Correspondence from Dolores S. Greene, Project Director for the Petersfield Human Services Corporation, Inc., to William B. Whitney, Director of the CETA Division, regarding the Petersfield Human Services Corporation Proposal for Fiscal Year 1982 to 1983, beginning on October 1, 1982.
Format for Presenting Program Askings to the Program Council and the Commission on World Service and Finance , completed by Esau Jenkins with handwritten notes.
Correspondence from Cleveland Sellers to Marshall C. Grisby, President of Benedict College, regarding "articles in the "State" newspaper regarding the U.S. Department of Health Funding of the Benedict College Black Male Role Model Project."
Letter from Willie Williams, Jr. of Willie Williams Real Estate to Septima P. Clark regarding Community Development Act of Columbia, South Carolina and Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Enclosed Community Development Act materials and Summary of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
A photo, from a publication, of the Culture Club, one of the federated clubs in Columbia, South Carolina. The caption tells about the founding of the club and lists members at the time.
A letter from Eunice Stackhouse to Mamie Fields about a tribue to Marion Wilkinson. On the back of the letter are handwritten notes about what to feature in the next "Clubwomen" publication.
Constitution and By-Laws of S.C. Association of Black Elected Officials including articles on Name, Membership, Structure, Elections, Meetings, Authority, Executive Secretary, Endorsements, Dues, and Amendments.
An 1828 letter from Grimke, with annotations by Alfred Huger, as chairman of the Congressional Delegation, about Grimke's refusal to be part of the committee to cast a ballot for President, not agreeing with either Andrew Jackson ("an unfit Man for the Presidency") or John Quincy Adams.
A cash book for Robert F.W. Allston for the years 1823-1843. The book includes account transactions conducted by Allston including payment of overseer wages, the hiring out of enslaved people, transportation, taxes, governesses, nurses, crops, sundries, and cloth distributed to slaves. This book also includes accounts between Allston and other individuals including the Estate of Charlotte A. Allston (primarily for the purchases of blankets, shoes, and cloth for enslaved people) and an account with Mary P. Jones. The last several pages of the book contain cash ledgers. Allston explicitly notes accounting related to Matanza Plantation, later known as Chicora Wood. Other account records do not explicitly state plantation sites.
A handwritten, four-page letter from Emma Alston to her husband, Charles, in which she discusses the possibility for illness, specifically typhus fever, spreading in crowded South Carolina cities. In addition, she expresses her wartime fears and advises him on the management of enslaved people. Attached to this letter is a note requesting that he bring books on farming to Greenville. On the front of the envelope, a list of items is written; on the back, a list of names of enslaved people is written.
Five dollar Confederate greenback issued on February 17, 1864 and redeemable two years after the ratification of a treaty of peace between the Confederate States of America and the United States of America. Printed by Evans & Cogswell in Charleston, South Carolina and engraved by Keatinge & Ball of Columbia, South Carolina.
Ten dollar Confederate greenback issued on February 17, 1864 and redeemable two years after the ratification of a treaty of peace between the Confederate States of America and the United States of America. Printed by Evans & Cogswell in Charleston, South Carolina and engraved by Keatinge & Ball of Columbia, South Carolina.
Military form recording Edgar M. Lazarus as a volunteer for the "Palmetto Guard Siege Train" under "Captain Webb." The back material of the form includes a handwritten note stating Lazarus will stay in the city until some matters are settled.
Oath of Allegiance signed by Minnie (Rachel) Mordecai Lazarus, wife of Edgar M. Lazarus, which states she will abandon all allegiance to the Confederate States of America.
A handwritten, four-page letter from Catherine Ravenel to Susan Alston in which she discusses life in Columbia, South Carolina, after the Civil War and shares various pieces of news from families such as the Middletons, Winthrops, Lowndes, and Rutledges.
A handwritten, eight-page letter from Susan Pringle Alston to her aunt, Rebecca Hayne, in which she describes Union troops and newly freed people raiding and robbing houses while her family was in Plantersville at the end of Civil War. She expresses concern for similar things occurring in Columbia and Darlington, South Carolina.
A black and white photograph of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce corn exhibit at the arcade mall in Columbia, South Carolina. The exhibit took place during the National Corn Show which was being held in Dallas, TX on February 10-24, 1914. A pennant reading, 'Charleston, SC' can be seen hanging in one of the windows among other patriotic decorations. Two men, W. McLeod Frampton and L.H. Mixson are in the photograph by the exhibit.
