandum from Mary K. Freibott, President of the National Business and Professional Council, to All Business and Professional Girls.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the Nineteenth Street Synagogue, former location of Congregation Shearith Israel at the corner of 19th Street and 5th Avenue in New York, on the occasion of its consecration. Published in the September 29, 1860, edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the Nineteenth Street Synagogue, former location of Congregation Shearith Israel at the corner of 19th Street and 5th Avenue in New York, on the occasion of its consecration. Published in the September 29, 1860, edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.
Correspondence from Bernice V. Robinson to Norman E. DeWire, Joint Strategy and Action Committee, regarding funding for the Yonges Island Community Day Care Center.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding the rarity and cost of some items in London and the dinner she went to with Ben Finney.
Memorandum from H. Barksdale Brown, President to Board Presidents and Executives of Member and Provisional FSAA Agencies, and National Board Members regarding election of delegates to the National Board.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding the apartment house Sidney and Morris had purchased and her weekend spent in the country with friends.
Jeremiah Courtney discusses his experience as an Irish immigrant in New York City, and then in Charleston. He came to the States full time in 1991, after having lived in London for five years and finding life there difficult for an Irishman. He speaks warmly of growing up in Kilarney, County Kerry, but left largely because he felt that Ireland couldn’t offer him the variety and adventure that he wanted in his life. He felt welcomed and supported upon first arriving in the States, particularly by others in the Irish or Irish-American community. He made his way down to Charleston after feeling he needed a break from New York. Though he was raised in the Catholic church and attended Catholic school, he finds himself turning away from Catholicism, and has not passed that on to his children.
Correspondence from Mrs. Joseph Brockington, Bookkeeper and Secretary for the Coming Street Y.W.C.A., to the Savings and Security Plan and the Retirement Fund for the National Board of the Y.W.C.A. regarding financial matters.
Correspondence from Anna D. Kelly, Branch Director for Coming Street Y.W.C.A., to Ethlyn Christensen, Director for the Bureau of Research and Program Resources for the Y.W.C.A., regarding material on Household Employment matters.
Lynn Dugan attended Catholic grammar and high schools in New York City. With a lesbian friend, she visited lesbian bars where rigid “butch” or “fem” roles prevailed. She came of age just after the Stonewall Riots of 1969, later befriending some of the participants, as she became part of a community that looked after and protected each other from attacks, some of which she describes. She notes the comradery of men and women in the early gay rights movement, and the accessibility of many future celebrities entertaining in the gay baths and bars. She was mentored by an older gay man, Jimmy Alan Newcomer and she created a marriage ceremony with a woman opera singer at St. Peter’s MCC Church in 1981. She witnessed the start of the AIDS crisis and the work of many women and activists such as Larry Kramer. Professionally, she held jobs in management and sales, drove a taxi, and had her own greeting card company. In some jobs, she had to hide her sexuality. She visited Colorado often before moving to Boulder ca. 1993, participating in the LGBTQ community there. While attending a Pride parade in Columbia SC, she met political activist Charlie Smith, who invited her to Charleston, SC; she moved there soon after and began her involvement in the community, founding the Charleston Social Club, which offered opportunities to many isolated and closeted women. One of the programs, Lezz Fest, produced on the club’s tenth anniversary closed off part of North Charleston and drew 1,000 participants. Dugan was the prime mover in establishing the first Pride Festival in the lowcountry. She and a cadre of friends staged fundraisers for the event which the City of Charleston wanted to sideline. The city of North Charleston, however, including Mayor R. Keith Summey, who served as grand marshal of the parade, supported it, despite the criticism of many local churches. The Charleston Pride Organization event took place on May 15, 2010, and its impact, and that of the evening event held on the Citadel campus, is described in detail by Dugan. In response to questions, she comments on African American participation in the community and ends the interview with suggestions of other issues that LGBTQ community could address, such as the care of its older citizens, a task in which she is involved.
Correspondence from Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary for the NAACP, to Branches, Youth Councils, and College Chapters of the NAACP regarding the annual meeting of the NAACP to be held on January 4, 1965.
Correspondence from Norman E. Dewire, Executive Director for the Joint Strategy and Action Committee, to Bernice Robinson regarding Yonges Island Day Care.
Correspondence from James E. Clyburn to Norman DeWire, Executive Director for the Joint Strategy and Action Committee, regarding funding for the Yonges Day Care Center.
NAACP memorandum from Delbert L. Woods, President of the Charleston Branch of the NAACP, to William H. Penn, Sr., Director Branch and Field Services for the National Office of the NAACP, regarding an issue Rev. Dr. Jack DeLong Dash, a member of the branch Executive Committee and chairman of the Education Committee of the Charleston Branch.
Correspondence from Elwood Chisolm to Rev. J. M. Hinton, President of the South Carolina State Conference, regarding assistance on behalf of an incarcerated individual.
