Avery Normal Institute papers, 1862-1978.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Avery Normal Institute papers, 1862-1978.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166408909

The Avery Normal Institute Papers (1862-1954, 1978) consist of photocopied materials re Avery Normal Institute generated by the American Missionary Association office in New York, N.Y. and housed by the Amistad Research Center in New Orleans, La. They are separated in six small series: Annual Reports (1862-1945), Administrative Correspondence (1931-1954), Financial Records (1943-1946), Employee Files (1926-1945), Writings and Publications (1882-1952), and Miscellaneous Files (1878-1978). Annual Reports consist of sections of AMA Annual Report publications highlighting Avery. Administrative Correspondence consists of miscellaneous correspondence exchanged between the AMA and Avery. Financial Records consist of reports regarding the financial status of the school compiled by Avery officials and submitted to the AMA. Employee Files consist of employment information on members of the Avery faculty. The series on Writings and Publications contains issues of the Avery Tiger (the school newspaper), miscellaneous materials (such as reports on Avery's history), and a Master's Thesis by Avery staff member Alphonso H. Hoursey on Avery graduates. Finally, a miscellaneous file includes various programs, flyers, and newspaper clippings. Frequently mentioned individuals include AMA officials Ruth Morton and Fred Brownlee, and Avery principals Frank DeCosta, Samuel Washington and John Potts.

1.5 linear ft.

College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6910304

College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

Related Entities

There are 10 Entities related to this resource.

Decosta, Frank A.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pp09q2 (person)

Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6102xc0 (corporateBody)

Morton, Ruth, 1900-1989.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64j82nz (person)

Brownlee, Frederick Leslie, 1883-1962

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bg3126 (person)

Beard was author of A New Day Ascending: a history of the AMA (1946). From the description of Papers. 1883-1962. (Ascension Parish School). WorldCat record id: 18887703 ...

Hoursey, Alphonso H., 1900-1977.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vb5vxc (person)

Amistad Research Center

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ns545f (corporateBody)

American Missionary Association

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n916xs (corporateBody)

Known chiefly for its educational work among African Americans, the American Missionary Association also worked with other ethnic groups. From the description of American Missionary Association records, 1820's-1870's (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 668992371 ...

Potts, John Faulkner

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ns1m48 (person)

John Foster Potts, Sr., African American educator and author, was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas on April 18, 1908 to Leila Snead and John Moultrie Potts. In 1916, the family relocated to their ancestral home in East Flat Rock, North Carolina. Potts attended Lincoln Academy, Kings Mountain, N.C., and Benedict College's high school division, Columbia, S.C. He received a college degree from Benedict in 1930. Potts began substitute teaching, eventually becoming assistant principal at Columbia's Book...

Washington, Samuel Walter, 1901-1978

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67w6v11 (person)

Foreign service officer and educator. From the description of Papers, 1945-1977 (bulk 1953-1977). (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70959675 ...

Avery Normal Institute

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gb77gf (corporateBody)

The Avery Normal Institute was established by the American Missionary Association (AMA) in Charleston, South Carolina in 1865. It originally served as a school for former slaves and free persons of color, providing normal, or teacher, training to students pursuing careers in education. Avery's educational mission evolved as its all-black administrators, faculty, and students played pivotal roles in combating racism and Jim Crow laws in Charleston. The school eventually became known just as Avery...