Penn Community Services newsletter entitled, "Penn News," Vol. III No. I. Contents include recent events and information on the Cultural Program, Child Development, Business Development, Black Land Services, and Board of Directors activities, and conferences are discussed. Included are two poems by Darla and Marjorie Brown.
Letter from C. Scott Graber of Black Land Services to Septima P. Clark regarding proposed land conference, discussing cultural, education, legislative, legal, and housing considerations.
Letter from the United States Department of the Interior informing Penn Community Services that the Penn School Historic District in Frogmore, South Carolina "has been found to possess national significance in commemorating the history of the United States, and is thus eligble for designation as a national historic landmark."
Photocopy of letter from Edith M. Dabbs to John Gadson of Penn Community Services informing the recipient that a publication entitled, "Face Of An Island" has cleared a profit. Includes an attached statement of sales from the publisher.
Letter from Ellen Neal of University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill to John Buffington of Penn Community Services thanking him for her recent trip to the Penn Center.
A report generated by Penn Community Services entitled, "Oral History Tapes in Retrospect," describing their method of cataloguing, recommendations for future interviews, and recommendations for materials on file.
Memorandum from Penn Community Services to Executive Director to All Board Members regarding an attached letter from J. F. Pittman regarding the "development of a Demonstration Farm/Greenhouse and Extension-Education Program at Penn Center."
A document entitled, "A Proposal For Comprehensive Land Use And Education," submitted by John Buffington, Executive Director of Penn Community Services, submitted to Office of the Governer of South Carolina, Manpoower Division.
Comprehensive Manpower Program Staff Cost Backup and Budget Summary for the Comprehensive Land Use and Education program of Penn Community Services, listing position titles and salaries.
Comprehensive Manpower Program Staff Cost Backup and Budget Summary for the Historic Building Restoration program of Penn Community Services, listing position titles and salaries, timetable, tools and equipment for renovation project.
Document written on behalf of Penn Community Services describing the organization's "dedication to the growth and development of the Black community" in addition to its geographical setting, history, programs, leadership, and flexibility.
Penn Community Services' "Statement of Penn's Board Committees," wherein the author lists "the concepts that [he] understood and have been operating from as it relates to the functions of committees in the past."
A document entitled, "A Proposal For Historic Building Restoration Project," submitted by John Buffington, Executive Director of Penn Community Services, submitted to Office of the Governer of South Carolina, Manpoower Division.
Penn Community Services newsletter entitled, "Penn News. The Call To Freedom And Self Determination" wherein the events of the past year, the 1977 Penn School Reunion, and programming are discussed.
Stereoscopic image of African American cotton pickers in a cotton field on St. Helena Island, South Carolina. Handwritten caption on verso reads, "Cotton picking at the yard-St. Helena Island Fall of 1879."