Bar owner Tommy Snee discusses his experiences as an Irish immigrant in Charleston. He is the youngest of ten children and describes his upbringing in a poor family as a happy one despite the hardships of poverty. He first came to the United States at the age of seventeen in 1980, to stay with an aunt and uncle in St. Augustine, Florida for a holiday. He returned home for a period of time before returning to the States in 1986 and gaining his green card. He gained U.S. citizenship in 2017. He attended a Christian Brothers School in Ireland, and left school at the age of fourteen to work in construction. Feeling that there was “nowhere to go in Ireland,” he came to the States, where he found the opportunity to work hard and make a life immensely appealing. The weather, the diversity, and the local culture drew him to Charleston from New York. He finds that the response to him as an immigrant has been nothing but positive. While he loves his life in the States, he states that, first and foremost, “I’ll always be an Irishman.” On Irish stereotypes, he disagrees with many of the simplistic stereotypes, but argues that the best way for Irish immigrants to dispel these kinds of false notions is through education. He also discusses the importance of honoring diverse backgrounds and experiences, and the importance of listening to and learning from those with different perspectives, which he feels is critical for America, or for any country, to becoming as great as it can be.
Correspondence from Edward J. Odom, Jr., Church Secretary for the NAACP, to J. Arthur Brown, President of the NAACP, regarding the names and addresses of ministers in attendance at a recent luncheon.
Correspondence from Maxwell Hahn, Executive Vice President of The Field Foundation, to Dr. Wesley A. Hotchkiss regarding a Field Foundation check payable to the order of the United Church Board for Homeland Ministries.
Correspondence from Edward J. Odom, Jr., Church Secretary for the NAACP, to J. Arthur Brown, President of the NAACP, regarding the South-wide Voter Registration Campaign.
Correspondence from Gloster B. Current, Director of Branches for the NAACP, to Albert Williams, Batesburg Branch of the NAACP, informing the recipient of the status of the charter for the Batesburg Branch of the NAACP.
Map of the city of New York as it was in the years 1742-1744, including the first Mill Street Synagogue of Congregation Shearith Israel. Lithograph by George Hayward after an original drawing by David Grim. Published in D. T. Valentine's Manual of the corporation of the city of New York for 1854.
NAACP memorandum from Robert Ford, Charleston NAACP, to William Penn, Director of Branches, regarding election violations for the Charleston Branch of the NAACP.
Correspondence from Lucille Black to J. Arthur Brown regarding the recipient's retirement as president of the South Carolina State Conference of Branches.
Correspondence from Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary for the NAACP, to J. Arthur Brown inviting the recipient to attend a meeting of State Conference President and officers with the staff of the NAACP.
Correspondence from William C. Pelster, on behalf of Donovan Leisure Newton and Irvine, to Honorable Solomon Blatt, Jr. of the United States District Court regarding a legal motion involving the Y.W.C.A. of Greater Charleston. Enclosed Civil Action No. 70-180, No. 70-1062 and related court documents.
A letter from Elias Ball in New York to his nephew John Ball Jr. in Charleston, South Carolina discussing traveling from Philadelphia with John's brother Isaac Ball, the various towns they visited and attending church.
The Travel Expenses Book, 1806-1810, is a bound volume kept by John Ball listing expenses for his travels to New York, Boston, Cambridge, Montreal, Quebec, Philadelphia, Bowling Green, Washington, Alexandria, Trenton, and other locations. Expenses are kept for food, clothing, lodging, and hiring servants. Notes indicate Mr. Ball's rating for service and fare at hotels and taverns in various locations.
A letter from Isaac Ball in New York to his father John Ball Sr. on William Ball's death, how he died in Madeira and that he was often seen being attended by a Portuguese doctor. The letter ends discussing a trip to Newport, Rhode Island and having dinner with Mr. Hayward.
A letter from Theodore Drayton-Grimke to his father, Thomas S. Grimke, describing his "foolish" behavior in New York City (wasting money on wine for "other gentlemen," tickets to plays, and clothing) and the subsequent debt he fell into.
Black-and-white photographic postcard of the corner of 5th Avenue and 42nd Street in New York, with the exterior of the former location of Temple Emanu-El at 5th Avenue and 43rd Street in the background.
Black-and-white photographic postcard of the corner of 5th Avenue and 42nd Street in New York, with the exterior of the former location of Temple Emanu-El at 5th Avenue and 43rd Street in the background.
Correspondence from Karney Platt, Business Manager of the Yonges Island Community Day Care Center, to Margaret Lamont regarding funding for the Yonges Day Care Center.
Correspondence from Robert E. Speer, President of the National Board of the Y.W.C.A., to the Chairman and Branch Secretary regarding the 1930 Convention.
Correspondence from Anna D. Kelly, Branch Director for Coming Street Y.W.C.A., to Dorothy I. Height, Bureau of Personnel and Training for the National Board of the Y.W.C.A., regarding Committee on Administration matters.
A two-page letter written by Theodore Drayton Grimke-Drayton detailing his daily activities in New York City, including buying a single cabin on [the ship?] Coronia.
Black-and-white photographic postcard of the corner of 5th Avenue and 42nd Street in New York, with the exterior of the former location of Temple Emanu-El at 5th Avenue and 43rd Street in the background.
Correspondence from Mabel T. Everett, Office Executive and Business Manager for the Conventions and Conferences Division for the National Board of the Y.W.C.A., to Ada C. Baytop regarding the a financial dispute.