Two photocopied pieces of correspondence from Butler W. Nance, President of the Columbia Branch of the NAACP. One is addressed to Mary White Ovington on February 5, 1919 regarding the "fight for Negro teachers in the City schools of Charleston" and the other is addressed to John R. Shillady, Secretary of the NAACP, on January 24, 1919 regarding Charleston Branch legislation.
Photocopied correspondence to Butler W. Nance, President of the Columbia Branch of the NAACP, regarding a "petition presented to the Governor, to the State Superintendent of Education, etc. asking that colored teachers be put into colored schools in Charleston."
Correspondence from Olin D. Johnston, Governor of South Carolina, to J. Arthur Brown regarding an application for Notary Public, oath, and check with enclosed application and oath.
Black-and-white photograph, on postcard, of woman walking down street. Writing on back of image reads, "Rose McLeod Barnwell on Main St. Columbia, S.C. when she was living there about 1944."
A letter from South Carolina Governor Olin D. Johnston to Rabbi Raisin, acknowledging Rabbi Raisin's appointment to the County School Board of Appeals for Charleston County.
Essay entitled, "An Experiment in Individualizing Instruction in Reading in a Sixth Grade Class" presented by Septima Poinsette Clark, Bachelor of the Arts, Benedict College, 1942; Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts at Hampton Institute, 1946.
Correspondence from W. E. Solomon, Executive Secretary of the Palmetto Education Association, to Septima P. Clark regarding National Education Association legal action.
Letter from an unknown person to Mamie Fields, detailing the progress and needs of updating and cleaning the Wilkinson Home for Girls. It also mentions Miss Bellinger left suddenly and how Mrs. Middleton is doing well.
Photo of residents of the Wilkinson Home boarding a bus for camp, possibly bound for Atlanta. The caption on the back explains that United Fund donations allowed all of the girls to attend camp that summer.
A photo of Mrs. L.M. Goff, president of the Southeastern Region of the Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, speaking at their meeting at Allen University.
Correspondence from Matthew J. Perry to Rev. C. A. Ivory regarding the application for the College Entrance Examination Tests for two prospective students.
Correspondence from J. Arthur Brown announcing "two hundred youth and adults including NAACP field secretary I. D. Newman arrested today while demonstrating in front of State Capitol, Columbia, South Carolina."
Correspondence from Herbert Hill, Labor Secretary for the NAACP, to Alice N. Spearman, Executive Director for the South Carolina Council on Human Relations, regarding a series of complaints with the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity.
Correspondence from Gloster B. Current, Director of Branches for the NAACP, to Rev. I. DeQuincey Newman of the South Carolina State Conference regarding a "proposed audit of the books of the South Carolina State Conference."
Correspondence from Lyndon B. Johnson, Vice President of the United States, to J. Arthur Brown inviting the recipient "to attend a conference sponsored by the Committee [on Equal Employment] in conjunction with the Cabinet agencies in Washington, D.C.
Correspondence from James R. D. Anderson to Reginald C. Barrett and J. Arthur Brown regarding and advisory from Zone Intergroup Relations Advisor Thompson of the Federal Housing Administration.
Correspondence from Ralph A. Dungan, Special Assistant the President of the United States, to J. Arthur Brown acknowledging the President's receipt of a telegram sent by Brown.
Correspondence from Matthew J. Perry to Arthur Rose regarding entering the recipient's child in the Ellis Avenue Elementary School in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Correspondence from Michael Meltsner to Matthew J. Perry regarding "persons who are extremely interested in desegregating the Charleston Branch of the YMCA."
Photocopy of correspondence from James W. McGrath, Administrative Assistant for the South Carolina Tax Commission, to Francis X. Archibald, Deputy Director of the South Carolina Commission for Farm Workers, Inc., informing the recipient that the organization is exempt from South Carolina Income Tax.
The State newspaper article entitled, "Allen Trustees State Truth In Releasing Dr. B. J. Glover" discussing the unrest at Allen University and Rev. B. J. Glover's role.
Letter from Faculty and Staff of Allen University regarding opinions of some faculty and staff members who are opposed to the present unrest at Allen University.
Handwritten correspondence from Septima P. Clark to Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company regarding a May 1968 article on Southern Bell construction.
Correspondence from L. S. James, Field Representative for the South Carolina Council on Human Relations, to Esau Jenkins regarding annual meeting attendance.
South Carolina Council on Human Relations published pamphlet regarding public welfare in South Carolina intended for citizens in need of assistance, containing information on applying, investigation, decisions on applications, how to appeal, other facts, and eligibility requirements.
Correspondence from Daniel R. McLeod, Attorney General for the State of South Carolina, to Esau Jenkins regarding a speaking opportunity at Zion Olivet United Presbyterian Church.
