Harriet Porcher Stoney Simons papers, 1916-1971.

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Harriet Porcher Stoney Simons papers, 1916-1971.

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Papers consist of correspondence, financial records, papers pertaining to Simons' political and civic activities, and other items. Personal correspondence of Simons with her husband Albert and family members and friends concerns family and social life, household matters, hobbies and clothing, family vacations at Flat Rock (N.C.) and elsewhere, travels, economics, civil rights of African Americans, politics, and other matters. Correspondence, clippings (some photocopied), reports, pamphlets, and other materials (1938-1971) pertain to Simons' political and civic activities and concerns including voter education, electoral college reform, planned parenthood, promotion of public health, historic preservation, wartime civilian defense and relief work during World War II, support for the civil rights movement and desegregation, the improvement of race relations and local and state services for African Americans, women's rights and welfare, and other local, state, and national political issues. Much material pertains to the S.C. League of Women Voters and other organizations with which Simons was affiliated. Financial records (1916-1959) include accounts, notes, and correspondence regarding Simons' stock and bond transactions and dividends and financial planning; insurance policies; and an account book (1929-1937) for investment income and family expenses. Other items include manuscripts of Simons' unpublished travel articles; a draft of an unpublished article entitled "Brick in South Carolina, 1740-1750"; research notes on brickmaking and carpentry in South Carolina and other subjects; genealogical material on the Stoney family and related families; and biographical material on Harriet Simons.

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Stoney family.

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Simons, Albert, 1890-1980

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Charleston, S.C. architect. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Simons was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (A.I.A.). He served as an instructor in architecture at Clemson College and was a partner in the architectural firm of Todd, Simons & Todd. After military service in World War I, Simons returned to Charleston and with Samuel Lapham established the architectural firm of Simons & Lapham. He was a lecturer on fine arts and a professor of engineering at the Co...

League of Women Voters of South Carolina

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Non-profit, non-partisan volunteer organization formed in 1951 from the three local leagues then existing in Charleston, Columbia and Spartanburg, S.C.. The League encourages voter education and participation in national, state, and local government and the political process. From the description of Records, 1909-1952. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 58802520 ...

Simons, Harriet Porcher Stoney, 1896-1971.

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Chairman of the Community Relations Project Advisory Committee of the Charleston Welfare Council (Charleston County, South Carolina). The Community Relations Project Advisory Committee undertook the Urban League Survey Project to provide a basis for biracial social planning in Charleston County. Harriet Porcher Stoney married Albert Simons (b. 1890) in 1917. From the description of Papers relating to the Charleston Welfare Council, 1946-1947. (The South Carolina Historical Society). ...