Ruby Cornwell papers, 1945-1969.

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Ruby Cornwell papers, 1945-1969.

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Papers include correspondence and miscellaneous items related to Ruby P. Cornwell. Typescript and handwritten correspondence (1950-1967) consists mainly of letters, notes, and cards written by Elizabeth A. Waring to Ruby P. Cornwell. Topics include the Briggs v. Elliott court case, white supremacists, civil rights for African Americans, school segregation, race relations, and personal matters. Other correspondents include Judge J. Waties Waring, Anne Waring Warren (Judge Waring's daughter), author Alan Paton, politician Arthur J. Clement, Jr., Dorothy Sterling, and Zilphia Horton (wife of Myles Horton, co-founder of Highlander Folk School). Miscellaneous items accompanying correspondence include copies of letters addressed to Judge Waring and Elizabeth A. Waring, clippings, poems, and a typescript draft (n.d.) of an article about Ruby P. Cornwell by Ethelyn M. Parker. Clippings concern the Warings and their ostracism by white Charleston (S.C.) society, school segregation, and other topics. Other miscellaneous items include photocopies of a dissenting opinion filed by Judge Waring in the Briggs v. Elliott case (1951), a Highlander credo (n.d.), a program (1945) for commencement exercises at Avery Institute (Charleston, S.C.), and memorabilia (1967) pertaining to Cornwell's trip to Scandinavia.

6 boxes (3 linear ft.)

College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7324350

College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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Paton, Alan

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American writer. From the description of Correspondence 1955. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 50097120 ...

Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968

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Judge. From the description of Reminiscences of Julius Waties Waring : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309728157 Federal judge, lawyer, and civil rights advocate; of Charleston, S.C. From the description of Letter, 1921 May 24, Charleston, S.C., to Julian Mitchell, Charleston, S.C. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 54862038 From the description of Letter, 1935 Apr. 27, Charleston, S...

Cornwell, Ruby P. (Ruby Pendergrass), 1903-

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Charleston (S.C.) educator and civic leader. Born in Clarendon County (S.C.), Ruby P. Cornwell attended Avery Normal Institute (Charleston, S.C.) and Talladega College in Alabama. Cornwell married Dr. A.T. Cornwell, a Charleston dentist. In 1956 she was elected as a delegate to the Charleston County Democratic convention. Ruby Cornwell was a friend of federal Judge J. Waties Waring (1880-1968), a champion of desegregation and black voting rights, and his wife Elizabeth (1895-1968). ...

Clement, A. J. (Arthur J.)

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African-American business leader, of Charleston, S.C.; b. Arthur John Howard Clement, Jr. (1908-1986) served as district representative for N.C. Mutual Life, Charleston, 1930-1937, 1942-1955, Savannah, Ga., 1937-1942, Newark, N.J., 1955-1961, Los Angeles, Ca., 1961-1963, Philadelphia, Pa., 1963-1967; he was the son of Arthur John Howard Clement, Sr., and Sadie K. Jones Clement. Other activities include candidate for Charleston County Council, 1948; candidate for U.S. Hou...

Warren, Anne Waring.

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Horton, Zilphia, 1910-1956

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Director of Music, Highlander Folk School, Grundy County, Tennessee, 1935-1956; wife of school director Myles Horton. From the description of Zilphia Horton folk music collection, 1935-1956. (Tennessee State Library & Archives). WorldCat record id: 27089264 ...

Waring, Elizabeth A., 1895-1968.

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Sterling, Dorothy, 1913-2008

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Dorothy Sterling (1913- ) is an American author of fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. She wrote mysteries for children, biographies of famous African Americans, and books about the Civil Rights Movement and segregation. From the description of Dorothy Sterling papers, ca. 1938-1978. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122345997 American children's literature author and editor. She is most noted for her biographies about famous African Ame...