Inventory of the Various Small Collections, 1786 - 2011, and undated Avery Research Center College of Charleston 125 Bull Street Charleston, SC 29401 USA http://avery.cofc.edu/archives Phone: (843) 953-7609 | Fax: (843) 953-7607 Table of Contents Descriptive Summary................................................................................................................ 4 Biographical Note...................................................................................................................... 4 Collection Overview...................................................................................................................4 Restrictions.............................................................................................................................. 17 Subject Headings.................................................................................................................... 17 Related Material...................................................................................................................... 17 Administrative Information....................................................................................................... 26 Detailed Description of the Collection.....................................................................................27 0001. Hicks and Steele Family Papers, 1882 - 1916......................................................27 0002. Shaw Memorial School, 1876 - 1990, and undated.............................................. 27 0003. Fredricka Jenkins-Andrews Papers, 1972 - 1982................................................. 27 0004. Francis Frank Sturcken, 1951 - 1999, and undated..............................................27 0005. Augustus Holt Collection on Charleston Little League, 1955 - 1995..................... 28 0006. Fred Stroble Papers, 1962 - 1976.........................................................................28 0007. Jerodene Ellis Papers, 1939 - 1945......................................................................28 0008. Kwadjo Campbell Campaign Ephemera, circa 1998 - 2004..................................28 0009. Mosquito Beach Community, 1953 - 1990............................................................ 28 0010. African American Firemen in Charleston, circa 1910s - 1984............................... 28 0011. Thomas Miller Papers, 1974 - 1977......................................................................29 0012. Irene and Mary White Papers, 1926 - 1952, and undated.................................... 29 0013. Edward N. Brown Papers, 1945 - 1990, and undated...........................................30 0014. Mary Steiger, 1886-1888....................................................................................... 30 0015. Bazilio Gonzales, 1857..........................................................................................30 0016. Sameera V. Thurmond, 1991................................................................................ 30 0017. African American South Carolina Women's History Course, 1981-2007............... 31 0018. Ambrose E. Gonzales, 1913-1928 and undated................................................... 31 0019. Simmons Family, 1938-2002, and undated...........................................................32 0020. Thelma Murray, 1951 and 1970............................................................................ 32 0021. Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World Program (CLAW), 2007-2008................ 32 0022. Jenkins Orphanage Institute, 1932 and 2000........................................................33 0023. Henry Fordham, 1854............................................................................................33 0024. Thomas Stoney, 1936........................................................................................... 33 0025. William Lewis, 1846...............................................................................................33 0026. Mosquito Fleet Association, Inc., 1988-1991, and undated...................................33 0027. John Conroy, 1971................................................................................................ 34 0028. Black Diaspora Project, 1999-2001, and undated.................................................34 0029. Charles F. Pequette, Sr., 1907-1935, and undated...............................................34 0030. Clionian Debating Society, 1847-1851.................................................................. 34 0031. City of Charleston, 1849........................................................................................34 0032. Ella Pearson Mitchell and Henry Mitchell, 1986-2004...........................................35 0033. The Charlestonian Club, 1927-1931, and undated................................................35 0034. Mae Purcell and Holloway Scrapbook, 1892-1963................................................35 0035. Randolph Kirkland, 1997 and 2005.......................................................................35 0036. Gamble Family, 1985............................................................................................ 36 0037. Joi Mayo, 2010-2011.............................................................................................36 0038. Mears Family, 2005...............................................................................................36 0039. Edith Randall Hammond Papers, 1914-1975, and undated.................................. 37 0040. Damon George Thomas and Damon Ireland Thomas, 1920-2009........................37 0041. Gary Towles, 1936................................................................................................ 37 0042. Arthur Clement, 1973............................................................................................ 37 0043. McFall Family, 1901-1985, and undated............................................................... 38 0044. Fraser Family Papers and Robert Howard, 1809-1948, 2001, and undated......... 38 0045. Various African American Church Deeds and Documents, 1911-1960, and undated............................................................................................................................ 39 0046. Unidentified Items, 1786-1999, and undated.........................................................41 0047. Alexander Gourdine, 1886-1946........................................................................... 42 0048. John Stall Papers, 1832-1909............................................................................... 43 Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston Descriptive Summary Title: Various Small Collections, Dates: 1786 - 2011, and undated Creator: Various. Abstract: This collection consists of various small collections held at the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture. The collection consists of forty-eight small collections that were donated by individuals, families, organizations, and unidentified individuals. Each collection has its own arrangement and description. Topics included in this collection are African American education and schools, African American fire fighters, African American businesspeople, African American social life, customs, and organizations, family histories, land title, deeds of real estate for individuals and African American churches, the 1969 Hospital Worker's Strike, African American nurses, African American religous organizations, newspaper clippings, photographs, funeral programs, marriage licenses, and other records that document African American life in Charleston, South Carolina and in the South in general. Extent: 2.5 linear feet(6 archival boxes) Repository: Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston Call Number: AMN 9000 Language of Material: Material in English Biographical Note Each collection's biographical and historical information can be located in the collection overview section of the finding aid. Collection Overview Each small collection is considered a series. 0001. Hicks and Steele Family Papers: The Hicks family, originally from Savannah, Georgia and New York, are an African-American family in Charleston, South Carolina. John O. Hicks married Sadie Steele and had one son, J. Maurice Hicks, father of Janet Hicks. The Steele family, originally from Missouri, are decedents of the Randolph family who left Charleston, South Carolina in 1800 and relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey. The collection includes materials related to Hicks and Steele family members, gathered by Janet Hicks. Materials include a marriage certificate for Robert A. Steele and Selina L. Spearing; a Steele family tree; and photographs of Sadie Steele Hicks, J. Maurice Hicks, and others. 0002. Shaw Memorial School: The Shaw Memorial School is named after Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, commander of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Regiment of black troops during the Civil War. Upon his death Inventory of the Various Small Collections, 1786 - 2011, and undated Page 4 Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston at Fort Wagner near Charleston harbor, Shaw's friends and family raised funds to construct a school. With additional funds from the New England Freedman's Aid Society and other Northern philanthropists, the Shaw Memorial School opened its doors in 1865. The students were predominantly black, and classes were taught largely by Northern missionaries. When the New England Freedman's Aid Society dissolved in 1874, the Charleston board of school commissioners agreed to oversee