Lonnie Hamilton, III papers 1950 - 2001.

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Lonnie Hamilton, III papers 1950 - 2001.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/643097099

The collection includes material related to Hamilton's personal life and professional career as an educator, musician, and Charleston County Councilman. The material in the personal series includes feature articles on his life, his involvement with community organizations including Spoleto Festival, U.S.A., and political groups such as the Charleston County Democratic Party. The professional material includes programs and newspaper articles about Hamilton's career as the Band Director for Bonds-Wilson High School and his position as the Director of Adult Education. Programs, newspaper articles, and correspondence reflect his career as a Charleston County Councilman. His musical career is documented with invitations and programs from various performances by Lonnie Hamilton and the Diplomats, Lonnie Hamilton and the Ambassadors, and the Lonnie Hamilton Quintet. Materials also relate to other professional ventures, such as Lonnie's, a nightclub in Charleston, South Carolina.

5.0 linear feet (10 archival boxes)

College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7913525

College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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Lonnie Hamilton and the Diplomats (Musical group)

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Hamilton, Lonnie, III.

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Lonnie Hamilton, III was a musician, educator, and community leader. Notably, Hamilton was the first African American to serve on the Charleston County Council. From the description of Lonnie Hamilton, III papers 1950 - 2001. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 643097099 ...

Lonnie Hamilton and the Ambassadors (Musical group)

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Charleston County Council

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Spoleto Festival U.S.A.

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Gian Carlo Menotti, an Italian-American composer of opera, created several separate, but interrelated organizations which are represented in this archive: (1) The Festival of Two Worlds (Festival dei Due Mondi), was created in 1956 and was first held in Spoleto, Italy, in 1958. Its primary purpose was to provide young Americans with an opportunity to perform in Europe as part of a comprehensive arts festival. The board of the Italian festival is called the Association of the Festiva...

Bonds-Wilson High School (Charleston, S.C.)

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Lonnie Hamilton Quintet (Musical group)

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